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Goals for 2021, beyond will ensure strength, success of AMA members I am honored and excited to be taking on the role of 2021 Board Chair as the Arizona Multihousing Association begins its 54th year of being the voice and advocate for the state’s apartment industry.
AMA provides leadership for Arizona business and government. In that regard, AMA will continue to be the “go-to” voice for Arizona housing issues. AMA has been among the top industry organizations in Arizona and will continue to be.
I have set some ambitious goals for 2021, and with the support of our members and leadership, I have no doubt we will achieve them. My goals are both aspirational and inspirational.
As we enter a new year filled with endless opportunities for our members, we will embrace our industry’s —Continued on page 4
Leadership is what drives our organization in good, bad times Leadership is defined as “… the action of leading a group of people or an organization.” The AMA, our Board of Directors, and our members each took huge leadership roles in 2020, a year we all hope to never again witness. The AMA staff displayed leadership by continuing to provide our members with education classes and fun and engaging virtual events. A heartfelt thanks goes out to our 2020 Board and Board Chair, Kim Pacheco, for their leadership in 2020. In her first Letter from the Chair in the January-February 2020 issue of Apartment News, Kim said: “I believe that 2020 is going to be a year to remember in AMA’s history.”
As we look back, it was a year to remember. Not because of the economic devastation wreaked on our industry by the pandemic, but because we held our ground as an industry, as an organization and we rallied around and supported each other. A goal in 2020 was to raise $1 million for our Better Government Fund. We reached and surpassed that goal. We started 2020 with more than 288,000 units in membership and enter 2021 with a little more than 300,000. That’s 100,000 more than 10 years ago. As we enter 2021, leadership will again be at the forefront of our organization. The AMA team is shifting to hybrid, virtual and in person education classes for 2021. We will return to live events in a safe manor, with our key signature
events scheduled for the last two quarters of the year. We look forward to the leadership Reid Butler will provide as 2021 Board Chair. Guidance. Direction. Influence. That’s true leadership.
Courtney LeVinus, AMA President and CEO
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