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CONDO MEDIA CAI New England PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE The Official Publication of CAI New England CHAPTER PARTNERS DIAMOND • The Dartmouth Group Inc., AMO, AAMC • Marcus, Errico, Emmer & Brooks PC • SPS Inc. PLATINUM • Perkins & Anctil PC • Condo Media Magazine GOLD • Alpha Weatherproofing Corp. • Newton Roofing Company Inc. • Prime Touch Services Inc. • Pro-Care Inc. • Rockland Trust • Swerling Milton Winnick Public Insurance Adjusters Inc. • Thayer & Associates Inc., AMO • Union Bank S I LV E R • BELFOR Property Restoration • Community Association Banc/CondoCerts • Crowninshield Management Corp., AMO • Goodman, Shapiro & Lombardi LLC • McCullough, Stievater & Polvere LLP BRONZE • Alltech Building Systems Inc. • American Properties Team Inc. • Bloom Cohen Hayes LLC • Goldman & Pease LLC • Kidd-Luukko Corporation Déjà Vu All Over Again nce again, I have been given the privilege to serve as the president of the CAI New England Chapter. For any of our newer members and subscribers, I was the board president in 2005, and I’m hoping to use the lessons learned from the first opportunity to make this second bite at the apple even better. Initially, I’d like to thank our 2009 Chapter President, Jared McNabb, CMCA, PCAM, for an outstanding job in guiding our association and leading us into some new frontiers, and doubling up as the Membership Committee chairman; CAI-NE has maintained a steady flow of new members and expanded our educational reach through an increase in available programs. Most exciting is the expansion of our monthly magazine into an online digital format. Jared has left me a tough act to follow, but we’re fortunate enough to have some terrific folks on the board to help us continue bringing you the best CAI-NE that we can. In 2005, we established a strategic plan for CAI-NE that was to serve as the guideline for the chapter over the ensuing three to five years. We have more than met some of those objectives, the primary focus being a better organization for Maine, Vermont and Rhode Island; we had been viewed as primarily a Massachusetts organization. We are currently very active in all three of those states with consistently well-attended educational programs, membership increase and participation, services and vendor expos. Most recently, we established individually focused Legislative Action Committees (LAC) in each of those states and are looking out for your best interests. Currently, there is a new Strategic Planning Task Force made up of homeowners, managers and business partners from all four chapter states that is reviewing the 2005 plan. This group will make a recommendation to the board in early 2010 on directions for the chapter that will guide us into and through the next few years. My goal in the coming months is to position the chapter to implement those plans. As always, your input, your insight and your questions are always welcomed and encouraged. O Sincerely, Tony Chiarelli 2010 CAI-NE Chapter President For more information about our chapter partners, visit www.caine.org. CONDO MEDIA • JANUARY 2010

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