2024 Awards Nominees

Denise M. Becker Woman of the Year Nominees

Nikki Gist: Nikki Gist is the founder and CEO of Hello Green Marketing. Although Nikki’s educational background is in marketing, she, like a lot of us, fell into a career she did not go to school for. Nikki spent over a decade as a Project Manager in the Green and Construction industry working for Good Mowin’ Lawn & Landscape where she learned every aspect of the industry from administrative duties all the way to Senior Operations Manager and everything in between. While Nikki enjoyed her time at Good Mowin, she always knew that marketing was her first love and she returned to her roots 3 years ago. Nikki realized that there were very few marketing agencies that specialized in this industry. She also knew that she had the winning combination of education and experience that would help her stand out from the rest. Nikki decided to bet on herself and thus Hello Green Marketing was born. Throughout her career in the construction industry Nikki spent and continues to spend a

considerable amount of time championing for women in the industry through her work with the Professional Women in Construction and the Community Associate Institute of New Jersey organization. Nikki has been a member of PWCNJ for 3 years and CAINJ for 7 years and serves on the Membership Committee for both organizations ensuring that all existing, new, and prospective members understand the value and benefits of these organizations. She also takes the time to get to know not only her fellow committee members but she routinely reaches out to all members in an effort to get to know them better and to see how she can help enhance their experience with CAI-NJ. Nikki always recommends joining CAI-NJ to business partners that she comes in contact with and is a champion for the robust educational program that CAI-NJ offers as she understands the relationship between an educated board and vendor are one of the crucial elements to the mission of CAI-NJ. Nikki is passionate about helping others and understands that her success is directly tied to helping others succeed in achieving their goals. Over the years Nikki has mentored countless industry professionals and has played an integral role in making long-term connections with her fellow peers. She is an advocate for women in the workplace and works tirelessly to give a voice to women in the industry that may not have one. However, just like anyone else, it’s not all business for Nikki. She is also a sports podcaster, content creator and member of the New York Giants media. Nikki can be found on Monday nights co-hosting “Thunder and Lighting” and on Wednesday nights co-hosting “The Blonde Blitz” where she interviews athletes from all sports, talks fantasy football, sports betting and everything NFL. Nikki has been in the podcasting industry for over 3 years and has extensive experience in brand building through her work in sports media.

Kimberlee Roberson, CMCA: Kimberlee A. Roberson, CMCA is the Director of Training and Development for Taylor Management Company, AAMC, AMO and 20-year member of CAI who believes in providing the highest level of leadership and customer service to her fellow employees, as well as her clients, in all aspects of daily operations. Kimberlee began her journey in the property management industry in 1997, as an Executive Assistant for a luxury apartment rental company. With her passion for the property management industry, she was promoted to a Leasing Consultant within one year and quickly became Assistant Community Manager and then Community Manager. In 2004, Kimberlee transitioned to a career in community association management as an onsite Community Manager. She was

promoted to a Portfolio Manager, managing up to seven communities within a short period of time. To broaden her industry knowledge, she obtained her CMCA designation in 2014 and was sought after in 2015, to manage a large-scale Active Adult Community in Manalapan, New Jersey.