The National Board of Certification for Community Association Managers (NBC-CAM) has granted credentials to 104 professionals who have completed the requirements to become Certified Managers of Community Associations. The CMCA® certification demonstrates that these managers have passed NBC-CAM's national exam and met requirements for managing condominium, cooperative and homeowners' associations, joining more than 4,100 CMCA® certificants nationwide.
To obtain the CMCA certification, a manager must successfully complete a 16-hour classroom course—the Essentials of Community Association Management—and pass the National Certification Examination. The test was developed by over 1000 managers, homeowners, and association professionals, and is administered by an independent outside testing agency. Certified managers must adhere to the CMCA Standards of Professional Conduct and take continuing education courses to re-certify. If CMCA certificants do no comply with the Standards of Professional Conduct, they are subject to disciplinary action, up to and including suspension or revocation of the credential. The CMCA certification is the first tier of the pyramid of professionalism for community association managers, which is followed by the Association Management Specialist (AMS) and the Professional Community Association Manager (PCAM) designations offered by the Community Associations Institute (CAI).
NBC-CAM is the first and only nationwide organization created solely to certify community association managers and to help consumers identify managers who have demonstrated fundamental competency and knowledge in this profession. With the dramatic increase in association-governed housing over the last 25 years (10,000 community associations in 1970 versus more than 230,000 today), there is an expanded need for education in community association management.
A community association manager's duties include:
- Providing administrative, operational and managerial counsel to association boards and residents
- Developing association budgets and financial reports
- Directing the enforcement of community association covenants and restrictions
- Assisting board members in the selection of contractors and insurance providers
- Overseeing payment for community association services
- Directing association personnel
- Performing site inspection
The National Board of Certification for Community Association Managers (NBC-CAM) was established in 1995 by the Community Associations Institute to ensure that managers have the appropriate skills to effectively manage community associations. The Community Associations Institute is a nonprofit association created in 1973 to provide education and resources to America's 231,000 community associations – condominium associations, homeowner associations and cooperatives. CAI members include homeowners, associations and the professionals who provide products and services to them.
Here is a listing of newly Certified Managers of Community Associations:
- Mark Altier, Classic Resorts, Ltd, Lahaina, HI
- James Badia, Bluegreen Corp, Myrtle Beach, SC
- Shirley Baker, Associated Asset Management, Phoenix, AZ
- Edward Bedford, Community Association Services, Inc, Raleigh, NC
- Debra Bell, Community Management, LLC, Baltimore, MD
- Paul Bosarge, Eugene Burger Management Corp, Reno, NV
- Robert Brown, Northwest Community Management Co, Tigard, OR
- Linda Buczek, Executive Property Management, North Brunswick, NJ
- Thomas Bugary, Monterey Dunes Colony Association, Castroville, CA
- Elaine Burgin, Abbott Enterprises, Inc, Charlotte, NC
- Jay Burland, City Property Management, Phoenix, AZ
- Ken Busby, Sudler, Chicago, IL
- Elizabeth Buttino, Wentworth Property Management, W Long Branch, NJ
- Claudia Carlsen, Summerlin, Las Vegas, NV
- Helen Chapman, Cardinal House Condominium, Arlington, VA
- Heather Cogswell, DMB, Scottsdale, AZ
- Michael Conley, Zalco Realty, Inc, Silver Spring, MD
- Trisha Cook, City Property Management, Phoenix, AZ,
- Archer Crebbs, Koger Management Group, Inc, Fairfax, VA
- Victoria Cusumano, Brett/Robinson Gulf Corp, Gulf Shores, AL
- Teri Day, Pelican Management Group, San Mateo, CA
- Marguerite Donovan, Wentworth Property Management, W Long Branch, NJ
- Matthew Dykeman, Essex Management Group, Haverhill, NJ
- Patricia Dykstra, Hawaiiana Management Co, Ltd, Honolulu, HI
- Alexander Earle, Community Management Corporation, Fairfax, VA
