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In this issue...

ARM Update
CPM Spotlight
IREM Banquet Photos
Banquet Sponsors
In honor of...
2009 Officers
2009 Committees
2009 Education

Feature Article:
"Thank You from
Richard Wright"

Upcoming Events

Welcome 2009 Officers:

PRESIDENT
Rae Stewart, CPM®

PRESIDENT-ELECT
Lance Johnson, CPM®

FIRST VICE PRESIDENT
Rudy Thacker, CPM®

SECOND VICE PRESIDENT
Judy Rose, CPM®

SECRETARY
Jeffrey Stovall, CPM®

TREASURER
Tammy Cain, CPM®

ARM® COORDINATOR
Diana English, ARM®

CPM® EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
Connie Carpenter, CPM®
Richard Wright, CPM®

Thank you.  As we head into the Thanksgiving season, let us all remember that these two simple words are what the holiday is about, giving thanks.  I love Thanksgiving because it’s a time to be with family and friends (and of course to feast, with apologies to Jenny Craig).  That’s how I feel about the opportunity you, the membership of IREM Chapter 71, have given me as your president.  I cannot tell you what a great honor it has been to serve with you, and I don’t know any better way to say it than thank you.  OK, enough with the mushy stuff, give me a hanky, and let’s move forward.
Richard Wright
Richard Wright, CPM
Rae Stewart
Rae Stewart is our new president, and boys and girls, she’s gonna’ be F*A*N*T*A*S*T*I*C.  Rae was President of the Memphis Chapter, and has served the Nashville Chapter since she moved here.  Besides being an extraordinary property manager, she will bring a perspective and experience to the job that would be otherwise rare to find.  I am so looking forward to working with her.

At our recent installation banquet for Rae and her staff, it was my pleasure to have the opportunity to give a farewell speech, surrounded by friends, colleagues and you, my extended family.  In it, I quoted our past National president Reggie Mullins as saying “Amateur hour is over, now more than ever our industry needs professional property management.”  That is so true in both our industry and our chapter, and fortunately for both, we have the best in the business.  Our chapter is blessed with superior administration with Faye and Sherry, insightful and hardworking leaders like Rae, Lance and the rest of the executive committee staff, Committee leaders and members who really care what the end result is and an active membership that understands that the designation is so much more than a plaque on the wall.

As past president, I am looking forward to working on candidate guidance, minority outreach and penetrating the colleges and universities to interest young minds in a career in property management.  I asked for it at the banquet and I’ll ask for it again, I need a group of next-generation, diverse background people to help me reach those who may be less inclined to listen to an old guy like me.  If you’re up for it, please drop me an e-mail, text me, send me a fax or…..oh yeah, I almost forgot you can still…talk to me in person. 

Thank you again, now Let’s Roll.


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2009 AWARDS & INSTALLATION BANQUET
Click on each image to enlarge.
  richard wright     Rae Stewart  
 
2007/2008 President, Richard Wright, CPM
 
Judy Rose & Richard Wright
 
2009 IREM Chapter 71 President, Rae Stewart, CPM
 
       
 
2009 Executive Officers are installed by Connie Carpenter
 
Bobbi Turner, Diana English, Carol Barrett, Alicia Flores
 
Diana English, 2009 ARM Coordinator
 
       
 
Bobbi Turner, ARM & Carol Barrett, ARM
 
JoAnne Corbitt, Rae Stewart, Lance Johnson, Tammy Cain,
Bobbi Turner, Connie Carpenter, Richard Wright
 
Bobbi Turner, ARM
 
  ARM      
  Connie Carpenter installs ARM Committee Officers Rae Stewart gets a hug from Bobbi Turner Connie Carpenter & Richard Wright

2009 AWARDS & INSTALLATION BANQUET
  banquet      
 
Eliabeth Stalnaker & Richard Wright
 
Rae Stewart, David Crabtree, Lance Johnson
 
Kim & Brad Cather, Diane Cathey
 
  Richard and group      
 
Committee Members receive Gifts
 
Nancy & Gene Carr
 
Mike Dye, Richard Wright, Sharon Howard, Kelly Harris, David Crabtree, Rae Stewart, Lance Johnson, Nancy Anderson and Jennifer Rucker
 
