<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Associa</title><link>http://www.associaonline.com/_layouts/feed.aspx?xsl=1&amp;web=/RSS&amp;page=b51819ab-17c2-4fd7-879b-c6dd06c41a9a&amp;wp=e4e0382f-0284-41c8-8fd4-3ff41dc3460a&amp;pageurl=/RSS/Pages/default.aspx</link><description></description><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Associa’s Homeside Properties Welcomes Kirk Bliss as President and CEO</title><link>http://www.associaonline.com/newsroom/news-releases/Pages/Associa’s-Homeside-Properties-Welcomes-Kirk-Bliss-as-President-and-CEO.aspx</link><description>&lt;span&gt; 
                &lt;span class="location"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-2" style="text-align:left"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Kirk Bliss, an experienced veteran of association
management, joins &lt;a href="/"&gt;Associa's&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.homesideproperties.com/"&gt;Homeside Properties&lt;/a&gt; as CEO and
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left"&gt;“Kirk is the ideal choice to
replace Ken Koushel, who recently announced his plans to retire,” said George
Skrbin, Associa senior vice president. “Kirk is a seasoned professional with
more than 40 years of experience in the association management industry.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;He brings an unsurpassed level of integrity,
professionalism and commitment to Homeside communities and homeowners.”&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left"&gt;Bliss joins Homeside from Associa-sister
branch Community Management Concepts of Jacksonville, where he served as
president and CEO.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;As he transitions into
his newest leadership role at Homeside, he will focus on leading the company’s operations,
paying attention to company growth, developer and client services, marketing,
maintenance services and customer service.&lt;span&gt; 
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0.05in;text-align:left"&gt;“I am thrilled relocate to
the stunning Atlanta metro area and look forward to building on the solid
foundation and momentum established at Homeside,” Bliss said.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;“I believe it is paramount that all of us at
Homeside embed ourselves in the day-to-day affairs of managing each and every
community, develop strong working relationships, enhance the services we
provide and maintain a passion for customer care.”&lt;span&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left"&gt;Bliss began his career in &lt;a href="/sites/homeside-properties-inc/association-management/Pages/default.aspx"&gt;community
association management&lt;/a&gt; in 1971, leading maintenance operations for several
large developments.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;He transitioned into
the role of licensed community association manager in 1985.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Since that time he has served as president
and CEO for two Associa member companies, located in Michigan and Florida.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;He holds an accredited resident managers
certification (ARM), an association management specialist (AMS) designation,
and the community association manager (CAM) designation. He also holds a builder’s
license and is a license real estate sales associate.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-right:0.25in;text-align:left"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="/sites/homeside-properties-inc/association-management/Pages/default.aspx" target="_blank"&gt;Homeside Properties&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, AAMC®, is a member of the
Georgia Chapter of the Community Associations Institute and is a recognized
leader in Homeowner and Condominium Association Management in the Greater
Atlanta Metropolitan area. Since 1998, its sole focus has been to deliver
performance that enriches communities and enhances the lives of the people it
serves. To learn more about Homeside, visit their website at &lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.homesideproperties.com/" target="_blank"&gt;www.homesideproperties.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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communities for more than 30 years, Associa is North America’s largest
community association management firm and serves its clients with local
knowledge, national resources and comprehensive expertise. Based in Dallas,
Associa and its 8,000 employees operate more than 150 branch offices in the United
States, Mexico and Canada. To learn more about Associa and its charitable
organization, Associa Cares, go to &lt;a href="/"&gt;www.associaonline.com&lt;/a&gt;
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 Inc. proudly announces the Grand Opening of its Dublin, Ohio office. 
Please join the RPM staff as they welcome the local community for an 
open house and wine tasting Thursday, May 21. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Soine Vineyards, wine tasting from 4-6 p.m.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Plus door and raffle prize drawings throughout the event!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WHERE:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Real Property Management, Inc.&lt;br /&gt;5550 Blazer Parkway, Suite 175&lt;br /&gt;Dublin, Ohio 43017&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WHE&lt;/strong&gt;N: &lt;br /&gt;Thursday, May 21&lt;br /&gt;3p.m. – 7p.m.&lt;br /&gt;Wine tasting from 4p.m. – 6p.m.&lt;br /&gt;with Soine Vinyards&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;RSVP: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please email your RSVP by 5/17 to jkburnett@rpmanagement.com&lt;br /&gt;Subject: GRAND OPENING (if you plan to attend)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;                                     &lt;br /&gt;Real
 Property Management, Inc. provides community association management and
 developer services to Ohio. Since 1979, its sole focus has been to 
deliver performance that enriches communities and enhances the lives of 
the people it serves. To learn more about Real Property Management, 
please visit www.rpmanagement.com or find them on Facebook by visiting 
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communities for more than 30 years, Associa is North America’s largest 
community association management firm and serves its clients with local 
knowledge, national resources and comprehensive expertise. Based in 
Dallas, Associa and its 8,000 employees operate more than 150 branch 
offices in the United States, Mexico and Canada. To learn more about 
Associa and its charitable organization, Associa Cares, go to &lt;a href="/"&gt;www.associaonline.com&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.associacares.com/"&gt;www.associacares.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Find us online&lt;br /&gt;Facebook: &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/associa"&gt;https://www.facebook.com/associa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Twitter: &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/associa"&gt;https://twitter.com/associa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;LinkedIn: &lt;a href="http://www.linkedin.com/company/33264"&gt;http://www.linkedin.com/company/33264&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pinterest: &lt;a href="http://pinterest.com/associa/"&gt;http://pinterest.com/associa/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;YouTube: &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/associamarketing"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/associamarketing&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 01:49:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Principal Management Group of Houston Appoints New Director of Management Services</title><link>http://www.associaonline.com/newsroom/news-releases/Pages/Principal-Management-Group-of-Houston--Appoints-New-Director-of-Management-Services.aspx</link><description>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align:left"&gt;&lt;p class="ms-rteThemeFontFace-2" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pmghouston.com/"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Principal Management Group of Houston&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;, an
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="/"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Associa&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt; company, proudly announces it has named Leslie
Baldwin as its new director of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="/sites/principal-management-group-of-houston/association-management/Pages/default.aspx"&gt;&lt;span&gt;management
services&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:115%"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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director of management services, Baldwin will lead a team of association
managers and lead project management and organizational development. She will
also assist her team with board conflict resolutions as well as directing her
team on covenant enforcement.&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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she is most deserving of this new position,” said PMG Houston President and CEO
Dora Parker. “She is a seasoned professional in the community association
management industry and is sure to provide unsurpassed service that goes beyond
our homeowners’ expectations.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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association management industry for nearly 13 years and has worked at Principal
Management Group of Houston since 2010. She currently holds her CMCA and AMS
designations and is working toward her PCAM. Baldwin is an active member of the
PMG Houston marketing team, a member of Associa PAC and has worked on several
committees including Associa Cares.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Management Group of Houston, AAMC, provides &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="/sites/principal-management-group-of-houston/association-management"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Houston
association management&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt; and developer services to the city and the
greater surrounding areas. Since 1976, its sole focus has been to deliver
performance that enriches communities and enhances the lives of the people it
serves. To learn more, visit &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pmghouston.com/"&gt;&lt;span&gt;www.pmghouston.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt; or
