letterfromthe president

Dear Members,

It is my distinct honor and privilege to serve as your 2023 President of the NEFL CAI chapter. I’ve only been President for a short two months, but I know our Committee volunteers have been hard at work planning some great programs and events for this year.

Our Annual Meeting held January 12th at Maggiano’s was a full house! Chapter Awards were presented and the 2023 Board of Directors were announced and sworn in by 2021 President, Pilar Willis Dixon. If you missed it, The Deerwood Improvement Association won Community of the Year, Patti Brown won CAM of the Year, and Charlie Shepperd won Business Partner of the Year

Our first program of 2023 occurred last Thursday, February 9 at Jacksonville Golf & Country Club. Tiffany Csalovszki of Lennar gave a fantastic presentation on “Monthly Financials: What Do I Look For?” I certainly have a greater appreciation for CAMs and the Accounting Teams and the knowledge required in their day-to-day lives.

You don’t want to miss the March program, entitled “How to Be a Good Board Member.” Ashleigh Northrup with Sentry Management will be presenting what I know will be a wonderful event!

Our wonderful Social Committee has planned the first social event of the year for April 6th as the Jumbo Shrimp take on the Durham Bulls. Member Business Partners may sponsor this event for $600 (Nonmember BPs are $700). Check out our website for more information and to register!

Please enjoy our award-winning magazine and the informative articles provided by our esteemed Business Partners and created by our Communications Committee. I cannot wait to read each & every article.

Finally, the 2023 Expo will take place on June 23rd at the UNF University Center and the theme will be “Lights, Camera, Expo!” Exhibitors are encouraged to design their booth in the movie of their choice. This year, the schedule will be a little different with CAM and board member classes in the morning only with the exhibition hall open from 11-2. This is turning out to be a fantastic and fun event, as always!

As I close out my first Presidential Message of 2023, I want to underscore how proud I am to serve as your President. I am overjoyed by all of the new members I’ve met so far and for all of the hard work all of the committees are putting in to make 2023, the 50th Anniversary of CAI, the best yet for the NEFL CAI chapter! I look forward to seeing you all very soon!

All the best,

Leslie Pragasam

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