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More than 300 Earn CAI Designations

ALEXANDRIA, VA, JANUARY 14, 2008 – Sixty recipients of the Professional Community Association Manager (PCAM) designation are among the more than 300 industry professionals awarded designations by Community Associations Institute (CAI) during the second half of 2007. The following were also awarded:

* 245 Association Management Specialists (AMS)
* 5 Reserve Specialists (RS)
* 2 Community Insurance and Risk Management Specialists (CIRMS)
* 2 Large Scale Managers (LSM)

For the year, CAI awarded more than 500 AMS and PCAM designations, a new annual record.

In addition, four attorneys were admitted during the six-month period to the College of Community Association Lawyers (CCAL), bringing that group's membership to 104. The new members are Jay Hansen, Esq., of San Diego, CA; John Richards, Esq., of Salt Lake City, UT; Richard Salpietra, Esq., of Rancho Santa Fe, CA; and Charles Williams, Esq., of Columbus, OH.

The AMS is the second tier in the hierarchy of professional certification and designations for community association managers. The first tier is the Certified Manager of Community Associations (CMCA) credential, administered by CAI's affiliate organization, the National Board of Certification for Community Association Managers (NBC-CAM). The PCAM is the third and highest credential for professional managers. The LSM designation demonstrates a specialized knowledge in the management and operation of large-scale community associations.

The RS designation recognizes education, expertise and experience in the conduct of reserve studies, an increasingly important component of community association operations.

CAI's designation programs were established in the 1990s and early 2000s to elevate the level of professionalism in the community association marketplace, a dynamic segment of the U.S. housing market that now encompasses more than 60 million Americans in an estimated 300,000 association-governed communities.

More than 3,800 managers have earned the AMS designation since it was established in 1990. More than 1,600 managers have earned the PCAM and 38 have obtained the LSM. Almost 150 professionals have received the RS designation, while 49 have earned the CIRMS designation.

CAI designation programs have elevated the professional stature of those who earn designations, and that has made CAI designations increasingly visible and valuable in the marketplace.

Information on designations and CCAL membership can be accessed at www.caionline.org/about/designations.cfm.

The following professionals earned designations during the second half of 2007:

Professional Community Association Manager (PCAM)

* Robert Baer, Arden, NC
* Bruce Bandler, Coconut Creek, FL
* Christine Carson Greengrass, Las Vegas, NV
* Jeanette Catellier, Schaumburg, IL
* Debra Cipriano, Montgomery, MD
* Joseph Colombo, Middletown, MD
* Larry Daly, Jupiter, FL
* Ryan Dorner, Troy, MI
* Tony Easton, Encinitas, CA
* Gregory Allen Edwards, Arlington, VA
* Bernie Eggener, Indianapolis, IN
* Colletta Ellsworth-Wicker, Newport News, VA
* Jamie Catherine Falconer, Buffalo Grove, IL
* Allison Fetchko, Lockport, IL
* George Gardner, Fairfax, VA
* Bradley Ginn, Huntsville, AL
* Edwin Griffin, Panama City Beach, FL
* LeJean Griffith, Houston, TX
* Tracy Hill, Rolling Meadows, IL
* Debra Hines, Alexandria, VA
* Donald Hucks, Myrtle Beach, SC
* Deborah Ippolito, Staten Island, NY
* Marcy Kravit, Weston, FL
* Laura Lazar, Lawrenceville, GA
* Wendy Linow, Henderson, NV
* Dwight Lyons, Highland Beach, FL
* Stephanie McEntire, Lees Summit, MO
* Andrea Meyer-Smith, Dallas, TX
* Susan Miller, Galena, IL
* Debbie Moore, Boynton Beach, FL
* Donna Newman, Huntington, MD
* William O'Leary, Chicago, IL
* Liisa Pelton, Ewa Beach, HI
* Stephanie Peterson, Houston, TX
* Lance Pyle, Isle of Palms, SC
* Melinda Sue Reeve, Las Vegas, NV
* Gina Rossi, New Lennox, IL
* Robert Scheaffer, Camarillo, CA
* Mary Seego, Plainfield, IL
* Reese Shanks, Lawrenceville, GA
* Robert Sharp, Hilton Head Island, SC
* Kathleen Shebiel, Boca Raton, FL
* John Sheehy, Laurel, MD
* Patricia Simpson, Denver, CO
* Stephanie Smith, Dallas, TX
* Timothy Snowden, Evanston, IL
* Michelle St. Cin, Saint Louis, MO
* Darren Thurmond, Suwanne, GA
* Michelle Underwood, Henderson, NV
* Catherine-Louise Wade, Cary, NC
* Nicole Washington, Chicago, IL
* Honna Weaver, San Jose, CA
* Lourdes Weise, Lees Summit, MO
* Pamela Wiles, Mc Lean, VA
* Crystal Williams, Visalia, CA
* Aimee Winegar, Montgomery Village, MD
* Nancy Winkler, Naples, FL
* Scott Wolf, Boston, MA
* Charles Wood, Newport News, VA
* John Michael Wray, Panama City, FL

