President’s Message — Gratitude in Service

Gratitude in Service

By Frank alvarez President

It has been an honor and privilege to serve as your AAOC President for the past three years, in what has been a truly unprecedented and tumultuous time for the rental-housing industry. To say that I am proud of how our industry and our association responded to and overcame this period of adversity would be an understatement. I am so incredibly proud of the strength and resiliency demonstrated by the AAOC and its membership, and I am fortunate and filled with gratitude to have been able to serve so many fine and upstanding rental-housing providers, industry suppliers, and others during this time.

For my final President’s Message, I’d like to recognize and thank some key individuals and groups for their own valuable contributions to the AAOC.

First, I want to thank our members for continuing to support the association and for allowing it the opportunity to serve you. The trust and confidence that you place in the AAOC and its leadership and staff, to not only help you and your fellow members in the operation of your business, but also to contribute to the continuing growth and improvement of the rental-housing industry means a great deal.

I also want to thank my fellow board and committee members for the time, energy, and resources that each of them contributes to ensure the association continues to grow and evolve in response to the needs of the membership and the greater rental-housing industry.

Board of Directors: Frank Alvarez (Buffalo Maintenance, Inc.), Julia Araiza (Pacifica Company), Denise Arredondo (JLE Property Management), Randy Combs (KW Commercial), Alan Dauger (A&M Properties), Laurel Dial (Consensys Property Management, Inc.), Craig Kirkpatrick, Nathan Poth (Locali Management Group), Rick Roshan (Pacific Coast Management), and John Tomlinson (Tomlinson Management Group).

Director Emeritus: Ron Berg (C&R Management), Vicki Binford, David A. Cossaboom, Nicholas Dunlap, Stephen C. Duringer (Duringer Law Group, PLC), Jerry L’Ecuyer, William R. Gorman (W.R. Gorman & Associates), and Nick Lieberman (Bona Fide Mortgage, Inc.)

Education Committee: Frank Alvarez (Buffalo Maintenance, Inc.), Julia Araiza (Pacifica Company), Jennifer Barragan (OC Professional Maintenance Team), Denise Brandl (Rent), Jessie Childers (Santa Fe Management), Melissa Ke, Kristy Kelly (Intersolutions), Stefanie Koslosky (Blusky Restoration), Rich Lombardi, Mercedes Shaffer (Investing In The OC), and Debbie Turner (Families Forward)

Legislative Committee: Julia Araiza (Pacifica Company), Randy Combs (KW Commercial), Alan Dauger (A&M Properties), Laurel Dial (Consensys Property Management, Inc.), Nicholas Dunlap, Amy Fylling (Advanced Management Company), Chip Robinson (The Management Works), Rick Roshan (Pacific Coast Management), and John Tomlinson (Tomlinson Management Group).

Membership Committee: Randy Combs (KW Commercial), Jennifer Halstead (Greystar), Nathan Poth (Locali Management Group),

Product & Service Council

Committee: Frank Alvarez (Buffalo Maintenance, Inc.), Hector & Jennifer Barragan (OC Professional Maintenance), Vicki Bishop (Optim Residential Services), Stefanie Koslosky (BluSky Restoration), Nathan Poth (Locali Management Group), Teresa Mendoza (Multi Team), and Lisa Wetzel (Interlink Multifamily Staffing).

Finally, I want to recognize the AAOC staff for all that they do to serve our members. I know I’m not alone when I say “thank you” to the following individuals for your professionalism, dedication, knowledge, guidance, and commitment to excellence.

AAOC Staff: Chip Ahlswede (Vice President of External Affairs), Spartacus Avina (Membership Services Coordinator), David Cordero (Executive Director), Gissel Cuevas (Operations Manager), Debbie DiBernardo (Director of Advertising), Sandy Gimpelson (Education & Events Coordinator), and Van Vo (Bookkeeper).

While my presidency concludes at the end of this month, I look forward to continuing my involvement with the AAOC for many years to come — contributing as a member of the Board of Directors, and the Education and PSC Committees, as an instructor and speaker, as a mentor, and in any other ways as needed. The AAOC has been very good to me, and I am proud to give back to an organization that does so much good for so many people.

May you have a joyful holiday season, and a prosperous new year ahead.