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FT. LAUDERDALE, FL -- (Marketwire) -- 11/12/08 -- The Florida Community AssociationJournal today announced the call for entries in the 2008 "FloridaCommunities of Excellence Awards," a new statewide recognition program forFlorida condominium and homeowners associations designed to identify andpromote innovative solutions and best practices in maintaining andimproving the quality of life for residents of community associationsthroughout the State.

Professional condo and HOA association managers, board members, unit- andhome-owners, residents and vendors representing the nearly 4 millionFlorida community association residents are encouraged to nominate theirfavorite communities for the awards, which will be judged by adistinguished panel of independent experts statewide in fields ranging fromsafety & security to the environment, from disaster preparedness tocommunications and civic involvement.

Nominations may be made online by completing an entry submission form athttp://www.flcaj.com/coe/, with the final deadline for submissions set forJanuary 15, 2009.

The first independently judged program to bring attention to the quality ofCommunity Association living state-wide, the Florida Communities ofExcellence Awards are co-sponsored by Becker & Poliakoff, P.A., adiversified commercial law firm with the largest community association lawpractice in the State of Florida. The awards will highlight significantaccomplishments and best practices in addressing the needs and concerns ofresidents and communities in five categories: Environmental Initiatives,Disaster Preparedness, Communications, Safety & Security and CivicInvolvement.

A total of 10 communities will be recognized for their achievements, withseparate judging in each category for communities that have more than 200units and communities with fewer than 200 units. Winning communities willbe invited to participate in a special awards presentation event and willbe profiled in the pages of The Florida Community Association Journal, thelargest independent publication serving professional Community Associationmanagers. There is no limit to the number of categories for whichcommunities may be nominated.

"All too frequently we hear about the negative side of community living,"said Jim McMurry, publications director of the Florida CommunityAssociation Journal. "All one has to do is open the newspaper or watch thelocal news to hear that there can be financial, relational, contractual andother issues when people live close together and share resources.

"We rarely hear about the unsung heroes and progressive communities, andFlorida is blessed to have a great number them. These awards will shine aspotlight on those communities that come together for the common good andproduce results that enhance not only their community, but their city,county and state as well," McMurry added.

In announcing the call for entries in the 2008 Florida Communities ofExcellence Awards, the sponsors today also announced the panel ofindependent experts who will evaluate the entries. The following businessand community leaders, Condo/HOA industry officials and recognizedauthorities have agreed to participate in judging:

Environmental Initiatives

-- Rebecca Bray, Director of Account Services, Environmental PR Group-- Dennis Hector, Professor, University of Miami School of Architecture Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy

Disaster Preparedness

-- Laura Hagan, Executive Director, Community Associations Institute, Suncoast Chapter-- Terry McMurry, Editor, Florida Community Association Journal-- Richard Thompson, Florida Community Association Journal contributor and publisher of Regenesis Report, monthly newsletter about Condo/HOA management practices

Communications

-- Betsy Barbieux, CAM, Professional Development Coach, Image Inside & Out-- Mark R. Benson, Member, Regulatory Council of Community Association Managers of Florida's Department of Business and Professional Regulation-- Joe Kollin, former Condo/HOA columnist, South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Safety & Security

-- Carmen Caldwell, Executive Director/Crime Prevention Practitioner, Citizens' Crime Watch of Miami-Dade County-- Victor A. Hill, Chairman, Florida Society of Public Fire & Life Safety Educators-- Charles Milsted, Associate State Director, AARP

Civic Involvement

-- Wendy Spencer, CEO, Volunteer Florida-- Marilyn Wills, President, Florida League of Women Voters

About the Florida Community Association Journal

Founded in 1986, the Florida Community Association Journal provides newsand vital information to operators of condominiums, homeownersassociations, cooperatives and other multi unit communities and has earnedthe reputation of being the industry's most authoritative voice. Themonthly publication contains news and feature articles dealing with areasof interest to managers and board members, including legal matters,accounting practices, insurance, rules enforcement, cost-saving practices,industry events, building and grounds maintenance, security solutions,education, and more. Additional information at www.flcaj.com/.

About Becker & Poliakoff P.A.

Becker & Poliakoff, P.A. is a diversified commercial law firm based in Ft.Lauderdale with more than 120 attorneys in 13 Florida offices and U.S. andglobal offices in New York and Czech Republic and affiliated offices inChina, France and Israel. The firm's core areas of practice include RealEstate, Condominium and Homeowners Association Law, Construction,International Business & Trade, Government Law & Lobbying, Civil andCommercial Litigation, and Corporate, Securities & Tax Law. For moreinformation, visit: www.becker-poliakoff.com.

Media Contact:Tom Howell / Michael TangemanThe Pen Group CommunicationsTel: (305) 529-1944email: tom@thepengroup.com

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Sept 08, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Thousands of New Mexicans who live and work in homeowner and condominium associations now have a statewide organization dedicated to issues and challenges faced by these common-interest communities.
Community association leaders in New Mexico have established a chapter of Community Associations Institute (CAI), a national, nonprofit group that works on behalf of associations and their residents. The New Mexico chapter will be headquartered in Albuquerque. The national organization is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.
CAI estimates that 60 million Americans live in close to 300,000 associations nationwide.
Dozens of community association leaders in New Mexico have been involved in the effort to establish the new organization.
"The community association housing market in New Mexico has grown tremendously in recent years," said Kimberly Corcoran, CMCA, AMS, vice president of operations for Canyon Gate Real Estate Services in Albuquerque and one of the industry leaders responsible for creation of the new CAI chapter. "The formation of a local CAI chapter is evidence of that growth and demonstrates the commitment of local companies to provide professional and reputable services to homeowners.
"Thousands of New Mexicans live in associations and many professionals support these communities," Corcoran added. "CAI provides education, resources and best practices, so we will all benefit from this organization."
The chapter's long-term goals include:
-- Becoming a reliable source for information about associations in New Mexico.
-- Providing educational programming for industry professionals.
-- Sponsoring events for chapter members throughout the state.
"We're pleased these leaders took the initiative to establish a chapter in New Mexico," said Crystal Danielson, CAE, CAI's vice president of membership and chapter relations. "The formation of this chapter will bring the benefits of CAI education, networking and collective advocacy to associations throughout New Mexico."
CAI's 28,500+ members include community association volunteer leaders (homeowners), professional association managers and management firms and other professionals who provide products and services to community associations. CAI provides a number of member benefits, including best practices, local and national educational resources, legislative and regulatory advocacy and designations for professionals who serve associations. Members who join CAI are automatically members of the national organization and the chapter of their choice.
For information about the New Mexico chapter, write kcorcoran@cgres.com. To learn more about CAI, call (888) 224-4321 or visit www.caionline.org.

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The Arizona Association of Community Managers (AACM) announced today at the Arizona State Capitol the results of an independent study on the impact of professional community management in Arizona. The 2007 Arizona Community Management Impact Study contains key facts about Arizona residents' satisfaction with community management and the financial impact of management on Arizona housing values and economy.

"Millions of Arizonans are directly impacted by community management," says Linda Lang, AACM's executive director. "We commissioned this study to better understand the attitudes of Arizona's homeowners toward their community associations and have found the results to be overwhelmingly positive. Our research shows that HOAs and community management have a positive impact on property value and that homeowners are satisfied with their associations."

The study preview distributed at the Capitol includes the following key findings:

-- More than two-thirds of Arizona homeowners living in an association-governed community feel their community association has a positive impact on property values;

-- 86 percent of members of homeowners' associations feel their board of directors tries to do what's best for the community;

-- 74 percent of homeowners in HOAs feel the CC&Rs had a positive impact on property value; and,

-- More than 80 percent of survey participants feel it was important that their association use a management company that is a member of AACM, with more than one-third describing it as "very important."

"We are very pleased with the results of the study," explained Lang. "We intend for this survey to be an annual process. Our management company members and affiliate partners work hard to care for Arizona's communities and want to ensure they are providing the very best service to them."

A PDF of the Impact Study Preview can be downloaded and viewed at the following Web site address: http://www.aacmonline.org/News-Room~143626~10622.htm. This summary includes the methodology used in collecting the data, along with a full review the findings.

For more information please contact AACM at www.aacmonline.org or 602-685-1111.

About AACM:

The Arizona Association of Community Managers (AACM) is a professional organization dedicated to promoting a positive understanding of community associations and the contribution of professional management in the development, establishment and maintenance of Arizona's communities and property values. AACM is comprised of 42 management company members and 176 affiliate partners. Along with these trusted affiliates, AACM provides dedicated support to communities throughout Arizona. Through its Homeowners Outreach Program Enterprise (HOPE), AACM provides financial assistance to homeowners and communities and conducts annual charity projects. The HOPE grants and charity projects together contribute tens of thousands of dollars to those most in need. For more information, please contact AACM at 602-685-1111 or visit www.aacmonline.org.

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (January 21, 2008)--- Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink was the keynote speaker for a special dinner and panel discussion hosted by the Community Advocacy Network (CAN-www.canfl.com), one of Florida’s leading voices for common interest ownership communities. CAN hosted the event, held January 18 at the Signature Grand in Davie, on behalf of the Broward Coalition, the county’s largest and most powerful coalition of condominium and homeowner associations. More than 175 CAN members, association presidents and representatives, affinity partners and other community leaders attended the event.

Sink gave her address on “The State of the State’s Economy,” which included pending legislation affecting common interest ownership communities. CAN Executive Director Donna DiMaggio Berger, also a partner with the law firm of Katzman & Korr, talked about what association leaders can do to be better advocates for their communities. In addition, several experts addressed issues that affect Florida communities: Leo Delgado, President of CSI Associates talked about the digital age and FCC rulings; Corey Hayes of MASTEC/DIRECT PLUS spoke about telecommunications for community associations; Monte Kane of Kane & Company P.A. discussed fiscal responsibilities of board members; and attorney Alan Garfinkel of the Garfinkel Trial Group addressed insurance issues affecting associations.

“We were pleased to be able to bring together all of these experts under one roof to discuss important topics that affect associations and the dedicated volunteer directors who lead them,” said Donna DiMaggio Berger.

The CAN initiative focuses on education, outreach and advocacy services for all community associations including condominiums, cooperatives, homeowners’ associations, mobile home communities and timeshares in the state. CAN works on behalf of these groups to promote positive legislation and policies at the local, state and federal levels.

Through its interactive web site platform, CAN informs its members of pending legislation and provides them with the tools necessary to play a vital part in the political processes which impact their communities. The “Capitol Connection” e-mail feature enables members to quickly and easily correspond directly with members of the Florida Legislature, Senate and House Committees, City and County Commissions as well as local media outlets.

Another integral part of CAN is its “Affinity Program,” a resource that provides members with access to special discounts and services from participating vendors. The program features participants from various categories including banks, insurance agencies, property management services and accountants.

In addition to this feature, CAN also provides members with ongoing information on “best practices” they can implement in their own communities to save money and streamline operations as well as valuable information regarding hurricane recovery, insurance and financial resources.

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About Community Advocacy Network (CAN):

CAN is a non-profit organization that advocates on behalf of all types of common interest ownership communities to ensure their unique needs are understood by public policy makers. CAN assists its members with intensely targeted advocacy campaigns at all levels of government. CAN also offers its members an “Affinity Program,” which provides access to special discounts and services from participating vendors. CAN memberships cost $150 per community association with discounts being offered to umbrella organizations. For more information, contact Donna DiMaggio Berger at 954-315-0372 or visit www.canfl.com.