- Erica Edwards, White & Katzman Management, Inc, Hartford, CT
- Ralph Eldridge, City Property Management, Phoenix, AZ
- Thomas Engblom, Sudler, Chicago, IL
- Andy Erskine, ICS Management Corp, Houston, TX
- Christine Evans, Emerald Coast Association Management, Destin, FL
- Lori Farrell, City Property Management, Phoenix, AZ
- Mary Fildes, LMM Properties Enterprises, Amherst, NY
- Sean Foley, Five Towns LLC, Saint Petersburg, FL
- Tracy Forman, Property Management People, Frederick, MD
- Dewayne Frost, Alliance Association Management, Austin, TX
- Carla Garvin, City Property Management, Phoenix, AZ
- Maggie Garvin, City Property Management, Phoenix, AZ
- Keith Geimer, Zalco Realty, Inc, Silver Spring, MD
- Jay Gelder, Emerald Coast Association Management, Destin, FL
- Richard Gemmell, Property Management People, Frederick, MD
- Darwin German, II, Darcorp Management Group, De Soto, TX
- Edmund Giroux, Abaris Realty, Inc, Rockville, MD
- Jason Grier, Grier Group Company Management, Saint Louis, MO
- Regina Gubic, Sudler, Chicago, IL
- Charlene Gum, City Property Management, Phoenix, AZ
- Carol Hanas, Armstrong Management Services, Fairfax, VA
- Jim Hondle, Bell-Anderson and Associates, Inc, Kent, WA
- Shirley Hope, Lewis Management Resources, Tucson, AZ
- Kate Hurlocker, CWD Group, Inc, Seattle, WA
- Kathleen Johnson, Associated Asset Management, Phoenix, AZ
- Kristie Johnson, Certified Management, Inc, Honolulu, HI
- Larry Johnson, Jr., Network Real Estate, Carolina Beach, NC
- Suzette Johnson, Sudler, Chicago, IL
- Susan Kekai, Windward Acres, Kaneohe, HI
- Debra Kucia, Compass Property Management Corp, East Amherst, NY
- Leslie Lancaster, Crescent Resources, LLC, Charlotte, NC
- Jennifer Lanphere, Vacation Properties, Chautauqua, NY
- Elizabeth Lovins, Associated Asset Management, Phoenix, AZ
- Mark Luckman, Thayer & Associates, Cambridge, MA
- David May, Associated Asset Management, Phoenix, AZ
- Sherree McKellar, Certified Management, Inc, Honolulu, HI
- Sheri Mehling, Lieberman Management Services, Inc, Buffalo Grove, IL
- Gus Meitzner, Surf Site Management, LLC, Newark, NJ
- Jeane Mignon, Community Management Corporation, Fairfax, VA
- Linda Miller, Bonita Bay Community Association, Bonita Springs, FL
- Louis Miller, Kirkpatrick Management Company, Inc, Indianapolis, IN
- Mark Newby, Racquet Club Condominium, Adelphi, MD
- Beth Palmer, Property First, Inc, Winter Park, FL
- Betty Parker, Professional Community Management, Laguna Hills, CA
- Gwendolyn Pawlikowski, Compass Property Management Corp, East Amherst, NY
- John Payne, Cardinal Homes, Inc, Nashville, TN
- Debbie Peters, Marco Island Property Management, Marco Island, FL
- Trudie Peterson, Armstrong Management, Alexandria, VA
- Sergey Petrov, Bonanza Realty, Anchorage, AK
- Sean Phelan, Morris Property Management, Inc, Nashville, TN
- Stephen Pherigo, Hawaiiana Management Co, Ltd, Honolulu, HI
- Susan Platner, Associated Asset Management, Phoenix, AZ
- Marti Rice, Property Management People, Frederick, MD
- Shirley Roddenberry, Maryl Realty One Property Mgmt Div, Kailua Kona, HI
- Shannon Rowe, City Property Management, Phoenix, AZ
- William Samaritano, Discovery Bay Association, Honolulu, HI
- Salvatore Sciacca, Chicago Property Services, Inc, Chicago, IL
- Daniel Scott, Vintage Club Master Association, Indian Wells, CA
- Linda Severs, City Property Management, Phoenix, AZ
- Michael Shapiro, Property Management of the South, Lilburn, GA
- Matthew Snyder, Bluegreen Corp, Charleston, SC
- Thomas Staples, Property Management People, Gaithersburg, MD
- Kelly Stroud, Darcorp Management Group, De Soto, TX
- Jan Sylvester, Sumner, WA
- Renee Thompson, Legum & Norman, Potomac Falls, VA
- Katherine Toussaint, Terra West Property Management, Las Vegas, NV
- Karen Vaughn, Seco Canyon Homeowner's Association, Saugus, CA
- Howard Wade, Wavecrest Resort, Inc, Kaunakakai, HI
- Sherri Walker, Trenton Property Services, Inc, Bel Air, MD
- Tommy Walker, Edison, NJ
- Amy Weinschenk, Armstrong Management Services, Fairfax, VA
- Graceanne Welsh, Access Property Management, Inc, W Long Branch, NJ
- Leanne Willis, SBB Management Company, Dallas, TX
- Allen Wilson, Hawaiiana Management Co, Ltd, Honolulu, HI
- Rich Wolter, Certified Management, Inc, Honolulu, HI
- CJ Wratchford, Certified Management, Inc, Honolulu, HI
For more information on the CMCA program, contact: Sharon Thomas, Certification Program Administrator, 703/797-6268, Email: sthomas(at)caionline.org