COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS INSTITUTE NEW JERSEY CHAPTER - Key Persons
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- Chapter Executive Director
Biography
As the New Jersey chapter Executive Director, Angela Kavanaugh recognizes the value of her team and the loyalty of the chapter's members. She leads her team, offering the members quality education and networking opportunities, ensuring that they find the benefits in their membership.
Angela began her journey with CAI-NJ in 2009 and since then has become knowledgeable on all aspects of the chapter and the industry. Her experience comes from working with each of the committees, planning the tradeshow, educational programs, and networking events.
Angela values the relationships that she has made with our members over the years and is looking forward to what the future has in store for her, our members, and the chapter.
Angela earned her Bachelor of Science in Finance at St. Johns University in New York. She enjoys spending time and making new memories with her husband whom she's been married to for over 35 years, two wonderful children and two beautiful granddaughters.
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- Board Member of Long Beach Commons Condominium
Bob Travis has been a board member of Long Beach Commons Condominium since the Association transitioned from developer control in 2008 and currently serves as the Association's President. In 2019 he joined the CAVL Committee of CAI-NJ and in 2021 he became a CAI-NJ Certified Mediator. He is also active with CAI Keystone Chapter and CAI National. At CAI National he is a member of CAI National Faculty, the CIRMS Group and is a board member of the Foundation of Community Association Research. In March of 2019 he retired from Community Association Underwriters after 41 years in the Commercial Insurance arena and now runs his own Risk Management and Insurance Consulting business.
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- Member of the Membership Committee
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- Communications Manager
- Member Login
Biography
Brooke Stoppiello-Nevins has been an integral part of the CAI-NJ team since August, 2017. Although Brooke's primary focus at the beginning was graphic design, over the years she has learned the ins and outs of the community association industry, excelling in all areas of communications.
Brooke is the Liaison to the Editorial Committee, where she is the Editor in Chief for CAI-NJ's monthly magazine, Community Trends®, which gives members the latest tools to address community association issues. She is also the Co-Liaison to the F.A.S.T. Committee, which focuses on giving back to the community through philanthropic efforts with fun, networking events to engage members.
Brooke received a Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design from New Jersey City University. Prior to working for CAI-NJ, she worked full-time in advertising and design for many years with several different companies. When she's not working, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends. They like making new adventures together, traveling, spending time at the beach, going to the park or zoo and Brooke's favorite, Disney World!
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- Community Manager With FirstService Residential
Carol Nickerson is a Community Manager with FirstService Residential. She started with the company in 2010. She is a dynamic manager with many years of experience in the industry.
Throughout her career at FirstService Residential she has been responsible for education, training and mentoring of associates. She has been fortunate to work with regional directors in all areas of the division to assist in scheduling vendor educational meetings to promote CEUs and worked with managers to help them achieve their CMCA® designations. Recently Carol led a team of mentors to prepare the FirstService Residential Mentor Guide, which all regional directors in the Condo HOA/Lifestyle divisions will use. Carol participated in the FirstService Residential Emerging Leader program that educates a select group of associates to grow and advance in their positions within the company.
She has remained very active with CAI during her tenure with FirstService Residential. She has served several committees, including the Golf Committee, Awards Committee, Conference and Expo, to name a few. In addition, she consistently attendees all networking, fundraising and chapter events.
Carol is the proud mother of four grown children and is blessed with seven grandchildren. She feels very fortunate to be involved in the foster care and adoption systems for the State of New Jersey. Her family has been blessed with caring for many foster children and adopting three siblings. She also volunteered at the Middlesex County Juvenile Detention Center, where she taught and assisted in mentoring juveniles housed there.
Carol currently serves on two committees for Hunterdon County Youth Services, Binnacle House. Binnacle House is a group home for boys that need care and housing. She serves on the fundraising committee, as well as the facilities committee.
She has proudly achieved the following awards/designations/recognitions:
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- Member of the Membership Committee
Charles Lavine was a founding member of the Board of Directors for Traditions at Federal Point Condominium Association in 2004. Mr. Lavine has served multiple terms on the board, as well as, serving as both Vice President & President. He was asked to join the first CAVL Committee of CAI-NJ, where he served as Vice Chair & two terms as Chair. He has been active in CAI for ten years and involved in attending various events.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Executive Committee
- President
Christopher Nicosia is proud to be serving in his fourth year as a Board Member of CAI-NJ and first year on the Executive Committee. Prior to joining the Board, Mr. Nicosia was a member and previous Vice Chair of the Managers Committee. Mr. Nicosia is a principal of Prime Management serving as the Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and has over fifteen years of experience in residential and commercial property management and developer consulting. He has published in Community Trends® on topics relating to energy efficiency, LED lighting, budgeting, reserves and financial controls. As a trained mediator, he frequently provides ADR mediation services through CAI-NJ. Mr. Nicosia has obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Economics and a Master's Degree in Management as well as multiple industry certifications and designations. He is also a classically trained vocalist and performs regularly, including performances at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center in NYC, the Academy of the Arts in Philadelphia, NJPAC in Newark as well as multiple church and performance venues throughout the tri-state area.
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- Member of the Membership Committee
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- Member of the Membership Committee
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- Marketing & Member Relations Coordinator
Helen attended La Salle University, where she received her bachelor's degree in marketing with a minor in digital arts and multimedia design. She has held various roles in digital marketing and public relations, where she honed her skills in content creation, social media management, email marketing, and brand development. She currently resides in Colts Neck, NJ, and enjoys going to the beach and spending time with her dog.
