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Question: What were some of the goals for the Chapter you might remember?
By Sharron Badham, PCAM & Gloria Kirkwood, PCAM
Question: What were some of the challenges you faced?
Jerry Cavoretto served as President of CAI-CV in 1991. He is semi-retired but continues to assist with running community associations at Associa Desert Resort Management. You may reach him at (760) 275-4285 or via email to jcavoretto@drminternet.com. Question: What are a couple of your major memories about the industry and CAI-CV from the year you were president? Answer: We had educational breakfast meetings, and I remember one meeting that was held at Denny’s. It started raining as we were going into the meeting room with about 20 members. About a half hour into the meeting the ceiling started leaking heavily and water poured down everywhere. Suffice it to say we adjourned the meeting in a hurry. Our meetings were typically at Denny’s or in savings and loan’s conference rooms. We didn’t have business partner sponsors, just a speaker each month, and the Chapter Board had between five and seven members. On another accasion, John Turnbull and I had gone to a Channel Islands Chapter meeting, and on the road home I got a phone call from my son letting me know that the project that I managed, Rancho Mirage Resorts, was no longer there and I could hear fire engines in the background. He said, “You might want to get here as soon as you can.” The center building of the project had blown up – it was leveled. There had been a gas explosion from an attempted suicide. Only one other injury from a flying roof tile. Cars were melted from the fire and about 100 units had major damage from windows blown out by the blast.
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Answer: Increase membership and provide more education for all our members.
Answer: We had a difficult time gaining involvement from managers and associations. We also worked to educate the public and homeowners about what homeowners associations are and how they work. Question: What do you think were your and/or the Chapter's greatest or most significant achievements? Answer: We kept the Chapter moving forward, and we grew membership. Question: What changes have you most noticed in the industry and CAI-CV, and what do you think about those changes? Answer: I believe the focus and energy from the Chapter related to education for managers, homeowner leaders, and business partners is terrific. Question: Has CAI-CV and the industry evolved to where you thought they would be today? Answer: Yes, seeing more participation and seeing everyone work together is excellent. Question: Have you stayed involved in the industry and CAI-CV? Answer: Yes, for many years up until this last year, as I am now semi-retired. Question: Do you have any comments or suggestions to the current Board and members, or to the industry? Answer: The original purpose of the Chapter was to educate managers about how best to manage an association. Although CAI-CV does have more educational opportunities, managers cannot afford to be involved with the Chapter unless the management companies or the associations they work for pays the cost of education and membership. Reconsider the
