2025 celebration of excellence gala
May 29, 2025 | Fairmont Royal York
Title Sponsor
Thank you to our Dinner Sponsor
goes out to our Title Sponsor for their generous support! This evening’s Emcee! Arisa Cox
Thank you to our Emcee Sponsor
Tonight's agenda
5:00pm – 6:00pm: Reception 6:00pm – 9:00pm: Dinner & Awards Presentation
Congratulations to all finalists and winners in six award categories! • Earth Hour Weekend Challenge • BOMA BEST Awards • Individual Awards of Excellence • Pinnacle Awards
• Certificates of Building & Management Excellence • The Outstanding Building of the Year Award (TOBY)
Special thanks to our Award Category Sponsors
Fresh Bread and Butter
SALAD
Kale and Romaine Salad
Cranberries, Pecorino, Toasted Almonds, Sumac and Lemon Dressing
MAIN
Roasted Chicken Supreme
Mashed Potato, Mushroom Fricassée, Heirloom Carrots and Green Beans
DESSERT
Toffee Pudding
Brown Butter Sauce, Toasted Almonds, Bourbon Ice Cream
Freshly Brewed Regular and Decaffeinated Coffee
Thank you to tonight’s Dinner Sponsor
Tonight's Wine
Red - Travignoli Chianti Rùfina, Tuscany, Italy
White - Laurent Miquel Vendages Blanc, White Blend, Languedoc, France
Thank you to our Wine Sponsor
Our Photo Roamer is here to snap your picture. Share with your friends and on your social media channels!
#btgala25
Thanks to our Photo Roamer Sponsor
Who will get the centerpiece?
Find a Forest Paving & TorCan ICI Roofing sticker on the back of your program and the centerpiece is yours!
Thank you to our Centerpiece Sponsors
Celebrate the Night with Excellence!
We hope you grabbed some mints on your way in for a refreshing start to the event!
Thanks to our Registration Sponsor
$2,500 Cash Grand Prize iPhone 16 Pro 256GB
National Bank Open Game Point Tickets for 2
Adult Cooking Class for 2
$250 VISA Gift Card
Special thanks to our Draw Prize Sponsors
Introducing the Enspire Program for Smaller Buildings
BOMA ENSPIRE is a national retrofit program that connects building owners with experts to identify and support energy upgrades. Learn more at bomaenspire.ca
Thanks to our Building Excellence Sponsor
Awards Program Judges
Allan Aquino
Mike Arsenault
Carrie Ashfield
Lauren Ashton
Jeff Barbosa
Carm Berardi
Deb Beurling
Sonya Buikema
Paolo Cordovado
Fernanda Dias
Ari Dimitraklas
Rosa Garofalo
Jody Gomes
Raisa Hussain
Joe Itner
Katherine Keeling
Searl Kibel
Tony Laranjeira
Sandi Mileta-Clancy
Rachna Morgado
Desirée Norlock
Gary Orellana
Phil Raffi
Michael Renaud
Jarrett Rose
J.J. Shier
Ashleigh Stohrer
Kyle Thorn
Jeff Tsuji
Punit Verma
Awards Program Shadow Judges
Christina Almeida
Vlad Bakic
Angelica Chan
Kerry Chan
Awards Committee Chair: Searl Kibel
Awards Committee
Susan Allen
Deb Beurling
Sonya Buikema
Paolo Cordovado
Rahim Datoo
Rachna Morgado
Michael Renaud
J.J. Shier
Alexandra Dimitraklas
Tyrus Koch
Clarke Stewart
Wendy Wu
Who will win this year’s TOBYs?
The Outstanding Building of the Year Award is considered the “Oscars” of the CRE Industry. We applaud all of this year’s candidates and winners for their commitment to building excellence!
Thank you to our TOBY Award Sponsor
We were pleased to honour this year’s award candidates with an exclusive VIP Reception to celebrate their quest to excellence.
Special thanks to our VIP Reception Sponsor
Raise a glass to this year's finalists and winners!
We hope you enjoyed this evening’s reception.
Special thanks to our Reception Sponsor
Photo Roamer
BOMA BEST COE