Team Members at Association Services, Inc. Earn CMCA and AMS Accreditations

Hilton Head, SC June 30, 2010 - Associations Services, Inc. (ASI) is excited to announce that four team members have recently acquired their Certified Manager of Community Associations (CMCA) accreditation and one member earned her Association Management Specialist (AMS) designation through Community Associations Institute (CAI).

“Continuing education is important to the team, and it was fun to tackle the process together,” said Kevin Caruso CEO of ASI. “We’re proud of our team and know these credentials will help us to better manage the communities we serve.”

CMCA designees were:

• Paige Bragg – Office Manager and with ASI for eight years, possesses excellent office organization and customer service background and manages two community associations
• Kevin Caruso – President & CEO of ASI, has been with company for 10 years and has extensive business management background
• Craig Lester – Community Association Manager, a South Carolina licensed real estate broker
• Glen Meyers – Community Association Manager with an excellent project management background

The AMS designee was Carolyn Neely – a Community Association Manager with 16 years experience with ASI and has an extensive community management background

To obtain the AMS accreditation through CAI, a community manager must successfully pass two courses; obtain and maintain the Certified Manager of Community Associations (CMCA) certification; complete two or more years of community association management experience and have a community association leader verify service experience.

To obtain CMCA certification, managers must complete a 16-hour classroom course, the Essentials of Community Association Management, and pass the National Board of Certification for Community Association Managers (NBC-CAM) CMCA Examination. CAI is a national organization dedicated to fostering vibrant, responsive, competent community associations by providing education, tools and resources to people who manage homeowners associations.

Association Services, Inc. (ASI) provides community association management and developer services to Hilton Head, Bluffton, Beaufort, and Savannah areas. For over twenty years, its sole focus has been to deliver performance that enriches communities and enhances the lives of the people it serves.

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