Inland Empire, CA, January 20, 2011 — MERIT Property Management, a leading provider of professional community association and rental management services, announces that MERIT Community Manager Deanna Gonzales and MERIT Vice President of Active Adult Communities Scott Hysler, CCAM, were presented with awards from the Greater Inland Empire Chapter of the Community Association Institute (CAI) for their hard work and dedication to the field of community management.
MERIT Community Manager Deanna Gonzales was honored with the Rookie of the Year award for her work throughout a portfolio of accounts in the Inland Empire. This award is presented to an individual new to the chapter or to the community association industry who has demonstrating outstanding leadership and promoted the goals of CAI through education, volunteerism and participation. "Deanna encountered many challenges in her first year as a community manager and handled everything poise and professionalism," states MERIT's Inland Empire Business Unit Leader Suzanne Bolton, CCAM. "We are delighted that she received this award and has been recognized by her peers."
MERIT Vice President of Active Adult Communities Scott Hysler, CCAM, was honored with the TOPS award for the 2010 Connect Magazine Article of the Year for his story on trends in active adult communities which ran in CAI's quarterly publication. "Scott's knowledge on trends in active adult communities as well as his portrayal of the positive outlook on active adult living provided a refreshing look into the lives of a distinct and growing population," states Inland Empire CAI President Sherry Neal, PCAM, CCAM.
About MERIT Property Management
Since 1980, MERIT Property Management (www.meritpm.com) has grown to be one of the foremost providers of professional community association services in the western states. MERIT specializes in the forward planning and management of master planned, single family home/condominiums, active adult, and urban high- and mid-rise communities as well as rental property management for investors (www.meritrental.com).
MERIT Property Management is a part of FirstService Residential Management which manages over 4,100 communities, representing more than 1.1 million homes/units in 18 states. FirstService Residential Management is a subsidiary of FirstService Corporation (NASDAQ:FSRV).
About Community Associations Institute
Community Associations Institute (CAI) is a 30,000-member, national association dedicated to fostering successful community associations. Working in partnership with almost 60 state and regional chapters, CAI provides information, education and resources to associations and the professionals who support them. Our mission is to inspire professionalism, effective leadership and responsible citizenship, ideals reflected in communities that are preferred places to call home. Visit www.caionline.org or call (888) 224-4321.
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