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Member News
Member News With thousands of members spread out across California, CACM strives to keep in touch with all of our members’ latest happenings.
The Member News page is CACM’s online bulletin board designed to feature our members’ most recent news, both personal and professional. Select stories are also featured in Vision magazine.
Here are some of our latest submissions:
AUGUST 2014 ROSEMAN & ASSOCIATES WELCOMES NEW ASSOCIATE Roseman & Associates, APC, a CACM affiliate member, is pleased to announce David A. Taran, Esq. has joined the firm.
In addition to Taran’s real estate background, he has experience representing homeowners in Homeowners Bill of Rights action, housing discrimination, administrative trials, and mediation. He will be handling general real estate and construction defect litigation for the firm’s HOA department.
Taran received his law degree from the University of California, Davis, where he participated in many programs, including moot court and clinical externships, and received a Public Service Honors Award in recognition of his work in the public sector.
SUSAN M. HAWKS MCCLINTIC NAMED CO-MANAGING SHAREHOLDER OF EPSTEN GRINNELL & HOWELL The shareholders of Epsten Grinnell & Howell, APC are pleased to announce that Susan M. Hawks McClintic was named co-managing shareholder of the firm effective August 1, 2014. Sue will work hand in hand with senior managing shareholder Jon H. Epsten. Sue has been an attorney at the firm for 24 years and the head of its transactional department for six years. Sue has been involved in all aspects of the firm's operations for many years and is a welcome addition to the management team. Lauded for her ability to find practical and efficient solutions to client matters, Sue has developed a special expertise in document interpretation, amendment and restatement. She is a frequent lecturer on new legislation and is a CACM faculty member.
Congratulations to Sue on attaining this new leadership position.
SEPTEMBER 2014 BAY AREA PROPERTY SERVICES COMPLETES ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE
On September 5, Bay Area Property Services (BAPS), a CACM Management Firm Council member, put their executive team up to the ice bucket challenge. The team willingly accepted and decided to both complete the challenge and make a $500 donation to AdvocureNF2, which funds research to cure Neurofibromatosis.
This photo shows BAPS team members (from left to right) Al Cui, division manager; Brad Sheehan, office manager; Amber Nelson, vice president; and Michael Dellinger, president and owner.
“At BAPS, we consistently look for ways to give back, and this is just one of many,” says Dellinger.
For more information on AdvocureNF2, visit www.advocurenf2.org. Every dollar helps save lives!
REBECCA GROENEWOLD, CCAM FEATURED IN UT SAN DIEGO CACM member Rebecca Groenewold, CCAM was recently featured in the UT San Diego for the efforts of her association’s Board to save thousands of dollars through calculated watersaving tactics.
Groenewold became the general manager of Ocean Hills Country Club (OHCC) in Oceanside in 2011. After being hit with impending water cost hikes in 2009, the Board of Directors decided to cut water use by 20% and developed a plan to replace large turf areas with low-water plants. Although initial bids for the work came in as high as $600,000, with rebates from MWD and the City of Oceanside, the project cost OHCC less than $30,000.
OHCC also installed smart irrigation equipment to further control costs and is planning to use recycled water for landscaping needs in the near future. Congrats to OHCC and the community for making such smart water choices!
Read the full article at www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/aug/31/ tp-homeowner-associations-gain-tips-on-watering/.
Did you know that topics for CACM’s educational events (like Forums and Law Seminars) come from members like you?
Your voice counts! Let us know what topics we should be presenting for CEUs.
To submit your topic idea, log in to the Members Only Section at www.cacm.org, click on Manager Members on the left, then Suggest a Topic on the right.
THE IMPACT OF GOING DIGITAL
Why CACM’s new app is good for you and the environment, too
There are more than a few reasons why CACM is upgrading the Law Seminar & Expo experience with a new app. The main reason, of course, is to give all of our attendees a more interactive, memorable and fun experience.
After all, the main reasons to attend the Law Seminar & Expo are to learn, connect with colleagues and enjoy time away from the office – and the CACM Events app helps you accomplish all three:
Access session materials (and your notes) before and after the event Personalize your schedule, set reminders and make appointments Easily exchange contact information with managers or vendors Mark exhibitor booths you want to visit in the Exhibit Hall Monitor event activities on social media channels Play to win in the photo scavenger hunt
See for yourself why this new digital experience is a move in your favor. Visit the app store on your iPhone, iPad, Android, tablet or other mobile device and search for CACM Events to download our new app for free. After registering for the event, you’ll receive the event code to access app content.
Environmental Impact
By housing all of these great features in one place, CACM is able to forgo printing a program and syllabus for these annual events – which results in substantial environmental savings.
For instance, the syllabi and conference programs for last year’s Northern and Southern California Law Seminar & Expo events required 245,900 pieces of paper – that’s equivalent to about 5 tons of wood or 30 trees. The production of that paper also required 28,098 gallons of water, produced 6,887 pounds of CO2 (a greenhouse gas) and generated 2,363 pounds of solid waste.
In addition, the paper production process released 33 pounds of sulfur dioxide, which contributes to air pollution problems like acid rain and smog. To put this one in perspective, one 18-wheeler truck emits 5.5 pounds of sulfur dioxide each year, meaning the paper used for these events produced the equivalent of what six 18-wheelers would in a year.
These numbers are significant and played a large role in CACM’s decision to move these two events – our largest events of the year – to a digital format. We hope you’ll embrace this new, more environmentally conscious event experience with us.
Paper production data gathered from papercalculator.org. Additional tree and paper research gathered from conservatree.org.
earth-friendly CACM practices
The CACM app will prevent the production of: 6,887 pounds of greenhouse gas 2,363 pounds of solid waste 33 pounds of sulfur dioxide
CACM’s new event app will save:
30 TREES AND 28,098 GALLONS OF WATER
Producing signage for CACM events made from recycled materials that are biodegradable within 18 months.
Printing all CACM collateral materials on recycled paper. Whenever possible, we also choose FSC-certified papers, which help ensure the sustainability of our forests.
USING BADGE HOLDERS AT CACM EVENTS MADE FROM RECYCLED PLASTIC AND COLLECTING THEM FOR RE-USE.
Encouraging members to monitor energy use and resource consumption with practical tips in our publications.
Emailing a majority of event notifications instead of sending a printed invitation.
