TABLE OF CONTENTS

2019 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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A Letter from CAI Leadership —Cheryl Murphy, Executive Director, CAI-Illinois

List of Advertisers

The Marijuana Debate – Medicinal Use in Association Buildings and the Fair Housing Act

— Alicia McNeal & Leilani Jimenez Member Spotlight

CAI National Achievement and Excellence Award

Raise Your Hand - Promoting Volunteerism — Christian Bakos CAI Offers Legal Support

Position Your Association For The Party of 2019! Party Like it’s 1969 – Safely! — Rick Pedersen

Let’s Work Together – Being Part of Something Bigger Than Just Yourself — L. C. Element, staff writer

Hallucinations: The Maintenance Free-Living Myth — CAI Staff writer

Professional Designation Recognition 30th Annual 2019 Golf Outingr

When the Music’s Over: What Happens When a Board Member Resigns from the Board? — Howard S. Dakoff & Adam T. Kahn, Esq.

Bridging the Generation Gap in Communities — Helen Fischer

Even Small Events Can Create Big Problems — Brian Butler & Nicholas Bartzen

Capital Project Financing — Diane White

Industry News Deluxe Classified Advertising 4 | COMMON INTEREST® • Summer 2019 • A Publication of CAI-Illinois Chapter

President Jessica Towles, CMCA®

President-Elect Anthony Dister

Vice President Sheila Malchiodi

Treasurer Cathy Ryan, CMCA®

Secretary Jack Thew, DCAL

Directors Brian Butler, CMCA®

Julie Cramer, DCAL Michele DuBois Bob Prince

Judy Rowe, CMCA® Patrick Sharpe, DCAL

Executive Director Cheryl Murphy

Associate Executive Director Diana Lane

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