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ALEXANDRIA, VA, JANUARY 17, 2008—New research by a respected international polling firm affirms that an overwhelming majority of Americans who live in community associations are satisfied with their communities, a finding that refutes those who use isolated anecdotal evidence to paint a negative image of common-interest communities.

More than seven in 10 community association residents say they are satisfied with their community association experience, according to the survey conducted by Zogby International in November 2007. Only 9 percent express dissatisfaction, with 19 percent neutral on the question.

The survey was sponsored by the Foundation for Community Association Research, a nonprofit organization created in 1975 to facilitate greater understanding of community associations.

The 2007 findings are consistent with national surveys conducted by Zogby in August 2005 and the Gallup Organization in 1999. The 2007 survey confirms and reinforces what community association residents told Zogby in 2005, including:

* They believe their association board members strive to serve the best interests of the community.

* They think their community managers provide value and support to the association.

* They believe association rules protect and enhance property values.

* They are satisfied with the return they get on their association assessments.

* They do not welcome additional government intrusion in their communities.

"Community association living isn't perfect, and for some it's just not a good fit, but it's reassuring to know that most residents believe their associations are functioning effectively," said Foundation President Robert Browning, PCAM, RS. "As positive as they are, these findings do not lessen our determination to help board members do an even better job and to develop and deliver education and training to increase professionalism among managers and others who serve associations."

Eighty-eight percent of community association residents believe their association board members strive to serve the best interests of the community. Almost 50 percent say this is "absolutely" true, while about 40 percent say it's true "for the most part." Ten percent say it's not true, which is consistent with the 9 percent of residents who express differing levels of dissatisfaction with their associations.

Many associations use professional management services, and 73 percent of residents say their managers provide value to their communities. Among those residents who have interacted with their professional managers, 79 percent say their experiences were positive, down from 88 percent in 2005.

"With just a few exceptions, the 2007 findings track very closely with the 2005 Zogby data," said CAI Chief Executive Officer Thomas M. Skiba, CAE. "This affirms not only the positive perceptions of people who live in community associations, but also the validity of the Zogby research as an effective measure of the community association industry.

"Still, some associations do not meet minimum standards of competence," Skiba adds. "That's unfortunate, but isolated incidents should not blemish the excellent work being done by hundreds of thousands of committed board members and management professionals across the country."

Rules and Property Values

Developed and enforced to maintain community aesthetics and protect property values, community association rules are often the source of friction between associations and individual residents. Although some residents would prefer to see fewer restrictions, 74 percent believe community association rules "protect and enhance" property values. Only 3 percent say rules harm property values, while about 22 percent see no difference. Rules can involve architectural elements, pets, landscaping, parking and fences.

For instance, when asked to name the "worst thing" about living in a common-interest community, 15 percent of residents mentioned restrictions on exterior home improvements. Thirty-six percent cited nothing negative about their associations, an increase of 11 percentage points over 2005.

Return on Assessments

Homeowners in planned communities pay assessments for services and amenities such as landscaping, trash pickup, street lighting, pools and tennis courts. Almost eight in 10 say they get a good return for their assessments, while 20 percent expressed some level of dissatisfaction. Monthly assessments can range from less than $25 to more than $500. Fifty-four percent pay less than $100 a month, while 31 percent pay between $100 and $300.

Regulation/Environmental Issues

The survey revealed that community association residents do not want more government involvement in the business of their associations, with 80 percent opposing greater government intervention. Zogby delved even deeper on environmental issues, asking residents whether associations should be forced by government to allow clotheslines that are visible to neighbors. Seventy-four percent said no and 18 percent said yes.

The preference for association autonomy was less apparent—although still a solid majority—on the issue of solar panels, with 59 percent saying associations should have the right to control the scope and placement of the devices.

Pre-purchase Awareness

Eighty-six percent of respondents said they knew they were moving into an association when they decided to purchase or rent. For 61 percent, the existence of an association had no impact on their decision, but 30 percent said the association made them more likely to buy or rent. Nine percent said they were hesitant to join an association community.

Based on more than 700 telephone interviews conducted in November 2007, the survey has a margin of error of +/- 3.8 percentage points. Seventy-nine percent of respondents live in single-family homes or townhouses, 16 percent in condominiums and 6 percent in cooperatives and other forms of common-interest housing.

Zogby International has been tracking public opinion since 1984 in North America, Latin America, the Middle East, Asia and Europe.

A summary of the results is posted at www.caionline.org/about/survey.cfm.

More than 60 million Americans live in an estimated 300,000 homeowner associations, condominium communities, cooperatives and other planned developments, up from 45 million residents in 223,000 communities in 2000.

CAI is a national membership organization dedicated to fostering vibrant, competent, harmonious common-interest communities. Founded in 1973, CAI and its 58 chapters provide education, tools and resources to the volunteers who govern communities and the professionals who support them. CAI’s 28,500+ members include community association volunteer leaders (homeowners), professional association managers and management firms and other professionals who provide products and services to community associations.

For members and general inquiries, contact the CAI Direct customer service team:
Community Associations Institute
225 Reinekers Lane, Suite 300
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-548-8600
Fax: 703-684-1581

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ALEXANDRIA, VA, JANUARY 14, 2008 – Sixty recipients of the Professional Community Association Manager (PCAM) designation are among the more than 300 industry professionals awarded designations by Community Associations Institute (CAI) during the second half of 2007. The following were also awarded:

* 245 Association Management Specialists (AMS)
* 5 Reserve Specialists (RS)
* 2 Community Insurance and Risk Management Specialists (CIRMS)
* 2 Large Scale Managers (LSM)

For the year, CAI awarded more than 500 AMS and PCAM designations, a new annual record.

In addition, four attorneys were admitted during the six-month period to the College of Community Association Lawyers (CCAL), bringing that group's membership to 104. The new members are Jay Hansen, Esq., of San Diego, CA; John Richards, Esq., of Salt Lake City, UT; Richard Salpietra, Esq., of Rancho Santa Fe, CA; and Charles Williams, Esq., of Columbus, OH.

The AMS is the second tier in the hierarchy of professional certification and designations for community association managers. The first tier is the Certified Manager of Community Associations (CMCA) credential, administered by CAI's affiliate organization, the National Board of Certification for Community Association Managers (NBC-CAM). The PCAM is the third and highest credential for professional managers. The LSM designation demonstrates a specialized knowledge in the management and operation of large-scale community associations.

The RS designation recognizes education, expertise and experience in the conduct of reserve studies, an increasingly important component of community association operations.

CAI's designation programs were established in the 1990s and early 2000s to elevate the level of professionalism in the community association marketplace, a dynamic segment of the U.S. housing market that now encompasses more than 60 million Americans in an estimated 300,000 association-governed communities.

More than 3,800 managers have earned the AMS designation since it was established in 1990. More than 1,600 managers have earned the PCAM and 38 have obtained the LSM. Almost 150 professionals have received the RS designation, while 49 have earned the CIRMS designation.

CAI designation programs have elevated the professional stature of those who earn designations, and that has made CAI designations increasingly visible and valuable in the marketplace.

Information on designations and CCAL membership can be accessed at www.caionline.org/about/designations.cfm.

The following professionals earned designations during the second half of 2007:

Professional Community Association Manager (PCAM)

* Robert Baer, Arden, NC
* Bruce Bandler, Coconut Creek, FL
* Christine Carson Greengrass, Las Vegas, NV
* Jeanette Catellier, Schaumburg, IL
* Debra Cipriano, Montgomery, MD
* Joseph Colombo, Middletown, MD
* Larry Daly, Jupiter, FL
* Ryan Dorner, Troy, MI
* Tony Easton, Encinitas, CA
* Gregory Allen Edwards, Arlington, VA
* Bernie Eggener, Indianapolis, IN
* Colletta Ellsworth-Wicker, Newport News, VA
* Jamie Catherine Falconer, Buffalo Grove, IL
* Allison Fetchko, Lockport, IL
* George Gardner, Fairfax, VA
* Bradley Ginn, Huntsville, AL
* Edwin Griffin, Panama City Beach, FL
* LeJean Griffith, Houston, TX
* Tracy Hill, Rolling Meadows, IL
* Debra Hines, Alexandria, VA
* Donald Hucks, Myrtle Beach, SC
* Deborah Ippolito, Staten Island, NY
* Marcy Kravit, Weston, FL
* Laura Lazar, Lawrenceville, GA
* Wendy Linow, Henderson, NV
* Dwight Lyons, Highland Beach, FL
* Stephanie McEntire, Lees Summit, MO
* Andrea Meyer-Smith, Dallas, TX
* Susan Miller, Galena, IL
* Debbie Moore, Boynton Beach, FL
* Donna Newman, Huntington, MD
* William O'Leary, Chicago, IL
* Liisa Pelton, Ewa Beach, HI
* Stephanie Peterson, Houston, TX
* Lance Pyle, Isle of Palms, SC
* Melinda Sue Reeve, Las Vegas, NV
* Gina Rossi, New Lennox, IL
* Robert Scheaffer, Camarillo, CA
* Mary Seego, Plainfield, IL
* Reese Shanks, Lawrenceville, GA
* Robert Sharp, Hilton Head Island, SC
* Kathleen Shebiel, Boca Raton, FL
* John Sheehy, Laurel, MD
* Patricia Simpson, Denver, CO
* Stephanie Smith, Dallas, TX
* Timothy Snowden, Evanston, IL
* Michelle St. Cin, Saint Louis, MO
* Darren Thurmond, Suwanne, GA
* Michelle Underwood, Henderson, NV
* Catherine-Louise Wade, Cary, NC
* Nicole Washington, Chicago, IL
* Honna Weaver, San Jose, CA
* Lourdes Weise, Lees Summit, MO
* Pamela Wiles, Mc Lean, VA
* Crystal Williams, Visalia, CA
* Aimee Winegar, Montgomery Village, MD
* Nancy Winkler, Naples, FL
* Scott Wolf, Boston, MA
* Charles Wood, Newport News, VA
* John Michael Wray, Panama City, FL

Association Management Specialist (AMS)

