August 2024 CT

LOOKING AHEAD ANGELA KAVANAUGH | CAI-NJ CHAPTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

I hope you are enjoying your summer and staying cool. At the chapter we are already planning for 2025 and that includes accepting applications for nominations to the CAI-NJ Board of Directors and forming our chapter committees. The CAI-NJ Board of Directors currently has three (3) board seat openings beginning January 1, 2025. Homeowner Leader and/or Community Association Manager Members are invited to submit their names to the Nominating Committee for consideration for nomination to the Board of Directors. If you are interested in applying, further information can be found at, https://cainj.org/2025-nomination-bod-form/. 2025 Committee Sign-Ups are currently available. Volunteering your time and getting involved as a committee member is one of the best ways to optimize your chap ter membership. As a committee member you will have the opportunity to meet our industry leaders, opening up opportunities to build new relationships with your peers, while creating programs and enhancing the benefits for our chapter members. Committee Sign-Ups are now available and we encourage all member companies to utilize their three (3) seats to serve! Choose the one that best fits you. For further information click here. • North Jersey Regional Committee – New this year! The North Jersey Regional Committee will be the NJ regional task force collaborating with the Events Committee to assist in the execution of networking, educational and happy-hour events in the northern region of the state where we are hoping to grow and gain more member involvement in those areas. You must live or work in that area in order to serve on the committee to best assist the committee with venue locations. • Awards Committee – Our first event for the year, the Annual Awards Celebration, attended by over 350 members annually, honors the past year’s president and celebrates our members that have demonstrated excel

lence in our industry over the past year. Committee mem bers assist in making the Annual Awards Celebration a must-attend event. • Business Partner Committee – This committee, com prised of Business Partner Members, strives to enhance the chapter benefits offered to not only business partners but community association managers and homeowner leaders as well, by creating educational opportunities and providing networking opportunities to foster relation ships within the industry. “As a committee member you will have the opportunity to meet • Conference & Expo Committee – This two-day event begins with the Conference Kick Off followed by the Conference & Expo, with over 1,100 attendees. Assist in the planning and execution of the chapter’s signature event and ensure that community association board members and managers are offered timely education while learning what’s trending in the industry. • Editorial Committee – The chapter’s monthly magazine, Community Trends ® , the official median of communica tion for the chapter, is an important resource for all three Membership Representation Groups (MRGs) of CAI. The Editorial Committee is responsible for soliciting, reviewing, and editing all articles for publication in the magazine. • Events Committee – This is your opportunity to be a part of the two biggest parties of the year. Committee mem bers assist with the planning and execution of both the Beach Party, attended by over 700 members, and the our industry leaders, opening up opportunities to build new relationships...”

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