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CONDO MEDIA

FR O M TH E CE D'S DE S K

The Ofﬁcial Publication of CAI New England
CHAPTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Claudette Carini
CAI NEW ENGLAND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Frank A. Lombardi, Esq., President
Janet Aronson, Esq.
Wesley K. Blair III
David Boston, PCAM
Paul V. (Pete) Garrett, CMCA, AMS, PCAM
Robert Keegan, CMCA, AMS, PCAM
Barbara Reilly
Andrew Robinson
Paula Solemina
Beth Sullivan
Scott Wolf, CMCA, AMS, PCAM
CONDO MEDIA INC. BOARD MEMBERS
Wesley K. Blair III
Richard E. Brooks, Esq., Director
Claudette Carini, Director
Jack Carr, P.E., RS, LEED-AP, Director
Richard Churchill, Director
James Connolly
Jared McNabb, CMCA, PCAM
Ellen A. Shapiro, Esq.
COMMITTEES
Attorneys' Committee
Banquet Committee
Conference & Expo
Emerging Leaders Network (ELN)
Golf Tournament
Maine Legislative Action Committee
Joseph Carleton Jr.
Managers' Committee
Massachusetts Legislative Action Committee
Matthew Gaines, Esq., Marcus, Errico, Emmer & Brooks, P.C.
Membership Committee
Program Advisory Council
Rhode Island Legislative Action Committee
Ed Allcock, Esq.
Frank Lombardi, Esq.
Vermont Legislative Action Committee, Chair
Paul T. Carroccio, P.E., CMCA, AMS, PCAM
EDITORIAL
Claudette Carini ccarini@caine.org
SALES AND MARKETING
Natalie Springsteen nspringsteen@caine.org
ADVERTISING COORDINATOR
Jeanne Yanaro jyanaro@caine.org
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Planning Is Everything

or many, January brings with it the time-honored tradition of New
Year's resolutions. Whether it's your plan to eat healthy, lose weight,
quit smoking, save money, manage stress, or any one of a dozen other
popular resolutions, the devil is in the details. Resolutions often fail not
because they are a bad idea, but rather, they have been conceived without the
beneﬁt of sufﬁcient planning.
Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States and a ﬁvestar general, summed it up best when he said, "Plans are nothing; planning is
everything."
While the chapter may not make an annual resolution, each January brings
with it a beginning for new opportunities. With a new leadership team focusing
on new educational programs, social events, and yet unknown challenges, plans
will be made and executed. But the chapter doesn't just have plans; it also has
the beneﬁt of the thoughtful and lengthy planning process undertaken by members responsible for the CAI New England Chapter ﬁve-year Strategic Plan,
which has guided chapter leaders since its initial adoption in 2005 and revision
in 2010.
With the mission statement, "To improve the operations, management,
and quality of condominium living" and the guiding principles that include
fostering professionalism of all industry stakeholders, addressing issues of all
chapter states, and ensuring state representation at all chapter leadership levels, year after year elected volunteer leaders and committee members achieve
the plan's goals.
I look forward to working with the 2014 leadership team, which includes
representatives from all chapter states: Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Wishing you health, happiness, and a prosperous New Year!

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