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LARRY THOMAS, PCAM
| CAI-NJ CHAPTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
“I am asking that all
community board members
not only allow their
management team to attend,
but insist that they attend.”
T
hanks to everyone that attended our recent Annual
Awards Dinner on February 25th. It was a won-
derful evening and went off without a hitch. I have
worked with several non-profit organizations in the past
and I’ve found that our volunteers are the most dedicated
professionals I’ve ever come across. This was evident
by the outstanding job of the Awards Dinner Committee.
Led by Kari Prout and Theresa Heinzemann, CMCA, this
committee set their goals at the first meeting of the annual
retreat in December. From there, all of their meetings were
on point and task focused. All of the committee members
brought something to the table and no one was shy about
offering suggestions. Jackie, from my office, also played
a key role in working with the committee to realize their
objectives. The Board Liaisons, Gabe Vitale and Larry
Sauer, attended the meetings and assumed the roles as
liaisons perfectly. They let the committee run themselves
and added advice and direction when requested.
I am sure that you have noticed that we have put
together an extensive educational program lineup for
2016. Angela and the entire staff, along with sugges-
tions and input from all of our members have created
events that are either geared towards a particular mem-
bership group or have an appeal to all of our members.
The board of directors has agreed that these events be
either “low cost or no cost,” thus affording any member
the opportunity to attend. I am asking that all community
board members not only allow their management team to
attend, but insist that they attend. These events will keep
your management team current with industry and legislative
changes. We all know that these are changing times and
any information that we can get to help us govern our
communities is invaluable. One very important event that
is geared to all of our members is the upcoming “Cyber
Threat” seminar. The information presented here will be
helpful in keeping your community’s assets protected from
cyber theft or fraud. Information concerning this seminar
can be found on page 64.
Please read Chris Li’s Legislative Update on page 8.
Several of our initiatives are moving in a positive direction.
I receive weekly calls from our elected officials asking for
information or input on legislation that affects community
living. Chris, along with the Legislative Action Committee,
are a very committed and educated group of industry pro-
fessionals dedicated to supporting or opposing legislation
that could touch all of our residents and professionals that
have an interest in New Jersey community living. Included
in Chris’s article is a breakdown of two very important
favorable court decisions.
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