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Committees are one of the most valuable resources in achieving the Chapter’s goals. All committees work under the authority of the Board of Directors, which approves all committee programs, budgets, and expenditures. The committee structure is a means for broadening members’ involvement in the Chapter and for sharing the workload. The Chapter Staff rely on committee members to serve as sounding boards offering their creative opinion as well as sharing the resources they have available to them to help the Chapter achieve its goals. Committee involvement is also a natural stepping stone for one day serving on the Chapter’s Board of Directors.

For Managers, CAI National recognizes one’s time spent serving on a Chapter committee when a manager is working towards a CAI designation

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Interested in joining a committee? Email us at contact@caimdches.org

Please note: All committee minutes can be sent upon request. 

The Chesapeake Chapter has established the following committees:

 

Communications Committee:
To identify and develop communication materials for the Chapter. The committee shall identify themes and campaigns that the Chapter can use each year to create impactful communication to its members. These would include, but are not limited to, email campaigns for events and membership drives and any print material that is created throughout the year. The Committee will also identify new forms of communication that the Chapter could use (e.g., video emails) and evaluate its success of its current communications (email open rate, click through, etc.).

The goal of this committee is to improve the visibility of the Chapter and its events and to strengthen its relationships with its members.

This committee meets on the fourth Monday of the month at 10:00 am.
Chair: Adrianne Gracias, Tri State Restorations
Vice-Chair: Vince Scarfo, Clear
Delmarva Committee:
Develop and plan for implementation of educational activities, strategies and networking events to promote education and recruitment of new members and retaining current members on the Eastern Shore of Maryland & Delaware Beaches, in accordance with the Board’s directives while promoting the value of CAI membership to prospective members on the Eastern Shore.

This Committee meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 3:00 pm.
Chair: Chad Toms, WHITEFORD
Vice-Chair: Lisa Meck, CMCA, AMS, Carl M. Freeman Companies
Education Committee:
To identify, plan, market and implement educational programs for all Chapter members, and as required by the Board and national CAI, in accordance with the Board’s directives. The committee shall propose to the Board various educational program topics for consideration by the membership at the Chapter’s Annual Planning Retreat (currently held in Sept.). Such programs may include the Chapter’s monthly breakfast seminars, homeowner classes, topics for the Chapter’s annual Expo and Symposium, and any other educational programs, as determined by the Board. Volunteer seminar coordinators for the breakfast programs will be solicited from among the membership. The committee may be asked to assist the seminar coordinators, Board and Chapter Staff in identifying, contacting, and coordinating speakers for such programs. Speakers for these programs may be a committee member as long as they are qualified. To assist the Board and Chapter Staff to identify, plan, promote, and generate financial support for the educational programs through various means such as, sponsorships, donations, registration fees, and fund-raisers, in accordance with the Board’s directives.

This committee meets on the second Wednesday of the month at 9:30 am.
Chair: Michelle Jones, CMCA, AMS, PCAM, LSM, Lake Linganore Association
Vice-Chair: Christa Brady, AMS, PCAM, CIRMS, USI Insurance Services
EXPO Committee:
To plan, market and implement the Chapter’s annual Expo and Symposium, which shall include networking opportunities and educational programs for all Chapter members, in accordance with the Board’s directive. To assist the Board and Chapter Staff to identify, plan, promote, and generate financial support for the annual Expo and Symposium through various means such as, sponsorships, donations, registration fees, and fund-raisers, in accordance with the Board’s directives.

This committee meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 9:30 am.
Chair: Ellen Throop, Davis, Agnor, Rapaport & Skalny
Vice-Chair: Joanne Frallicciardi, CMCA, AMS, Tidewater Property Management
Golf Committee:
To plan, market and implement an annual Golf event for all Chapter members, in accordance with the Board’s directive. The Golf event should include proposed programs for networking among the members during the Golf event. To assist the Board and Chapter Staff to identify, plan, promote, and generate financial support for the Golf event through various means such as, sponsorships, donations, registration fees, and fund-raisers.

This committee meets on the second Friday of the month at 9:30 am.
Chair: Chase Hudson, Sahouri Insurance
Vice-Chair: TJ Socks, Becht Engineering BT
Legislative Committee:
The newly formed Chesapeake Region Chapter’s Legislative Committee will assist the MD-LAC by informing the MD-LAC of issues encountered by Chapter members requiring a legislative solution at the State level and will provide the MD-LAC with input on legislation introduced at the State level impacting only a certain county. The Chapter Legislative Committee will monitor and influence legislation at the county level in those area in Maryland and Delaware within the Chapter’s region.

This committee meets on the second Thursday of the month at 4:00 pm.
Chair: Cynthia Hitt Kent, Law Office of Cynthia Hitt Kent, LLC
Vice-Chair: Karen Fooks, CMCA, AMS, PCAM, Community Management Corporation
Membership Committee:
To develop, plan activities and strategies for recruiting new members and retaining current members, in accordance with the Board’s directives. To welcome new members and provide information regarding the Chapter, its members, and the benefits of membership. To assist new members and existing members in becoming acquainted with other members and available Chapter resources. To provide mentorship to new and existing members. To facilitate networking among the members in furtherance of their professional development. To promote the value of CAI to the membership and general public. To help formulate marketing plans/ideas to further the Chapters membership.

This committee meets on the third Tuesday of the month at 1:00 pm.
Chair: Jennifer Melson, CMCA, AMS, Premier Property Management
Vice-Chair: Beth Bencivenni, RestoreCore
Newsletter Committee:
To assist the Board and Chapter Staff with obtaining, reviewing and editing articles, advertisements, and other content for the Beacon Newsletter, in accordance with the Board’s directive. Articles should be timely and provide information to the membership on events, trends, legislation, governance issues, etc., that are relevant to CAI, the Chapter, community associations, and industry professionals. Articles should not be advertisement pieces for any particular company. To review advertising rates and make suggestions and recommendations to the Board regarding the same.

This committee meets on the first Thursday of the month at 10:00 am.
Chair: Michelle Baldry, Reserve Advisors
Vice-Chair: Don Plank, EJF Real Estate Services
Social Committee:
To plan, market and implement an annual Social or other Social Activities for all Chapter members that may be entertaining and provides an environment conducive to networking and also provides an avenue to recognize volunteers and Board Members for their terms of service for the year trying to build attendance and net a profit in accordance with Board’s directives.
To identify, plan, promote, and generate financial support through various means such as, sponsorships, donations, registration fees, and fund-raisers, in accordance with the Board’s directives.

This committee meets on the fourth Thursday of the month at 10:00 am.
Chair: Eddie Ramos, Atlantic Maintenance Group
Vice-Chair: Kelly Rae, RoofPro