* Robert Adams, Roseville, CA
* Thomas Adelsberger, Sea Isle City, NJ
* Arianne Ahlvin, Scottsdale, AZ
* Olufemi Aje, Silver Spring, MD
* John Allen, Big Sky, MT
* Judi Allen, Oldsmar, FL
* Cheryl Altemose, Zionsville, IN
* Terry Anderson, Silver Spring, MD
* Amy Ascher, Waukesha, WI
* Richard Balzhiser, Woodbridge, VA
* Coss Banza, Arlington, VA
* Harold Barger, Waldorf, MD
* Barbara Barton, Washington, DC
* Angie Baxter, Charlotte, NC
* Sylvia Bayless, Lewis Center, OH
* Laure Beaver, San Antonio, TX
* Adrienne Beck, Edwards, CO
* Dawn Beeker, Washington, DC
* Diana Behrent, Englewood, CO
* Debra Bell, Bel Air, MD
* Susan Bellani, Helendale, CA
* Cheryl Belle-Deen, Washington, DC
* Brian Belmont, Port Hadlock, WA
* Steven Bennett, Coronado, CA
* Terrie Bergdorf, Mount Pleasant, SC
* Bruce Bergeron, Lebanon, NH
* Jean Berry, Las Vegas, NV
* David Beswick, Oakland Park, FL
* Patricia Bialek, Chicago, IL
* Michele Bilawsky, Delray Beach, FL
* Robert Blakesley, Phoenix, AZ
* Denise Bogucki, Sagamore Hills, OH
* Sharon Bolinger, Las Vegas, NV
* John Bouchie, Honolulu, HI
* Sonya Bradley, Houston, TX
* Janet Bradley, Ann Arbor, MI
* Silvio Brizu, Chicago, IL
* Gary Broderick, Youngstown, OH
* Shantrell Brown, Falls Church, VA
* Melissa Brown, Ann Arbor, MI
* Ellen Brown, Bradenton, FL
* Christopher Buono, Boston, MA
* Connie Burbage, Daniel Island, SC
* James Cain, Lake Lure, NC
* Frederick Calfo, Naples, FL
* John Carona, Dallas, TX
* Vern Carrillo, Phoenix, AZ
* Paul Carroccio, Manchester Center, VT
* Howard Carter, Davie, FL
* Ginger Cauley, Greenwood Village, CO
* Stephen Cellucci, Niceville, FL
* Delilah Chan, Chicago, IL
* James Claggett, Cheverly, MD
* David Clattenburg, Plantation, FL
* Alina Cochran, Raleigh, NC
* Michael Cousineau, Danville, CA
* Lonnie Ed Cox, Miami Beach, FL
* Mindy Dahlberg, Minneapolis, MN
* Richard Desmond, New Winsdor, NY
* James (Jim) Dodson, Long Beach, CA
* Silvia Dominguez, Greenwood Village, CO
* Joann Doty, Bellevue, WA
* Patricia DuBuque, Ocean City, MD
* Michelle Dugan, Cape Canaveral, FL
* Jennifer Dunn, Aurora, CO
* Sharyn Edwards, San Diego, CA
* Jason Eglin, Fairfax, VA
* George Eichinger, Washington, DC
* Jacqueline Fanter, Orland Park, IL
* Paul Feeley, Philadelphia, PA
* Justin Field, Arden, NC
* John Field, Broomfield, CO
* Stephanie Floyd, Mesquite, TX
* Sheila Foote, Fairfax, VA
* James Forsyth, Yuma, AZ
* Keith Fortin, Merrimack, NH
* Sallie Foster, Baltimore, MD
* Betsey French, Des Moines, IA
* Timothy Fulton, Reno, NV
* Margaret Gallegos, Pagosa Springs, CO
* Gregory Gardner, Fairfax, VA
* Richard Garlen, Boynton Beach, FL
* Phillip Gates, Mc Cormick, SC
* Kim George, Stevenson, MD
* Bernedene Geriene, Oak Harbor, WA
* Steve Ginsburg, Missouri City, TX
* Janice Gladney-Avery, Chicago, IL
* Brandi Goble, New Albany, OH
* Daniel Goodrich, Hemet, CA
* Eric Gordon, Tigard, OR
* Jamie Gordon, Dallas, TX
* Kristen Griggs, Carlsbad, CA
* Joanne Haluska, Hudson, OH
* Diane Hampson, Colorado Springs, CO
* Helene Haratsaris, Plymouth, MI
* Alan Hatch, Mesa, AZ
* Mayea Henderson, Arlington, VA
* Keith Heuberger, Libertyville, IL
* David Hill, Atlanta, GA
* Diane Hilliard, Sherman Oaks, CA
* Jada Hilyer, Hoover, AL
* Ray Hinchman, Ewa Beach, HI
* Larry Hirschman, Fairfax, VA
* Jason Hoorn, Henderson, NV
* Carol Hunter, Reno, NV
* Nancy Huntington, Chester, VA
* Neil Hutchinson, Salt Lake City, UT
* Kelly Ichelson, Lake Ozark, MO
* Wayne Ireland, Chandler, AZ
* James Irwin, Santa Rosa Beach, FL
* Karen Jahn, South Salem, NY
* Renee Jarman, Waldorf, MD
* D. Rick Jordan, Owings Mills, MD
* Doug Jorg, Kahului, HI
* Eileen Kauder, Angola, NY
* Robert Keegan, Kennebunk, ME
* Sharon Keith, Virginia Beach, VA
* Drew Kelly, Seattle, WA
* Roy Kempf, Louisville, KY
* Denise Keser, Las Vegas, NV
* Nadya Klima, San Diego, CA
* Nancy Kontoes, Corona, CA
* Joan Kresefsky, Three Bridges, NJ
* Steve Krevat, Big Sky, MT
* Bryan Kuester, Fort Mill, SC
* Diana Kuzek, Mesa, AZ
* Michael Kwiatek, Hampton, VA
* Kwame Kyere-Yiadom, Rockville, MD
* Tara Laing, Ocean City, MD
* Patricia Lall, Arlington, VA
* Julie Lambert, Encinitas, CA
* Constance Lang, Santa Rosa Beach, FL
* Gayle Lang, Chicago, IL
* Mary Lockhart, Martinsburg, WV
* Rene Longoria, Helendale, CA
* Crishana Loritsch, Ashburn, VA
* Jene Lyons, Dumfries, VA
* Jennifer Mahoney, Sheldon, SC
* Arian Manalo, Chicago, IL
* Nancy Mandino, Bedford, MA
* Carol Markel, Sarasota, FL
* Dawn Marshall, Las Vegas, NV
* Linda Martin, Farmington Hills, MI
* Peggy Martin, Bluffton, SC
* Olga Matos, San Antonio, TX
* Matt McQuiston, Indianapolis, IN
* Eric Mondrush, Milford, MI
* Amy Murray, Newport News, VA
* Dana Needle, Olney, MD
* Erika North, Seattle, WA
* Alyceanne Nunn, Long Beach, CA
* Ellena Obianyo, Washington, DC
* Michael O'Connor, Rochester, MI
* Theresa Ojinmah, Washington, DC
* Alp Ozsoy, Miami, FL
* Danielle Palm, Naperville, IL
* Toni Partin, Gaithersburg, MD
* Ruth Perry, Glen Allen, VA
* Derek Peterson, Salt Lake City, UT
* Todd Petherbridge, Chapel Hill, NC
* Gloria Petsch, Pagosa Springs, CO
* Pamela Phillips, Arden, NC
* Teresa Phillips, Gainesville, VA
* Richard Pitrowski, Valrico, FL
* Don Plank, Harrisonburg, VA
* Donna Plant, Holiday, FL
* Terry Presmont, Alexandria, VA
* Michael Price, Waikoloa, HI
* Herbert Profitt, Crestview, FL
* Matthew Quinn, Edina, MN
* Betty Raffel, Alexandria, VA
* Ray Ramelow, Broomfield, CO
* Kirstie Ranta, Alexandria, VA
* Kristin Remhoff, Las Vegas, NV
* Cynthia Reuter-Zingraff, Fort Myers, FL
* Jennifer Rewerts, Dallas, TX
* Gary Reznick, Vernon Hills, IL
* Tracey Rhodes, Holliston, MA
* Daniel Riley, Bondville, VT
* James Romine, Georgetown, TX
* Kristie Rose, Murrieta, CA
* Omar Said, Sarasota, FL
* Harriet Schwarzber, North Brunswick, NJ
* Ed Shannon, Red River, NM
* Sheryl Sharp, Oceanside, CA
* Susan Shaw, Sandy Springs, GA
* Brian Sheppelman, Highlands Ranch, CO
* Roy Shimonishi, Honolulu, HI
* Cori Shipp, Encinitas, CA
* Sandra Shock, Detroit, MI
* Brett Shockey, Bellevue, WA
* Gary Simon, Olney, MD
* Rick Smith, Lowell, MA
* Kirk Smith, Ann Arbor, MI
* Annette Smith, Pooler, GA
* Catherine Smith, Sunriver, OR
* Heather Somerville, Edwards, CO
* Sandra Sosnowski, Palm Desert, CA
* Susan South, Las Vegas, NV
* Karl Stephens, Savannah, GA
* Kerri Stimpson, Shark River Hills, NJ
* Mike Stringer, Broomfield, CO
* Brenda Tate, Broomfield, CO
* Susan Teaff, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
* Kane Thomas, Portland, OR
* Daniel Thomas, Carrollton, TX
* Krystal Thomas, Denver, CO
* Samantha Tillinghast, Vernon Hills, IL
* Rich Trisler, Myrtle Beach, SC
* Lori Troyer, Spokane, WA
* Patricia Tschirhart, San Antonio, TX
* Courtney Tungett Knutte, Chicago, IL
* Mark Tyson, Stuart, FL
* John Vickers, Dallas, TX
* Debra Vickrey, Aurora, CO
* Darrin Waldron, Springfield, VA
* Robert Wallace, Mesa, AZ
* Beatrix Wallbrunn, Fairfax, VA
* Barbara Wallner, Wales, WI
* Andrea Walsh, Woodridge, IL
* Honna Weaver, San Jose, CA
* Ron Weinhold, Raleigh, NC
* Barbara Weis, Philadelphia, PA
* Liane Weld, Henderson, NV
* Thomas Wellman, Kennebunk, ME
* Catherine Wells, Boston, MA
* Paula Wesson, Palm Beach, FL
* James Whatton, Broomfield, CO
* Amanda Wheeler, Hastings, MN
* Crystal Whittenton, Raleigh, NC
* Linda Wilkins, Richfield, MN
* Catherine Williams, Fairfax, VA
* Christopher Willis, Edina, MN
* Mathew Wilson, Bradenton, FL
* Beverly Wilson, San Francisco, CA
* Kerrie Wilson, Millersville, MD
* Julie Wilson, Columbia, SC
* John Wirkkala, Broomfield, CO
* Ellen Wolf, Kihei, HI
* Vanessa Wuestewald, Redlands, CA
* Jan Wyninger, Washougal, WA
* JoAnn Wyrick, Austin, TX
* Tamiko Yancey, Alexandria, VA
* Karen Young, Phoenix, AZ
* Robert Zito, Tobyhanna, PA

Large-Scale Manager (LSM)

* John Davey, Vernon, NJ
* Kate Hines, Fripp Island, SC

Reserve Specialist (RS)

* Samuel Buckingham, Redmond, WA
* Andrew Dionne, Hershey, PA
* Lauren Rojo, San Francisco, CA
* Alan Ruth, Las Vegas, NV
* James Stegemerten, Woodstock, MD

Community Insurance and Risk Management Specialist (CIRMS)

* Matthew Lawton, San Juan Capistrano, CA
* Michael Palladino, Bala Cynwyd, PA

For members and general inquiries, contact the CAI Direct customer service team:
Community Associations Institute
225 Reinekers Lane, Suite 300
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-548-8600
Fax: 703-684-1581
Email: CAIdirect@caionline.org

MEDIA CONTACT: Frank Rathbun
Phone: 703-548-8600, ext. 261
Fax: 703-684-1581

Posted by Joe at 7:16 PM | Permalink

ALEXANDRIA, VA, JANUARY 11, 2008—The National Board of Certification for Community Association Managers (NBC-CAM) granted credentials to 475 professionals (listed below) who earned their Certified Manager of Community Associations (CMCA) certification during the second half of 2007.

The CMCA signifies that a manager has passed NBC-CAM's national exam and met the requirements for managing condominium, cooperative and homeowner associations. More than 7,650 professionals have earned CMCA certification since the program was developed in 1995.

