May 2024

LOOKING AHEAD ANGELA KAVANAUGH | CAI-NJ CHAPTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Celebrate with us! I am thrilled to share that the New Jersey chapter has been awarded the Membership Engagement Award for the campaign, Get Social with CAI-NJ, for an extra-large chapter. Thank you to our loyal members that participated in the campaign, without which this wouldn’t have been possible to obtain. We will be accepting the award at the 2024 CAI Annual Conference & Exposition in Las Vegas, Nevada, running from May 8-11. Those of you that will be joining us for the week, please be our guest for the New Jersey chapter meet up on Thursday, May 9th, from 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., at BrewDog Las Vegas, 3767 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas, NV 89109. 2024 CAI-NJ Annual Conference and Expo. To allow for the increase in demand for exhibitor space and an increase in attendee registrations, we have moved our New Jersey Annual Conference and Expo to the New Jersey Convention & Exposition Center, 97 Sunfield Avenue, Edison, NJ 08837 on Thursday October 17th. Please visit https://cainj.org/conference-expo/ for additional details. • Exhibitors — secure your booth before they are gone as this show will sell out fast. New this year is the online booth registration process. We are also accepting pro posals from our exhibitors to speak at one of the seminars and share your expertise with our members. • Attendees — you won’t want to miss our largest event of the year. You will have the opportunity to attend many educational sessions on topics affecting those living and working in common interest communities, in addition to multiple $1,000 drawings throughout the day. Registration will be available soon. Come and “Discover the Magic in Your Community”, at the 2024 Annual Conference & Expo! Our Team has Grown and is finally complete. Please welcome Jocelyn Garlock and Helen Kiechlin to the CAI NJ family! Jocelyn is the Programs and Events Coordinator, assisting Jaclyn Oskierko with all events and educational

programs. Helen is the Marketing and Member Relations Coordinator assisting Robin Surgent with social media and marketing for the chapter. Please welcome both of them at your first opportunity. Coming up. • Best Practices Joint Roundtable on Thursday, May 2nd. Homeowner Leaders, Community Managers and Business Partners will have the opportunity to meet during the networking breakfast which will be followed by three separate member type specific, educational sessions. • PAC the Haus on Wednesday, May 15th at the Beach Haus Brewery in Belmar. With all the recent legislation, this is your opportunity to discuss those changes with members of our CAI-NJ Award Winning Legislative Action Committee (NJ-LAC) and network with your peers while supporting the hard work and dedication of the Political Action Committee (CA-PAC). Your support helps to get legislation affecting those living in common inter est communities (CICs) throughout New Jersey passed into law. Join us at our largest CA-PAC event of the year! • New Member Open House. If you are new to the chap ter, or looking to get more involved, then join us at our New Member Open House on Tuesday, June 25th, at the CAI-NJ Headquarters in Freehold. Meet our Board of Directors, the CAI-NJ Team, and other members while learning how you can get the most out of your CAI-NJ membership. For further information and to register for all our upcoming programs, please visit: https://cainj.org/network-events/ — for networking events https://cainj.org/education-events/ — for educational programs I hope to see you at our next event. Enjoy the Spring season! n

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