From The Chapter President

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From The Chapter President

As this year begins winding down and everyone is busy with annual meetings and plans for the holidays, I want to take a minute and talk about our industry and the common profession within which we have all chosen to work. The community association industry is often a challenging one but it's also a rewarding one. It is so exciting for me to see the advancements being made all across our industry. CAI has more members than ever, managers, volunteer leaders and business partners are attending education and earning letters after their name at an unprecedented level. Communities and the public are starting to take notice. We even have an International Community Association Manager Day (mark your calendar for June 13 every year)!

There are so many opportunities for not only a job in the community association field but also for continuing career advancement. We should celebrate and be so proud of the fact that we have so many credentialed managers and business partners making this industry better for everyone. Whether you are just starting out with the M-100 or the Educated Business Partner course, are an experienced manager earning your PCAM, or have earned your CCAL, RS or CIRMS designation, you are doing your part to make sure you know and understand the industry and help advance all of us to the next level.

One of the goals of the Chapter Board of Directors is to continue advancing the community association profession. Our desire is for everyone to know and understand the importance of the education available and the benefits of communities working with educated, informed and credentialed managers and business partners. I firmly believe our own members are the best advertisement we could ever ask for. We should be constantly challenging each other and, if we do so, everyone in our profession will benefit. Particular congratulations to all of you that have obtained a new credential or distinction this year! Thank you for your dedication and hard work. I look forward to seeing and celebrating you at the CAI Annual Conference in Dallas in May of 2023! CAI's 50th Anniversary will be a great time to recognize and celebrate your accomplishment.

I encourage all of you to share ideas on how you can advance our profession with each other and our chapter. Let's have a great close to 2022 and a strong start to 2023!