Every community association—even one with the most informed community manager, experienced board members, and engaged residents—needs a team of experts at their disposal. Governing and operating a community is complex. From accounting, insurance, and law to landscaping, reserves, and myriad other disciplines, business partners can help your community fulfill its legal and fiduciary obligations. Not only that, the right professional can turn a struggling community into a thriving one. Our panel of experts will lead you through tips on hiring the right team and techniques for building successful partnerships. Join the discussion started in “The Pros Know” from Common GroundTM magazine’s January/February 2021 issue and learn how much more your community can achieve when the board, manager, and business partners all are working toward the same goals.
Members: USD $69.00
Non-Members: USD $99.00 (Join CAI and Save!)
Presenters
Vishnu Sharma is President and founder of Sharma & Associates, Inc., an accounting firm that provides accounting, audit and tax related services to community associations throughout South Florida. Mr. Sharma holds professional designations as both a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Fraud Examiner. Before starting at the Firm, Mr. Sharma was a partner with Lieberman, Sharma & Associates, Inc., a certified public accounting firm based in Ft. Lauderdale that provided audit, accounting and tax services to community associations, small business and individuals. Mr. Sharma created the Association accounting services group at the firm in 2005 and built it into the largest single area of practice for the firm. Prior to joining Lieberman, Sharma & Associates, Mr. Sharma held a series of senior management positions with Fortune 500 type companies including Bed, Bath & Beyond, Allied Domecq and The Sports Authority. His positions with these companies focused on managing their Loss Control programs with a core focus on internal and external theft and internal controls.
A frequent and popular speaker on the topic of Reserve Fund Planning, Peter holds the professional designation of Reserve Specialist (RS®) as well as the Educated Business Partner distinction (EBP). He is a past-President of both the Southeastern Virginia and Washington Metro Chapters of Community Associations Institute (CAI). He has served on numerous committees and panels for CAI both on the Chapter and National Level. He currently serves as Chair-elect of the CAI Business Partners Council, is a member of CAI's Research Foundation (FCAR) and is a Trustee of the CAI National Board of Trustees.
Miller + Dodson is a professional consulting firm specializing in Reserve Studies and Strategic Funding Plans, headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland, Miller + Dodson conducts approximately 500 Reserve Studies annually.
ContinuingEducation Credit
This program provides one credit per hour toward:
- Certified Manager of Community Associations recertification
- Association Management Specialist redesignation
- Professional Community Association Manager redesignation
To earn credit, you must be personally registered for this program and print the certificate of completion to document your participation.
Registration Information
All registrants will have full access to this on-demand, online recording for 120 days.
Manager Certifications and Designations
Certified Manager of Community Associations (CMCA®) / Association Management Specialist (AMS®) / Professional Community Association Manager (PCAM®) / Large-Scale Manager (LMS®)
Management Company Designation
Accredited Association Management Company (AAMC®)
Service Provider Designations and Distinctions
Reserve Specialist (RS®) / Community Insurance and Risk Management Specialist (CIRMS®) / Educated Business Partner
