Membership Matters

Membership does matter! The power of our numbers helps strengthen our voice in the legislature government on your behalf, and a greater member network means more resources and connections for you! CAI-NC welcomed these new members through October 31, 2022. If you know or meet them encourage them to get involved!

MANAGEMENT COMPANY

BUSINESS PARTNERS COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER LEADERS Cypress Landing Homeowners Association- Ms. Jackie Douglas, Chocowinity Fairfield Harbour Property Owners Association- Ms. Gayle Albertini, New Bern Kenmure Property Owners Association- Mr. Fred Balling, Flat Rock KyFields Town Homes Association- Ms. Patti Dabooch, Weaverville Lake Royale Property Owners Association- Mr. Phil Ackler, Louisburg Linville Land Harbor Property Owners Association- Mrs. Jan Blackwelder, Linville Mid South Club Property Owners Association, Mr. Larry Bowers, Southern Pines St. James Plantation Property Owners Association- Mr. Steve Brocker, Southport Sherwood Forest Homeowners' Association- Ms. Winkie Clark, Brevard Southcliff Master Property Owners Association- Ms. Linda Connor Kane, Fairview Fearrington (FHA) HOA- Mr. Patrick McGahan, Pittsboro Berewick Homeoweners Association, Inc.- Mr. Luke Mulvaney, Charlotte Briar Chapel Community Association- Cherese Hicks, Chapel Hill

PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS Superior Association Management, LLC- Mrs. Teresa Abou Taleb, Biscoe Key Community Management- Ms. Ashley Adams, Matthews Cedar Management Group, LLC- Ms. Lisa J. Allen, CMCA, Concord Bald Head Association- Ms. Mary Anne Arata, Bald Head Island CAMS- Ms. Tamara Blakely, Charlotte CAMS- Mr. Kenneth Michael Brown, Wilmington CAMS- Ms. Kari Lillian Clemente, Stanley CAMS- Ms. Kathleen Cook, CMCA, Wilmington Associa HRW- Mr. Michael Oscar Corrales, Raleigh Towne Properties- Ms. Ambra Davidson, Raleigh CAMS- Mrs. Heather Blue Doolittle, CMCA, Carolina Beach PPM- Mr. Michael D. Feramisco, CMCA, Cary Kuester Management GroupMs. Jessica Friday, CMCA, Fort Mill, SC Community Association Management- Mr. Doug Gallo, Charlotte Associa HRW- Ms. Sherree Harris, Raleigh CAMS- Mr. Tanner Hayden, CMCA, Southport Key Community Management- Ms. Amy Kinney Hicks, CMCA, Matthews Evergreen Lifestyles Management- Patrick Hinman, Charlotte Seaside Management, Mrs. Robin Hughes Askew, CMCA, AMS, Kitty Hawk CAMS- Mrs. Kelly Leigh Hulsey, CMCA, Charlotte CEPCO- Mrs. Anita Jacobs Jeter, CMCA, Wilmington Associa HRW- Mr. Scott C. Kirby, Raleigh IPM Corporation- Mrs. Emily Kirby, Arden Superior Association Management, LLC- Mrs. Deb Locke, Huntersville CAMS- Ms. Judith Mann, Zebulon Capstone Realty Consultants, Inc.- Ms. Brandy Carolyn Marin, Winston Salem Priestley Management Company- Ms. Christine Mayer, Greensboro Crystal Coast Management Consultants- Ms. Kaysie Mendonca-Smith, Hubert Braza Management Inc. Ms. Amy Milton, Huntersville CAMS Mrs. Alana Mullane, Morehead City CAMS- Mr. Kenneth John Nickerson, CMCA, Leland Evergreen Lifestyles Management Mr. Timm Pearson, Fort Mill, SC Lawrence Real Estate Services- Mrs. Joy Phelps, Southport Crystal Coast Management Consultants- Mrs. Andrea Phillips, Hubert Lawrence Real Estate Services- Ms. Lynnette Dee Sena, Southport CAMS- Ms. Cass Shapard, CMCA, AMS, Charlotte Associa HRW Ms. Ahni Slade, Raleigh Omega Association Management, Inc., Mrs. Jenna Wingert Smith, Holly Springs Community Association Management, Ms. Denise Spargo, Charlotte Associa HRW- Ms.Stephanie Stemen, Raleigh Community Association Management- Ms. Kiarra Stephenson, Charlotte GrandView at Annapolis Towne Centre- Ms. Brenda Nelta Stewart, Churchton, MD Community Association Management- Mr. Robert (Bob) Storey, Charlotte CSI Community Management- Miss Lillian Vilchez, Cornelius Mr. Kyle Walker, Kill Devil Hills Lawrence Real Estate Services- Mrs. Larissa Whitt, Southport CAMS- Ms. Angela Williamson, Clayton

THANK YOU TO THESE SUPERSTAR RECRUITERS!

Mr. Chris Chaffin, CMCA, AMS, PCAM Kuester Management Group Ms. Melissa Ramsey, CMCA, AMS, LSM, PCAM CCMC

From The Executive Director

It was a big day!

When I got that “Congratulations!” email I remember being on a cloud. I was a CAE! It reminded me of college acceptance letter days when I saw that fat envelope (yes it was done by mail then) postmarked Chapel Hill, North Carolina. What a feeling.

In my field of trade association management there’s only one industry credential, the CAE, and now I had mine. I made it and I deserved it! The American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) said so!

Being named a Certified Association Executive didn’t make me any more intelligent than I was the day before, or even before the years I spent preparing to earn it. But it sure made me a lot smarter in the ways I needed to be, for my clients, my employers, and my own self-assurance. Or rather, the process of made me smarter.

In fact after the final 3-day prep bootcamp I found I now knew more about some recent industry developments than my boss, also a CAE. (He attended conferences and CEU events but often skipped the actual learning part… hmmm.)

Having those letters after my name gave me the self-assurance to speak up, confidently. Those of you who have earned industry credentials know what I mean. Community association managers in particular can advise and guide your board member clients backed by professional industry credentials that say you know what you’re talking about! I encourage you to “wear” those credentials boldly and proudly. Always add those letters after your name in every aspect of your professional presence… email signature, social media profile, lapel pin, letters, etc. (Managers at this year’s Annual Conference & Expo in Wilmington enjoyed getting a free head shot with their credentials showing in the frame – we’ll offer the same next year in uptown Raleigh August 17-18, 2023). I “wear” my own credential proudly. And I appreciate very much that CAI-NC supports my continued investment in professional development, to not only renew my CAE regularly but also participate in regular learning event in my field. I always enjoy learning and growing, and I wish the same for all our members.

Leslie C. Blum, CAE