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Volunteer Spotlight

Ringing in the New
Peter Westhaver, 2018 Chapter President
community better," he says. "Ninety-nine times out of 100,
The New Year is a time for turning over a new leaf.
associations have boards of trustees who are not in property
It's also time to welcome a new board to the New
management. They try to use what works in their individual
England chapter of CAI. At the helm of this year's
fields and apply those philosophies to condominium manboard is a new president, Peter Westhaver, CMCA,
agement. Sometimes, a philosophy doesn't transfer over
AMS, PCAM.
appropriately."
Peter is no newcomer to the industry. Armed with three
To help boost membership and raise awareness of the
degrees in hospitality from Johnson & Wales University, he
education offered by CAI, a new national membership
shifted his focus from hotel management to more permanent residential living early in his career. Today, he serves as structure and CAVL3+ pricing is now available: annual
a vice president at Boston-based Barkan Management Com- membership of only $250 for the year for association boards
of three to 15 people. And that
pany, where he supervises a
covers the entire board. "I see
team of portfolio managers,
this opportunity to join CAI
directly manages a handful
as something you really can't
of properties, and helps with
pass up, for the education you
the overall direction of the
receive, for the literature you
company. "I've been in propcan get, and for access to all past
erty management in some
articles," says Peter. "For an asform or another-whether
sociation to have access to this
it's apartments, condominimuch information for only $250
ums, or townhouses-basiis just phenomenal!"
cally my entire adult life,"
"I think CAI is a tremendous
he says.
organization," says Jill WetAt Barkan, active particimore, CMCA, AMS, a Barkan
pation in CAI is encouraged,
employee who serves as general
and Peter is a big proponent
manager of Nouvelle at Natick
of that philosophy. "His
Residences in Natick, Mass.
involvement with CAI is very
"It's a great tool for property
critical to Barkan," notes
managers, for board members,
Ralph Moore, a senior portfor executives-there's just a lot
folio manager for the comof information available for us
pany. "What he's brought to
to use to help better ourselves
Barkan, by branching out
as individuals, as professionals,
into CAI and all of the folks
and as community leaders."
within that organization, is
Jill is pleased by Peter's elecconnectivity with other inCAI-NE President Peter Westhaver
tion as president of CAI-NE. "It
dustry professionals. I think
helps to shine a light on somethat's very significant."
body who has taken a very active
Peter's first involvement
role in the industry-someone who cares about industry
with CAI was with the Massachusetts Legislative Action
standards, as well as what improvements could be made in
Committee (MALAC). He has since served on the CAIdifferent areas," she says. "It goes a long way toward showing
NE board, to which he was recently elected to a second
other property managers in Barkan and in the industry as a
three-year term. As board president, he hopes to increase
whole that we have a skilled, knowledgeable leader among
the reach of the organization by focusing on membership.
us, as one of the vice presidents of the company."
"Membership is important for getting the word out there
"He's worked hard to grow through CAI," Ralph says. "He
to determine how an association should operate, or at
deserves all the accolades and recognition he receives."
least give owners ideas on what they can do to make their

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