Dixie Engler-Wigbels
1984 BOMA International Convention: Unknown, Dixie Engler-Wigbels, 1983 BOMA Atlanta President Bob Thomas, BOMA International President James McCue, and Frank Palm
Dixie Engler-Wigbels, RPA, CPM, served as the 1984 BOMA Atlanta President and was the first woman to serve as president.
Her career started in 1976 when she worked as a building manager for Hails Construction Company of Georgia. After that, Dixie moved up to vice president of property management with AFCO Realty Associates, Inc. The last stop on her professional tour of the industry was with E/W Realty Associates, Inc. where she served as President/CEO. She founded and managed the company, which served local and East coast building owners, as well as French, British, Hong Kong and institutional investors, including the FDIC.
Dixie also served at the executive level of many professional associations including BOMA International, Building Owners and Managers Institute (BOMI), and Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM).
Dixie was also a staunch believer in civic responsibility, serving on the Northwest Georgia Girl Scout Council, Central Atlanta Progress, and Atlanta Downtown Partnership throughout her career.
Additionally, Dixie earned the Real Property Administrator (RPA) designation from BOMI and the Certified Property Manager (CPM) designation from IREM.