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Letters from CAI Leadership — Kathy Kahl, President CAI Illinois, Brittany Kojzarek
List of Advertisers
10 Must-Haves of Your Community Association Management Software - How to Choose a Heroic Provider — Dave Sweyer
Volunteer Spotlight
Attorneys Can So Be Your Superhero! — Jerry P. Mason
Announcing the CAI-IL 2024 Board of Directors
What you need to know about the new Illinois Electric Vehicle Charging Act — CAI Illinois Legislative Action Committee
Restoration Guardians — By Rick Giertsen Jr.
2024 Conference & Expo Illinois Legislative Action Committee 2024 Outlook
Arborists are Certified Association Heroes — M. D. Skeet
The Unsung Heroes of Landscape Lawn & Lane — By Steve Regan
Professional Designation Recognition CUSTOM DIRECT, Inc.
Even Superheroes Need a Team to Maximize Superpowers — Christopher Kottra
Be the Hero of Your Association by Having an Annual Meeting that Doesn’t Fall into Madness — Ruth Ingoldsby
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2024 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President Kathy Kahl, CIRMS, EBP President-Elect
Carrie Surratt, CMCA, AMS, PCAM
Vice President Carlo Caprio, CMCA Treasurer
Steven Silberman
Secretary Diane Pagoulatos, DCAL
Immediate Past-President Brittany Kojzarek, CMCA, AMS, PCAM Directors
Michele DuBois, EBP Nikki Ledwell, CMCA, AMS Randy Grimes, CMCA John Schaller, DCAL Elizabeth Thompson, EBP
Executive Director Cheryl Murphy
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