To search for an active CMCA, go to www.nbccam.org/hiring/search.cfm.

NBC-CAM was founded by Community Associations Institute (CAI) to establish guidelines for acquiring and demonstrating fundamental knowledge of community association management. An affiliate of CAI, NBC-CAM operates as an independent entity.

To obtain CMCA certification, managers must complete a 16-hour classroom course, the Essentials of Community Association Management, and pass the NBC-CAM CMCA Examination. Certified managers must adhere to the CMCA Standards of Professional Conduct and take continuing education courses for recertification. CMCA recipients who don't comply with the Standards of Professional Conduct are subject to disciplinary action, up to and including suspension or revocation of the credential.

NBC-CAM is the first and only national organization created solely to certify community association managers and to help consumers identify managers who have demonstrated fundamental competency and knowledge in this profession.

With the dramatic increase in association-governed housing, there is an expanded need for education in community association management. The number of community associations in the United States has grown from 10,000 in 1970 to almost 300,000 today.

A community association manager's duties include providing administrative, operational and managerial counsel to association boards and residents; developing association budgets and financial reports; enforcing community association covenants and restrictions; overseeing payment for community association services, and managing association personnel.

The following managers received their CMCA during the second half of 2007:

* Elizabeth Acevedo, Washington, DC
* Adesola Adewunmi, Wesley Chapel, FL
* Cherelene Adewunmi, Wesley Chapel, FL
* Monte Akers, Portland, OR
* John Allen, Big Sky, MT
* Michael Anderberg, West Jordan, UT
* Terry Anderson, Silver Spring, MD
* Sarah Anderson, Seattle, WA
* Benjamin Anderson, Tucson, AZ
* Viviana Angel, West Miami, FL
* Amy Ascher, Waukesha, WI
* Anita Askew, Roswell, GA
* Leah Ayers, Pigeon Forge, TN
* Toby Babich, Breckenridge, CO
* Kelli Badary, Virginia Beach, VA
* Terrance Bailey, Fort Washington, MD
* Jeffrey Baker, Canyon Lake, CA
* Julie Balestreri, Portland, OR
* Diane Ball, Highlands Ranch, CO
* Ermir Ballaj, Chicago, IL
* Richard Balzhiser, Woodbridge, VA
* Michael Banyas, Port St Lucie, FL
* Ann Baran, Laguna Niguel, CA
* Robin Baran, Buffalo Grove, IL
* Chris Barber, Vancouver, WA
* Denise Barber, Fort Myers, FL
* Terri Barry, Charleston, SC
* James Baska, Issaquah, WA
* Tonya Bates, Las Vegas, NV
* Barbara Bauer, Anaheim, CA
* Ann Beatty, Fishers, IN
* Barbara Beaudoin, Daytona Beach, FL
* Cheryl Belle-Deen, Washington, DC
* Jeffrey Belluschi, Portland, OR
* Amanda Benavidez, Fort Collins, CO
* Jenesa Bernazzani, Lodi, CA
* Bobbie Berry, Atlanta, GA
* Lawrence Berry, Surfside Beach, SC
* Dianne Bifalco, Kiawah Island, SC
* Kirk Bigelow, Millersville, MD
* Jacqueline Bill, Murrieta, CA
* Robert Billings, Midland, MI
* Beth Black, Saint Charles, IL
* Beth Blatt, Princeton, NJ
* Susan Blevins, Afton, OK
* Denise Bogucki, Sagamore Hills, OH
* Ted Bolstad, Estero, FL
* Ted Bose, Big Bear Lake, CA
* John Bouchie, Honolulu, HI
* Debra Bremer, Edina, MN
* John Brewer, Honolulu, HI
* Bernadette Briones, Honolulu, HI
* Royce Brocato, Dallas, TX
* Gary Broderick, Youngstown, OH
* Carmen Brokaw, Nice, CA
* Karen Brown, Reno, NV
* Ellen Brown, Bradenton, FL
* Harry Bruderly, Pompano Beach, FL
* Sonia Brunk, Irving, TX
* Samuel Buckingham, Redmond, WA
* Wendy Buffington, Charlotte, NC
* Christopher Buono, Boston, MA
* Connie Burbage, Daniel Island, SC
* Greg Burgess, Portland, OR
* Eleanor Burris, Alpharetta, GA
* Monique Bursey, Tempe, AZ
* Kelly Callaway, Broomfield, CO
* Lenora Calloway, Upper Marlboro, MD
* Barrie Cameron, Charlotte, NC
* John Carona, Dallas, TX
* Kimberly Carr, Valencia, CA
* Nancy Carr, Fishers, IN
* Charles (Trey) Carroll, Fort Collins, CO
* Marcus Carter, Atlanta, GA
* Thomas Cartwright, Kamas, UT
* Kerri Cassaro, Broomfield, CO
* Stephen Cellucci, Niceville, FL
* Sharon Chappell, Broomfield, CO
* Yu-Shan Cheng, San Diego, CA
* Joanne Childers, Arlington, TX
* David Chism, Honolulu, HI
* Kathy Christensen, Littleton, CO
* Alexandra Ciancaglini, Granby, CO
* Polly Cisneros, Lafayette, CO
* Kristine Clancy, Mount Laurel, NJ
* Sara Clay, Virginia Beach, VA
* Carl Cleary, Dallas, TX
* Jacqueline Cleveland, Seattle, WA
* John Cligny, Pleasanton, CA
* Utahna Cligny, Pleasanton, CA
* Cindy Coakley, Fort Collins, CO
* Alex Cohen, Philadelphia, PA
* Jennifer Coleman, Palm Harbor, FL
* David Collins, Baltimore, MD
* Glenn Collins, Largo, FL
* Michele Colson, Virginia Beach, VA
* Patricia Colwell, Lake Suzy, FL
* Vanessa Comte, Woodbridge, VA
* Gloria (Nan) Connolly, Las Vegas, NV
* Keith Conrad, Woodridge, IL
* Karen Cook, Woodbridge, VA
* Brandi Cook, Arlington, VA
* Martha Copeland, Anthem, AZ
* Chad Cornelison, Dallas, TX
* Russell Cornwall, Ventura, CA
* Michael Cousineau, Danville, CA
* Sarah Crawford, Prescott, AZ
* Michael Crawford, San Jose, CA
* Nora Creek, Shelby Twp, MI
* John Cremen, Monroe Twp, NJ
* Brian Crow, Dallas, TX
* Nancy Croy-Anyanonu, Farmington Hills, MI
* Brenda Crubaugh, Littleton, CO
* Rebecca Cruse, Fishers, IN
* John Curtis, Hilton Head, SC
* Thomas Daramus, Plant City, FL
* Jeff Davis, Naples, FL
* Dana Davis, Miami, FL
* Virginia Davis, Raleigh, NC
* Betsey Dekker, Captiva, FL
* Robert DeMott, Fairfax, VA
* David DeShaw, Orlando, FL
* Rachael DeTar, Troy, MI
* Teresa DeWitt, Carlsbad, CA
* Tenny DiCarlo, Boston, MA
* Theresa Diekman, Minneapolis, MN
* Patrick Dimarzo, Falls Church, VA
* Nicholas Disparte, Palm Harbor, FL
* James (Jim) Dodson, Long Beach, CA
* Kirk Dondino, San Diego, CA
* Thomas Donnelly, Mary Esther, FL
* Gregory Dove, Arlington, VA
* Michele Drain, McKinney, TX
* Karen Dubose, Las Vegas, NV
* Jamaka Duhon, Dallas, TX
* Randy Dunton, Broomfield, CO
* Gail Dwight, Flower Mound, TX
* Catherine Dziadosz, Tampa, FL
* Sarah Ann Earring, Tracy, CA
* Trisha Elrod, Charleston, SC
* William Emmerich, Fleming Island, FL
* Laura Etchison, Gaithersburg, MD
* Jennifer Everingham, Bradenton, FL
* Charity Eyler, Waldorf, MD
* Mary Fanning, Oak Harbor, WA
* Brenda Farley, Saint Petersburg, FL
* Robert Featherston, Chicago, IL
* Mary Felix, Edina, MN
* Ronald Ficalora, La Mesa, CA
* Allison Field, Providence, RI
* Mary Fields, Saint Simons Island, GA
* Craig Finck, Plainfield, IL
* Scott Fisher, South Pasadena, FL
* John Fitch, Woodbridge, VA
* Jean Flannery, Manassas, VA
* Shandron Forte, Douglasville, GA
* Susan Fortenberry, Falls Church, VA
* Keith Fortin, Merrimack, NH
* Joe Fortunato, Gouldsboro, PA
* Jeff Foster, Lewis Center, OH
* Jennifer Foster, Charlotte, NC
* Stephanie Freeman, Woodland Hills, CA
* Daniel Fulton, Seminole, FL
* Julia Galpin, Clearwater, FL
* Greg Gardner, West Jordan, UT
* Rachel Garrett, Issaquah, WA
* David Garrett, Dallas, TX
* Roe Gawlik, Mission, TX
* Laura Gervasi, Allentown, PA
* Pamela Gilbert, Bellevue, WA
* Michael Gill, Honolulu, HI
* Rosalyn Gilpin, Charlotte, NC
* Daniel Gordon, Chantilly, VA
* Bruce Gosizk, Mount Laurel, NJ
* Alicia Graham, Seattle, WA
* Angela Griffith, Marietta, GA
* Daniel Griffiths, Hamden, CT
* Diane Grogan, Kula, HI
* Ian Guertin, Baltimore, MD
* Suzanne Guyton, Biloxi, MS
* Lesley Hale, Chicago, IL
* Edie Hale, Portland, ME
* Diane Hall, Allentown, PA
* Joe Hanneken, Point Venture, TX
* Sigrid Hardin, Lakewood, WA
* Jeff Harman, Denham Springs, LA
* Robert Harrell, Bellevue, WA
* Amy Harris, Williamsburg, VA
* David Hayden, Kirkland, WA
* Melissa Haynes, Newport News, VA
* Summer Healey, Big Sky, MT
* Julie Hebdon, Fairfax, VA
* Dawn Hekking, Yarmouth Port, MA
* Vanda Hembree, Santa Monica, CA
* Karen Henderson, Las Vegas, NV
* Barbara Hensley, La Mesa, CA
* Elizabeth Hensley, La Mesa, CA
* Steven Herron, Bozeman, MT
* Elvin Hidalgo, Los Angeles, CA
* Tammy Hill, Minneapolis, MN
* David Hill, Atlanta, GA
* Diane Hilliard, Sherman Oaks, CA
* Diane Hilt, Orlando, FL
* Elizabeth Hinkle, San Diego, CA
* Sheila Hitt, Dallas, TX
* Cortney Hjorten, Virginia Beach, VA
* Sarah Hoey, Albuquerque, NM
* Anne Hoffman, Chiacgo, IL
* Lisa Hoffman, Ashburn, VA
* Denise Holley, Orangeburg, SC
* Janet Hollingshead, Saint Petersburg, FL
* Marcia Holly, Broomfield, CO
* James Hoppensteadt, Naples, FL
* Lori Huffman, Broomfield, CO
* Cory Humble, Seaside, OR
* Marcie Hummer, Williamstown, NJ
* Stuart Humphreys, San Jose, CA
* Carol Hunter, Reno, NV
* Kelly Ichelson, Lake Ozark, MO
* Kristin Ingram, Davenport, FL
