3 ISSUE 2, 2022 President's Message Kelly DeMatteo Looking Back … After our first full year of partnering with Markens as our new management company, we have initiated so many new best practices. We focused on investing in our volunteers to make sure they have the tools and resources to continually impact the success of the organization. Our committees came together and set up a solid year of important events and initiatives, which brought many new firsts since the pandemic. Since the kickoff of the fiscal year in July, the association has rolled out Annual Sponsorships for Business Partners, hosted Happy Hours and Government Relations Breakfasts, held the Annual Tradeshow and Education Conference, provided Fair Housing Training, and so much more! I wanted to take a moment to thank our valued Business Partners. Ten of over 65 of our long-term partners are supporting us with the CTAA Annual Sponsorship package. This commitment to our success and viability in multi-family Continued on page 4 housing is critical. We are aware that without the dedication of these businesses, we wouldn’t be able to deliver on our mission: To actively lead the apartment industry in providing quality housing by educating, advocating, and connecting property owners, managers, and business partners. A big thanks to BluSky, Landlord Law Firm, Apartments.com, BELFOR, T.F. Andrews, ProKlean, GoNetSpeed, Engrain, Surface Experts, and Frontier for their yearly support. There are many other Business Members that contribute to sponsoring and supporting events throughout the year as well that we don’t want to overlook. From food and beverage sponsors to events, photo booth, DJs, and all the other details in between. Thank you! This year, Steve Weir entered as the committee chair position for Government Relations. Steve’s passion for our industry and desire for a voice at the table drove this committee to new heights. Hosting their second annual legislative breakfast in October and adding decision-makers to the committee are just some of his accomplishments. Steve has partnered with NAA, successfully started grassroots efforts, enabled training and mentorship from the national committee, and much more. Andrew Harrison pulled off another wildly successful Annual Education and Tradeshow conference at Foxwoods. Attendance was up, and the feedback from our Business What an Amazing Year 2022 Was for the Connecticut Apartment Association
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