CAI-NJ June 2017

LOOKING AHEAD LARRY THOMAS, PCAM | CAI-NJ CHAPTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

T his issue of Community Trends ® is very important to me as it relates to this year’s Senior Summit. The Senior Summit is one of our best attended homeowner events. I connect to this seminar for several reasons, I started my man- agement career in 1984 at the communities at Concordia in Monroe Township and spent the majority of the next 30 plus years managing age-targeted communities. My last position prior to assuming my current role as CAI-NJ’s Chapter Executive Director was the Senior Manager for Renaissance at Manchester, which by the way has generously hosted our Senior Summit for the past several years. So, I consider myself “A Senior Manager of Senior Communities.” This year’s Senior Summit (under the guidance of Angela Kavanaugh and the CAVL Committee) has a revamped program which makes it more timely and interactive. Please read Angela’s “Inside Connection” article on page 11 for a better description of the revised format. This is a free event for our homeowner/board members and community man- agers only, and a complimentary breakfast will be served. Please take the time to read the articles in this issue as they relate to our lifestyle communities which is a vast per- centage of our CAVL membership. And just as important, if you’re a manager, board member or community volun-

teer, mark your calendar and plan on attending this year’s Senior Summit. I’m sure you will find the new format more interesting and informative. A quick note of congratulations to the following members who were recognized at this year’s CAI Annual Conference in Las Vegas. Dave Ramsey, Esq. received the Distinguished Service Award, Ron Perl, Esq. was awarded the Outstanding

"This year’s Senior Summit (under the guidance of Angela Kavanaugh and the CAVL Committee) has a revamped program which makes it more timely and interactive."

Volunteer Service Award, Mitchell H. Frumkin, RS, was given the Award of Excellence in Designations and Larry Sauer, CMCA, PCAM was inducted into the Recruiter Club Hall of Fame. Also, CAI-NJ received a chapter award for developing and hosting their in-person Educated Business Partner Class. If you have the opportunity, please take the time and send these special members a congratulatory email or phone call. n

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CAI-NJ Excutive Director, Larry Thomas, PCAM, at the CAI National Conference in Las Vegas last month.

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