* James Irwin, Santa Rosa Beach, FL
* Pam Isham, Saint George, UT
* Anita Jeter, Glen Allen, VA
* Elijah Jones, Florence, SC
* LaVon Jones, Fernley, NV
* Doris Jones, Las Vegas, NV
* Aaron Jones, Ocean Park, WA
* Thomas Jonez, Gig Harbor, WA
* Sean Jordan, Newton, MA
* Ruth Kamenski, New Port Richey, FL
* Fran Katz, Morganville, NJ
* Robert Keegan, Kennebunk, ME
* Kay Keller, Bel Air, MD
* Liz Kemme, Temecula, CA
* Alicia Kerns, Columbus, OH
* Adam Kimball, Killington, VT
* Jenny Kinchen, Albuquerque, NM
* Morgan King, Hoover, AL
* Lisa Klein, Falls Church, VA
* Shirley Klocek, Woodbridge, VA
* Andrea Klopfenstein, Portland, OR
* Bradley Koehn, Troy, MI
* Fionnuala Kofoed, Saratoga Springs, UT
* Jean Kong, Boston, MA
* Mark Krotz, Naples, FL
* Danielle Kutay, Charlotte, NC
* Kwame Kyere-Yiadom, Rockville, MD
* Larisa Laguardia, Miami Shores, FL
* Teresa Lamb, Dallas, TX
* Richard Larsen, Foster City, CA
* Liz Lawrence, Laurel, MD
* Carson Lawrence, Southport, NC
* Kimberly Lax, Tucson, AZ
* Joshua Learner, Dover, NH
* Lisa Lemmond, Dallas, TX
* Stephen Lewis, Melrose, MA
* Rosemarie Linder, Fairfax, VA
* Jessica Lindzy, Lakewood, CO
* Lisa Locke, Temecula, CA
* Rod Louderback, Fort Collins, CO
* Sandi MacCalla, Kirkland, WA
* Sydney Majchen, Fresno, CA
* M. Saleem Malik, McLean, VA
* Jenny Mann, Fort Collins, CO
* Mary Jo Marcus, Vernon Hills, IL
* Thomas Markell, Woodbridge, VA
* Michael Mauldin, Marietta, GA
* Matthew Mayes, Dallas, TX
* Patrick Mazzei, Woodbridge, VA
* Tonya McCabe, Havertown, PA
* Adam McCallum, Princeton, NJ
* Timm McCarty, Washington, DC
* Steve McCloskey, Miramar Beach, FL
* Carrie McCommons, Irving, TX
* Sara McConkie, Puyallup, WA
* Cynthia McEwan, Jacksonville, FL
* Carolyn McFerrin, Dallas, TX
* Joshua McGee, Sugar Land, TX
* Amanda McGinley, Laguna Hills, CA
* Teri McGuinness, Tucson, AZ
* Terrence McGuire, Woodbridge, VA
* Lisa McKenzie, Henderson, NV
* Barbara McLaughlin, Daniel Island, SC
* Geralyn McMartin, Oakton, VA
* Bonnie McNelly, Saint Petersburg, FL
* Matt McQuiston, Indianapolis, IN
* Clifford Meehan, Naples, FL
* Chelsea Mehaffie, Bellevue, WA
* Alice Jo Meulman, Dallas, TX
* Diane Meyer, Las Vegas, NV
* Larry Michaels, Bedford, MA
* Meghan Michals, Lockport, IL
* Tiffany Mills, Jacksonville, FL
* Rob Milne, Buffalo Grove, IL
* Wes Mims, Panama City Beach, FL
* Michael Monahan, Bedford, MA
* Paul Moore, Youngstown, OH
* Amber Moore, Glen Allen, VA
* Vikki Morley, Tempe, AZ
* Neda Moyer, Ashburn, VA
* Patrick Moyna, Stratton Mtn, VT
* Stella Munro, Shrewsbury, MA
* Courtney Murphy, Las Vegas, NV
* Amy Murray, Newport News, VA
* Patrick Murray, Bellmaun, NJ
* James Murray, Charleston, SC
* BJ Myers, Lewis Center, OH
* Joan Myles, Las Vegas, NV
* Lisa Neff, Kennesaw, GA
* Don Neidhart, Palm Springs, CA
* Syril Newman, Lakewood, CO
* Angela Nielsen, Haymarket, VA
* Jeremy Novak, Port Saint Joe, FL
* Felicia Nunley, Nashville, TN
* Donald O'Brien, Eagan, MN
* Lilah Odam, Albuquerque, NM
* Robert Oliveira, Naples, FL
* Julie Orrender, Saint Augustine, FL
* Ryan Osburn, Largo, FL
* Charlotte Paden, Wailuku, HI
* Howard Pancirer, Woodland Hills, CA
* Timothy Paoli, Boston, MA
* Danielle Paradise, Saint Paul, MN
* John Parten, Ketchum, ID
* Toni Partin, Gaithersburg, MD
* Jennifer Pederson, Minneapolis, MN
* Wilfredo Perez, Riverview, FL
* Sarah Perry, Waldorf, MD
* Diane Petersen, Saint Paul, MN
* Chris Petz, Broomfield, CO
* Joanna Phalen, Redmond, OR
* Steven Philbin, Fairfax, VA
* Crystal Pingel, Minneapolis, MN
* Richard Pitrowski, Valrico, FL
* Donna Plant, Holiday, FL
* Karen Posada, Fillmore, CA
* Phyllis Powell, Alexandria, VA
* Bridget Pozzi, Broomfield, CO
* Lauri Pszeracki, Anaheim, CA
* Igusti Ayu Dyah Purwati, Washington, DC
* Dan Quartermane, Apex, NC
* Tania Quinones, Orlando, FL
* Cindy Rademacher, Flower Mound, TX
* Margaret Rankin, Houston, TX
* Brian Rayborn, Santa Clara, CA
* Sy Raza, Newark, NJ
* Cara Reardon, Lakewood, CO
* Kristin Remhoff, Las Vegas, NV
* Valerie Reynolds, Dumfries, VA
* Susan Rhyne, Chicago, IL
* Katha Rich, Palm Harbor, FL
* Michelle Richardson, Mansfield, WA
* Mark Risner, Denver, CO
* Constance Roberts, Merrimack, NH
* Jeffrey Roberts, Naples, FL
* Jack Roche, Joliet, IL
* Nicole Rodin, Plymouth Meeting, PA
* Sean Rogers, Portland, OR
* Janet Rogers, Williamsburg, IN
* James Romine, Georgetown, TX
* Jennifer Rosa, Leesburg, VA
* Dawn Roscoe, Chantilly, VA
* Renee Roth, Glen Allen, VA
* Daniel Rottman, Greenwood Village, CO
* Jennifer Rovi, Dallas, TX
* Kim Rubly, Tucson, AZ
* Peggy Runyon, Edina, MN
* Karen Savereux, Puyallup, WA
* Robert Scheaffer, Camarillo, CA
* Rita Scheirer, Allentown, PA
* Rebecca Schirm, Centerville, VA
* Paula Schroeck, Gouldsboro, PA
* Thomas Scoville, Eden, UT
* Juanita Seekins, San Antonio, TX
* Gordana Sekulic, Raleigh, NC
* Scott Selman, Mammoth Lakes, CA
* Kimberly Sequist, Albuquerque, NM
* Kay Serventi, Tomball, TX
* Pam Sexton, Plymouth Meeting, PA
* Karen Sfara, Orlando, FL
* Bruce Shanley, Palm Harbor, FL
* Neal Shaughnessy, Chicago, IL
* Asa Sherwood, Chicago, IL
* Brett Shockey, Bellevue, WA
* Mary Beth Shoemaker, Plymouth Meeting, PA
* Ginger Sickels, Broomfield, CO
* Pamela Silvey, Fishers, IN
* Wanda Simeona, Tempe, AZ
* Deborah Simonetti, Temecula, CA
* Christine Simpson, Manassas, VA
* Leah Singleton, Mount Holly, NC
* Gary Singleton, Smithtown, NY
* Jill Sirota, Skokie, IL
* Karen Smith, San Diego, CA
* Robert Smith, Norfolk, VA
* Vicki Smith, Lewis Center, OH
* Ryan Smith, Austin, TX
* Alison Snyder, Baltimore, MD
* Amy Snyder, Cape Coral, FL
* Zachary Sobel, Jupiter, FL
* Donald Soepboer, Victoria, BC
* Laura Solis, Plymouth Meeting, PA
* Maria Solis, Plymouth Meeting, PA
* Bud Spadafore, San Jose, CA
* John Speckman, Palm Harbor, FL
* Misty Speer, San Antonio, TX
* Tracy Spooner, Raleigh, NC
* Jason St. Clair, Virginia Bch, VA
* Susan Stanley, Sherman Oaks, CA
* Terry Steele, Annapolis, MD
* Stephanie Stewart, Plymouth Meeting, PA
* Joe Stewart, Raleigh, NC
* Kerri Stimpson, Shark River Hills, NJ
* Nicole Stone, Rehoboth, MA
* Jonathon Stout, La Mesa, CA
* John Strauss, Bel Air, MD
* Tara Strickwerda, Kailua Kona, HI
* Michelle Sullivan, Dallas, TX
* Michael Sullivan, Saint Petersburg, FL
* Katherine Susmilch, Oak Park, IL
* Deanna Symington, Edina, MN
* Marina Talavera, Silver Spring, MD
* Deana Tames, Pinetop, AZ
* Susan Teaff, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
* Kim Teepe, Reno, NV
* Scott Thibodeau, Las Vegas, NV
* Kane Thomas, Portland, OR
* Nicole Tonelli, Charlotte, NC
* Howard Torjusen, Orlando, FL
* Frederick Traut, Abingdon, MD
* Thomas Trittipo, Naples, FL
* Marisa Trujillo, Albuquerque, NM
* Justin Tull, West Jordan, UT
* Ilene Uydess, Monroe Township, NJ
* Andrew Vacek, Sugar Land, TX
* Janice Van Hook, Kirkland, WA
* Richard Van Slyke, Tempe, AZ
* Jill Van Slyke, Avon, CO
* Carol Vasquez, Dallas, TX
* Cindy Vasquez, Naples, FL
* Tiffany Victorio, San Diego, CA
* Cherie Von Haack, Bel Air, MD
* Mark Wade, Ivins, UT
* Keith Walker, Chicago, IL
* Anthony Ward, Atlanta, GA
* Jennifer Warren, Sarasota, FL
* Nancy Weiner, Henderson, NV
* Barbara Weis, Philadelphia, PA
* Thomas Wellman, Kennebunk, ME
* John West, Las Vegas, NV
* Thomas Westing, Littleton, CO
* Bekke White, Atlanta, GA
* Kelly White, North Myrtle Beach, SC
* Robert White, Naples, FL
* Emily Whitley, Charlotte, NC
* Joe Whitney, Woodbridge, VA
* Aleisha Wiest, Depoe Bay, OR
* Linda Wilkins, Richfield, MN
* Carrie Wilson, Las Vegas, NV
* Cynthia Wilson, Washington, DC
* Jeannie Winslow, Burke, VA
* Shanna Wolk, Port Saint Lucie, FL
* Dale Woods, Surprise, AZ
* Kristine Woosley, Gulf Shores, AL
* Lora Wright, Northville, MI
* William Wyszczelski, Las Vegas, NV
* Tabetha Yarbrough, Saint Petersburg, FL
* Leilani York, Issaquah, WA
* Alva Youngner, Saint Simons Island, GA
* Beth Yousey, Kissimmee, FL
* Denna Yu, Sugar Land, TX
* Kunzang Yuthok, Kailua Kona, HI
* Elayne Zahn, Bel Air, MD
* Roseanne Zemming, Riverside, CA
* Roland Zion, Englewood, FL

For members and general inquiries, contact the CAI Direct customer service team:
Community Associations Institute
225 Reinekers Lane, Suite 300
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-548-8600
Fax: 703-684-1581

Posted by Joe at 11:55 AM | Permalink

ALEXANDRIA, VA, DECEMBER 14, 2007—T. Peter Kristian, CMCA, LSM, PCAM, general manager of Hilton Head Plantation POA in Hilton Head, SC, will begin his one-year term as president of Community Associations Institute (CAI) on January 1. Kristian was elected by members of the CAI Board of Trustees. He has been involved in community management for almost 24 years and a member of CAI since 1988.