Association Management Specialist (AMS)

* Robert Adams, Roseville, CA
* Thomas Adelsberger, Sea Isle City, NJ
* Arianne Ahlvin, Scottsdale, AZ
* Olufemi Aje, Silver Spring, MD
* John Allen, Big Sky, MT
* Judi Allen, Oldsmar, FL
* Cheryl Altemose, Zionsville, IN
* Terry Anderson, Silver Spring, MD
* Amy Ascher, Waukesha, WI
* Richard Balzhiser, Woodbridge, VA
* Coss Banza, Arlington, VA
* Harold Barger, Waldorf, MD
* Barbara Barton, Washington, DC
* Angie Baxter, Charlotte, NC
* Sylvia Bayless, Lewis Center, OH
* Laure Beaver, San Antonio, TX
* Adrienne Beck, Edwards, CO
* Dawn Beeker, Washington, DC
* Diana Behrent, Englewood, CO
* Debra Bell, Bel Air, MD
* Susan Bellani, Helendale, CA
* Cheryl Belle-Deen, Washington, DC
* Brian Belmont, Port Hadlock, WA
* Steven Bennett, Coronado, CA
* Terrie Bergdorf, Mount Pleasant, SC
* Bruce Bergeron, Lebanon, NH
* Jean Berry, Las Vegas, NV
* David Beswick, Oakland Park, FL
* Patricia Bialek, Chicago, IL
* Michele Bilawsky, Delray Beach, FL
* Robert Blakesley, Phoenix, AZ
* Denise Bogucki, Sagamore Hills, OH
* Sharon Bolinger, Las Vegas, NV
* John Bouchie, Honolulu, HI
* Sonya Bradley, Houston, TX
* Janet Bradley, Ann Arbor, MI
* Silvio Brizu, Chicago, IL
* Gary Broderick, Youngstown, OH
* Shantrell Brown, Falls Church, VA
* Melissa Brown, Ann Arbor, MI
* Ellen Brown, Bradenton, FL
* Christopher Buono, Boston, MA
* Connie Burbage, Daniel Island, SC
* James Cain, Lake Lure, NC
* Frederick Calfo, Naples, FL
* John Carona, Dallas, TX
* Vern Carrillo, Phoenix, AZ
* Paul Carroccio, Manchester Center, VT
* Howard Carter, Davie, FL
* Ginger Cauley, Greenwood Village, CO
* Stephen Cellucci, Niceville, FL
* Delilah Chan, Chicago, IL
* James Claggett, Cheverly, MD
* David Clattenburg, Plantation, FL
* Alina Cochran, Raleigh, NC
* Michael Cousineau, Danville, CA
* Lonnie Ed Cox, Miami Beach, FL
* Mindy Dahlberg, Minneapolis, MN
* Richard Desmond, New Winsdor, NY
* James (Jim) Dodson, Long Beach, CA
* Silvia Dominguez, Greenwood Village, CO
* Joann Doty, Bellevue, WA
* Patricia DuBuque, Ocean City, MD
* Michelle Dugan, Cape Canaveral, FL
* Jennifer Dunn, Aurora, CO
* Sharyn Edwards, San Diego, CA
* Jason Eglin, Fairfax, VA
* George Eichinger, Washington, DC
* Jacqueline Fanter, Orland Park, IL
* Paul Feeley, Philadelphia, PA
* Justin Field, Arden, NC
* John Field, Broomfield, CO
* Stephanie Floyd, Mesquite, TX
* Sheila Foote, Fairfax, VA
* James Forsyth, Yuma, AZ
* Keith Fortin, Merrimack, NH
* Sallie Foster, Baltimore, MD
* Betsey French, Des Moines, IA
* Timothy Fulton, Reno, NV
* Margaret Gallegos, Pagosa Springs, CO
* Gregory Gardner, Fairfax, VA
* Richard Garlen, Boynton Beach, FL
* Phillip Gates, Mc Cormick, SC
* Kim George, Stevenson, MD
* Bernedene Geriene, Oak Harbor, WA
* Steve Ginsburg, Missouri City, TX
* Janice Gladney-Avery, Chicago, IL
* Brandi Goble, New Albany, OH
