April 2024

11:15 am to 12:15 pm - Afternoon Keynote Presentation Create Urgency – Find and Keep Joy in Your Daily Living Presented By: Queen Stewart

During this presentation, Queen will discuss her journey through breast cancer and how she was able to turn her experience into a life-changing mantra of urgency. The urgency to live, love, and always create space for herself.

Formerly, a top-notch legal eagle focused solely on business, but then cancer rudely crashed in, throwing everything off balance. She was forced to a standstill and was confronted with some hefty questions: Is she truly happy with her idea of success? What could she do to find joy and keep it alive? Let’s talk about how to create urgency in your life: first off, weeding out negative influences in your inner circle is key. Then, go ahead and try new hobbies, dust off the old ones, and boldly be your true self without a care for what anyone else thinks. Life’s balance will come as you transform your relationship with yourself.

12:15 pm to 12:30 pm - Networking Break 12:30 pm to 1:15 pm - Lunch Buffet 1:15 pm to 2:15 pm - Afternoon Breakout Education Welcome to the Jungle Presented By: Heather McLean, Esq., McGovern Legal Services, LLC

Topics include: • The roles woman “assume” in the community association industry • How to work with different personality types • Building relationships with property managers, board members and vendors • How to set appropriate boundaries while forging relationships • Peeling back the onion • How to get the full story in order to resolve issues effectively and efficiently • If you feel like you are going through hell, keep going • How it feels to be new to the community association industry and what you can do to navigate through the pitfalls • Hell is not so bad but how do I thrive, not just survive • How to have a life outside of work to recharge your batteries

2:20 pm to 3:20 pm - Afternoon Presentation Boss Lady Panel

Presented By: Tana Bucca, Esq., Becker, Nicole Gist, Hello Green Marketing, Kristina Munson, CMCA, AMS, PCAM, RCP Management Company, AAMC, AMO, Debbie Pasquariello, CIC, CIRMS, EBP, USI Insurance Services. Moderated by Jamie Cullen-DeVries, CMCA, Women’s Leadership Committee Chair

Join this power-house panel as they discuss company culture, growth generational, epic fails and everywhere in between!

Topics of discussion include: • How to create culture? What works? What doesn’t? Why is it important? • How do you implement culture in your company and communities? • Provide an example of poor leadership/decision and how you grew from it. • Learning from mistakes • Guiding your team by finding strength

3:20 pm to 3:45 pm - Door Prizes & Shoes Giveaway

For more info visit https://cainj.org/conquer-connect/