Job Titles:
- Director, Conference & Events
Biography
Leading the chapters events since 2015, Jaclyn is constantly finding creative and innovative ways to offer top notch networking events, making each member experience memorable. She is responsible for the planning and execution of all the chapters networking events, including the Annual Conference and Expo, Awards Celebration, Conquer and Connect, Golf Outing, Beach Party and Winter Break Party, among all other events. Jaclyn also leads the professional development opportunities the chapter provides as well as the educational programs.
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- Member of the Membership Committee
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- Programs & Events Coordinator
Biography
As the Programs & Events Coordinator, Jocelyn Garlock assists in the development of special events and educational experiences to make member experiences memorable. Jocelyn is looking forward to making connections within the members and assisting in the planning of unforgettable events at CAI-NJ.
Jocelyn attended Rutgers University, where she received her bachelor's degree in psychology with a minor in political science. She has formerly worked in the Events and Operations of the Rutgers Panhellenic Council, where she coordinated all formal and informal events for 400 prospective members. This gave her experience in creating and executing events to meet specific needs, while also maintaining a network contact list. She currently resides in Freehold, NJ, and enjoys spending time with her family and friends.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Executive Committee
- Member of the Membership Committee
- Treasurer
- Principal at Wilkin
Joseph A. Chorba is a Principal at WilkinGuttenplan CPAs and Advisors. Joseph has been with the firm since 2002 and divides his time between working with clients in the real estate industry and closely-held businesses. As a Co-Practice Leader for the Firm's Homeowners & Associations Group, he works with a multitude of common interest realty associations throughout New York and New Jersey providing his expertise with audits, compilations and forecasts as well as sponsor transition and project management. His closely-held business services include audit, review, compilation, tax compliance as well as other miscellaneous consulting services. Mr. Chorba is a Certified Fraud Examiner who has worked with clients on varying types of forensic investigations. In addition, he is a member of the NJCPA, AICPA and ACFE.
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- Member of the Membership Committee
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- Member of the Membership Committee
- Vice Chair
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- Member of the Membership Committee
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- Member of the Membership Committee
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- Member of the Membership Committee
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- Member of the Membership Committee
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- Member of the Executive Committee
- Secretary
- Shareholder at Stark & Stark
Mary W. Barrett is a Shareholder at Stark & Stark. She has been practicing in Stark & Stark's Community Associations Group since 1998. She concentrates her practice in the representation of homeowners associations, condominium associations, and cooperatives throughout New Jersey. Ms. Barrett assists community associations with contract preparation and review, policy resolutions and rule creation, amendments to governing documents, covenant enforcement, trustee elections, governing document interpretation, assessment collection, transition, loans and financing, housing discrimination defense, and general corporate counsel.
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- Member of the Membership Committee
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- Member of the Membership Committee
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- Member of the Membership Committee
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- Member of the Membership Committee
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- Director, Membership Development
Biography
Robin Surgent enjoys making the most out of her membership title with the CAI-NJ Team! Formally an Event Coordinator in 2011 with CAI-NJ, she has been fortunate to learn and grow across her decade long journey with associations to coordinate educational seminars, develop networking opportunities and most recently gain additional experience with marketing and membership, focusing on member relations and chapter involvement. Robin is excited to facilitate chapter growth, making industry connections between our member types and getting everyone involved in all the benefits CAI-NJ has to offer.
Robin graduated from Rider University in Lawrenceville, NJ where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Communications, majoring in Public Relations with a minor in Event Planning. Robin currently resides in Hamilton with her husband, KJ and two crazy boys, Zachary and Shane. She loves being a boy-mom and all things Broadway.
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- Member of the Executive Committee
- Vice President
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- Member of the Membership Committee
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- Member of the Executive Committee
- President Elect
- Co - Chair of the Redevelopment & Land Use Department at Greenbaum
Steven G. Mlenak is Co-Chair of the Redevelopment & Land Use Department at Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP. A member of the firm's and Real Estate Department and Community Association Practice Group, he maintains a strong focus in community association law, providing strategic guidance and general counseling to condominium and homeowners associations across a broad range of legal issues, including those related to governing documents and by-laws, contracts, collections, regulations, operational and maintenance issues, fiduciary responsibilities of board members, transition negotiations and litigation, Municipal Services Act compliance, and alternative dispute resolution. Mr. Mlenak was elected to the CAI-NJ Board of Directors in December 2020 and elected Treasurer in 2022. He also served for several years on the Membership Committee (Vice Chair 2020), as a member of the Ambassador Program, and on the New Jersey Legislative Action Committee. Mr. Mlenak received CAI-NJ's "2016 Speaker of the Year" award and was a shared recipient of the "2014 Committee of the Year" Award.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Membership Committee
Tony Nardone is a veteran Real Estate Entrepreneur who has expertly mastered the property management field. At a young age, Tony was fascinated with Legos and Lincoln Logs. Since his early days, he knew his passion was in the real estate field. Tony has come out with a deep appreciation of where he's come from and has passed his core values onto his children. When he's not deep in Real Estate he spends his time with his wife and three children coaching, attending sporting events or relaxing on vacation.