We just hosted our Northern California Law Seminar in our new CMworld virtual platform. Was it successful? Surveys are going out and we look forward to the responses to help us gauge how best to provide YOU with platforms that allow all members to engage with each other.
From what I saw during our inaugural NCLSE, through your avatars you were very engaged with each other. The education sessions were successful, from a technological as well as content and presenter perspectives. Wow, what a talented and experienced group of professionals educating our members!
Sure, there were some technological challenges on the first day related to the Expo Hall. We own that and worked through the night to get it corrected. There are always challenges in advanced technology when you roll it out at the level that we did. We roll with it, and learn from every single challenge and only get better because of it. I can’t wait for the Southern California Law Seminar!
We will always offer a virtual option for education, but individually, I can’t wait to get to see you in person! We all hear the same information related to the pandemic, so we all know there isn’t real data yet to assess when we can hold in-person events. But because event planning requires months of advanced work, we are planning on holding the Executive Leadership Summit at the Loew’s Resort on Coronado.
We are also planning two one-day expo events later in the year. These events will include an educational component, lunch, an expo experience, a casual networking event and Vision Award ceremony (did you think I forgot?). We are waiting just a little longer before identifying dates and locations to allow these locations to open back up at full capacity so planning can start. Of course, we will be making the appropriate announcements when these have been coordinated.
I look forward to “seeing” you very soon!
Tom Freeley, CAMEx, CCAM
CEO & President
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Congrats Tara Radley on becoming firm partner |
Beaumont Tashjian (BT) is excited to announce that Tara Radley, Esq. has elevated to a firm partner as of January 1, 2021. Tara has been an attorney at BT for nearly a decade. Since joining BT, Tara has devoted her time to the firm’s litigation department as well as providing general counsel services to the firm’s clients. Tara oversees the firm’s litigation practice, with particular experience in law and motion, including obtaining and defending various types of restraining orders and preliminary injunctions, mediations and appeals. Tara’s general counsel services include contract review and negotiations, conflict resolution, disciplinary and compliance matters, preparation of, amendment to and guidance on governing documents and conducting stock cooperative transfers. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Media Studies from Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York. She obtained her Juris Doctorate from Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles, California. She was admitted to the State Bar of California and the United States District Court for the Central District of California in 2010. She can be reached at tradley@HOAattorneys.com.
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AWT welcomes Wendy Benner to the team |
Wendy Benner has joined the AWT Inc. team as Vice President of Client Relations. Wendy comes to AWT with a lifetime of experience in the multifamily arena, having been raised in a family owned HOA Management Company and serving as a Senior Manager before transitioning into the general contracting world over 15 years ago. Wendy earned her BS from UC Davis in 1995 and has spent the majority of her career working with Homeowners Associations. Wendy brings a multitude of knowledge and skills to the AWT team. She has specialized in occupied housing construction work, in both the HOA and apartment space, which is AWT’s wheelhouse. Wendy has collaborated with both crews and clients on everything from maintenance work to incredibly detailed construction defect cases, settlement and reconstruction oversight. She has both drafted OSHA policies and procedures, as well as
acted as an in-house safety inspector. In the last several years, Wendy’s focus has included in depth knowledge of
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Make sure your membership renewal is paid in order to be listed in the Resource Guide Member Directory for 2021 and to keep your certifications active and current. You can pay online through our portal or by contacting us directly at membership@cacm.org.
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Education Department Updates |
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Adding a Specialty Designation – What You Need to Know! |
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Adding a Specialty Designation after your CCAM or MCAM designation accentuates your value in a niche market and broadcasts your expertise to your employer, community association board clients and colleagues.
Who can earn a Specialty Certificate and Designation?
Community Managers who have held the Certified Community Manager (CCAM) certification for a minimum of two years.
What’s Involved?
Successfully complete the required coursework:
- Human Resource Management
- Risk Management in Community Associations (prerequisites apply)
- One of the following specialization courses:
- High Rise Community Management
- Large Scale Community Management
- Portfolio Management
- New Development Community Management
- Submit the applicable Specialty Certificate application and processing fee within 36 months of completion of the first required course.
- Upon acceptance, complete a solution-based essay demonstrating knowledge and understanding of the required courses.
- CCAM or MCAM continuing education requirements must be met in order to use a specialty designation.
For more information on earning a Specialty Designation, please contact Debbie Griffiths, Education & Credentialing Advisor, at dgriffiths@cacm.org.
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Coming Soon – The 2021 Second Quarter Course Schedule
Your Education and Credentialing team will be releasing the 2021 Second Quarter Course by the end of next week – February 19, 2021. Courses will be held via Zoom and in the CM World!
What does that mean to you, our manager members?
- The continued convenience of online learning.
- Continued interaction with experts in the CID industry, regardless of where you might live in the State of California.
- An enhanced level of networking with colleagues near and far.
- Enhanced engagement and student participation during all course sessions.
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Interested in putting your knowledge and experience to good use? Interested in giving back by shaping the skills of community managers? CACM is looking to expand our instructor cadre.
Those manager members who have held a valid CCAM for at least 5 years, as well as industry partners with expertise in a specific area of the CID industry, are encouraged to join our most-talented teaching team. Please contact Patty Sedia, your Education and Credentialing Administrator, at psedia@cacm.org for an application.
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Call-Out For Spring Forum Presenters |
Are you interested in sharing your knowledge and experience with other managers?
Do you enjoy collaborating with colleagues?
Is facilitating professional brainstorming something you find rewarding?
Then volunteer to serve as a presenter at one of our upcoming virtual Spring Forums.
Presenters will work with the CACM Education Team to develop forum content. In addition, you will work with the other members on your panel to plan the pacing of the session and to facilitate small group interaction focused on the two forum topics – SB323 and Financial Forecasting for 2021.
If interested, please email Judy Levinsohn, Director of Education and Credentialing at jlevinsohn@cacm.org. Let’s make this Forum event the best one yet!
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Check out new job listings on CACM's Career Center
Managers: You are welcome to upload your resume for viewing of management companies. The only companies who can view your resume are those companies that post an ad to the Career Center.
And More!
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#SCLSE is only a month away! |
If you missed NorCal or planned on coming to SoCal, there is still time to register. Don't miss out the opportunity to earn 8 CEUs. SCLSE will be held virtually in our new CMworld.
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Hear from top California legal experts and peers on how to spring into action in this new year with confidence. Join colleagues for candid roundtable discussions with case studies around the most requested topics from a recent CACM survey — SB323 and Financial Forecasting for 2021!
The Spring Forums will be held virtually in CMworld!
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CMworld training throughout February |
Have you attended a CMworld training? We have several dates and times scheduled this month for guided tours of CMworld to prepare you for our upcoming Southern California Law Seminar and Spring Forums held in this new virtual platform. Download CMworld and join us!
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