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CONDO MEDIA

FR OM 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., President-Elect
Robert Keegan, CMCA, AMS, PCAM, Vice President
Wesley K. Blair III, Treasurer
David Boston, PCAM, Clerk
Paul V. (Pete) Garrett, CMCA, AMS, PCAM
Barbara Reilly
Andrew Robinson
Chris Snow
Paula Solemina
Beth Sullivan
CONDO MEDIA INC. BOARD MEMBERS
Jared McNabb, CMCA, PCAM, President
Wesley K. Blair III, Vice President
James Connolly, Treasurer
Ellen A. Shapiro, Esq., Clerk
Richard E. Brooks, Esq., Director
Claudette Carini, Director
Jack Carr, P.E., RS, LEED-AP, Director
Richard Churchill, Director
COMMITTEES
Attorneys' Committee
Mark Einhorn, Esq.
Mark Rosen, Esq.
Banquet Committee
Jennifer Lombardi
Charlotte Scuderi
Conference & Expo
Beth Sullivan
Emerging Leaders Network (ELN)
Pamela Jonah, Esq.
Golf Tournament
Tony Chiarelli
Paula Solemina
Maine Legislative Action Committee
Joseph Carleton Jr.
Managers' Committee
Katie Wells, CMCA, AMS, PCAM
Massachusetts Legislative Action Committee
Matthew Gaines, Esq.
Membership Committee
Jared McNabb, CMCA, PCAM
Program Advisory Council
Jennifer Barnett, Esq.
Scott Wolf, CMCA, AMS, PCAM
Rhode Island Legislative Action Committee
Ed Allcock, Esq.
Frank Lombardi, Esq.

Time to Rejuvenate
"What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it
sweetness."
-John Steinbeck, Travels With Charley: In Search of America

W

ith the arrival of June, comes an anticipation of the summer months
to follow. And given the snowy, cold, and often unpredictable
weather conditions of this most recent New England winter, this
summer should have plenty of "sweetness." The coming weeks will
provide the opportunity for many of us to spend vacation time with family and
friends and to rejuvenate our mind, body, and spirit.
Summer is also a time of rejuvenation for the chapter as we wind down from
the dozens of programs and committee meetings that have been the focus of
volunteer leaders since January and evaluate their success and consider options
for improvement in the fall.
Over the coming weeks, committees will turn their attention to connecting
with members at popular social events, including the annual golf tournament
on June 16, which will include tennis and the silent auction to benefit Homes
for Our Troops. In addition, the popular managers' summer social hosted by
the ELN committee will be held in August. Contact the chapter office for more
information and to register for these often sold-out events.
We hope you will join us and kick back and relax in the company of friends
and colleagues this summer.

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

Sincerely,

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