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A Letter from CAI Leadership — Michele DuBois, President CAI Illinois


List of Advertisers


Illinois CAI Political Action Committee – 2022 Year-end Update — Jeff Dixon


The Pros & Cons of Enlisting Volunteers — Heinrich Bankerin


CAI Yearbook


4 Reasons NOT to Defer Maintenance in Community Associations — Emily Oltmann


CAI’s 2022 Award Winners


Reserve Studies During Economic Uncertainty — Nik Clark Professional Designation Recognition Member Spotlight


Low Bid = Best Solution? — Fritz Kreiss


Business Partners Corner — Cindy Fitts, Kathy Kahl 2022 Winter Gala


Eviction And Beyond: Strategies for Maximizing Recovery of Delinquent Assessments — Scott A. Rosenlund


Illinois Legislative Action Committee - 2022 Year-end Legislative Update — Brian Butler, Kris Kasten


Investing Strategies and Suggestions for Associations — Simon Fox


Deluxe Classified Advertising


The Labor Market People Problem: What Can We Do About It? — Christine Friend


4 | COMMON INTEREST® • Winter 2022 • A Publication of CAI-Illinois Chapter


2022 BOARD OF DIRECTORS President


Michele DuBois, EBP


President-Elect Brittany Kojzarek, CMCA, AMS, PCAM


Vice President Carlo Caprio, CMCA® Treasurer


Steven Silberman Secretary


Julie Hardy Cramer, DCAL


Directors Kathy Kahl, CIRMS, EBP Charles Perry, CMCA, AMS, PCAM Karen Pontoriero, CMCA, AMS Patrick Sharpe, DCAL Carrie Surratt, CMCA, AMS, PCAM Elizabeth Thompson, EBP


Executive Director Cheryl Murphy


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