Edward D. Thomas, CMCA, AMS, PCAM, chief executive officer of Property Management People, AAMC, in Frederick, MD, will serve as 2008 president-elect.

The 2008 board will include four newly appointed members:
* Marilyn Brainard, Wingfield Springs Community Association, Sparks, NV
*David I. Caplan, CMCA, AMS, PCAM, Community Association Management, LLC, Stevenson, MD
* W. Mickel Graham, PCAM, Community Archives, Inc., Atlanta, GA
* Craig E. Koss, AMS, PCAM, Kramer-Triad Management Group, AAMC, Ann Arbor, MI

Kristian, Thomas and the following eight members are returning to the 14-member board:
* Prudence Bachmann, The Masters Condominium Association, Suffolk, VA
* Robert E. Barlow, Jr., AMS, PCAM, CIRMS, Wachovia Insurance Services, Summit, NJ
* Denise Bower, CMCA, AMS, PCAM, Community Management, Inc., Portland, OR
* Steven Y. Brumfield, CMCA, AMS, PCAM, Toll Brothers, Horsham, PA (Brumfield will join Wentworth Group Property Management on January 1.)
* Kevin Cavanaugh, CPA, Goldklang, Cavanaugh & Associates, P.C., Hurst, TX
* Kathryn C. Danella, CMCA, LSM, PCAM, Boca Pointe Community Association, Boca Raton, FL
* P. Michael Nagle, Esq., Nagle & Zaller, P.C., Columbia, MD
* James M. Rademacher, Rezkom Enterprises, Inc., Ocean, NJ

CAI's three Membership Representation Groups (MRGs) will also welcome new members in January. Elections are held annually to fill open seats on each MRG—the Association of Professional Community Managers (APCM) Board, the Community Association Volunteers Committee (CAVC) and the Business Partners Council (BPC).

Kathryn Danella, CMCA, LSM, PCAM, was elected chair of the 12-member 2008 APCM Board. The following members were elected or reelected:
* David I. Caplan, CMCA, AMS, PCAM, Community Association Management, LLC, AAMC, Stevenson, MD
* Sandra K. Denton, CMCA, LSM, PCAM, Sienna Plantation Residential Association, Inc., Missouri City, TX (past president of CAI)
* Christi Keller, PCAM, RealManage, Shoreacres, TX
* Rebecca Kim, Urban Property Services, San Diego, CA
* Craig E. Koss, AMS, PCAM, Kramer-Triad Management Group, AAMC, Ann Arbor, MI
* Steven Shuey, PCAM, Team Property Management, Inc., Rancho Mirage, CA

Prudence Bachmann was elected chair of the six-member CAVC. The following members were elected or reelected:
* Marilyn Brainard, Wingfield Springs Community Association, Sparks, NV
* Victoria A. Cohen, Lake Murray Terrace, San Diego, CA
* Fred Mellenbruch, Lake Mission Viejo Association, Mission Viejo, CA

Robert Barlow, AMS, PCAM, CIRMS, was elected chair of the 12-member BPC. The following members were elected or reelected:
* Sara E. Barry, CMCA, PCAM, Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro & Schulman, LLP, Las Vegas, NV
* Harry A. Goodman, Esq., Goodman & Shapiro, LLC, Dedham, MA
* James M. Rademacher, Rezkom Enterprises, Inc., Ocean, NJ
* Drew Regitz, AssociationVoice LLC, Denver, CO

CAI's president and president-elect are elected by members of the Board of Trustees. Four at-large trustees are appointed by a board-selected nominating committee and eight members are appointed by MRGs—four by the APCM Board and two each by the CAVC and the BPC. Board and MRG members are elected to two-year terms and can serve a maximum of three terms.

"The CAI staff is very fortunate to work with leaders who are so dedicated to their industry and the Institute," said Chief Executive Officer Thomas M. Skiba, CAE. "Much like community association board members, it says a lot about those who are willing to step up and volunteer their time and talents. Serving on the CAI Board or an MRG is a major commitment, and I know these leaders take their responsibilities seriously. I look forward to a productive and successful year."

CAI is a national membership organization dedicated to helping homeowner and condominium associations meet the expectations of their residents. CAI members include community management professionals, volunteer homeowner leaders and businesses and professionals who support associations. More information can be obtained at www.caionline.org or by calling (888) 224-4321.

Posted by Joe at 5:02 PM | Permalink

The Pinewood Forest community, just north of Fruitville Road, is buzzing with a feel-good factor.

It just earned first place in the West Florida First Place 2007 Community Association awards.

The award, while more than welcome, comes as no surprise to Fran Derr, president of the homeowners association.

"Since I've been involved with the association, we have strived to achieve a diligent, safe and welcoming community," she said.

In order to compete for the community award, the Pinewood association members had to submit an application to answer general information as well as describe why they felt that they should receive the award.

In fact, this year the homeowners association has had a double dose of good fortune for Pinewood as last April saw the community being honored with a plank as the West Florida Chapter Community Associations Institute 2007 Community Association of Year, in the category of "small community," under 249 homes.

The volunteers board members of Pinewood Forest Homeowners Association Inc. are Derr, president; Matt Fountain, vice-president; Scott Parizo, treasurer; Donna Migone, secretary; and Don Bennett, member at large.

The CAI (West Florida Chapter Community Association Institute) awarded prizes in three categories: Large Association with over 250 homes, Small Association with 249 or few homes, and self-managed Associations, which was eligible to any association not managed by a professional Licensed Community Association Manager.

The award is designed to recognize the best community associations in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

In addition to Pinewood forest, CAI winners were The Isles of Sarasota H.O.A. for large community, and Rolling Green Golf Village Association Inc. for self-managed.

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Debbie Houston, president of Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Builder Services, has announced that the North Carolina Chapter of the Community Associations Institute (CAI), a national educational foundation that advocates for community associations across the country, has presented Ammons Development Group (ADG), the company responsible for developing Heritage Wake Forest, with the Developer of the Year for the N.C. Chapter award as well as Heritage Wake Forest with the Association of Distinction award. The ADG and Heritage Wake Forest will receive their awards at the N.C. Chapter of the CAI’s annual fall conference, meeting and trade show titled, “Seeds of Change,” which will take place on Friday, Sept. 21 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at the Cary Embassy Suites. For more information on the conference, call (919) 677-1840.

Located near the downtown district of Wake Forest, Heritage Wake Forest features beautiful custom-homes with a wide variety of home plans and architectural styles. The community features several amenities, which include the Heritage Swim and Tennis Club as well as the award winning Heritage Golf Club. For more information on Heritage Wake Forest, visit http://www.heritagewakeforest.com.

“We are very proud of Heritage Wake Forest,” said Houston. “Ammons Development Group and the Heritage Wake Forest community association have both worked hard to make Heritage Wake Forest an outstanding place to live.”

About Coldwell Banker Howard Perry And Walston Builder Services:
Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Builder Services is a full service sales and marketing division specializing in new home developments and construction. Established in 1979, Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Builder Services has represented both local custom builders and national corporate builders in over 500 new home communities throughout the area. Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Builder Services provides comprehensive sales and marketing that includes buyer profile development, market research, target marketing, advertising, promotion and public relations. Also provided are professionally-trained sales managers, professionally-trained and dedicated on-site sales associates, a marketing department to develop and implement targeted marketing strategies and access to top relocation representatives and more than 700 Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston sales associates through out the Triangle. For more information about Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Builder Services visit their Web site at http://www.hpwnewhomes.com.

About Heritage Wake Forest:
Heritage Wake Forest is located near the downtown district of Wake Forest and has homes priced from $180,000 to $1 million built on the award winning Heritage Golf Course. The community offers many recreational amenities including a swim and tennis club and numerous parks and playgrounds. Heritage also maintains 120 acres for soccer fields as well as walking and biking trails. For more information, please call at 919-453-2000 or visit their Web site at http://www.heritagewakeforest.com.

About Ammons Development Group (ADG):
Andy Ammons, president of ADG, is the second generation to carry on the ideals that have established the company’s solid reputation for excellence throughout the years. Andy’s father, Jud Ammons, founder of Ammons, Inc.., is best known for completing north Raleigh’s first planned unit development, Greystone Village. Over the past two decades, Jud was instrumental in the development of more than 3,000 acres.

About the Community Association Institute (CAI):
The CAI was founded in 1973 as a multi-disciplinary, nonprofit alliance serving all stakeholders in community associations. The CAI provides education and resources to America’s 231,000 residential condominium, cooperative and homeowner associations and to the professionals and suppliers who serve them. The CAI has more than 15,000 members in 55 chapters throughout the United States and in several foreign countries. For More information on the CAI, visit http://www.cai-nc.org.

Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
919-233-6600
patty@mmimarketing.com
PR Firms Raleigh, NC
Real Estate PR

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ALEXANDRIA, VA, MAY 18, 2007—Judi M. Phares, CMCA, PCAM, president and CEO of RTI/Community Management Associates, Inc., in Plano, TX, was recently honored with the prestigious Barbara Byrd Keenan Award for her dedicated service to the National Board of Certification for Community Association Managers (NBC-CAM). NBC-CAM chair in 2005-06, Phares served on the blue ribbon task force that founded the certification group in 1995. She has also served on the NBC-CAM Board of Commissioners.

The award was presented by NBC-CAM Chair Pat Wasson, CMCA, PCAM, at Community Association Institute's record-setting National Conference and Exposition in Las Vegas. The conference was the largest event in CAI history, with more than 1,300 people in attendance.

Only three other people have been honored with the Keenan Award: Barbara Keenan (2002), staff president of CAI from 1992 to 2002; Jerry Fein (2004), a New Jersey homeowner who was actively involved in both CAI and NBC-CAM; and Stephen Castle (2005), CMCA, AMS, PCAM, president of Mid-Atlantic Management Corp. in Plymouth Meeting, PA.

To be eligible for the award, the individual must make exceptionally valuable contributions to the advancement of the manager certification program and achieve distinction in the field through leadership, research or management.

In addition to her tremendous contributions to NBC-CAM and the community management profession, Phares was recognized for her personal and corporate commitment to professionalism and high ethical standards. Her company earned the 2006 Greater Dallas Business Ethics Award and the 2006 American Business Ethics Award.

