professional experience

Prior to being named Senior Managing Director at Donohoe Commercial Real Estate, Joseph E. Borger, CPM, served as the President of Borger Management, Inc (2009-2023). 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 he was awarded Realtor of the Year in 1996. He was the recipient of the 2014 Catholic Business Person of the Year by the Catholic Business Network of Washington, DC.

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 was the managing member of the Real Estate Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) and is a current member of the DC Real Estate Commission. 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.

He is a licensed real estate broker in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia.

EDUCATION

• University of Maryland
• American University