Kelly Mulkey

2023 | Manager of the YearCompany: Lincoln Property Company

Kelly Mulkey, Senior Portfolio Manager with Lincoln Property Company (LPC), received the 2023 BOMA Georgia Manager of the Year Award. The award was created to recognize a property or facility manager who has demonstrated leadership in building operations and management, which may be exhibited through some of the following: exemplary leadership; teamwork with coworkers and vendors; reduction of energy and/or water use; implementation of environmental sustainability practices; achievement of LEED, BOMA 360 or ENERGY STAR® designations for their property; improvement in operational efficiency, tenant relations or best practices; and/or active involvement in BOMA Georgia.

An individual who nominated Kelly for the award said, “Kelly is the hardest working person I know. She works endlessly to serve her clients, LPC, and tenants. She is also passionate when it comes to training new employees eager to rise through the ranks. She’s an extremely valued member of her community and manages to carry all her professional duties while being a fantastic mother and wife.”

A BOMA Georgia allied member said, “Kelly is one of the most knowledgeable managers I have ever worked with. Kelly was one of my very first clients in this industry and without her guidance, I would not be in the position that I am in now. She places such an immense emphasis on growing the people around her. She focuses on training and developing her team so that they can also advance their careers. Even with a full-time property management job, she still finds a way to donate her time to BOMA community service events and attend as many BOMA functions as possible.”

One of her coworkers said, “She takes extreme pride in developing her team, focusing on their strengths to build confidence while providing guidance and comradery, ensuring all those around her and under her leadership continue to excel in their product. She does this with a smile exuding dependable positivity, never wavering in her morals and values to produce the highest level of consistency and accuracy in her work. Kelly does all these things while always ensuring those around her feel appreciated their hard work towards and contributions along the way, and ensuring she always makes time for those around her celebrating their milestones including learning new task, birthday, work anniversaries and through constant encouragement of others.”

Kelly was an active member of BOMA Georgia’s Community Service and Industry Insight Committees and was also selected to serve as 2024 Vice Chair of the Emerging Professionals Resource Group.

Kelly joined LPC as a Property Manager in November 2018 and since then was promoted to Senior Property Manager in November 2020 and Senior Portfolio Manager in October 2022. At LPC, at the time of receiving the award, she was responsible for managing approximately 20 office, retail, and mixed-use properties, including Echo Street West and led a team of 13 individuals.

Prior to joining LPC, Kelly served as Property Manager for Genesis Real Estate Advisors and as Property Manager for Brixmor.

Kelly earned a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree with minors in Law and Technical Writing from Georgia Southern University (GSU) in 2017. At GSU, she was an active member of Alpha Omicron Pi.