Executive Director’s Message AAOC is Ready for 2023

AAOC is Ready for 2023

By david J. Cordero exeCuTive direCTor

Happy New Year! I hope you were able to enjoy quality time with your loved ones and friends during the holidays and that you are feeling recharged and ready to take on 2023. I can tell you that your AAOC team certainly is. We are excited about the member services, programs, events, and advocacy initiatives that are already planned or in the works, and things are just getting started as we look to build upon our successes from last year.

As we look ahead, however, I do want to take a moment to reflect on last month’s successful, festive, and wellattended Holiday Party, Dinner, Awards Ceremony & Board Installation. You can read more about it in this issue of Apartment News, but I particularly want to congratulate our award recipients and thank them for their support of AAOC — PSC Members of the Year:

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Blackwell & Team (2020); Optimum Seismic (2021), and Kay Properties & Investments (2022); Executive Director’s Award recipient Robert Heer (To’ & Mo’ Towing); 2022 Legislator of the Year State Senator Pat Bates; Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Stephen C. Duringer (Duringer Law Group, PLC); and Dorothy Gourley Award of Excellence recipient Frank Alvarez (Buffalo Maintenance, Inc.).

I would also like to congratulate the 2023 AAOC Board of Directors who were formally installed at the event — AAOC President John Tomlinson (Tomlinson Management Group); First Vice President Randy Combs (KW Commercial); Second Vice President Denise Arredondo (JLE Property Management, Inc.); Vice President Legislative Council Nathan Poth (LoCali Management Group); Treasurer Laurel Dial (Consensys Property Management); Secretary Julia Araiza (Pacifica Company); and Sergeant at Arms Rick Roshan (Pacific Coast Management); along with Directors Frank Alvarez (Buffalo Maintenance, Inc.), Christine Baran (Fisher Phillips, LLP), Alan Dauger (A&M Properties), Amy Fylling (Advanced Management Company), Craig Kirkpatrick (Multi Units Management), and Stefanie Koslosky (BluSky Restoration, Inc.).

In the coming months, we will be presenting a number of education webinars and in-person workshops geared toward both experienced and newer rental housing providers. This includes our 11-week Certified Rental Housing Provider (CRHP) program that begins Wednesday, February 15. Check out the Calendar of Events on page 3 to see what we already have lined up for the first quarter, plus keep your eyes open for email announcements of other programs that we’ll be presenting. As always, information is also posted at www.AAOC.com. Click on the “Events” link located along the navigation bar at the top of the webpage.

Also, mark Thursday, March 30 on your calendar as AAOC presents it 52nd Annual Trade Show & Conference — “The Magic of the Multifamily Industry” — at the OC Fair & Event Center. We’re looking forward to another great show with more than 1,000 attendees, more than 100 exhibitors, and more education sessions than ever before. We’ll again have our live maintenance demonstrations in the exhibition hall, plus we’re adding a fifth session to our seminar lineup this year. Check out pages 36–37 for show details and full seminar lineup.

Finally, the start of the new year is the perfect time for you to log into your Member Compass at www.AAOC.com, update your contact information, and verify other account details. In particular, make sure that your email address is correct and that your cell phone number is listed as an alternative way to contact you. Also, now is the time to add to your account and authorize family members and/or employees who should receive benefits as a representative of your business, as well as remove individuals who are no longer affiliated. If you have questions or need assistance updating your Member Compass, contact AAOC Membership Services Coordinator Spartacus Avina at membership@aaoc.com or 714.245.9500 Ext. 1401.