CAI-NJ Jun.2016

PRESIDENT’S CORNER LAWRENCE N. SAUER, CPM, CMCA, PCAM CAI-NJ 2016 PRESIDENT | ASSOCIATION ADVISORS

I t’s really difficult to believe that it’s already June and that my term as President of CAI-NJ is half way through. It’s been an exciting six months with a lot of energy and enthusiasm within the chapter staff, board and our awesome committee volunteers. I can never say or write it enough, “THANK YOU,“ for all you do to make our chapter one of the finest in the country. I would like to take this opportunity to provide some newsworthy updates. Our four regional Legislative Updates were well attended and provided timely updates for all of the attendees. This is just another example of the value added benefits that the chapter provides. “I can never say or write it enough, ‘THANK YOU,’ for all you do to make our chapter one of the finest in the country.” We exhibited at the recent Atlantic Builders Convention in Atlantic City this year as a result of discussions at a newly formed Builders Committee. We exchanged booths with the Atlantic Builders so the cost to the chapter was minimum to exhibit. The staff thought it was worthwhile to attend. In addition to soliciting new members, we gained some new exposure to a different group of conference attendees. Our “FAST TEAM“ is off to a good start, holding a net-

working event at Gotham in Red Bank, a team building event at the Escape Room in Freehold and organizing a food drive at our recent Spring Break Party. I look forward to seeing additional events from the Fast Team in the future! One of my appointments this year was to create a chap- ter Strategic Planning Workgroup of which the Chairperson is Past National and Chapter President, J. David Ramsey, Esq. They were charged with presenting a draft of a long-term plan for our chapter for the Board of Directors to review and give final approval. They have met a few times and are on schedule to present their findings shortly. Lastly and most importantly, the board awarded edu- cational reimbursements to five managers from the newly established Jules C. Frankel Manager Education Assistance Program (MAP). Those managers are listed below. The chapter will continue receiving applications and the next deadline for submissions will be April 1, 2017, with the awards being given out no later than April 15, 2017.

Shelia Green- Barnhill M-206 Marybeth Hennessy M-206 Carol Nickerson

M-201 and M-203 M-203 and M-204

Chris Nicosioa Michelle Williams

M-201, M-202 and M-206

I look forward to seeing everyone at our upcoming CA-PAC Day at the Races on June 17th, Dennis R. Casale Memorial Golf Outing on June 28th and the Senior Summit on July 14th, to which this month’s Community Trends ® is dedicated. n

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