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Theresa Leatherbury, CPM®
President, IREM Maryland Chapter
Happy Spring to my IREM Family. I am grateful for each one of you. Together, we are doing some great things to advance the Chapter’s mission of promoting superior management practices.
The Board of Directors is focusing on the Strategic Plan that was developed at the end of 2021. Membership and connections are some of the main themes of the Strategic Plan. Our goals include growing membership through outreach to Management Companies as well as diversifying membership through an effort targeting commercial management companies.
We believe making stronger connections within the Chapter also promotes our mission. One of our goals for increasing member connections is to have New Member Orientations throughout the year so members know how to get involved through volunteer activities. Another way the Plan is making connections is by developing mentor plans for new members as well as for CPM Candidates.
One of our long-term goals is to develop an outreach plan for high school and college students to choose property management as a career. Adam is leading an effort to develop a Property Management major at a local college or university, preferably an HBCU.
Another big goal for this year is to launch REstart®. Bev Willis has been doing an amazing job of organizing this effort. She has assembled a team of enthusiastic volunteers and it will launch in May. We are currently accepting applications and are looking for Management Companies who are willing to offer an internship.
This year marks the 75th Anniversary of the Chapter. We are celebrating with 2 events. The first one is an invitation-only dinner celebrating Past Presidents of the Chapter. We will be joined by 2022 IREM President Barry Blanton. On June 8, the entire Chapter will celebrate at our Annual Happy Hour at Rye Street Tavern.
Our Chapter is blessed with so many talented members and a very dedicated and hard-working staff. Together, we advance our mission and enhance the lives of those who live and work in the properties we manage.
Hope to see you at our next event!
Theresa Leatherbury
IREM MD, President
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We are excited to announce that Sharón Turner, CPM®, has been appointed on the 2022 IREM DEI Advisory Board!
Established in 2007, the Diversity Advisory Board works on a national level to attract and engage diverse individuals to real estate management and IREM.
Congratulations on this awesome accomplishment, we know you will make valuable contributions to help IREM accomplish its DEI vision and commitment to diversity!
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The real estate industry and real estate property? managers have seen some seismic shifts over the past few years. Even before the pandemic, there were the rules and policies developing over rent control, companion animals, the Americans with Disabilities Act, affordable housing, the SAFE Banking Act, and more. These concerns continue to command the attention of our profession.......READ MORE
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April Dinner, Drinks & DEI
Tuesday, April 19th, 2022
4pm – 7pm
Busboys & Poets Columbia
Join IREM for Cocktails, Dinner and featured Keynote Speaker Kia Silver Hodge, SPHR at Bus Boy's & Poets in Columbia MD!
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Member Benefit & CPM Candidate Lunch
Wednesday, June 8th, 2022
6pm - 9pm
Rye Street Tavern
Join us at Rye Street Tavern in Baltimore as
we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the
IREM Maryland Chapter!
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2022 IREM Leadership Retreat |
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IREM MD REstart® to Kick off May 16th!
By Kara Permisohn, Minkoff Company
After a long pause in planning due to the pandemic and thanks to the leadership of Co-Chairs Beverly Willis and Jennifer Coco, our chapter is moving full steam ahead with the REstart® education and internship program. The purpose of the REstart® Program is to provide individuals caught in the cycle of poverty, unemployment, homeless, and domestic violence the opportunity to have a second chance in life. REstart® offers participants training, mentoring and job placement assistance leading to careers in property management.
Even more important, the program offers its graduates renewed confidence and reclaimed self-respect. IREM MD 16 has partnered with Paul’s Place a non-profit based in Southwest Baltimore whose “mission is to be a catalyst and leader for change, improving the quality of life in the Southwest Baltimore communities. Paul’s Place provides programs, services, and support that strengthen individuals and families, fostering hope, personal dignity, and growth.”
Selected participants will be trained in residential property management on an entry level path. During the six weeks of classes the curriculum will include a large emphasis on leasing and marketing, HR, maintenance, and finance. Students will also be given trainings on soft skills such as customer service, refreshers in basic math and writing, time management, job searching and resume writing.
REstart® truly affords candidates the ability to get back on their feet and continue toward many positive achievements. Pending successful completion of the course work, the program offers the opportunity of a six-week paid internship. The following companies have agreed to be an intern host; WPM, Habitat America, AHC Management, Murn Management, and Atlantic Realty.
The commitment to host an intern is a six-week internship paid at $15.00 an hour with hopes for permanent employment. REstart® is still in need of one or two additional management companies to host an intern. Please contact Beverly Willis willis@ahcinc.org – 410-236-8026 if your company can be an intern host.
We have received over seventy-five applications with approximately fifteen of them in various stages of the application process. The plan is to have a class no larger than 8 high quality candidates. Each student will be paired up with a one-on-one mentor who is someone already working in property management.
REstart® will kick off May 16th at Groundwork Kitchen - 925 Washington Blvd. Baltimore 21230. IREM MD members and Industry Partners will receive an invite mid-April. We’d like to thank the dozens of volunteers, property management partners, Paul’s Place and Poe Knows (background screening company) who are involved with designing, leading, and implementing this worthwhile offering. Without them the program cannot make such impactful changes to these candidates lives.
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2022 IREM Leadership Retreat |
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The IREM® Chapter Leadership Retreat will be back in person in 2022. IREM MD leaders will spend three days learning how to grow their leadership skills to enhance their chapter roles and professional lives as real estate managers.
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It's time to submit your 2022 Income & Expense Information! As a CPM® or data submitter, your free benchmark product includes access to all metro areas for one asset class (conventional apartment, office, or industrial). Additional benchmarks for other asset classes are also available for purchase within the portal. If you’re both a CPM and a data submitter, you’ll have access to all metro areas for one asset class. |
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Join the University of Baltimore Real Estate and Economic Development Advisory Board as they host the next installment of Lessons from Legends featuring architect, advocate, innovator and entrepreneur Diane Cho, a founding principal of Cho Benn Holback and current principal with the firm Quinn Evans.
*This event will be live-streamed since attendance is limited!
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