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Fun Fact: In 1988, the Conference & Expo, previously called CA DAY, was held in October and then Governor James Thompson proclaimed October 15, 1988 as Community Associations Day in recognition of the contributions of CAI. Julie still has the Proclamation!
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The leaders of the Chapter have always had great vision for the Chapter and the ability to implement that vision.
— David Bendoff ’’
I would like to remind all of the volunteers of this organization that what we do for a living looks a lot like what the employees of CAI do for a living. So we should always remember how important it is to appreciate them, their hard work, their ideas, the extra mile they go, and ALWAYS to be respectful of them..
— Kara Cermak ’’ 46 | COMMON INTEREST® The
By Cheryl Murphy, Executive Director y strong leaders volunteer their time
as President over the years. These leaders have set goals, faced challenges,
and helped develop our chapter to where it is today. I had the opportunity to talk to several Past-Presidents to gain their insight on how far the chapter has come.
1988, Julie Hardy Cramer was President. At that time, the goal was to grow the chapter along with the condominium/HOA industry as a whole. Imagine how challenging this was back in the days of no internet and no email! There were no free seminars, no homeowner forums and the business partner segment of the industry was young and developing so CAI did not have the advantage of business partners and managers holding seminars that would promote CAI. Newspaper coverage was essential. In 1988, there were 433 members and by the end of the year, the chapter grew 15% to 498 members and was the 4th largest CAI chapter in the country. Julie feels her biggest accomplishment as President was helping form the official Illinois Legislative Action Committee (ILAC) with Allan Goldberg, Mark Pearlstein and Marshall Dickler which was one of the first LACs in the nation. Additionally, Julie helped automate the office by buying the first computer, an IBM Personal Computer XT for $4,979. Julie is proud to see how far the chapter has come in the area of the Conference & Expo. In 1988, the show “Reach for Community Education” was $40 (we have only increased the price $20 in 18 years!!!) and there were 60 vendor booths (now 190). She sees these early exhibitors have become the leaders, major contributors, and an integral part of CAI today.
By 1995, when Chris Nyborg became President, her biggest challenge was to grow the chapter. At 500 members, Chris believed CAI Illinois should be twice that size. Chris was right since we now have 1,300 members! The chapter also needed to find a new, affordable printer for Common Interest Magazine after negotiations with the existing printer did not go well. In 1995, the chapter was being run out of the Executive Director’s basement and the budget just reached a point to afford the move to a professional office space. Chris helped accomplish this move and also hired a part-time assistant employee. In the 20+ years since her Presidency, Chris is proud to see how far the chapter has
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