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largest community association management firm and serves its clients with local
knowledge, national resources and comprehensive expertise. Based in Dallas,
Associa and its 8,000 employees operate more than 150 branch offices in the
United States, Mexico and Canada. To learn more about Associa and its
charitable organization, Associa Cares, go to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="/"&gt;&lt;span&gt;www.associaonline.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt; and
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an &lt;a href="/"&gt;Associa&lt;/a&gt; company,&lt;span style="color:black"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;congratulates Josue Jean Jourdain on his recent
hiring as Director of Client Accounting. &lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As Director of
Client Accounting, Jourdain will prepare monthly bank reconciliations, monthly
financial reports and year-end packages for external audits. He will also
supervise monthly financial reports and help in preparing the annual budget.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“We
are excited to bring someone with Josue’s credentials on board,” said HRW
President Cathy Wade. “He is a seasoned professional in the field of accounting
and is sure to provide unsurpassed service that goes beyond our homeowners’
expectations.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jourdain
arrived at HRW from Associa sister branch Association Services of Florida where
he served in the position of Lead General Bookkeeper since 2007. In addition to
his financial and budgetary duties with ASF, he also represented his department
at board meetings where he helped explain financial statements. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;A
2006 graduate of Florida Atlantic University with a bachelor’s degree in
business administration, he also has multiple years of customer service experience
and is fluent in speaking, reading and writing both Creole and French.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt;text-align:left"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;HRW, Inc., AAMC, provides community association management and
developer services to Raleigh and the greater surrounding areas. Since 1982,
its sole focus has been to deliver performance that enriches communities and
enhances the lives of the people it serves. To learn more visit &lt;a href="http://www.hrw.net/"&gt;http://www.hrw.net&lt;/a&gt; or find them on Facebook by
visiting &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/AssociaHRW"&gt;www.Facebook.com/AssociaHRW&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Building successful communities for more than 30 years, Associa is
North America’s largest community association management firm and serves its
clients with local knowledge, national resources and comprehensive expertise.
Based in Dallas, Associa and its 8,000 employees operate more than 150 branch
offices in the United States, Mexico and Canada. To learn more about Associa
and its charitable organization, Associa Cares, go to &lt;a href="/"&gt;www.associaonline.com&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.associacares.com/"&gt;www.associacares.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;Twitter: &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/associa"&gt;https://twitter.com/associa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;

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&lt;p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;LinkedIn: &lt;a href="http://www.linkedin.com/company/33264"&gt;http://www.linkedin.com/company/33264&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;Pinterest: &lt;a href="http://pinterest.com/associa/"&gt;http://pinterest.com/associa/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="color:blue"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;You Tube: &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/associamarketing"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/associamarketing&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 21:06:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rampart Properties is excited to add Three New Local Communities to its Portfolio</title><link>http://www.associaonline.com/newsroom/news-releases/Pages/Rampart-Properties-is-excited-to-add-Three-New-Local-Communities-to-its-Portfolio.aspx</link><description>&lt;div&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;&lt;a&gt;Rampart
Properties&lt;/a&gt;, an &lt;a href="/"&gt;Associa&lt;/a&gt; company, welcomes
three new communities to its growing &lt;a href="http://rampartproperties.com/link/linkshow.asp?link_id=238014"&gt;association
management&lt;/a&gt; portfolio for the Tampa/St. Petersburg area. &lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align:left"&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0.1in;text-align:left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0.1in;text-align:left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;“We, at Rampart, pride ourselves on delivering world
class service to our clients,” said Patricia DuBuque, president and CEO of
Rampart. “Throughout the Tampa/St. Pete area, we are the management company of
choice for &lt;a href="/the-associa-difference/Pages/default.aspx"&gt;discerning
associations&lt;/a&gt;. We are pleased to welcome these beautiful new communities and
look forward to working with their board members and homeowners.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align:left"&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align:left"&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0.1in;text-align:left"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0.1in;text-align:left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;Rampart Properties will provide a full range of
management services to the new community associations, including&lt;span style="color:red"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;financial, accounting, administrative and maintenance
services. The following communities join their portfolio:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align:left"&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;Vineyard Homeowners Association&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt; – Located in Brandon, Florida, Vineyard HOA is a
beautiful 32-lot community featuring single-family homes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;ul style="text-align:left"&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;Sheldon Shores Condominium Association &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;– Located in the greater Tampa Bay area, Sheldon
Shores is a quaint, condominium development consisting of 13 units. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;Pine Rush Villas Condominium Association &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;- This unique townhome-style development consists of
154 units and is located in St. Petersburg. &lt;span style="display:inline-block"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 1.25in 0.0001pt 0.75in;text-indent:-0.25in;text-align:left"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align:left"&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;Rampart Properties, Inc. was
formed in 1975 to provide professional community
association management and consulting services to the Tampa Bay
area.  Rampart provides quality and innovation in community
management to condominium associations, homeowner
associations, cooperatives and developers. To learn more visit &lt;a href="http://www.rampartproperties.com/"&gt;www.rampartproperties.com&lt;/a&gt; or find
them on Facebook by visiting &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/RampartProperties"&gt;www.Facebook.com/RampartProperties&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align:left"&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;Building successful
communities for more than 30 years, Associa is North America’s largest
community association management firm and serves its clients with local knowledge,
national resources and comprehensive expertise. Based in Dallas, Associa and
its 8,000 employees operate more than 150 branch offices in the United States,
Mexico and Canada. To learn more about Associa and its charitable organization,
Associa Cares, go to &lt;a href="/"&gt;www.associaonline.com&lt;/a&gt;
and &lt;a href="http://www.associacares.com/"&gt;www.associacares.com&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align:left"&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-right:0.1in;text-align:left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-right:0.1in;text-align:left"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;Find us
online:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-right:0.1in;text-align:left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;Facebook: &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/associa"&gt;https://www.facebook.com/associa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-right:0.1in;text-align:left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;Twitter: &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/associa"&gt;https://twitter.com/associa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align:left"&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-right:0.1in;text-align:left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;LinkedIn: &lt;a href="http://www.linkedin.com/company/33264"&gt;http://www.linkedin.com/company/33264&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align:left"&gt;

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&lt;p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-right:0.1in;text-align:left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;Pinterest: &lt;a href="http://pinterest.com/associa/"&gt;http://pinterest.com/associa/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-right:0.1in;text-align:left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;YouTube: &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/associamarketing"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/associamarketing&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 20:02:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Associa’s CMC of Jacksonville Wins Management Contract for Hidden Hills Country Club Estates</title><link>http://www.associaonline.com/newsroom/news-releases/Pages/Associa’s-CMC-of-Jacksonville-Wins-Management-Contract--for-Hidden-Hills-Country-Club-Estates.aspx</link><description>&lt;div&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.5pt"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cmcjaxfla.com/"&gt;Community Management Concepts of Jacksonville&lt;/a&gt;,
