Renew Your Lease on Mental Health

Title:
Renew Your Lease on Mental Health: Your Roadmap to Personal & Team Wellness

Summary:
This session explores the vital role of mental health in the property management industry and guides attendees  along a road map toward stronger well-being. Participants will examine the unique stressors professionals face, their impact on performance, and the ripple effects across an organization. Through this guided journey, both employees and supervisors will gain actionable strategies for self-care as well as tools for “going the extra MILES” to support their team members. Using the MILES framework as a compass, attendees will learn practical ways to strengthen resilience, enhance team morale, and build a culture where everyone can thrive. They will leave with a clear route
forward, equipped with meaningful insights and real-world practices to create lasting change for themselves and their colleagues.

Bio:
Victoria Cowart, CPM, NAAEI Faculty, is the Vice President of Education at PetScreening. Previously, she was a direct property management industry member with extensive experience providingmanagement and oversight for a mix of portfolios, including apartment communities, manufactured housing communities, and HOAs.

Cowart helped launch the Charleston Apartment Association, served as its president, and then became the president of the South Carolina Apartment Association and an NAA regional vice president. She has chaired four NAA committees, most recently the 2021 Legislative Committee. Cowart was recently inducted into the South Carolina Apartment Association Hall of Fame. She is a passionate advocate for industry education, pets, and assistance animals. Cowart has a degree in the management of human resources, holds her CPM from IREM, has been certified as a Fair Housing Specialist by the National Center for Housing Management, and has been certified as an Adult Mental Health First Aid Instructor by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing.