Dec 2024

LOOKING AHEAD ANGELA KAVANAUGH | CAI-NJ CHAPTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

I hope that this year was good for all, and you accomplished your goals as we say farewell to 2024 and begin to plan for 2025. 2024 may be ending but the past year’s actions of our volunteers will have an impact on the New Jersey chapter of CAI for years to come. To our Partners, Sponsors, Committee Members, Board of Directors and all members, thank you for your support in recognizing the value of your CAI-NJ membership, and contributing to our accomplishments of 2024. In total the chapter hosted 16 networking events, and 29 educational programs offering our community association managers 34 hours of continuing education credits. All the Networking events were successful thanks to the committees and the CAI-NJ Team. This year membership has grown to over 2800 with New Jersey still leading as the second largest of 64 chapters. As we close the year, we recognize the service of Tony Nardone, MBA, PCAM and Chris Nicosia, MM, CMCA, AMS, PCAM as CAI-NJ Board of Directors. Tony volunteered for six years and served as the chapter president in 2023 and Chris for seven years, serving as chapter president this past year, 2024. Thank you both for your dedication to the chapter. Your guidance and wisdom have contributed to its success and has had a positive effect on the benefits that we are able to offer to our members. Your presence will be missed, but your impact will remain. Shoot the Cover Contest Winner… Congratulations to the Shoot the Cover Contest winner, Tom Curry, CMCA, AMS, PCAM, Rossmoor Community Association, for his breathtaking photo of kayaking on Assunpink Creek in Upper Freehold/ Roosevelt New Jersey, as well as the second place winner, Terry Wagner, ARM, Association Advisors NJ and third place winner, Jodi Smallwood, RS, EBP, Kipcon, Inc. A big thank you to all that submitted photos for this year’s contest!

“To our Partners, Sponsors, Committee Members, Board of Directors and all members, thank you for your support...” The chapter has revamped the voting process which will allow for both a panel vote and membership vote, each score accounting for 50% of the total votes. Please visit www.cainj.org, for further information. Annual Meeting & Chapter Retreat and the Winter Break Party — On Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at the Grand Marquis in Old Bridge, the chapter will host the Annual Meeting & Chapter Retreat. This is a mandatory meeting for all 2025 committee members to begin plan ning for the coming year. Following the meeting, will be our Annual Winter Break Party as we celebrate the holiday season, networking with fellow professionals in the industry, with great food and drinks. I hope that you will join us for our final networking event of the year. For further information and to register for all our upcoming programs, please visit the following links: https://cainj.org/network-events/ for networking events, and https://cainj.org/education-events/, for education al programs. Please visit www.caionline.org for all CAI National resources. May this beautiful holiday season fill your heart with love, your home with joy, and your life with laughter. Season’s Greetings to our CAI-NJ family! n New awards nomination process — Nominations for the 2025 Annual Awards Celebration will open this month! The nomination process will be the same as previous years, where you will be able to submit your nominations online at www.cainj.org/awards-nominations/

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