spotlight on education Kathy Zechmeister, former Operations Director for a large Master Planned community, recently achieved the CACM-Emeritus designation. Zechmeister was part of the very first graduating class of CCAMs back in 1993 and has worked in the industry in various positions for 31 years with FirstService Residential, formerly known as Merit Property Management.
New CCAM-Emeritus, Kathy Zechmeister Forever A CACM Member Corinne’s positive, upbeat personality transcends itself well to students who attend one of the many classes taught by her. Corinne is very engaging with the students and is able to give them a visual point of view and real life industry experience. With this imparted knowledge, managers evolve into ones that are armed with the necessary knowledge to do their job professionally and effectively. Some of the many CACM classes taught by Corinne include BAM, CA Law, Conflict Resolution and New Development.
As a manager, Zechmeister worked with many boards of directors and community members, participated in lawsuits ranging from basic non-payment of association dues to complex litigation cases, had successful year round management of fuel modification zones, and worked with a community to purchase land and build a pool facility. The CCAM-Emeritus designation is offered to retired managers of the community association management industry who hold a CCAM designation. Holding this designation demonstrates that a manager is still keen on promoting their commitment to the community management industry, and it allows a manager to continue accessing valuable professional and networking opportunities through CACM. Zechmeister says that she pursued her CCAMEmeritus, because she wanted to assist when needed and to keep abreast of the ever-changing community management industry, taking particular interest in legislation. “I find the legislative process fascinating and frustrating,” said Zechmeister. “Although retirement is great, I do miss all the wonderful and talented people who I worked with over the years.”
Southern California 2022 Winner: Corinne Crawford, CAMEx, CCAM-ND Carra exudes professionalism and is fully dedicated to the education of community managers. Quite frequently, Carra eagerly steps in to teach a vast majority of courses including Ethics, CA Law, BAM, and Assessment Collections. She is very thorough, on point, has vast knowledge of the subject matter and this industry, and also knows how to engage the class. Those in attendance of her classes end up with new tools under their belts that will aid them in their journey of working as a manager.
Northern California 2022 Winner: Carra Clampitt, CAMEx, CCAM-LS.PM.AA cacm.org | Vision Spring 2022
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