Michael Trendota

Non-Refereed Publications

Michael Trendota. 2021 “Towards a Sustainable Condominium Corporation”, ebook, Alwington.com.

Michael Trendota. 2021 “Condominium Managers of the Future – Who Are They?” Full Article, Trendota.ca.

Michael Trendota.“Condominium Managers of the Future – Who Are They?” Featured Article, Condominium Manager Magazine.

Michael Trendota. "Policies and Procedures: Now and in the Future", CCI-EO Newsletter Vol. 27.

Michael Trendota. "How property managers can help developers save money during the design stage", Building Excellence Magazine.

Refereed Publications

Michael Trendota, Randy Lippert, Stefan Treffers. “Do Condominium Owners Care About Sustainability?” WIP. Targeted towards Housing Studies.

Media Commentary

An Ontario city smashed its new housing targets by 250%. But are prices going down? Global News (2024)

Courses Taught

Real Estate Management COMM 309 | Queen's University     
2023 | Bachelor of Commerce | Undergraduate          

Real Estate Planning and Development SURP 844 | Queen's University        
2022 | Master of Urban and Regional Planning | Graduate        

New Venture Project MBAS 890 (Supervised ~30 students) | Queen's University
2013-2021 | MBA & EMBA

Consulting Project MBAS 891 (Supervised ~10 students) | Queen’s University
2013-2021 | MBA & EMBA

Financial Planning for Condominium Managers FINC CDM03 | Mohawk College
2021-2022 | Condominium Management Certificate | College    

Physical Building Management MGMT CDM02 | Mohawk College         
2021-2022 | Condominium Management Certificate | College    

Physical Building Management | George Brown College
2020-2021 | Condominium Management Certificate | College 

Sample Course Evaluation

Queen’s University, Real Estate Planning and Development, 2023.
“The instructor presented the course material effectively” - 92.3% of students rated “Agree” or “Strongly Agree”. 
“The instructor encouraged students engagement in the course” - 100% of students rated “Agree” or “Strongly Agree”.

Mohawk College, Financial Planning for Condominium Managers, 2021.
Instruction Rating 3.74/4.00, General Satisfaction Rating 3.67/4.00.

Queen’s University, Queen’s Executive MBA, Class of 2017.
Advisor Score 97%. “I received valuable support from my advisor” 9/10.

Queen’s University, Queen’s Executive MBA, Class of 2016.
Advisor Score 97%. “I received valuable support from my advisor” 10/10.

Queen’s University, Cornell/Queen’s Executive MBA, Class of 2016.
Advisor Score 98%. “I received valuable support from my advisor” 20/20.

Teaching Education

Decolonizing and Indigenizing Business Education Course, Queen’s University, 2024.

The Gender-Friendly Post-Secondary Classroom Workshop, Queen’s University, 2024.

Teaching Development Conference, Queen’s University, 2023.

 

Non-Refereed Conference Proceedings & Presentations

Michael Trendota (with others). 2021. "Project Management Panel", CCI-Grand River Chapter. Kitchener, ON, Canada.

Michael Trendota (with others). 2021. "Beyond the Basics Virtual Course - Reserve Fund Studies & Physical Management", CCI-Eastern Ontario Chapter. Ottawa, ON, Canada.

Michael Trendota, Aarti Deshmukh. 2021 "Communication in a cross-cultural context", ICAI Toronto Chapter. Toronto, ON, Canada.

Michael Trendota (with others). 2021 "How to implement online communication platforms", Condo Control Central. Toronto, ON, Canada.

Michael Trendota (with others). 2020. "Beyond the Basics Virtual Course - Reserve Fund Studies & Physical Management", CCI-Eastern Ontario Chapter. Ottawa, ON, Canada.

Michael Trendota (with others). 2020. "3 Sides to Every Story", CCI-Eastern Ontario Chapter. Ottawa, ON, Canada.

Michael Trendota (with others). 2020. "Risk Management Summit", PMA-CIBC. Toronto, ON, Canada.

Michael Trendota. 2019 "Engaging with your Condominium Community", CCI-Eastern Ontario Chapter. Kingston, ON, Canada.

Michael Trendota (with others). 2019. "Kingston Director's Course", CCI-Eastern Ontario Chapter. Kingston, ON, Canada.

Michael Trendota (with others). 2018. "Technology Panel", ACMO/CCI-Toronto Condominium Conference. Toronto, ON, Canada.

Michael Trendota (with others). 2018. "What's Hot on Pot", CCI-Eastern Ontario Chapter. Kingston, ON, Canada.

Michael Trendota (with others). 2018. “24 Hour Turn in Student Housing”, CampusConnex Student Housing Conference, National Apartment Association (NAA). Orlando, Florida. United States.

Michael Trendota (with others). 2016. Landlord Webcon Apartment Marketing Conference. Niagara Falls, ON, Canada.

Michael Trendota (with others). 2015. Landlord Webcon Apartment Marketing Conference. Toronto, ON, Canada.

Refereed Conference Proceedings & Presentations

Michael Trendota, Juan C. Rodriguez-Lecompte. 2008. Histochemical investigations of the small intestine of chicks fed probiotics, antibiotics, or both. Manitoba/Saskatchewan Joint Spring Immunology Conference. Saskatoon, SK, Canada.

Invited Talks 

Michael Trendota. 2017. “Intraprenuership”, Guest Speaker, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada.

Academic Awards & Honours

MBA Entrance Award, Queen’s University, 2012.

Dean’s Honour List, University of Manitoba, 2009.

Dean’s Honour List, University of Manitoba, 2008.

Dean’s Honour List, University of Manitoba, 2007. 

Education Reimbursement, Canadian Armed Forces, 2007. *Merit based

Education Reimbursement, Canadian Armed Forces, 2006. *Merit based

Education Reimbursement, Canadian Armed Forces, 2005. *Merit based

Undergraduate Entrance Award, University of Manitoba, 2005.

Grants & Other Research Funding

Fund for Scholarly Research and Creative Work and Professional Development (Adjuncts), Queen’s University and Queen’s University Faculty Association. 2023.

Undergraduate Summer Research Award, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).

 

Professional Experience

President, Trendota Corporation (2023-Present)
Founded a real estate consulting company focused on advising real estate developers and real estate operating companies.

President, Alwington Communities Inc. (2021-2022)
Oversaw the growth of the firm through a series of 6 mergers and acquisitions. Sold the firm and exited the business.

Chief Operating Officer, Alwington Communities Inc. (2017-2020)
Founded and oversaw the growth of the firm from a startup into a stable enterprise.

Chief Operating Officer, Varsity Properties Inc. (2016-2018)
Oversaw the firm-wide operations of a mid-size student housing firm with several thousand beds under management.

General Manager, Varsity Properties Inc. (2013-2016)
Oversaw the pre-leasing and operations of a large student housing community.

Industry Service

Member - Management Advisory Council, CCI-EO, Ottawa, ON, Canada (2021-2022)

Member - Membership Committee, Association of Condominium Managers of Ontario, Toronto, ON, Canada (2020)

Member - Education Advisory Board, National Apartment Association. Washington, District of Columbia, United States (2018-2019)

Landlord Representative, City of Oshawa/University of Ontario Institute of Technology/Durham College Town and Gown Committee, Oshawa, ON, Canada (2014-2015)