2023 Annual Awards Nominees

Candice Bladt Community Manager of the Year Nominees

I began my career working part time at a community over 25 years ago. I was so intrigued by the industry that I needed to know more and more. As learned, on the job, as many of us did then, I grew to love what I was doing and looked into making it a career path. I joined the ranks of FIrstService Residential, AAMC in October of 1999 and have never looked back or questioned my choice to build a career in Property Management. I was fortunate enough to call Candice Bladt my friend and she introduced me to the world of CAI and the education programs. There is no better feeling going through the education process and obtaining your accreditations and pushing yourself for the 4 letters PCAM. The day I received my PCAM certificate is one I will never forget. The role of Manager is ever changing with the changes to the industry, laws, acts and the evolvement of boards and homeowners. I recall my first property and the challenge to get a printer - I hand wrote 7 copies of a board packet, boy times have really changed. Every manager, community, board and company has goals they have achieved and accomplishments that they are proud of, it is so difficult to highlight just a couple to provide you an insight into the manager I am. I personally feel that my greatest accomplishments in the industry is when I run into a board member or homeowner from a property I had managed and they still compliment the work I had done. This is a great feeling I am humbled to be nominated for this award and grateful to work with FistService Residential, AAMC, a company that allows it’s associates to grow both personally and professionally. I appreciate your time and to every contractor, vendor, board member, homeowner and FirstService associate I have had the pleasure to work with - Thank You for being part of my journey - you all have had a part in my growth and the manager I am today.

Katherine Henriques: I consider myself fortunate to have a career in property management. It is extremely important to know that every day will be different, and we will be faced with different challenges. I make sure that my mindset is always ready for what they day might bring my way. I am comfortable to say that one of the things I feel is very important and that I have incorporated into my everyday life is being a very detail-oriented person. I make sure to keep track of everything-whether leases are signed or budgets created-so they can be used as reference points later down the line if something needs to be referred to. It is important to know that every Community is different. My heart is fully invested in what I do, I love property management. Being a portfolio manager and waking up daily and not knowing what will transpires is what I look forward too. It means that I might get the opportunity to learn something new, or face a challenge that I will get to prove to myself that I am doing what I love to do.

I feel that one of the reasons I was nominated for both a Candice Bladt Community Manager of the Year Award and the Outstanding Young Professional Award is because of the strengths one needs to have in this industry. Every manager must be able to handle difficult situations with tact and diplomacy. Communicating effectively with all types of people. Always remain calm and professional in the face of any conflict. Always be Professional, have an investor mindset, quick response time, assertiveness, and patience. I am proud to be part of Denali Property Management team that is full of leadership and has a reputation for innovation and customer focus and I am honored to be working with them where we are taking Property Management to the next level. Over the last 10+ years in Property Management I am have worked my way up the management ladder and I am happy to report that I have learned many things along the way. In the last year I was: recognized by Continental Who’s Who as a Distinguished Business Professional in the Real Estate and Retail Entrepreneurship fields and in acknowledgment of her work as Portfolio Manager and shortly after that I was Inducted into the Prestigious Marquis Who’s Who Biographical Registry. I have also successfully gone from owning and running my online boutique to opening a storefront in Vineland, NJ.