"Like Barbara, Jerry and Steve before her, Judi was instrumental in the growth and development of the NBC-CAM certification program," said Executive Director Dawn Bauman, CAE. "Her personal and professional commitment to excellence in community management is unwavering. She is a role model for all professional community managers, exemplifying professionalism, leadership and high standards in everything she does. Our industry is fortunate to have a professional of Judi's caliber."

More 7,000 professionals have earned the Certified Manager of Community Associations certification since NBC-CAM was created a dozen years ago. CMCA certification signifies that a manager has passed NBC-CAM's national exam and met the requirements for managing condominium, cooperative and homeowner associations.

To search for an active CMCA, visit www.nbccam.org/hiring/search.cfm.

NBC-CAM was founded by CAI to establish guidelines for acquiring and demonstrating fundamental knowledge of community association management. An affiliate of CAI, NBC-CAM operates as an independent entity. It is the first and only national organization created solely to certify community association managers and to help consumers identify managers who have demonstrated fundamental competency and knowledge in this profession.

More information on NBC-CAM can be accessed at www.nbccam.org. To learn more about CAI, visit www.caionline.org.

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The city of Phoenix Housing Department and the Arizona Association of Community Managers (AACM) are partnering on an annual community project to make facility improvements at the Pine Towers senior housing complex.

From 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 3, city Housing staff and AACM representatives will be enhancing the center courtyard area, installing six sidewalks, trimming and pruning trees and shrubbery, top dressing granite, mowing lawns and installing plants.

The property receiving the community makeover is located at 2936 N. 36th St. and is owned and operated by the city of Phoenix for elderly and disabled residents.

AACM is a statewide organization, established to represent the interests of community association management companies throughout the state of Arizona and to promote professionalism in the community association management industry. Membership in AACM requires that the member firm and its representatives demonstrate the highest levels of honesty, integrity and capability to their clients, other firms, service providers and AACM. For more information about this project contact AACM at 602-743-4908.

The city of Phoenix Housing Department provides and promotes diversified housing opportunities and enriches the quality of life for low -to moderate-income families, seniors, and persons with disabilities by developing, managing, and subsidizing affordable housing.

The city owns approximately 3,500 units of public and other affordable housing and manages over 5,200 housing choice vouchers. These programs provide homes to more than 25,000 Phoenix residents.

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NEW ORLEANS, LA, FEBRUARY 23, 2007--Eleven attorneys serving homeowner and condominium associations across the country were inducted today into the College of Community Association Lawyers (CCAL), bringing to 102 the number of industry practitioners admitted by the prestigious organization.

The new members were inducted at the 28th Annual Community Association Law Seminar in New Orleans, a popular, two-day forum in which hundreds of attorneys and other industry leaders explore trends and practices in the law governing common-interest communities.

CCAL was established in 1993 by the Community Associations Institute (CAI), with membership consisting of CAI member attorneys who have distinguished themselves through their contributions to the field of community association law. CCAL members are also recognized for committing themselves to high standards of professional and ethical conduct in the practice of association law.

The inductees are:

* Joseph J. Cusimano, Esq., Kaman & Cusimano, Cleveland, OH
* Helio De La Torre, Esq., Siegfried, Riveria, Lerner, De La Torre & Sobel, Coral Gables, FL
* Andrew G. Elmore, Esq., Chadwick, Washington, Moriarty, Elmore & Bunn, P.C., Glen Allen, VA
* Lynn Krupnik., Esq., Ekmark & Ekmark, L.L.C., Scottsdale, AZ
* Jamie Lyons, Esq., Weissman, Nowack, Curry & Wilco, PC, Atlanta, GA
* P. Thomas Murray, Jr, Esq., Eads, Murray & Pugh, P.C., Indianapolis, IN
* Charles A. Perkins, Jr., Esq., Perkins & Anctil, P.C., North Chelmford, MA
* Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., Richardson & Harman, LLP, Pasadena, CA
* James H. Slaughter, Esq., Forman Rossabi Black, PA, Greensboro, NC
* Wilbert Washington, Esq., Chadwick, Washington, Moriarty, Elmore & Bunn, P.C., Fairfax, VA
* Alan P. Young, Esq., Young & Haros, LLC., Stroudsburg, PA

"This is a superb class of inductees and some of the industry's most accomplished legal experts in the community association field," said CCAL Dean George E. Nowack, Esq., dean of CCAL and partner in the Atlanta-based firm of Weissman, Nowack, Curry & Wilco, P.C. "Their professional accomplishments and reputations reflect their individual commitment to excellence in community association law and their dedication to the advancement of this specialization."

"We're pleased to see these respected and deserving industry leaders admitted to CCAL," added CAI Chief Executive Officer Thomas M. Skiba, CAE. We welcome their expertise and look forward to their contributions."

CCAL provides a forum for the exchange of information among experienced legal professionals working in the community association field. Its goals include promoting high standards of professional and ethical responsibility, improving and advancing community association law and practice, and facilitating the development of educational materials and programming pertaining to legal issues.

CAI is a national membership organization dedicated to helping homeowner and condominium associations meet the expectations of their residents. The 29,000-plus member organization accomplishes this mission by providing information, tools and resources to homeowners and professionals who govern, manage and support common-interest communities.

By helping members learn, excel and achieve, CAI strengthens the governance and management of community associations throughout the country, making them better places to live.

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From the "Good News Houston" blog comes a list of community associations that have adopted the "Rights and Responsibilities for Better Communities" resolution. To see the blog and the list

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ALEXANDRIA, VA, DECEMBER 4, 2006 The Board of Trustees of Community
Associations Institute (CAI) will welcome six new members in January, an
infusion of industry professionals and community association homeowners who will
guide CAI as its national membership approaches 30,000.

Ronald L. Perl, Esq., Hill Wallack LLP, in Princeton, NJ, will serve as CAI
president beginning January 1, while T. Peter Kristian, CMCA, LSM, PCAM, General
Manager of Hilton Head Plantation Property Owners Association, in Hilton
Head, SC, becomes president-elect.

New members appointed to the Board of Trustees are:

* Prudence Bachmann, The Masters Condominium Association, Suffolk, VA
* Robert E. Barlow, Jr., AMS, PCAM, CIRMS, Wachovia Insurance Services, Summit,
NJ
* Kevin Cavanaugh, CPA, Goldklang, Cavanaugh & Associates, P.C., Fairfax, VA
* Kathryn C. Danella, CMCA, LSM, PCAM, Boca Pointe Community Association, Boca
Raton, FL
* Kelly A. Moran, CMCA, AMS, PCAM, Rampart Properties, Inc., Tampa, FL
* James M. Rademacher, Rezkom Enterprises, Inc., Ocean, NJ

Perl, Kristian and the following six leaders are returning to the 14-member
board:

* Denise Bower, CMCA, AMS, PCAM, Community Management, Inc., Portland, OR
* Steven Y. Brumfield, CMCA, AMS, PCAM, Toll Brothers, Horsham, PA
* Jack McGrath, The Grande at Colts Neck Condominium Association, Colts Neck, NJ
* P. Michael Nagle, Esq., Nagle & Zaller, P.C., Columbia, MD
* Wendy W. Taylor, CMCA, AMS, LSM, PCAM, Community Management Associates (CMA)
of Broken Sound, Boca Raton, FL
* Edward D. Thomas, CMCA, AMS, PCAM, Property Management People, Frederick, MD

"I'm honored to serve as president of this premier membership organization, and
I'm fortunate to have such talented board members working along side me," says
Perl. "We will continue the great strides that have taken place during the past
several years. We will also look for new and innovative ways to serve our
members and represent the best long-term interests of all community association
stakeholders."

CAI conducts annual elections to determine which members will serve on the
organization's membership representation groups (MRGs)—the Association of
Professional Community Managers (APCM) Board, the Community Association
Volunteers Committee (CAVC) and the Business Partners Council (BPC).

Edward D. Thomas, CMCA, AMS, PCAM, was elected to serve as the 2007 APCM Board
chair. Newly elected members are:

* Denise Bower, CMCA, AMS, PCAM, Community Management, Inc., Portland, OR
* Joe Bunting, CMCA, AMS, PCAM, Kiawah Island Community Association, Kiawah
Island, SC
* Sue Carpenter, CMCA, PCAM, Community Management Professionals Inc., Orlando,
FL
* Lori Loch-Lee, CMCA, AMS, PCAM, Rossmar & Graham Management Company, Mesa, AZ
* Kelly A. Moran, CMCA, AMS, PCAM, Rampart Properties, Inc., Tampa, FL
* Paula Santangelo, CMCA, AMS, PCAM, Mid-Atlantic Management Corp., Broad Axe,
PA

Bower and Moran were elected to second terms.

Jack McGrath will serve as the 2007 CAVC chair. Newly elected members are:

* Prudence Bachmann, The Masters Condominium Association, Suffolk, VA
* Bob Gramzinski, Manchester Farm Community Association, Germantown, MD
* Michael William Shiflett, Inter-Neighborhood Council, Durham, NC

Bachmann was elected to a second term.

P. Michael Nagle, Esq., was elected to serve as the BPC chair. Newly elected
members are:

* Kevin Cavanaugh, CPA, Goldklang, Cavanaugh & Associates, P.C., Fairfax, VA
* George Demetriades, Paint-Pro, Inc., Hightstown, NJ
* R. Honey Harris, Community Bank, Destin, FL
* Michael Magnotta, CPA, Advanced Technology Group, Inc., Plymouth Meeting, PA
* Robert M. Meisner, Esq., Meisner & Associates, P.C., Bingham Farms, MI
* George E. Nowack, Esq., Weissman, Nowack, Curry & Wilco, P.C., Atlanta, GA
* Lynn Voorhees, RS, Kipcon, Inc., North Brunswick, NJ

Cavanaugh, Magnotta and Voorhees were elected to second terms. Nowack serves on
the BPC by virtue of being elected the 2007 Dean of the College of Community
Association Lawyers.

Full 2007 MRG rosters will be posted online in January at
www.caionline.org/leadership/index.cfm.

CAI's president and president-elect are elected by members of the Board of
Trustees. Four at-large members are appointed by a board-selected Nominating
Committee and eight members are appointed by CAI's three membership
representation groups: four by APCM Board members and two each by the CAVC and
BPC. Board members are elected to two-year terms and can serve a maximum of
three terms. MRG members also serve two-year terms.

"I'm gratified to be working with such an excellent cadre of industry leaders,"
said CAI Chief Executive Officer Thomas M. Skiba. "Serving on the CAI Board of
Trustees and MRGs is a significant commitment of time and energy. And it's an
important commitment, not just to CAI as an organization, but to the members
they represent. I appreciate their dedication and enthusiasm and look forward to
working with them."

CAI is a national membership organization dedicated to helping homeowner and
condominium associations meet the expectations of their residents. We
accomplish this mission by providing information, tools and resources to
homeowners and professionals who govern and manage common-interest communities.
Our 28,000-plus members include community managers, volunteer homeowner leaders
and businesses and professionals who support associations. More information can
be obtained at www.caionline.org or by calling toll-free (888) 224-4321.

For members and general inquiries, contact the CAI Direct customer service team:
Community Associations Institute
225 Reinekers Lane, Suite 300
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-548-8600
Fax: 703-684-1581

MEDIA CONTACT: Frank Rathbun
Phone: 703-548-8600, ext. 261
Fax: 703-684-1581

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As year-end holidays approach, the spiritual "reason for the season" will be on display in lobbies, entrances, hallways and other common areas of the majority of condominiums and homeowner associations throughout the state of Florida, according to results of a statewide survey of community association members released today.

