Meet the GLAA Staff
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Brenda J. Wells, CAM, CAS
Executive Director brenda@greaterlaa.com Brenda Wells, the Executive Director of the Greater Lexington Apartment Association, oversees the operations of the association in conjunction with the GLAA Board of Directors. Brenda was born in Atlanta, Georgia where she completed High School in 1974, and immediately went to work as a Leasing Consultant for an apartment community while attending college. She has continued to work in the multi-family housing industry for the past 35 years. Brenda and her family relocated to Lexington, Kentucky in 1996 when her husband received a Professorship for the Department of Corrections and Juvenile Studies at Eastern Kentucky University. Brenda accepted a position with the Greater Lexington Apartment Association in 1997 as the Executive Assistant, and was promoted to Executive Director in 1998. Brenda has served on numerous committees, sub-committees and councils in the last ten years for the National Apartment Association. Some of these include the NAAEI Board of Directors, NAAEI Apartment Careers Committee, Communications Advisory Board, Strategic Plan Monitoring Committee, the Association Executive Council’s liaison to the Regional Vice Presidents, and the membership committee. She has also served on the NAA Association Executive Council (AEC), as the Secretary, Vice President and was the 2010 AEC President. Brenda has served on numerous non-profit boards and committees in her community. Some of which includes, the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government Affordable Housing Task Force, the American Cancer Society, Volunteers of America, the Episcopal Church Women of Ohio, the Holly Theater Restoration Board, the Lexington Ballet Guild, the Atlanta Ballet Guild, Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, and the Scioto Memorial Hospital Guild. Just to name a few. |
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Christina Kessler
Assistant Director christina@greaterlaa.com Christina Kessler, the Assistant Director, provides support for the Executive Director. Christina began as the office assistant in February 2019. After graduating from the University of Kentucky with a double major in Integrated Strategic Communication and Business Management with a minor in International Business, she pursued a career with the GLAA. As of May 2020, she accepted a full time position as the Administrative Executive and later promoted as the Assistant Director in June 2021. She is excited to continue working with the association and looks forward to contributing towards the success of the GLAA. |