January 2024

LOOKING AHEAD ANGELA KAVANAUGH | CAI-NJ CHAPTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

WELCOME TO 2024. I hope that it is an amazing year for all of you and you accomplish everything that you set your mind to. The first step to achieving your goals is to develop a well-designed plan of action. With a full year ahead of you, it is your time to curate your life and obtain those accomplishments that you have been dreaming of. If those goals include moving your career forward, our chapter and CAI National can provide resources that will assist you. First, create the plan by answering three basic questions: 1. “The What”, is your goal? 2. “The Why”, how will obtaining this set goal impact your life? 3. “The How”, what are the steps to accomplish your goal and what resources are available to help you accomplish it? Community Association Managers, there has never been a better time than now to obtain your manager designations. All the required education is available online as well as the required continuing education. It’s a fact that community association managers holding designations have a higher earning potential and accelerate their careers. The three basic community association manager creden tials are the CMCA, AMS and PCAM, earned by taking courses offered through the Professional Management Development Program (PMDP). • CMCA — Your first step towards professional certifi cation in community association management will be to obtain your CMCA by taking the M-100 course, the Essentials of Community Association Management, followed by passing the CMCA exam. • AMS — Next earn your AMS by taking two 200-level courses and once completed apply for your Association Management Specialist (AMS) designation.

• PCAM — Finally earn your PCAM by taking all six 200-level courses and completing the Case Study. For those interested, please visit our manager resource page at, https://cainj.org/manager-resources/, which includes Designation Highway with Exits at CMCA, AMS & PCAM for further insight. You may also apply for reimbursement for any of the 100, 200, or 300 courses offered by CAI, through the Jules C. Frankel Manager Education Assistance Program. The chapter will provide a fifty percent (50%) reimbursement per course to selected managers. Visit https://cainj.org/map/ for further infor mation and to apply. On January 31, 2024, Managers will have the opportu nity to start the year off with 5 continuing education credits by attending the Manager Development Workshop at Clearbrook, Monroe Twp., NJ. This full day program is free for Community Association Manager members. Homeowner Leaders, you know the importance of having a successful governing board. The Board Leader ship Development program educates leaders of common interest communities on effective community association board leadership. The New Jersey chapter offers this important program, twice per year, free of charge at the CAI-NJ Headquarters, to Homeowner Leader members or you may take the course online through CAI National. The course includes five modules. • Module 1: Governing Documents and Roles & Responsi bilities. • Module 2: Communications, Meetings and Volunteerism. • Module 3: Fundamentals of Financial Management. • Module 4: Professional Advisors and Service Providers. • Module 5: Association Rules and Conflict Resolution. Business Partners

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