CAI-NJ January 2021

PRESIDENT’S CORNER Loren Lightman, Esq. CAI-NJ 2021 PRESIDENT HILL WALLACK LLP

CAI-NJ TEAM

“Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering, ‘it will be happier.’” – Alfred Lloyd Tennyson

ANGELA KAVANAUGH CHAPTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANGELA@CAINJ.ORG JACLYN OSKIERKO DIRECTOR, CONFERENCE & EVENTS JACLYN@CAINJ.ORG BROOKE STOPPIELLO-NEVINS COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER BROOKE@CAINJ.ORG ROBIN SURGENT MEMBERSHIP MANAGER ROBIN@CAINJ.ORG JENNIFER FARRELL ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR JENNIFER@CAINJ.ORG

Happy New Year and Welcome 2021! As we cross the threshold to a new year, there is cautious optimism that it will indeed be happier than the last. I am sure that I echo the sentiments of many when I write that I am excited to turn the page on what has been an incredibly challenging year toward a hopeful and much more positive 2021. I am honored to serve as your Chapter President for 2021 and look forward to working with the entire CAI-NJ membership as we navigate through the coming year together. Through the efforts of our capable and innovative office team led by Executive Director Angela Kavanaugh, our dedicated Board of Directors and our committed committee chairs and vice-chairs, our chapter has remained a steadying and important presence for our entire membership. We will look to focus the chapter’s efforts on providing news and updated information and education to the membership and utilizing our leverage as needed to advocate on behalf of our homeowner leaders, managers and business partners on issues impacting common interest communities throughout the State. One way the Chapter continues to advocate on behalf of all members is our con- tinued support of the New Jersey Political Action Committee (NJ-PAC). On December 16, 2020, the NJ-PAC held a successful “Holiday Beer & Cheer Tasting” – a virtual interactive pairing event with craft beer and chocolate and a discussion about the beers and how to serve, taste and enjoy them which raised $2,137.26 on behalf of the NJ-PAC. We look forward to holding more events for NJ-PAC in 2021. Continuing “Our Virtual Community” While we are looking ahead to planning in-person networking events at the appro- priate time, the Chapter will start the year with some wonderful events planned as a virtual community. We will be continuing our informative webinars and virtual roundtables, which will include a focus on news and legislative developments. Our next virtual New Jersey-Legislative Action Committee Roundtable will be held on Wednesday, January 13, 2020 from 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm. They will discuss issues such as Immunity legislation for CICs, Appeal of Radburn Regulations, Statute of Limitations on construction defects in CICs, Regulation of smoking/vaping of cannabis in CICs, and board member training. I urge you to attend this important discussion led by the NJ-LAC. Please check your inboxes for registration information. In continuing with the virtual theme of last year’s Conference and Expo, with the new year comes the roll out of the chapter’s virtual expo live stream sessions. From 9:30to 10:30 a.m. every Tuesday and Thursday through April, members will be able to live stream with between five to six exhibitors each week about the products

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