MURIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
July 2, 2024
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Council of the District of Columbia
John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
Washington, DC 20004
Dear Chairman Mendelson:
In accordance with section 2 of the Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-
142; D.C. Official Code § 1-523.01), and pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 47-2853.06(h) and Mayor’s
Order 2009-11, dated February 2, 2009, I am pleased to nominate the following individual:
Mr. Joseph Borger
Western Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20015
(Ward 3)
for reappointment as a real estate property manager licensed in the District member of the Real Estate
Commission, for a term to end December 13, 2026.
Enclosed, you will find biographical information detailing the experience of the above-mentioned
nominee, together with a proposed resolution to assist the Council during the confirmation process.
I would appreciate the Council’s earliest consideration of this nomination for confirmation. Please
do not hesitate to contact me, or Steven Walker, Director, Mayor’s Office of Talent and
Appointments, should the Council require additional information.
Sincerely,
Muriel Bowser
Mayor
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6 A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
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10 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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15 To confirm the reappointment of Joseph Borger to the Real Estate Commission.
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17 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this
18 resolution may be cited as the "Real Estate Commission Joseph Borger Confirmation Resolution
19 of 2024".
20 Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the reappointment of:
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23 Western Avenue, NW
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28 established by D.C. Official Code§ 47-2853 .06(h) and Mayor' s Order 2009-11, dated February
29 2, 2009, for a term to end December 13, 2026.
30 Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
31 upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.
32 Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
 JOSEPH E. BORGER, CPM
BUSINESS
Present President, Borger Management, Inc.
1981 Acquired an interest in George I. Borger Inc., a real estate brokerage
and management firm founded in 1930 and based in Washington,
D.C.
1978 Property Manager, George I. Borger, Inc.
PROFESSIONAL
ASSOCIATION
Institute of Real Estate Management
Greater Metropolitan Washington Chapter 8
1991 President, Institute of Real Estate Management, Chapter 8
1990-1988 Member of the Board of Directors
1989 Manager of the Year Recipient
1986 Chairman Education Committee
1986-1984 Member of the Board of Directors
1985-1983 Chairman Legislative Committee
1984 Chairman Admissions Committee
1983 Hughes Award Recipient
1982 Leo David Award Recipient
1982 Certified Property Manager designation (CPM) received 1982
Institute of Real Estate Management - National
1990-1992 Member of the Governing Council
D.C. Association of Realtors
1996 Realtor of the Year
1993 President
1990 - 1994 Member of Executive Committee
1988 - 1994 Member of Board of Directors
1991 - 1992 Instructor, GRI IV Advance Property Management
1988 Chairman Annual Convention
National Association of Realtors
1991 - 1993 Member of Board of Directors
1992 - 1993 Member Political Affairs Coordinating Committee
1991 Assisted with U. S. Marshals Service, Seized Assets Division,
restructure of real property management statement of work, covering
eighty percent (80%) of real property seized nationwide
1989-1990 "Succeeding with the Best" Committee for Public and Assisted
Housing
1986 District of Columbia, Fire Protection Study Commission
1985 District of Columbia, Mayor Advisory Commission on Fire Safety
1984 - Present Member Property Managers Association
Real Estate Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF)
2003 - Present Management Representative Member
St. Johns College High School
2003 - 2013 Vice Chair and Member of the Board of Trustees
San Miguel School
2005 – 2012 Member of the Board of Trustees
EDUCATION
1977-81 University of Maryland
American University
1976 St. John's College High School
LICENSES Real Estate Broker, District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia
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 Executive Office of the Mayor – Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments
John A. Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004
Joseph Borger
Mr. Joseph E. Borger, CPM, has been a principal of Borger
Management, Inc. since 1983, and assumed the role of President in
2009. He received his Certified Property Management (CPM)
designation from the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) in
1982, was awarded Manager of the Year in 1989, and served as the
President of the Greater Metropolitan Washington Chapter in 1991. In
1993, he served as the President of the DC Association of Realtors and
was awarded Realtor of the Year in 1996.
Mr. Borger has been active in legislative and political issues related to
housing and real estate matters, serving on various committees such as
the Mayor’s Advisory Commission of Fire Safety and Fire Protection. He is a managing member
of the Real Estate Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) and serves on the Task Force Committee
for the DC Real Estate Commission. He is a licensed real estate broker in the District of Columbia,
Maryland, and Virginia. Mr. Borger served as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of St.
John’s College High School and The San Miguel School, both located in Washington, DC. Mr.
Borger has been involved in the renovation and repositioning of numerous retail and commercial
properties including strip shopping centers, historic commercial townhouses, office buildings, and
mixed use residential properties in the Washington Metropolitan Area.
A Ward 3 resident, Mr. Borger attended the University of Maryland and American University.
 GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
To: Tomas Talamante, Steve Walker
From: Betsy Cavendish
Date: June 12, 2024
Subject: Legal sufficiency review of Resolutions nominating Frank Pietranton, Ramona
Barber, Joseph Borger, Monique Ownes, Ericka Black, and Edward Downs as
members of the Real Estate Commission
This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above-referenced resolutions and
found them to be legally unobjectionable. If you have any questions in this regard, please do not
hesitate to call Erika Satterlee, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Mayor, at 202-
724-1303, or me at 202-724-7681.
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Elizabeth A. (Betsy) Cavendish
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The John A. Wilson Building • 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW • Suite 300 • Washington, D.C. 20004 • Office (202) 724-7681