an &lt;a href="/"&gt;Associa&lt;/a&gt; company, proudly
announces it has been named the management company for Hidden Hills Country
Club Estates HOA on Monument Road in Jacksonville. This new contract
demonstrates the company’s continued growth in the Jacksonville association
management industry. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align:left"&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.5pt"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align:left"&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.5pt"&gt;“We
are thrilled to be named the new management company for Hidden Hills Country
Club Estates,” said Nicholas Lambiase, Jr. President and CEO of CMC
Jacksonville. “We look forward to working with the board of directors to ensure
an unsurpassed level of management that benefits this premier community’s
needs.” &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align:left"&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.5pt"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align:left"&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.5pt"&gt;CMC
Jacksonville will provide full management services, including financial,
community management, communications, record-keeping and administrative
services to the community.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align:left"&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.5pt"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align:left"&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.5pt"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hhcce.com/"&gt;Hidden
Hills Country Club Estates HOA&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.5pt"&gt;is
located on Monument Road and consists of approximately 547 single-family homes
over 432 acres. It is nestled throughout the Hidden Hills Country Club Golf
Course whish was designed by PGA Hall of Famer Arnold Palmer. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.5pt"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align:left"&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.5pt"&gt;Bernard
Vargas Vila, LCAM, is the property manager and was a major contributor in
helping CMC Jacksonville gain this prestigious account. &lt;b&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align:left"&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.5pt"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align:left"&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.5pt"&gt;Community
Management Concepts of Jacksonville, Inc. provides community association
management services and developer consulting to clients on the Northeast area
of Florida (Duval, Clay, St. Johns, Flagler and Nassau Counties). Since 1972,
our sole focus has been to provide quality cost-effective management services
to our client communities that enhance the life styles of our residents
throughout the state of Florida. To learn more, please visit &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.cmcjaxfla.com/"&gt;www.cmcjaxfla.com&lt;/a&gt; or
find us on Facebook by visiting &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/CMCJacksonville"&gt;www.facebook.com/CMCJacksonville&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align:left"&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.5pt"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align:left"&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.5pt"&gt;Building successful communities for more than 30 years, Associa is
North America’s largest community association management firm and serves its
clients with local knowledge, national resources and comprehensive expertise.
Based in Dallas, Associa and its 8,000 employees operate more than 150 branch
offices in the United States, Mexico and Canada. To learn more about Associa
and its charitable organization, Associa Cares, go to &lt;a href="/"&gt;www.associaonline.com&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.associacares.com/"&gt;www.associacares.com&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align:left"&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.5pt"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align:left"&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-right:0.1in;text-align:left"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.5pt"&gt;Find us
online:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.5pt"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Facebook: &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/associa"&gt;https://www.facebook.com/associa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align:left"&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-right:0.1in;text-align:left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.5pt"&gt;Twitter: &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/associa"&gt;https://twitter.com/associa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align:left"&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-right:0.1in;text-align:left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.5pt"&gt;LinkedIn: &lt;a href="http://www.linkedin.com/company/33264"&gt;http://www.linkedin.com/company/33264&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align:left"&gt;

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&lt;div style="text-align:left"&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-right:0.1in;text-align:left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.5pt"&gt;YouTube: &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/associamarketing"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/associamarketing&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 19:56:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>MEDIA ALERT Associa Hawaii Sponsors Condominium Council of Maui Presentation </title><link>http://www.associaonline.com/newsroom/news-releases/Pages/MEDIA-ALERT-Associa-Hawaii-Sponsors-Condominium-Council-of-Maui-Presentation-.aspx</link><description>&lt;span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WHAT/WHO: &lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="/sites/associa-hawaii/Pages/default.aspx"&gt;Associa Hawaii&lt;/a&gt;, an &lt;a href="/Pages/association-management.aspx"&gt;Associa &lt;/a&gt;company,
 joins the condominium Council of Maui as a sponsor of the May 9 
seminar: “Reducing Conflict In Your Community Through Better 
Communication,” featuring national speaker Debra Warren.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Community
 Association Managers and Board Members are placed in the position of 
resolving conflict simply by the nature of the issues presented to them 
in the day-to-day operation of an Association.  The governing documents 
place them in the position of enforcing rules, collecting assessments 
and managing disputes between neighbors.  Add to these duties the fact 
that these issues deal directly with the homes of those involved and you
 increase the sensitivity and emotional content of the potential 
conflict.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Held Thursday, May 9, from 9 a.m. to noon, Warren will 
review why conflict occurs in community associations and address the 
nature of conflict, methods to handle conflict, reaching resolution and 
communication best practices.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FEATURED SPEAKER:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Debra
 Warren, vice president of client relations for Associa, has more than 
25 years of experience in community association management. She was 
principal and CEO of an association management firm for 15 years before 
starting her own consulting practice.  She is a nationally recognized 
expert in the industry with 15 years of experience as an educator. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In
 2010, Warren was named by Community Associations Institute (CAI) as 
Educator of the Year.  She holds a PCAM and CCAM designation and is 
involved in numerous professional organizations, including the Community
 Associations Institute (CAI), California Association of Community 
Managers (CACM), American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) 
and BoardSource. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WHEN/WHERE:  &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;King Kamehameha Golf Club&lt;br /&gt;9 a.m. – Noon.&lt;br /&gt;Registration: 8:30 am&lt;br /&gt;Lunch buffet included&lt;br /&gt;Register and Pay at &lt;a href="http://www.mauicondocouncil.com/link/linkshow.asp?link_id=288324"&gt;www.mauicondocouncil.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;                                                                            &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;RSVP:  &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Register and Pay at &lt;a href="http://www.mauicondocouncil.com/link/linkshow.asp?link_id=288324"&gt;www.mauicondocouncil.com &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;



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&lt;p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="text-align:left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;As part of the Associa family, Associa Hawaii is committed to providing
unsurpassed management and lifestyle services to the associations it serves by
providing quality professional management services to homeowners in communities
on five islands.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Associa Hawaii is a
recipient of the coveted Accredited Association Management Company (AAMC)
designation from the Community Associations Institute (CAI) and selected as one
of the 2012 and 2013 Best Places to Work from Hawaii Business Magazine, the
only Hawaii association management company to have accomplished this
achievement. To learn more visit &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.associahawaii.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;www.associahawaii.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt; or find them on Facebook by visiting &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/AssociaHawaii"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;www.Facebook.com/AssociaHawaii&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;.&lt;span&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align:left"&gt;

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&lt;div style="text-align:left"&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;Building successful communities for more than 30 years, Associa is
North America’s largest community association management firm and serves its
clients with local knowledge, national resources and comprehensive expertise.
