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Board Leadership Workshop

Attend in person, or virtually via Zoom!

COURSE MATERIAL DOWNLOAD
CLICK HERE to download a PDF copy of the Board Leadership Workshop Toolkit. 

CAI's Board Leadership Development Workshop teaches you how to communicate with association residents, hire qualified managers and service providers, develop enforceable rules, interpret governing documents and more. It provides a comprehensive look at the roles and responsibilities of community association leaders and conveys information to help create and maintain the kind of community people want to call home.

Community association board members and volunteer leaders step up to take on positions of service and responsibility. They’re expected to anticipate issues, solve problems, meet the expectations of their residents and protect property values.

The workshop will teach you how to become a more successful board member and how you can recruit and support new volunteers. You’ll learn the role of the board, the president and other leadership positions, and you’ll identify effective ways to work with professional managers and service providers.

The following modules will be presented:

• Introduction to the Ombudsman’s Office 9:00 – 9:25
  Christopher J. Curtin, Common Interest Community Ombudsman

• Governing Documents 9:25 – 10:45
  & Roles and Responsibilities
  Chad Toms, Esq., CCAL, Whiteford, Taylor & Preston; Bill Brady, Esq., The Brady Law Firm

• Fundamentals of Financial Management 10:45 – 12:15
  Michele Nadeau, CMCA®, AMS, Associa Legum & Norman

• Lunch 12:15 – 1:00

• Communications, Meetings & Volunteerism 1:00 – 1:30
  Gail Launay, CMCA, GET Property Management

• Association Rules & Conflict Resolution 1:30 – 3:30
  Chad Toms, Esq., CCAL, Whiteford, Taylor & Preston; Bill Brady, Esq., The Brady Law Firm

The workshop is the first step in achieving CAI's Board Leadership Certificate.

COURSE MATERIALS

The workshop includes a toolbox of support materials:

• The Board Member Toolkit, a best-selling book from CAI Press
• The Board Member Toolkit Workbook
• Brochures and publications, such as The Homeowner & the Community Association
• A copy of CAI’s award-winning Common Ground™ magazine

If you plan to participate via Zoom, the above materials will be shipped to your address provided at the time of registration. Virtual registration will end on October 24, 2025 to allow an appropriate amount of time for shipping materials. If you select virtual registration after October 24th we cannot guarantee your tool kit will arrive in time for the November 7th class.

You will be able to choose virtual or in-person attendance during the registration and check out process.

Presenters

Christopher J. Curtin, Deputy Attorney General, Common Interest Community Ombudsman.
Chad Toms, Esq., Whiteford Taylor & Preston
Gail Tarlecki, CMCA, GET Property Management
William P Brady, Esq., The Brady Law Firm

$40 for members of CAI Keystone & Chesapeake Chapters
$50 for non-members

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