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September 2026 Dinner Meeting with NAA Chairman Chris Burns

Tuesday, September 15, 2026
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM (EDT)

Event Details

Crowne Plaza - N. Chas.
5:30pm registration
6:15pm meeting
$49/member
$69/member after September 8.*
*Limited number of spots available. 

Chris Burns, CPM®
Senior Vice President

Chris Burns is Senior Vice President for Willow Bridge Property Company (formally Lincoln Property Company) and is responsible for all multi-family management operations and new business development throughout the eastern United States, representing a portfolio of over 120,000 units.  Mr. Burns has over 40 years of experience in all aspects of multi-family development and management. Mr. Burns joined Willow Bridge in 1992. He earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Florida Atlantic University in 1982 and holds the CPM® designation through the institute of Real Estate Management. Mr. Burns also holds the designations of CAPS and CAM through the National Apartment Association.

Mr. Burns is the Chair-elect of the National Apartment Association for 2026. He is also a Past Chairman and a member of the Florida Apartment Association Hall of Fame as well as a past Chairman of both the Atlanta and Georgia Apartment Associations. 

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