Based in Dallas, Associa and its 8,000 employees operate more than 150 branch
offices in the United States, Mexico and Canada. To learn more about Associa
and its charitable organization, Associa Cares, go to &lt;a href="/"&gt;www.associaonline.com&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.associacares.com/"&gt;www.associacares.com&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Find us online:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;Facebook: &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/associa"&gt;https://www.facebook.com/associa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;Twitter: &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/associa"&gt;https://twitter.com/associa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;Pinterest: &lt;a href="http://pinterest.com/associa/"&gt;http://pinterest.com/associa/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 18:44:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Associa Branches Consolidate to Offer Greater Service to Florida’s Central West Coast</title><link>http://www.associaonline.com/newsroom/news-releases/Pages/Associa-Branches-Consolidate-to-Offer-Greater-Service-to-Florida’s-Central-West-Coast.aspx</link><description>&lt;span&gt;
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 branches Rampart and Community Management Concepts consolidate 
operations under one roof, strengthening Associa’s presence in Florida’s
 Central West Coast and bringing a greater level of &lt;a target="_blank" href="/sites/real-property-management-inc/association-management/Pages/default.aspx"&gt;community management services&lt;/a&gt; to area homeowners. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“The
 combination unites two market leaders,” said George Skrbin, senior vice
 president for Associa.  “We’re bringing two top Associa branches 
together under one umbrella.  Doing so allows for improved operational 
efficiencies and an enhanced level of professional services to our 
homeowners and communities.”  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Under the leadership of President 
and CEO Ms. Patricia E. DuBuque, the two branches will operate at 
Rampart’s Tampa and St. Petersburg locations with plans to launch an 
exciting rebrand by year’s end.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“This transition is about – and
 for – our homeowners and our communities,” Skrbin said. “The move 
drives quality and allows both branches to raise the bar even higher.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rampart
 Properties, Inc. was formed in 1975 to provide professional community 
association management and consulting services to the Tampa Bay area.  
Rampart provides quality and innovation in community management to 
condominium associations, homeowner associations, cooperatives and 
developers. To learn more visit &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.rampartproperties.com/"&gt;www.rampartproperties.com&lt;/a&gt; or find them on Facebook by visiting &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/RampartProperties"&gt;www.Facebook.com/RampartProperties&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Community
 Management Concepts, Inc. provides community association management 
services and developer consulting to clients on the West Coast of 
Florida (Pasco County through Sarasota County). Since 1972, its sole 
focus has been to provide quality cost-effective management services to 
its client communities to enhance the lifestyles of its residents 
throughout the state of Florida. To learn more, please visit &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.cmcfla.com/"&gt;www.cmcfla.com&lt;/a&gt; or find us on Facebook by visiting &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/Associa"&gt;www.Facebook.com/Associa&lt;/a&gt; and searching for Community Management Concepts, Inc. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Building successful communities for more than 30 years, Associa is
 North America’s largest community association management firm and 
serves its clients with local knowledge, national resources and 
comprehensive expertise. Based in Dallas, Associa and its 8,000 
employees operate more than 150 branch offices in the United States, 
Mexico and Canada. To learn more about Associa and its charitable 
organization, Associa Cares, go to &lt;a target="_blank" href="/"&gt;www.associaonline.com&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.associacares.com/"&gt;www.associacares.com&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Find us online:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Facebook: &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/associa"&gt;http://www.facebook.com/associa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Twitter: &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/associa"&gt;http://twitter.com/associa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;LinkedIn: &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.linkedin.com/company/33264"&gt;http://www.linkedin.com/company/33264&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pinterest: &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://pinterest.com/associa/"&gt;http://pinterest.com/associa/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;YouTube: &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/associamarketing"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/associamarketing&lt;/a&gt;
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        &lt;/span&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 21:32:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Associa’s EMB Management Announces New Location in Seattle’s South Lake Union</title><link>http://www.associaonline.com/newsroom/news-releases/Pages/Associa’s-EMB-Management-Announces-New-Location-in-Seattle’s-South-Lake-Union.aspx</link><description>&lt;span&gt;Associa’s EMB Management opens its newest location in Seattle’s 
downtown area of South Lake Union.  Conveniently located in the heart of
 Seattle, the new office will be located at:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;1100 Dexter Ave. North, Suite 100&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Seattle, WA  98109&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Phone: (206) 396-4050&lt;/strong&gt;
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“South Lake Union is the ideal location for EMB.  It is a vibrant, 
growing neighborhood,” said Corey Recla, President and CEO of EMB 
Management. “We’re excited to get involved in the area and begin 
building communities within the South Lake Union community.”