* Daniel Goodrich, Hemet, CA
* Eric Gordon, Tigard, OR
* Jamie Gordon, Dallas, TX
* Kristen Griggs, Carlsbad, CA
* Joanne Haluska, Hudson, OH
* Diane Hampson, Colorado Springs, CO
* Helene Haratsaris, Plymouth, MI
* Alan Hatch, Mesa, AZ
* Mayea Henderson, Arlington, VA
* Keith Heuberger, Libertyville, IL
* David Hill, Atlanta, GA
* Diane Hilliard, Sherman Oaks, CA
* Jada Hilyer, Hoover, AL
* Ray Hinchman, Ewa Beach, HI
* Larry Hirschman, Fairfax, VA
* Jason Hoorn, Henderson, NV
* Carol Hunter, Reno, NV
* Nancy Huntington, Chester, VA
* Neil Hutchinson, Salt Lake City, UT
* Kelly Ichelson, Lake Ozark, MO
* Wayne Ireland, Chandler, AZ
* James Irwin, Santa Rosa Beach, FL
* Karen Jahn, South Salem, NY
* Renee Jarman, Waldorf, MD
* D. Rick Jordan, Owings Mills, MD
* Doug Jorg, Kahului, HI
* Eileen Kauder, Angola, NY
* Robert Keegan, Kennebunk, ME
* Sharon Keith, Virginia Beach, VA
* Drew Kelly, Seattle, WA
* Roy Kempf, Louisville, KY
* Denise Keser, Las Vegas, NV
* Nadya Klima, San Diego, CA
* Nancy Kontoes, Corona, CA
* Joan Kresefsky, Three Bridges, NJ
* Steve Krevat, Big Sky, MT
* Bryan Kuester, Fort Mill, SC
* Diana Kuzek, Mesa, AZ
* Michael Kwiatek, Hampton, VA
* Kwame Kyere-Yiadom, Rockville, MD
* Tara Laing, Ocean City, MD
* Patricia Lall, Arlington, VA
* Julie Lambert, Encinitas, CA
* Constance Lang, Santa Rosa Beach, FL
* Gayle Lang, Chicago, IL
* Mary Lockhart, Martinsburg, WV
* Rene Longoria, Helendale, CA
* Crishana Loritsch, Ashburn, VA
* Jene Lyons, Dumfries, VA
* Jennifer Mahoney, Sheldon, SC
* Arian Manalo, Chicago, IL
* Nancy Mandino, Bedford, MA
* Carol Markel, Sarasota, FL
* Dawn Marshall, Las Vegas, NV
* Linda Martin, Farmington Hills, MI
* Peggy Martin, Bluffton, SC
* Olga Matos, San Antonio, TX
* Matt McQuiston, Indianapolis, IN
* Eric Mondrush, Milford, MI
* Amy Murray, Newport News, VA
* Dana Needle, Olney, MD
* Erika North, Seattle, WA
* Alyceanne Nunn, Long Beach, CA
* Ellena Obianyo, Washington, DC
* Michael O'Connor, Rochester, MI
* Theresa Ojinmah, Washington, DC
* Alp Ozsoy, Miami, FL
* Danielle Palm, Naperville, IL
* Toni Partin, Gaithersburg, MD
* Ruth Perry, Glen Allen, VA
* Derek Peterson, Salt Lake City, UT
* Todd Petherbridge, Chapel Hill, NC
* Gloria Petsch, Pagosa Springs, CO
* Pamela Phillips, Arden, NC
* Teresa Phillips, Gainesville, VA
* Richard Pitrowski, Valrico, FL
* Don Plank, Harrisonburg, VA
* Donna Plant, Holiday, FL
* Terry Presmont, Alexandria, VA
* Michael Price, Waikoloa, HI
* Herbert Profitt, Crestview, FL
* Matthew Quinn, Edina, MN
* Betty Raffel, Alexandria, VA
* Ray Ramelow, Broomfield, CO
* Kirstie Ranta, Alexandria, VA
* Kristin Remhoff, Las Vegas, NV
* Cynthia Reuter-Zingraff, Fort Myers, FL
* Jennifer Rewerts, Dallas, TX
* Gary Reznick, Vernon Hills, IL
* Tracey Rhodes, Holliston, MA
* Daniel Riley, Bondville, VT
* James Romine, Georgetown, TX
* Kristie Rose, Murrieta, CA
