Across the Board

A Message From The President

By Tonya Petersen, President

I hope everyone had a fun and relaxing Memorial Day weekend. It’s a great opportunity to honor the heroes who gave their lives for our country and our freedom. Let’s keep them and their families in our hearts and minds!

We were heartbroken to share the news on Memorial Day of the recent tragedy that struck our community. On Tuesday, May 23, Nicholas Kernan, a valued member of the team at Uptown Rental Properties, was taken from us far too soon. Nick was a kind and friendly individual who made a lasting impact on everyone he met. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife Melody during this difficult time.

In an effort to support Melody as she navigates this unimaginable loss, Uptown set up a GoFundMe account. 100% of the proceeds will be delivered directly to Nick’s wife, Melody. Any contribution, no matter how small, would be greatly appreciated. Together, let’s come together to help alleviate some of the burden during this time of need. Please share this fundraiser and keep Melody and Nick’s memory in your thoughts. #JusticeForNick #SupportMelody #UptownStrong

Returning to other GCNKAA news, we’ve had some fantastic tion from our members.

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We’ve also had some excellent education opportunities in May such as the Certificate for Apartment Maintenance Technicians (CAMT) and Certified Apartment Manager (CAM). These courses are very valuable for anyone working in the multifamily housing industry. NextGen had a fun and beneficial networking event at Big Ash Brewery on the loveliest night of the month. Our Independent Rental Owners Committee had a valuable meeting with the Cincinnati Vice Mayor discussing housing issues in the City and how IROs are both affected and how they can help.

As you can see May was an incredibly busy and productive month! June is going to be another busy and exciting month for us. We have NAA’s Apartmentalize in Atlanta from June 5 to 10; our annual Summer Golf outing on June 22; and finally, a Thank You event for our Diamond and Champion sponsors. I hope to see many of you at these events. Don’t forget to check out gcnkaa.org for our current calendar and registration.

I’m thrilled to announce that June’s Attitude for Gratitude goes to our Legislative Team. Supported by Pat Crowley, the Ohio and Kentucky Legislative Chairs, Brian Fullenkamp and Justin Seger, have made such a tremendous difference to our industry over the last two years! They’ve monitored and influenced legislation that could hurt or help our industry, developed, and promoted PR efforts to combat the current public perception of our industry,