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
EMB Management, AAMC, provides Bellingham and &lt;a target="_blank" href="/sites/emb-management/association-management"&gt;Seattle association management&lt;/a&gt;
 and developer services to the Pacific Northwest (Puget Sound Area). 
Since 1991, our sole focus has been to deliver performance that enriches
 communities and enhances the lives of the people we serve. For more 
information, visit &lt;a href="http://www.embmanagement.com/"&gt;www.embmanagement.com&lt;/a&gt; or find us on
Facebook by visiting &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/Associa"&gt;www.Facebook.com/Associa&lt;/a&gt;
and searching for EMB Management. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Building successful communities for more than 30 years, Associa is
 North America’s largest community association management firm and 
serves its clients with local knowledge, national resources and 
comprehensive expertise. Based in Dallas, Associa and its 8,000 
employees operate more than 150 branch offices in the United States, 
Mexico and Canada. To learn more about Associa and its charitable 
organization, Associa Cares, go to &lt;a href="/" target="_blank"&gt;www.associaonline.com&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.associacares.com/" target="_blank"&gt;www.associacares.com&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Find us online:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Facebook: &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/associa" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.facebook.com/associa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Twitter: &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/associa" target="_blank"&gt;http://twitter.com/associa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;LinkedIn: &lt;a href="http://www.linkedin.com/company/33264" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.linkedin.com/company/33264&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pinterest: &lt;a href="http://pinterest.com/associa/" target="_blank"&gt;http://pinterest.com/associa/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;YouTube: &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/associamarketing" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/associamarketing&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 21:23:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Associa Branches Consolidate to Offer Greater Service to Ohio and Kentucky Homeowners</title><link>http://www.associaonline.com/newsroom/news-releases/Pages/Associa-Branches-Consolidate-to-Offer-Greater-Service-to-Ohio-and-Kentucky-Homeowners.aspx</link><description>&lt;span&gt;Associa’s Real Property Management, Inc. and Community Management 
Solutions consolidate operations, strengthening Associa’s presence in 
the Ohio and Northern Kentucky markets and bringing a greater level of &lt;a target="_blank" href="/sites/real-property-management-inc/association-management/Pages/default.aspx"&gt;community management services&lt;/a&gt; to homeowners. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“The
 combination unites two market leaders with collectively more than 40 
years of association management experience,” said Craig Koss, senior 
vice president for Associa.  “As a result, our homeowners and 
communities now have access to expanded resources and broader expertise 
in management issues, maintenance and construction needs, and financial 
management.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The two branches will continue to operate under Associa &lt;a target="_blank" href="/sites/real-property-management-inc/Pages/Columbus-Property-Management.aspx"&gt;Real Property Management&lt;/a&gt; and Associa &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://mycommunitymanagement.com/link/linkshow.asp?link_id=103333"&gt;Community Management Solutions&lt;/a&gt;.
 An office in Mason, Ohio will offer local, dedicated service to 
homeowners in the Ohio Valley, including Dayton, Cincinnati and Northern
 Kentucky areas, while an office in Dublin, Ohio will serve homeowners 
in the Columbus area. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Leading the Mason office is Aimee Myers, 
who serves as vice president of Community Management Solutions. A 
veteran in the community association management industry, Myers has a 
strong background in &lt;a target="_blank" href="/sites/real-property-management-inc/community-types/condos-lofts-townhomes"&gt;condo management&lt;/a&gt;
 and recently earned the prestigious PCAM designation, the highest 
professional recognition in the industry. She also holds a Certified 
Manager of Community Associations designation from the National Board of
 Certification for Community Association Mangers and an Association 
Management Specialist designation from CAI. She served as vice president
 of the Central Ohio chapter of CAI in 2012, and recently began serving 
on a program committee for CAI’s Ohio Valley chapter.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“This 
transition is about – and for – our homeowners and our communities,” 
Koss said. “The operations consolidation drives quality and allows for 
improved operational efficiencies and an enhanced level of community 
management services for our homeowners.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Associa is passionate 
about providing exceptional services and programs to its communities. 
Homeowners in Associa-managed communities have access to a full array of
 community management and lifestyle offerings, including:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.associaadvantage.com/"&gt;Associa Advantage&lt;/a&gt; – Provides our homeowners with access to exclusive discounts of up to 60 percent on household goods and services&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="http://associaliving.com/"&gt;AssociaLiving&lt;/a&gt;
 – Celebrates community living with monthly features around home, 
community, entertainment and practical living, and includes the 
NeighborlyNotes blog dedicated to good ideas for a great life&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.associasupportskids.org/"&gt;Associa Supports Kids&lt;/a&gt; (ASK) – Educates parents and children about safety and sponsors youth sports teams in Associa-managed communities&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.associacares.com/"&gt;Associa Cares&lt;/a&gt; 501(c)3 – Assists families and communities in crisis as a result of natural and man-made disasters&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.associaoncall.com/"&gt;Associa OnCall&lt;/a&gt; – Allows homeowners a 24/7 solution to maintenance needs from the industry’s most professional staff&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;Real Property Management, Inc. provides community association 
management and developer services to Ohio. Since 1979, its sole focus 
has been to deliver performance that enriches communities and enhances 
the lives of the people it serves. To learn more about Real Property 
Management, please visit &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.rpmanagement.com/"&gt;www.rpmanagement.com&lt;/a&gt; or find them on Facebook by visiting &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/RealPropertyManagement"&gt;www.Facebook.com/RealPropertyManagement&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Associa
 Community Management Solutions specializes in condominium and homeowner
 association management, serving Cincinnati, Ohio; Dayton, Ohio and 
Northern Kentucky. The company differentiates itself through commitment 
to board member and homeowner satisfaction through five guiding 
principles: Transparency, Integrity, Innovation, Accuracy, and 
Reliability. Additionally, Community Management Solutions offers 
superior technology and tools to its clients. These, along with the 
company’s proven track record of board satisfaction, are its two key 
differentiators. To learn more about Community Management Solutions, 
visit &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.mycommunitymanagement.com/"&gt;www.mycommunitymanagement.com&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Building successful communities for more than 30 years, Associa is
 North America’s largest community association management firm and 
serves its clients with local knowledge, national resources and 
comprehensive expertise. Based in Dallas, Associa and its 8,000 
employees operate more than 150 branch offices in the United States, 
Mexico and Canada. To learn more about Associa and its charitable 
