Natalie Tyler-Martin

2021 | Southern Region Member of the Year

Natalie Tyler-Martin, MBA, RPA, Vice President of Leasing and Development at Duke Realty, was named the 2021 BOMA Southern Region Member of the Year.

Natalie joined BOMA Atlanta (now BOMA Georgia) in 2011 and was an active member of BOMA Orlando from 2003 to 2010. She served as a member of the BOMA Orlando Board of Directors from 2009 to 2010, including as Secretary in 2010. Natalie also served as a member of the BOMA Georgia Board of Directors from 2014 to 2015 and again from 2018, including as President in 2021.

Natalie previously served as a member of the BOMA Georgia Foundation Board of Trustees in 2018; as the 2016 BOMA Georgia Awards Committee Chair; as a member of the BOMA Georgia Strategic Research Task Force in 2011; as a member of the BOMA Georgia Centennial Celebration Task Force Member in 2013; and she has served as a member of the BOMA Georgia’s Community Service Committee, Trade Show Committee, Awards Committee, Government Affairs Committee, and Nominations Committee. She has also been an active member of numerous BOMA International Committees including Finance; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; and Vice Chair of the Energy and Environmental Government Affairs Sub-Committee.

She has also served as an instructor for several BOMA Georgia educational programs, including the Foundations of Real Estate Management course.

While serving as BOMA Georgia president, Natalie also served as board chair of the Airport West Community Improvement District (CID), which was created to enhance the community surrounding the world’s most-traveled airport. The CID proved to be a catalyst for development and increased property value in the area through its six-fold focus of beautification, infrastructure, public safety, technology, transit, and wayfinding.

Additionally, Natalie served as a board member for Wellstar Health System’s Atlanta Medical Center, a position she had held since 2017. Wellstar, at the time, was one of the largest and most integrated health systems in Georgia.

Previously, Natalie served as a member of the board of directors for the Atlanta Areotropolis Alliance from 2014 to 2020. The alliance was created to leverage the economic potential created by Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and consisted of businesses, local governments, and other stakeholders located within or with a vested interest in the greater airport area.

Furthermore, from 2013-2014 Natalie served as chair of the Camp Creek Improvement Association, a group of business owners, government officials, and community leaders who led the creation of the Airport West CID. And she was a founding member of the Network of Empowered Women in Commercial Real Estate.

Outside of real estate, Natalie also remained an active member of the Atlanta Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Natalie has received numerous awards, including being named as one of “30 Under 30” by Florida Real Estate Magazine in 2008; recognized as one of “Real Estate’s Rising Stars” by Real Estate Forum Magazine in 2008; recognized as an Emerging Leader by Ebony Magazine in 2009; and recognized as a “Woman of Influence” by Real Estate Florida Magazine in 2009. Natalie also received the 2013 BOMA Georgia Young Professional of the Year Award.

Natalie received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from Florida A&M University and earned an Executive Master of Business Administration Degree from Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business. She also earned the Real Property Administrator (RPA) designation from the Building Owners and Managers Institute.