Ingerman Partners with TeamBonding: 16 Years and Counting

Who is Ingerman?

In business for over 35 years, Ingerman is a development construction and property management company that specializes in developing, building, and managing affordable housing in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland. They have approximately 9,000 rental units and 350 employees at this time, and continue to grow rapidly.

The challenge: high regulation, limited connection

Ingerman’s workforce is fast-paced and highly diverse, spanning real estate developers, corporate office staff, construction crews, property management teams, and more. Although employees collaborate closely to navigate complex, highly regulated work, many are spread across different states, departments, and job functions—leaving few opportunities to connect face-to-face despite relying on one another every day.

Ingerman’s annual leadership and training conference is designed to educate employees on critical business topics while creating opportunities for team members across departments and locations to connect, collaborate, and learn from one another. Just as importantly, the experience has to be fun because humor, energy, and engagement are core parts of Ingerman’s company culture.

The TeamBonding treatment

For the past 16 years, Mary French, Ingerman’s Area Vice President and annual conference planner, has partnered with TeamBonding to bring each year’s event theme to life. Every experience is designed to reflect Ingerman’s culture while creating an engaging, stress-free event for attendees. Reflecting on the long-standing partnership, Mary shared,

“TeamBonding makes it so incredibly easy to run a dynamic team building event without having to put 5000 hours of labor into figuring out how to make it work because they do it all for you!”

The annual conference has remained consistent over the years, with TeamBonding supporting two programs across consecutive days within Ingerman’s three-day agenda. While the structure and attendee count have stayed largely the same, each year brings a new opportunity to create fresh experiences centered around fun, camaraderie, and giving back to the community.

Over the years, TeamBonding has customized a wide range of activities to match Ingerman’s themes and goals. One standout year featured a circus theme, where TeamBonding adapted the Ultimate Tailgate Challenge into a series of carnival-style games that balanced humor, strategy, and high-energy participation without being physically demanding.

Most recently, Ingerman’s 2025 conference embraced a “Denim and Diamonds” theme. It featured two popular TeamBonding programs: In It to Win It and the Charity Guitar Build, blending friendly game show competition with meaningful charitable impact.

The result: shared purpose and fun

Participants consistently respond most strongly to the competitive energy and shared purpose built into the experiences. According to Mary, employees enjoy “having fun while keeping a purpose in sight.” TeamBonding’s facilitation style also continues to encourage meaningful interaction between employees from different departments and property locations who may not otherwise work together.

“So much of what TeamBonding does is teach people how to engage with a team member without actually saying that.” – Mary

Event participants left in high spirits, already asking, “What are we going to do next year?”

Event participants routinely leave energized and already asking what’s planned for the following year. David DeAugustine, Ingerman’s CFO, shared that the conversations and connections formed during TeamBonding events continue long after the conference ends, helping employees navigate workplace challenges and strengthen relationships across the organization.

Mary says this is exactly why Ingerman has continued working with TeamBonding year after year: “It’s a no brainer. I mean they’re just incredible to work with!”