MERIT brought home awards for On-Site Manager of the Year, Rookie of the Year and Volunteer of the Year
Sacramento, CA – December 15, 2010 – (RealEstateRama) — MERIT Property Management, a leading provider of professional community association and rental management services, announces that MERIT Community Manager Paula Lial, MERIT Community Manager John Dannon and MERIT Volunteer Board Member Mike Pettis were presented with awards from the California North Chapter of the Community Association Institute (CAI) for their hard work and dedication to the communities they serve.
MERIT Community Manager Paula Lial was honored with the On-Site Manager of the Year award for her work at the Four Seasons Westshore located in Sacramento, CA. This award was presented to a manager who exemplifies the ethics and goals of CAI as well as the education and management goals of his/her association. “Paula is professional when balancing situations with the board, the homeowners and the developer,” states MERIT’s Northern California Vice President Joe Price.
MERIT Community Manager John Dannon was honored with the Rookie of the Year award for his work at Heritage Park in Natomas, CA. This award is presented to an individual new to the chapter or to the community association industry who has demonstrating outstanding leadership and promoted the goals of CAI through education, volunteerism and participation. “John is impressive with respect to his grasp of the industry,” nominated anonymously by other industry professionals or volunteers. “He has made our community a competent community, one with higher property values, informed membership and great place to call home.”
MERIT Board Member Mike Pettis was honored with the Volunteer Leader of the Year award. This awards is presented to a community association volunteer leader whose unique individual contributions to his or her association greatly benefited the community. The nominee should be a homeowner who promotes a sense of community, harmony and pride and whose participation in CAI chapter activities supports the goals and missions of CAI. “Mike’s knowledge, expertise and intelligence shine through in whatever role he takes within CAI,” nominated anonymously by other industry professionals or volunteers. “He exemplifies attendance, sponsorship and volunteerism and as a business community, we are fortunate to call him a member.”
About MERIT Property Management
Since 1980, MERIT Property Management (www.meritpm.com) has grown to be one of the foremost providers of professional community association services in the western states. MERIT specializes in the forward planning and management of master planned, single family home/condominiums, active adult, and urban high- and mid-rise communities as well as rental property management for investors (www.meritrental.com).
MERIT Property Management is a part of FirstService Residential Management which manages over 4,000 communities, representing more than 1,000,000 homes/units in 18 states. FirstService Residential Management is a subsidiary of FirstService Corporation (NASDAQ:FSRV).
About Community Associations Institute
Community Associations Institute (CAI) is a 30,000-member, national association dedicated to fostering successful community associations. Working in partnership with almost 60 state and regional chapters, CAI provides information, education and resources to associations and the professionals who support them. Our mission is to inspire professionalism, effective leadership and responsible citizenship, ideals reflected in communities that are preferred places to call home. Visit www.caionline.org or call (888) 224-4321. The California North Chapter of CAI supports community associations, and professionals serving those communities, in the Sacramento region north to the Oregon border and east to the Nevada border. Our members include community associations and their volunteer leaders, professional service companies, and managers. Visit their website at www.cai-cnc.org or contact us at (916)333-0553.