* Omar Said, Sarasota, FL
* Harriet Schwarzber, North Brunswick, NJ
* Ed Shannon, Red River, NM
* Sheryl Sharp, Oceanside, CA
* Susan Shaw, Sandy Springs, GA
* Brian Sheppelman, Highlands Ranch, CO
* Roy Shimonishi, Honolulu, HI
* Cori Shipp, Encinitas, CA
* Sandra Shock, Detroit, MI
* Brett Shockey, Bellevue, WA
* Gary Simon, Olney, MD
* Rick Smith, Lowell, MA
* Kirk Smith, Ann Arbor, MI
* Annette Smith, Pooler, GA
* Catherine Smith, Sunriver, OR
* Heather Somerville, Edwards, CO
* Sandra Sosnowski, Palm Desert, CA
* Susan South, Las Vegas, NV
* Karl Stephens, Savannah, GA
* Kerri Stimpson, Shark River Hills, NJ
* Mike Stringer, Broomfield, CO
* Brenda Tate, Broomfield, CO
* Susan Teaff, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
* Kane Thomas, Portland, OR
* Daniel Thomas, Carrollton, TX
* Krystal Thomas, Denver, CO
* Samantha Tillinghast, Vernon Hills, IL
* Rich Trisler, Myrtle Beach, SC
* Lori Troyer, Spokane, WA
* Patricia Tschirhart, San Antonio, TX
* Courtney Tungett Knutte, Chicago, IL
* Mark Tyson, Stuart, FL
* John Vickers, Dallas, TX
* Debra Vickrey, Aurora, CO
* Darrin Waldron, Springfield, VA
* Robert Wallace, Mesa, AZ
* Beatrix Wallbrunn, Fairfax, VA
* Barbara Wallner, Wales, WI
* Andrea Walsh, Woodridge, IL
* Honna Weaver, San Jose, CA
* Ron Weinhold, Raleigh, NC
* Barbara Weis, Philadelphia, PA
* Liane Weld, Henderson, NV
* Thomas Wellman, Kennebunk, ME
* Catherine Wells, Boston, MA
* Paula Wesson, Palm Beach, FL
* James Whatton, Broomfield, CO
* Amanda Wheeler, Hastings, MN
* Crystal Whittenton, Raleigh, NC
* Linda Wilkins, Richfield, MN
* Catherine Williams, Fairfax, VA
* Christopher Willis, Edina, MN
* Mathew Wilson, Bradenton, FL
* Beverly Wilson, San Francisco, CA
* Kerrie Wilson, Millersville, MD
* Julie Wilson, Columbia, SC
* John Wirkkala, Broomfield, CO
* Ellen Wolf, Kihei, HI
* Vanessa Wuestewald, Redlands, CA
* Jan Wyninger, Washougal, WA
* JoAnn Wyrick, Austin, TX
* Tamiko Yancey, Alexandria, VA
* Karen Young, Phoenix, AZ
* Robert Zito, Tobyhanna, PA

Large-Scale Manager (LSM)

* John Davey, Vernon, NJ
* Kate Hines, Fripp Island, SC

Reserve Specialist (RS)

* Samuel Buckingham, Redmond, WA
* Andrew Dionne, Hershey, PA
* Lauren Rojo, San Francisco, CA
* Alan Ruth, Las Vegas, NV
* James Stegemerten, Woodstock, MD

Community Insurance and Risk Management Specialist (CIRMS)

* Matthew Lawton, San Juan Capistrano, CA
* Michael Palladino, Bala Cynwyd, PA

For members and general inquiries, contact the CAI Direct customer service team:
Community Associations Institute
225 Reinekers Lane, Suite 300
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-548-8600
Fax: 703-684-1581
Email: CAIdirect@caionline.org

MEDIA CONTACT: Frank Rathbun
Phone: 703-548-8600, ext. 261
Fax: 703-684-1581
Email: FRathbun@caionline.org

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