Jaime Northam Receives NAIOP 2010 Developing Leaders Award

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Jaime Northam has been named as one of the recipients of the 2010 Developing Leaders Award, presented by NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association.

Northam currently serves as Regional Asset Manager with Healthcare Trust of America Inc. ("HTA") in Scottsdale. In this role she is part of the asset management team at the frontline level with regional responsibility in overseeing a portion of HTA's medical office buildings throughout the United States. She has been involved in the commercial real estate industry for 10 years and previously served as Vice President with The Alter Group. She was also recently named as one of 51 women in the United States chosen as Real Estate Forum Magazine's 2009 "Women of Influence."

Northam has been involved with NAIOP Arizona for several years and helped launch the chapter's Developing Leaders program in 2008. She is editor-in-chief of the group's quarterly newsletter, The DL, and serves as the Developing Leaders' Communications Chair. She also serves as Chair of NAIOP's Young Professionals 2 National Forum.  In addition to serving on various committees in the past, she is part of the chapter's DL Steering Committee and helps organize community outreach events for young professionals including Habitat for Humanity, UMOM and an annual Feed the Homeless program. Other civic and charitable activities include her work with Brokers for Kids and City of Hope.

This year, the Developing Leaders Award was bestowed upon 15 up-and-coming professionals who have distinguished themselves in their profession and show great promise as future leaders of the commercial real estate industry.

NAIOP President Thomas J. Bisacquino spoke of the importance of the Developing Leaders Award, stating, "The Developing Leaders program advances NAIOP's agenda and enhances our diversity by acknowledging and encouraging the involvement of these accomplished young professionals who will lead our organization and the commercial real estate industry into the future."

Recipients of NAIOP's Developing Leaders Award were celebrated at Development '10: The Annual Meeting for Commercial Real Estate, where they benefited from unique networking opportunities and publicity surrounding the award. Development '10, which took place October 27-29 in Orlando, featured three days of education, interaction and events all tailored to help NAIOP members achieve success.  Leading-edge education sessions, distinguished keynote speakers, innovative project tours and the popular CEO Insight Series all provide invaluable experiences designed to keep NAIOP members ahead of the industry curve.

In an effort to engage and encourage up-and-coming young commercial real estate professionals, NAIOP established the Developing Leaders Award in 2006. The honor was designed to engage tomorrow's leaders and connect them with NAIOP's increasing education and benefits available to new and developing professionals.

About NAIOP:

NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, is the leading organization for developers, owners and related professionals in office, industrial and mixed-use real estate. NAIOP comprises 15,000 members in North America. NAIOP advances responsible commercial real estate development and advocates for effective public policy. For more information, visit www.naiop.org.

About Healthcare Trust of America, Inc.

Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. is a self-managed, publicly registered, non-traded real estate investment trust. Since January 1, 2010, HTA has acquired approximately $344.5 million in medical office and healthcare-related assets. These assets include a total of 17 acquisitions representing approximately 1.5 million square feet. Since its formation in 2006, HTA has made 68 geographically diverse acquisitions valued at approximately $1.8 billion based on purchase price, which includes 208 buildings and two other real estate-related assets. HTA's portfolio totals approximately 8.9 million square feet and includes 189 medical office buildings, six hospitals, nine skilled nursing and assisted living facilities and four other office buildings located in 24 states.

For more information on Healthcare Trust of America, Inc., please visit www.htareit.com.

SOURCE Healthcare Trust of America, Inc.