organization, Associa Cares, go to &lt;a href="/" target="_blank"&gt;www.associaonline.com&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.associacares.com/" target="_blank"&gt;www.associacares.com&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Find us online:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Facebook: &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/associa" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.facebook.com/associa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Twitter: &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/associa" target="_blank"&gt;http://twitter.com/associa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;LinkedIn: &lt;a href="http://www.linkedin.com/company/33264" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.linkedin.com/company/33264&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pinterest: &lt;a href="http://pinterest.com/associa/" target="_blank"&gt;http://pinterest.com/associa/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;YouTube: &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/associamarketing" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/associamarketing&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 20:35:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Associa Advantage “Color Your Walls” – Facebook Contest Rules and Regulations</title><link>http://www.associaonline.com/newsroom/news-releases/Pages/Associa-Advantage-Color-Your-Walls-Facebook-Contest-Rules-and-Regulations.aspx</link><description>&lt;strong style="text-decoration:underline"&gt;Description of Contest&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Associa, North America’s largest community association management firm, and Associa Advantage, the industry’s first exclusive online savings program, team up with Sherwin-Williams to give away $500 worth of Sherwin-Williams gift cards through the “Color Your Walls” Facebook contest. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Homeowners looking to get the best paint supplies to begin their home projects can do so with the help of Associa Advantage, which will give away $500 worth of Sherwin-Williams gift cards on the Associa Facebook page.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong style="text-decoration:underline"&gt;Binding Agreement&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To enter the contest, you must agree to the Associa Advantage “Color Your Walls” – Contest Rules and Regulations (the “Official Rules”). Therefore, please read the Official Rules prior to entry to ensure you understand and agree. You agree that submission of an entry in the contest constitutes agreement to the rules. You may not submit an entry to the contest and are not eligible to receive prizes described in the official rules, unless you agree to the official rules. Your submission of an entry form is a binding legal agreement as contained herein between you and Associa with respect to the contest and the Official Rules.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong style="text-decoration:underline"&gt;Contest Period&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The contest will launch April 29, 2013 on Associa’s contest page and entries can be submitted between then and until 11:59 p.m. CT May 31, 2013. Ten (10) entries will be drawn at random to receive a $50 gift card from Sherwin-Williams. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong style="text-decoration:underline"&gt;Who Can Enter&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;To be eligible to participate in this contest, entrants must be at least 18 years old. If you are 18 of age or older, but are considered a minor in your place of residence, you must have obtained your parent's or legal guardian's permission prior to submitting an entry into this Contest.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Employees of Associa and its member companies or entities across the country, including their immediate family members, are not eligible to participate in the contest. The term “immediate family member” includes spouses, parents, grandparents, siblings, children and grandchildren. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong style="text-decoration:underline"&gt;How to Enter&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;No purchase or payment necessary to enter or win.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Qualified entrants shall submit a form (only one form entry per entrant) by the closing date and time. Forms will be submitted on the official contest page.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;All entries must fill out the appropriate entry fields contained on the submission form. (full name, email address, mailing address, and phone number).&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong style="text-decoration:underline"&gt;Elimination&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Any false information provided by any participant concerning identity, mailing address, telephone number, email address, or ownership of right or the like may result in elimination from the contest. Failure to comply with the Official Rules may result in elimination from the contest.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style="text-decoration:underline" /&gt;&lt;strong style="text-decoration:underline"&gt;Winner Selection&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;Ten (10) winners will be chosen at random and announced by June 3. The winners will be determined by random drawing from the submitted forms.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The winners must have complied with the Official Rules.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong style="text-decoration:underline"&gt;Prizes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ten (10) random winners will receive a $50 gift card from Sherwin-Williams. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong style="text-decoration:underline"&gt;Winner Notification&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;Winners will be notified by e-mail and/or telephone and provided with a gift card that they can use towards a Sherwin-Williams order.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;By participating in the contest, each participant and winner waives any and all claims of liability against Associa for any injury or loss that may occur from the conduct of, or participation in, the contest, or from the use of any prize.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;By claiming the prize, the winner authorizes the use, without additional compensation, of his or her name and/or likeness and/or voice/photograph and municipality of residence for promotion and/or advertising purposes in any manner and in any medium (including, without limitation, newspaper, other print publications, television, videotape, distribution over the internet, and picture and data storage) Associa deems appropriate. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong style="text-decoration:underline"&gt;Additional Rules&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By participating in the contest, participants agree to be bound by the decisions of Associa and its personnel. Associa reserves the right to disqualify any participant or winner and may refuse to award any prize to a person who is ineligible or has violated any rule, gained unfair advantage during or prior to participation in the contest, or obtained winner status using fraudulent means. Associa will interpret these rules and resolve any disputes, conflicting claims or ambiguities concerning the Official Rules or the contest and Associa decisions concerning such disputes shall be final. If the conduct or outcome of the contest is affected by human error, any mechanical, technical, electronic, communications, telephone, computer, hardware or software errors, malfunctions or failures of any kind, intentional interference or any event beyond the control of Associa, Associa reserves the right to terminate this contest, or make such other decisions regarding the outcome as Associa deems appropriate. All decisions will by Associa are final. Associa may waive any of the Official Rules at its sole discretion. