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were about the community association industry. I think she set the tone in her first column with the following, which encapsulated what she wanted to accomplish as president: Every member of CAI has the potential of being a mentor or ambassador for CAI. We have an out standing and active chapter, and, with your help, we can make 2017 even better than the years before. What can you do to be a CAI mentor/ ambassador? Bring a junior or new colleague to an educational seminar or networking event; recruit a new business partner to join our chapter; share your knowledge/experience by joining a committee or writing an article for Community Trends; sponsor an event; contribute to CA-PAC… you get the picture. Our business partners are a wealth of information in their specific fields, and I am certain each one would be very willing to assist in any problem or question you may have regarding their area of expertise. The same goes for those who need guidance and support in their career paths. Managers, there is a scholarship just waiting to help you along your path

to getting a CAI designation! If you are not sure how you can help, please feel free to reach out to me or anyone at the chapter office. You won’t regret it.

“Walk into splintered sunlight, inch your way through dead dreams to another land, Maybe you’re tired and broken, your tongue is twisted with words half spoken and thoughts unclear”

Denise passed away on Friday, August 20, 2021. At the time, she was attending the CAI National Conference in Las Vegas. She was there to accept an award for Corner Property Management, the company that meant so much to her during her time there. I was there too, as president of the CAI Keystone chapter, and on that Friday during dinner she confided in me that she skipped a few classes to go shopping for gifts for her grandchildren (who she called her “lovelies”). Nonna always had to bring something back from her travels. CONTINUES ON PAGE 20 BUSINESS PARTNER SKILL BUILDING WORKSHOP BUILDING YOUR PERSONAL BRAND PRESENTED BY

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