Nearly 80% of respondents to the survey, conducted online from Nov. 5-20 by the Community Association Leadership Lobby (CALL), an organization representing more than 4,000 Florida condominium and other community associations, said their communities choose to place holiday decorations in common areas of the property during the month of December.

Of those, fully 78.8% said the display includes Christmas decorations, while 36% said their association displays Hanukkah decorations in December, indicating that many condo buildings and homeowner associations (HOAs) choose to publicly celebrate both the Christian and Jewish holidays. An additional 1.7% said their association would celebrate Kwanzaa.

While 37.2% said the holiday display in their association would remain non-denominational, survey organizers said the responses show that the religious and spiritual messages of the holidays remain substantial in most Florida community associations.

"Clearly, most community associations in Florida recognize the spiritual origins of the holidays and tend to deal with different religious and ethnic traditions in a spirit of tolerance and inclusion," said Donna D. Berger, Executive Director of CALL and a community association attorney and shareholder with the Florida-based law firm Becker & Poliakoff. "The survey also showed that the display of decorations is sanctioned by association tradition in 40% of the cases, while the association leadership establishes the decorations policy more than half the time, either by a specially designated committee or a decision by the association's elected Board of Directors."

A total of 459 property owners in condominiums, HOAs and other community associations from the Panhandle to the Florida Keys responded to the survey, conducted in an effort to identify trends and "best practices" in how Florida community associations deal with issues related to year-end holiday decorations, association parties and employee gifts and bonuses.

Key survey findings include:

- While more than 60% of associations shy away from throwing a year-end
party, of those that do go in for a community-wide holiday bash only
16.8% are willing to foot the bill directly out of the annual budget.

- Nearly half (44.6%) of respondents said their association earmarks less
than $100 in their annual budget to spend on these year-end holiday
items, with 28.3% spending from $100-$500 and 27.1% saying their
association spends more than $500 each year.

- Slightly more than half (55.1%) of associations give year-end gifts or
bonuses to association employees -- of those, 52.2% have created an
annual budget item for that purpose, while 47.5% fund employee gifts or
bonuses through voluntary contributions from association members.

"A clear consensus is yet to emerge among associations on the question of whether and how to provide year-end holiday gifts or bonuses to employees," said Ms. Berger. "Often at issue for those that do provide employee gifts or bonuses is how to do so equitably, and on that point associations appear nearly evenly split between those that prefer to guarantee an amount through an annual budget line item and those that leave the amount to be determined by voluntary contributions from individual unit owners."

The survey also found that fully 65% of associations place no restrictions when it comes to holiday decorations and of those that do, nearly 80% said their association takes no action or sends a warning letter with no follow through in the case of a property owner who flaunts the restrictions.

"We found it interesting that the survey responses showed a more relaxed attitude on the part of community association leadership regarding enforcement of restrictions on what individual owners can display on doors, balconies and front yards," said Ms. Berger.

The survey's sponsor, CALL, is a statewide organization established in 2003 to advocate on behalf of the interests of Florida's community associations by the law firm Becker & Poliakoff, which has the largest community association law practice in the state.

The full report on the survey results is available online at the website of the Community Association Leadership Lobby: www.callbp.com.

About the Community Association Leadership Lobby (CALL)

The Community Association Leadership Lobby is the leading organization working to enhance the quality of life and protect property values for Florida's community association residents. CALL advocates on behalf of more than 4,000 member communities, including condominiums, homeowners' associations, mobile home communities and cooperatives throughout the state. More information on the Community Association Leadership Lobby can be found at www.callbp.com

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Raleigh, NC, November 07, 2006 --(PR.COM)-- Andy Ammons, president of Ammons Development Group and Debbie Houston announce that the Heritage Wake Forest Homeowners Association has won the 2006 Association of Distinction award from the North Carolina Chapter of the Community Associations Institute (CAI). The award was in the Large HOA category. Representatives for the Heritage Wake Forest HOA received the award at the CAI-NC Annual Chapter Conference Sept. 15 at the Marriott Executive Park in Charlotte.

“We are excited that the Heritage Wake Forest Homeowners Association has earned the 2006 Association of Distinction award,” said Ammons. “This award demonstrated that the group’s efforts are appreciated by their peers statewide.”

About Heritage Wake Forest:

Heritage Wake Forest is located near the downtown district of Wake Forest and has homes priced from $180,000 to $1 million built on the beautifully designed Heritage Golf Course. The community offers many recreational amenities including a swim and tennis club and numerous parks and playgrounds. Heritage also maintains 120 acres for soccer fields as well as walking and biking trails. You can visit their Web site at http://www.heritagewakeforest.com.

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DALLAS and SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Oct. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Dante Alexander, President and CEO of the National Association of Condo Hotel Owners (NACHO), has announced the association's first governing Board.

"The coming year will pose some unique opportunities for this burgeoning industry," Alexander said. "The board represents an exacting selection process to effectively represent the association's first year, including industry leaders in management, development, financial trades, legal, home owner association administration and condotel unit owners."

"This board rounds out the association's resources so it may effectively serve this burgeoning industry."

Bernard S. Meyer, Senior Vice President of Associa(R), will serve as chairman of the NACHO Board of Directors. His career spans nearly three decades of service to all facets of property types and community management. Associa is the nation's leader in community association management, serving thousands of communities across the United States through more than 70 offices.

"Bernard Meyer brings with him a deep understanding of our constituents and a wealth of resources not previously available to the association through his responsibilities with Associa," said Alexander. "I personally welcome the members of this board, all of whom are leaders in this new industry and many of whom have served on the association advisory board through formation and launch. They bring sensibility and smart, long-term vision to this emerging market."

The board is comprised of qualified professionals, dedicated to the growth and expansion of the condo hotel segment through sustainable growth and unit owner satisfaction. The association and its board represent the interests of individual condo hotel unit owners, commercial hotel, real estate trades, legal, and association management. The Board of Directors guides the organization in governing the company and provides management, investment and liquidity oversight.

The Association's founding Board of Directors: * Robert Haiman, Senior Vice President of Remington Hotels, LLP * Casey Flynn, Condo Hotel Unit Owner and Regional Sales Manager with LodgeNet Entertainment * William R. Hopkins, Condo Hotel Owner since 1980 and Principal of Pleiades Real Estate Investments, LLC * Kevin Jones, Condo Hotel Owner and MBA Economics Degree * Cliff Risman chairs the Gardere Financial Services Practice Group and leads the Gardere Hospitality Industry Team * Grant Sabroff, Senior Vice President of Business Development for Boykin Management Company * Chris van der Baars, Vice President Development for Interstate Hotels & Resorts * Edward Watkins is the editor of Lodging Hospitality Magazine * Bob Waun, CEO of Vacation Finance * Bill Meyer, Principal, in legal practice representation of condominium associations for the past 20 years

The National Association of Condo Hotel Owners will ratify its first Board of Directors prior to the association's first conference. NACHO's Condo Hotel Summit 2006 runs November 30 - December 1, 2006 and is being held in Coral Gables, Florida.

The National Association of Condo Hotel Owners (NACHO) is a non-profit trade association, representing the entire lifecycle of the condo hotel segment from would-be buyers, developers, supporting trades, and unit owners.

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OCTOBER 11, 2006, ALEXANDRIA, VA - Community Associations Institute (CAI) is giving residents in homeowner and condominium associations across the country the opportunity to get flu vaccinations in their own communities, eliminating the need to schedule appointments with their doctors.

CAI members can sponsor flu vaccination clinics that will be conducted beginning in early November. The vaccinations are $25 each, and Medicare Part B is accepted. There is no fee for associations that sponsor the clinics. This benefit is also available to CAI business partners, including management companies.

CAI is teaming with Care Dynamix LLC to provide this opportunity to CAI members.

"The single best way to protect against the flu is to get vaccinated each year," says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Between 5 and 20 percent of the U.S. population is infected each year with influenza. That's 15 to 60 million Americans. The result, according to the CDC, is an estimated 36,000 related deaths and 200,000 hospitalizations. Because influenza viruses are continuously changing, the strains of influenza virus included in the vaccine are re-evaluated each year.

"We are pleased to be able to offer this opportunity to our members," says CAI Chief Executive Officer Tom Skiba. "This is an easy, no-cost way for community associations to provide a valuable service to their residents, and for businesses to provide a convenient and important benefit to their employees."

While there is no charge for hosting a clinic, communities and businesses doing so must appoint an individual to receive and refrigerate the shipment of vaccine 2-3 days prior to the clinic. That person also needs to be available the day of the clinic to provide administrative support to the nurses.

A clinic can be held for any organization that can be reasonably sure that at least 40 people will participate. An online scheduling mechanism is available for communities and businesses that anticipate more than 100 participants.

While the community or business will be primarily responsible for promoting the clinic, Care Dynamix will provide customized flyers and posters to promote the clinic, as well as language to use in e-mail promotions, newsletters, websites and bulletin boards.

To sign up, members need to complete and return a short, online form. It can be accessed in the members-only section of the CAI website at www.caionline.org/members/prv/index.cfm and should be e-mailed to mcopps@... or sent via facsimile to (703) 684-1581. Allow two business days for a response.

Non-member community associations can take advantage of this offer for a $150 administrative fee, or join CAI and get this service as a free member benefit. Annual memberships for individual community association managers and homeowner volunteer leaders (board members) are $95. Membership information can be accessed at www.caionline.org/join/index.cfm. Non-members interested in the flu clinic should call CAI toll-free at (888) 224-4321.

CAI is a national membership organization dedicated to helping homeowner and condominium associations meet the expectations of their residents. CAI's 28,000-plus members include community managers, volunteer homeowner leaders and businesses and professionals who support associations.

For members and general inquiries, contact the CAI Direct customer service team: Community Associations Institute
225 Reinekers Lane, Suite 300 Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone: 703-548-8600 Fax: 703-684-1581

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More than 226 community managers are among the 235 individuals awarded professional designations by Community Associations Institute (CAI) during the first half of 2006—further evidence, if any is needed, that the community association marketplace is increasingly reliant on professionals who have demonstrated knowledge and proficiency in their fields of expertise.

The following designations were awarded during the six-month period:

* 193 Association Management Specialists (AMS).
* 31 Professional Community Association Managers (PCAM).
* 5 Reserve Specialists (RS).
* 4 Community Insurance and Risk Management Specialists (CIRMS).
* 2 Large-Scale Managers (LSM).

"We applaud these dedicated individuals for their commitment to education and professional development," says CAI Chief Executive Officer Thomas M. Skiba, who holds a Certified Association Executive (CAE) credential from the Association Society of Association Executives. "CAI designations provide direct marketplace value in terms of increased salaries and job opportunities. They also elevate the professionalism of the industry at large, and that's essential given the demanding, multi-dimensional nature of community association management."

The AMS is the second tier in the hierarchy of professional designations for community association managers. The first tier is the Certified Manager of Community Associations (CMCA) credential, administered by CAI's affiliate organization, the National Board of Certification for Community Association Managers (NBC-CAM). The PCAM is the third and highest credential for professional managers. The LSM demonstrates specialized knowledge in the management and operations of large community associations.

The RS and CIRMS designations recognize education, expertise and experience in two increasingly important components of community association operations—reserve studies and insurance and risk-management, respectively.

See the full list of individuals earning designations.

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