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong style="text-decoration:underline"&gt;Waiver of Liability and Agreement to Indemnify&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By submitting an entry, entrants and/or their heirs, successors and assigns (“Entrants”) thereby release, forever discharge and covenant not to make a claim against or sue Associa, Associa Advantage, Sherwin-Williams, and the Associa Advantage “Color Your Walls” contest and assigns of and from all manner of action or actions, cause or causes of action, at law or in equity, suits, claims, demands, liability, loss, cost or expense, of any nature whatsoever, known or unknown, fixed or contingent, which Entrants may have or hereafter have against the Associa Advantage “Color Your Walls” contest by reason of any injuries or damages Entrants may sustain, whether to Entrants person, property, reputation, or otherwise, as a result of, incident to, or related in any way to the entry, the contest, or the use, incorporation or exploration of the entry for any purpose described herein. Entrants waive and forego the right to seek injunctive relief against anyone relating in any way to the entry, the contest or the use, incorporation, or exploration of the materials for any purpose described herein. Entrants agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Associa Advantage “Color Your Walls” contest from and against any liabilities, losses, claims, demands, costs (including without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses arising in connection with any breach, alleged breach, or representation by the Associa Advantage “Color Your Walls” contest which may relate to this contest in any way. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong style="text-decoration:underline"&gt;Facebook Release and Disclosure&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By submitting an entry, Entrants thereby release, forever discharge and covenant not to make a claim against or sue Facebook of and from all manner of action or actions, cause or causes of action, at law or in equity, suits, claims, demands, liability, loss, cost or expenses, of any nature whatsoever, known or unknown, fixed or contingent, which Entrants may have or hereafter have against Facebook by reason of any injuries or damages Entrants may sustain, whether to Entrants person, property, reputation, or otherwise, as a result of, incident to, or related in any way to the entry, the contest, or the use, incorporation or exploration of the entry for any purpose.  The Entrants acknowledge that the promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook.  The Entrants further acknowledge that the information is provided to Associa and not to Facebook.  </description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:19:47 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Associa Encourages Green Living with the Launch of the Associa Green Award</title><link>http://www.associaonline.com/newsroom/news-releases/Pages/Associa-Encourages-Green-Living-with-the-Launch-of-the-Associa-Green-Award.aspx</link><description>A year ago today, &lt;a href="/" target="_blank"&gt;Associa&lt;/a&gt; launched its environmental initiative &lt;a href="http://associagreen.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Associa Green&lt;/a&gt; in its communities across the country. Today, the company adds another layer to its commitment to a greener earth with the launch of the Associa Green Award.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Associa Green Award recognizes Associa-managed associations that promote green living in their communities.  Divided into seven categories, the award requirements encompass several areas, including green building, energy efficiency, efficient water use, trees and green space, recycling and waste reduction, education and innovation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“We worked to develop a robust green program that recognizes the extraordinary efforts of our communities,” said John Carona, president and CEO of Associa.  “The &lt;a href="http://associagreen.com/2013/04/17/associa-green-award/" target="_blank"&gt;Associa Green Award&lt;/a&gt; has something for everyone, for each of our unique communities. Whether in a high rise, townhome, condominium or single family residence community, we encourage our associations to participate.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Associa Green Award is designed to recognize all Associa-managed associations that strive to promote &lt;a href="/the-associa-difference/corporate-citizenship/Pages/default.aspx"&gt;green living&lt;/a&gt; among homeowners and within the community.  Each category is weighted with a specific number of points. Based on this point system, those &lt;a href="/our-services/what-we-do/association-management" target="_blank"&gt;community associations&lt;/a&gt; that earn 100-149 points will receive the Associa Green Award. Communities earning 150-200 points will be named a 2013 Associa Green Community.  The community with the most points, in addition to being named a 2013 Associa Green Community, will receive a free Associa Green event, valued at $2,500.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nominations are due October 15, 2013.  Winners will be announced November 15, 2013.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Associa Green increases the environmental well-being of the communities we serve by promoting products and services and facilitating programs that support “green” living.  Through Associa Green, Associa helps families live healthy, “greener” lifestyles that benefit both people and our Earth. Associa Green &lt;em&gt;HomeGrown&lt;/em&gt; provides tips, facts and resources for home gardening. Associa Green &lt;em&gt;RecyclingRoundups&lt;/em&gt; helps homeowners recycle their unwanted household items.  For more information on the program, visit &lt;a href="http://www.associagreen.com/" target="_blank"&gt;www.associagreen.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Building successful communities for more than 30 years, Associa is
 North America’s largest community association management firm and 
serves its clients with local knowledge, national resources and 
comprehensive expertise. Based in Dallas, Associa and its 8,000 
employees operate more than 150 branch offices in the United States, 
Mexico and Canada. To learn more about Associa and its charitable 
organization, Associa Cares, go to &lt;a target="_blank" href="/"&gt;www.associaonline.com&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.associacares.com/"&gt;www.associacares.com&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Find us online:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Facebook: &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/associa"&gt;http://www.facebook.com/associa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Twitter: &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/associa"&gt;http://twitter.com/associa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;LinkedIn: &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.linkedin.com/company/33264"&gt;http://www.linkedin.com/company/33264&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pinterest: &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://pinterest.com/associa/"&gt;http://pinterest.com/associa/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;YouTube: &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/associamarketing"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/associamarketing&lt;/a&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:25:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Community Management Corporation Announces Executive Promotions</title><link>http://www.associaonline.com/newsroom/news-releases/Pages/Community-Management-Corporation-Announces-Executive-Promotions.aspx</link><description>&lt;span&gt;Community Management Corporation, an Associa company, announces executive-level promotions for two employees. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jan Ward was promoted to vice president, while Tom Garver earned the senior vice president title. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Each
 of these promotions is well earned. Jan and Tom exemplify what it means
 to serve clients with exceptional service and dedication,” said CMC 
President and CEO Heather Graham. “I am proud of them and of their 
accomplishments.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ward has been with CMC for nearly 13 years. She
 began as a portfolio manager specializing in developing communities, 
and was consistently praised by her Boards for her sound guidance and 
proactive management style. Previously serving as division director, she
 is responsible for oversight and training of portfolio managers, client
 interface, and ensuring a high level of service to CMC’s HOA clients. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Garver
 has been with Associa for more than 25 years, serving as President and 
CEO of Condominium Management Services in New Jersey before joining CMC 
in 2007. He heads CMC’s Rockville, Maryland office, where he is 
responsible for oversight and training of portfolio managers, client 
interface, and ensuring a high level of service to our Maryland clients.
