January 2025 CT

LOOKING AHEAD ANGELA KAVANAUGH | CAI-NJ CHAPTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Happy New Year CAI-NJ Family. Together let’s make 2025 the best year ever!

I t’s time to focus on the year ahead and all the amazing things that it has to offer. How exciting this time of year is for the CAI-NJ Team, with a full year to plan and cre ate educational programs and networking events for our members. Please join me in welcoming the 2025 CAI-NJ Board of Directors! Executive Committee Members include: • Steve Mlenak, Esq. — President • Ryan Fleming, CIRMS, EBP — President-Elect • Joseph Chorba, CPA — Vice President • Michael Flippin, CMCA, AMS, PCAM — Treasurer • Cheryl Rhine, CIC, CIRMS, EBP — Secretary Board of Directors include: • Mary Barrett, Esq. • Bruce Blum • Kristina Munson, CMCA, AMS, PCAM • Erin O’Reilly, CMCA, AMS, PCAM • Charles Lavine • Bob Travis, CIRMS Thank you for your dedication to our members and the chapter. New for 2025. The chapter calendar is already filling up with programs and events created for our members. I am excited to share what is new for the chapter this year. • Annual Awards Celebration recognizes those that have contributed to our industry by displaying their excellence as leaders. It is set for February 19, 2025, and will be moving to the Hyatt Regency in New Brunswick. • Conquer + Connect is moving north to the Wilshire Grand Hotel in West Orange. This event offers a full day of specially created programs, spotlighting our female leaders in our industry, focusing on professional develop ment and building connections within the organization.

• New Jersey Online HOA Board Essentials, created to inform homeowner leaders of common interest communi ties (CICs) how to have a successful governing board of directors. The program is designed to provide a founda tion for effective community association board leadership. This new program will be accessible from the chapter on the website as of mid-year.

“...I am thankful for so many of you that make it possible for the chapter to bring quality education and networking events to our members.”

• The Northern Jersey Regional Committee is a new committee, formed this year to bring networking, educa tional and happy-hour events to the Northern region of the state where we are hoping to grow and gain more member involvement in those areas. • Marketing firm has been contracted to assist the chapter in bringing our message and services to those living and working in areas of the state that are not currently aware of our organization. They will assist the chapter team to communicate on our educational, networking, and legis lative initiatives. In anticipation of an amazing year, I am thankful for so many of you that make it possible for the chapter to bring quality education and networking events to our mem bers. Our 2025 Board of Directors, Partners, Committee Members, and program and event sponsors, without your continued support, all that we do would not be possible. Thank you for volunteering your time to create a year filled

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