Rees Broome, PC is proud and excited to announce that three of our community associations attorneys, Hillary Collins, Winta Mengisteab and Kelly Zook, have been promoted to Shareholders effective April 1, 2019. Hillary represents homeowners’ and condominium associations throughout Maryland and Northern Virginia. Her practice focuses on assisting associations with revisions to governing documents, the enforcement of covenants, and with collection efforts in Maryland and Virginia. Hillary works with associations to overhaul and revise outdated governing documents to incorporate newly adopted provisions of law and to delete obsolete provisions pertaining to declarant rights and obligations; implement new strategies and policies to maximize collection efforts in a challenging economy; and, draft policy resolutions to address the unique and often complicated circumstances faced by associations in the areas of due process, architectural control, design guidelines, Fair Housing accommodations, and insurance deductible responsibility. Winta represents several community associations throughout the DC, Maryland, and Virginia tri-state area. As a community associations attorney, Winta works with condominium and homeowners’ associations to negotiate service contracts; obtain FHA pre-approval; transfer storm water management/maintenance facility responsibilities; draft easement agreements; defend lawsuits/complaints against the association (ex. for disputed contracts or complaints submitted to various consumer rights commissions); defend complaints against associations for alleged Human Rights violations; negotiate condemnation/eminent domain matters; and collect unpaid condominium fees and association assessments. Kelly represents community associations in Virginia. As a community association attorney, Kelly works with community associations to amend associations’ Articles of Incorporation, Declaration and Bylaws; draft and amend Policy Resolutions, Charters and Architectural Guidelines; collect and secure delinquent assessments by filing lawsuits and liens and by initiating foreclosure actions; interpret restrictive covenants and suggest enforcement methods and options; draft and review management and service provider contracts; attend annual meetings, board meetings and covenant violation hearings; and provide Board Member and Committee Member training.
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Rees Broome, PC Announces Promotion of Hillary Collins, Winta Mengisteab and Kelly Zook to Shareholders
Associa Community Management Corporation Promotes Beth Brittingham to Division Director, Katherine Leach Earns CPA License Associa Community Management Corporation is proud to announce the recent promotion of Beth Brittingham to Division Manager of the Maryland Office, effective April 22nd. Beth began working in the association management field in 1990, achieving the Professional Community Association Manager (PCAM) designation in 1996, one of the first 800 managers in the country to achieve the designation in a field that now numbers in the thousands. She joined CMC in April 2015 as the general manager for the Kentlands Citizens Assembly in Gaithersburg, MD. Beth’s management experience includes condominium associations, single family HOA’s and mix communities. Associa CMC also congratulates Katherine Leach on her recent achievement of earning her CPA License. In order to earn her license, Katherine completed a BA in English at George Washington University, a BS in Accounting at George Mason University, has been working a number of years as an Accountant, and spent over a year completing the four (4) parts of the CPA exam. Katherine is one of two Accounting Directors at Associa CMC & SCS who oversee all staff accountants in our local Chantilly office, whom both have their CPA license.
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