IWomenn Leadership
Community Association Management Style — By Melissa Guyott, CMCA, AMS, PCAM —
I
am a frequent flyer when it comes to writing for the Journal. In the nine articles I have written over the years, I have covered topics
as varied as forming single issue task forces in an association to the super sexy topic of plat maps. However, when I was approached to write an article about women in leadership, my head exploded. I literally had the opposite of writer’s block. How do I properly capture the phenomenon of women in leadership within the community association management industry in 700 words? Especially when I have been so profoundly blessed, as a woman, by this industry.
Some Statistics
The March 2019 issue of Common Ground featured CAI’s women leaders, “determined to inspire the next generations
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of managers, volunteers, and business partners.” The message that came through loudly was that female leadership within our industry is and always has been the norm. In 2019 1,115 PCAMs were women as opposed to 820 male PCAMs. While 72% of the portfolio managers in our industry are women, surprisingly, only 46% of management company CEO’s are women. Women also hold 20 of the 33 positions on the national membership councils. In 2019, I was elected to serve with these amazing women. The message we share with each other, repeatedly: We need to make sure that CAI members, especially women new to this industry get the mentorship and encouragement they need to be meaningfully involved.
Starting a New Career
Before finding this weird industry called Community Association Management, I honestly thought that as a full- time mom, without a college degree, I would never work at the executive level of any company, much less become a small business owner of my own management company. But, as I consider my career, I marvel at how many women in leadership roles reached out their hand and offered me
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