Orange County, CA, April 6, 2011 — MERIT Property Management, a leading provider of HOA community association and rental management services, promoted Katie Ward, CCAM, to Senior Vice President, Community Management. Adding to her current responsibilities overseeing MERIT's Palm Desert and Inland Empire regional offices along with key multi-governance clients including Ladera Ranch and Talega, Ward now has oversight of MERIT's San Diego regional office.
"Throughout Katie's 16 years with MERIT she has demonstrated professionalism and dedication to her clients and the field of property management," said MERIT's Founder and CEO Melinda Masson. "We are proud to promote her to this position and look forward to her expertise having a positive influence throughout Southern California."
Ward received a Bachelor of Arts from University of California, Irvine and holds the professional designation of Certified Community Association Manager (CCAM®) from the California Association of Community Managers. She recently completed a leadership program through the Urban Land Institute. Ward is an active member of the United Way and volunteers her time on the Finance and Advancement committees at St. Francis of Assisi in Yorba Linda.
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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).
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MERIT is a subsidiary of FirstService Residential Management (FSR). FSR is the largest manager of residential communities in North America, overseeing more than 5,300 properties and over 1.3 million residential units.
FirstService Residential Management is a subsidiary of FirstService Corporation (NASDAQ: FSRV, TSX: FSV), a global leader in the rapidly growing real estate services sector. Further information may be obtained at www.firstservice.com.
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