 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Community
 Management Corporation, AAMC, provides community association management
 and developer services to communities in the greater Washington, D.C. 
area. Since 1971, its sole focus has been to deliver services that 
enrich communities and enhance the lives of the people it serves. To 
learn more, visit &lt;a href="http://www.cmc-management.com/" target="_blank"&gt;www.cmc-management.com&lt;/a&gt; or find them on Facebook by visiting &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/CommunityManagementCorporation" target="_blank"&gt;www.Facebook.com/CommunityManagementCorporation&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Building successful communities for more than 30 years, Associa is
 North America’s largest community association management firm and 
serves its clients with local knowledge, national resources and 
comprehensive expertise. Based in Dallas, Associa and its 8,000 
employees operate more than 150 branch offices in the United States, 
Mexico and Canada. To learn more about Associa and its charitable 
organization, Associa Cares, go to &lt;a href="/" target="_blank"&gt;www.associaonline.com&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.associacares.com/" target="_blank"&gt;www.associacares.com&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Find us online:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Facebook: &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/associa" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.facebook.com/associa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Twitter: &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/associa" target="_blank"&gt;http://twitter.com/associa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;LinkedIn: &lt;a href="http://www.linkedin.com/company/33264" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.linkedin.com/company/33264&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pinterest: &lt;a href="http://pinterest.com/associa/" target="_blank"&gt;http://pinterest.com/associa/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;YouTube: &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/associamarketing" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/associamarketing&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:55:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Community Association Management Firm Associa Hosts Webinar for Effective E-Mail Communication</title><link>http://www.associaonline.com/newsroom/news-releases/Pages/Community-Association-Management-Firm-Associa-Hosts-Webinar-for-Effective-E-Mail-Communication.aspx</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;WHAT/WHO:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Want to learn how to email effectively, communicate appropriately, and manage the efficiency of your inbox? Tune in for this entertaining and informative webinar open to the public and brought to you by Associa University.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TITLE:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Guidelines for E-mail Management &amp;amp; Engagement&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DESCRIPTION: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;E-mail communication is an effective tool in today’s fast paced business environment.  Yet it can also distract us from focusing on our most important priorities.  Learn how to establish guidelines for the use of e-mail communication that will allow you to optimize productivity and still deliver stellar customer service.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You will learn:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;How to manage e-mail flow&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The structure and content of a communications protocol&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Minimizing liability by controlling how and when e-mail is appropriate&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Creating professional and productive e-mail communications&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SPEAKER:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Debra Warren, VP of Client Relations&lt;br /&gt;Debra A. Warren is the Vice President of Client Relations for Associa. She has more than 25 years of experience in community association management, including 15 years of experience as management firm CEO, and is a nationally recognized expert.  She is a featured speaker at community association conferences, both across the country and internationally, and remains actively involved in the education of community management professionals and volunteers nationwide&lt;br /&gt;        &lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WHEN:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May 30, 2013&lt;br /&gt;2:00 p.m. CDT &lt;br /&gt;            &lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;RSVP:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/429533583"&gt;https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/429533583&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Building successful communities for more than 30 years, Associa is
 North America’s largest community association management firm and 
serves its clients with local knowledge, national resources and 
comprehensive expertise. Based in Dallas, Associa and its 8,000 
employees operate more than 150 branch offices in the United States, 
Mexico and Canada. To learn more about Associa and its charitable 
organization, Associa Cares, go to &lt;a target="_blank" href="/"&gt;www.associaonline.com&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.associacares.com/"&gt;www.associacares.com&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Find us online:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Facebook: &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/associa"&gt;http://www.facebook.com/associa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Twitter: &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/associa"&gt;http://twitter.com/associa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;LinkedIn: &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.linkedin.com/company/33264"&gt;http://www.linkedin.com/company/33264&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pinterest: &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://pinterest.com/associa/"&gt;http://pinterest.com/associa/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;YouTube: &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/associamarketing"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/associamarketing&lt;/a&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:57:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Associa’s M &amp; C Management Raises More Than $34,000 for Associa Cares</title><link>http://www.associaonline.com/newsroom/news-releases/Pages/Associa’s-MC-Management-Raises-More-Than-$34,000-for-Associa-Cares.aspx</link><description>&lt;span&gt;M &amp;amp; C Association Management Services, Inc., an Associa 
company, raised more than $34,000 for Associa Cares at its most recent 
vendor event. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“We want to thank all the vendors and everyone 
involved for their generous donations,” said M &amp;amp; C CEO Heather 
Kerwin. “We are fortunate that we have built relationships with these 
local businesses and can call upon them to help raise funds for such an 
important organization.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The fundraiser doubled as a “speed 
dating” function featuring 34 local vendor partners and all of M &amp;amp; 
C’s community managers and assistant managers. The funds were raised 
through both contributions from vendors and through raffle sales. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Associa
 Cares relies on volunteers from national and local committees to help 
identify people in both Associa and non-Associa managed communities 
affected by tragedies. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.associacares.com/"&gt;Associa Cares&lt;/a&gt;
 is a national nonprofit 501(c)3 organization created to assist families
 and communities in crisis as a result of natural and man-made 
disasters. Through donations provided at fundraising events across the 
country, Associa Cares is able to provide necessary goods and services 
to the families affected by these types of tragedies. If you know of a 
family who has been the victim of a natural or man-made disaster, go 
directly to &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.associacares.com/"&gt;www.associacares.com&lt;/a&gt; to submit a request.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;M &amp;amp; C Association Management Services, Inc. is an Accredited 
Association Management Company® providing community association 
management to Northern and Central California for more than 20 years.  
With offices in Stockton, Modesto, Pleasanton, Copperopolis, and 
Redding, M &amp;amp; C’s focus is on delivering performance which enriches 
communities and enhances the lives of the people it serves. To learn 
more, visit &lt;a href="http://www.mccommunities.com/" target="_blank"&gt;www.mccommunities.com&lt;/a&gt; or find us on Facebook by visiting &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/mccommunities"&gt;www.Facebook.com/mccommunities&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Building successful communities for more than 30 years, Associa is
 North America’s largest community association management firm and 
serves its clients with local knowledge, national resources and 
comprehensive expertise. Based in Dallas, Associa and its 8,000 
employees operate more than 150 branch offices in the United States, 
Mexico and Canada. To learn more about Associa and its charitable 
organization, Associa Cares, go to &lt;a href="/" target="_blank"&gt;www.associaonline.com&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.associacares.com/" target="_blank"&gt;www.associacares.com&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Find us online:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Facebook: &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/associa" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.facebook.com/associa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Twitter: &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/associa" target="_blank"&gt;http://twitter.com/associa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;LinkedIn: &lt;a href="http://www.linkedin.com/company/33264" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.linkedin.com/company/33264&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pinterest: &lt;a href="http://pinterest.com/associa/" target="_blank"&gt;http://pinterest.com/associa/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;YouTube: &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/associamarketing" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/associamarketing&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:28:49 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>