Leadership

Kenneth Bade, AMS®, CMCA®, PCAM®

President & CEO Close

Prior to transferring to the Virginia area and assuming the position of president and CEO of Select Community Services in March 2011, Kenneth... Learn more Bade was the president and CEO of Lewis Management Resources Inc. in Tucson, Arizona. An Associa employee since 2002, he began his association management career in May 2000. After joining Lewis Management as an association manager specializing in Developer Controlled Associations in July 2002, his background helped him to quickly become a leader there. In 2005, Bade was promoted to president and CEO, where he led more than 75 employees. Under his direction and guidance, Lewis Management was recognized as the Associa Management Company of the Year for 2005. Bade holds the National Board of Certification-Community Association Managers designation of Certified Manager of Community Associations (CMCA) and the Community Associations Institute (CAI) designations of Association Management Specialist (AMS) and Professional Community Association Manager (PCAM). His work history also includes more than 20 years of service with the United States Air Force as an aircraft maintenance technician and unit first sergeant.

P. Gay Bridges

Vice President of Operations Close

Gay Bridges joined Select Community Services in 2002. Since that time, she has been responsible for training, streamlining processes and supervising... Learn more many different groups: accounts payable, accounts receivables staff and administrative assistants. She has standardized the production of Resale Certificates required by state law and also works as SCS’ network administrator. Bridges’ background includes working as a senior loan processor in the multifamily division of Federal Association Loan Mortgage Corporation, “Freddie Mac.” She holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing from George Mason University.

Craig Koss

Senior Vice President, Accounting Liaison Close

Koss is responsible for the oversight of 13 Associa branch offices throughout the United States. His responsibilities in this capacity include... Learn more serving as a mentor to the branch CEO’s to help them achieve Associa’s core corporate objectives as well as uphold Associa corporate policies. Koss also educates each CEO in a variety of areas including how to improve company performance, business planning and innovation.

Additionally, Koss serves as the SVP liaison to the corporate accounting department and is the business analyst for the SVP team, as well as participating on the Associa Education Committee. Koss previously served as the CEO of Kramer-Triad Management Group in Michigan and has worked in the community association management industry for nearly 30 years, including 17 years with Kramer-Triad. He was promoted to RVP in 2008.

Koss holds both the AMS and PCAM designations from the Community Associations Institute (CAI) and previously served on the Education Committee and Managers Networking Committee for CAI. He was also an inaugural board member and served five years on CAI’s Association of Professional Community Managers (APCM). He was appointed to CAI’s board of Trustees and is a current member of the CAI Designation Ethics Committee. Koss received CAI’s Excellence Award in 2006.

An inaugural member of the Associa Ambassadors Circle, Koss and his wife are the parents of two children. He enjoys boating, hunting, fishing, but has one true passion – Michigan Football.

Favorite Quote – “What the mind can conceive, the mind can achieve and those who stay will be Champions.” – Bo Schembechler