Manekin is the former JCC President (1989-1991), President of the Jewish Addiction Services, member of the Board of Trustees of the Associated Jewish Federation, the Board of Directors of Associated Jewish Charities, Inc., and current Co-Chair of the Associated’s Real Estate Committee. He sits on the Sinai Hospital Board of Directors and chairs the Facilities Committee and is also a recipient of the Harry Greenstein Leadership Award and the Carole Sibel Outstanding Fundraising Achievement Award for campaign work.
Manekin is a Navy veteran with nearly 50 years in the real estate industry with an aggregate lease value of more than $1 billion. He has earned numerous awards from CoStar (Power Broker), the Baltimore Business Journal (Heavy Hitters award), the Maryland Department of Economic Development (Award of Excellence), many from NAIOP among numerous others. As a broker focusing on tenant representation, he has participated in the largest office leases in the history of Baltimore including the 526,000 square feet of space for the Social Security Administration and the T. Rowe Price headquarters lease of 536,000 square feet of space, as well as several large transactions of law firms Venable, Miles & Stockbridge, and Ober Kaler (now Baker Donelson).
He is past president of the Building Owners and Managers Association of Greater Baltimore, sits on the executive committee of Building Owners and Managers Institute, sits on the Board of Directors of the Greater Baltimore Committee, Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, among others.
He served as Adjunct Faculty member at the Johns Hopkins Carey School of Business. He has lectured at myriad colleges and universities including MIT, the Kenan-Flagler School of Business at UNC-Chapel Hill, the University of Baltimore, and Towson University.
Manekin is a graduate of Baltimore City Public Schools and earned his BA from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and JD from the University of Maryland Carey School of Law.
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David Nevins is president & CEO of Nevins & Associates, a highly regarded strategic communications company and proactive public relations partner. The firm’s regional and national client base is a unique mix of organizations across a variety of industries including: healthcare, professional service firms, finance, not-for-profits, distributors, state agencies, national media companies, technology, political and grassroots campaigns, real estate development, sporting events, and more.
With more than 30 years of experience in marketing, public relations, and community and government relations, David is a talented and seasoned executive. Prior to founding Nevins & Associates in 1983, David served as the Director of Marketing for both Towson University and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. In 2001, he was tapped by the CEO of Comcast to employ his marketing expertise as President of the company’s regional sports network, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic. David is a Past President of the Board of Governors for the Center Club and is a former Chairman of the Board of Regents for the University System of Maryland, a position to which he was appointed by the Governor of Maryland. David has chaired the Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission and the Maryland Higher Education Loan Corporation, served as President of both the Jewish National Fund and the Towson Business Association and was a member of the PNC Bank board.
David is highly involved in the business, civic, and political communities, and his many years of active leadership in numerous organizations have built a network of contacts that he regularly puts to use for the firm’s clients. For more information, visit www.nevinspr.com.