  Sherry     connie  
 
Sherry Jones & Richard Wright
 
Jamie Prosser & Jimmy Stewart
 
Connie Carpenter & Kathy Holbrook
 
       
  David Crabtree & Lance Johnson Gene Carr & Ben Laning Vickie Beaver & Casey Lamar, Nurses for Newborns

2009 AWARDS & INSTALLATION BANQUET
       
 
Diane & Richard Wright
 
Diana English, Sharon Howard, David Crabtree, Jennifer Rucker & Kelly Harris
 
Chris Sawyer of Citadel Security, Crystal Waller
& Jennifer Tisler
 
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Rae & Jimmy Stewart, Jamie Prosser
 
America Dupree, Brick Roland, Carol & Mike Dye,
Hedda Leikvang
 
Ben Laning & Don Carpenter
 
    Connie Carpenter    
 
Alicia Flores, Pat O'Reilly, Sylvia Shannon, Elizabeth Peden,
Deborah & Mike Baumstark
 
Connie & Don Carpenter
 
Richard Wright & Tammy Cain
 
       
  Tina Peyton of Global Janitorial Services with guests Gene & Nancy Carr, Ben Laning Richard Wright, Rae Stewart, Lance Johnson

2009 AWARDS & INSTALLATION BANQUET
  banquet   Judy Rose   arms  
 
David & Adele Buntin
 
Jason & Tiffany Wondrow of C & R Services, Judy Rose
 
Diana English, Carol Barrett, Bobbi Turner, Joy Sims, Delores Sharpe
 
      banquet  
 
Sherry & Lathon Jones
 
Chris Sawyer, Kathy Holbrook, Jennifer Trisler, JoAnne Corbitt
 
Gene & Nancy Carr, Connie & Don Carpenter
 
       
 
Andy Gass enjoying the Union Station Hotel
 
Union Station Hotel entrance
 
Union Station Hotel
 
   





  banquet  
 
Union Station Hotel
     
Randy & Susan McDonald of Global Janitorial Services
 


Welcome New 2009 IREM Chapter 71 Officers!

 
Thank You to the 2009 IREM Committee Members!

AMO

Brad Cather, CPM® bcather@lighthouseresidential.com

APARTMENT ASSOCIATION LIAISON
Brad Cather, CPM® bcather@lighthouseresidential.com

ARM COORDINATOR
Diana English, ARM® DianaEnglish@firstmanagement.net

CANDIDATE GUIDANCE & MEMBERSHIP
Lance Johnson, CPM® ljohnson@brooksideproperties.com
Elizabeth Stalnaker, CPM® Candidate estalnaker@hghill.com
Faye Ellis, CPM® fellis@iremnashville.org

COMMUNICATIONS - DIRECTORY
IREM Chapter Staff info@iremnashville.org

COMMUNICATIONS - NEWSLETTER
IREM Chapter Staff info@iremnashville.org

EDUCATION
Lance Johnson, CPM® ljohnson@brooksideproperties.com
Elizabeth Stalnaker, CPM® Candidate estalnaker@hghill.com

ETHICS
Connie Carpenter, CPM® Ccarpenter@ctmt.com

IREM BUCKS
Jeffrey Stovall, CPM® Jeffrey.Stovall@dukerealty.com
Lori Merkel, CPM® Lori.Merkel@dukerealty.com

INCOME/EXPENSE ANALYSIS
Carol Barrett, ARM® carol@tamco.org
Judy Rose, CPM® jr@morrisproperty.com

INDUSTRY PARTNERS
Tammy Cain, CPM® Tammy.Cain@dukerealty.com

LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
Jeffrey Stovall, CPM® Jeffrey.Stovall@dukerealty.com

MINORITY OUTREACH
Richard Wright, CPM®  Rwright@hghill.com

NOMINATING
Connie Carpenter, CPM® Ccarpenter@ctmt.com
Richard Wright, CPM®  Rwright@hghill.com

POLICY & PROCEDURES (Ad Hoc)
Rae Stewart, CPM® rstewart@brooksideproperties.com
& Executive Committee

PROGRAMS
Faye Ellis, CPM® fellis@iremnashville.org
Rae Stewart, CPM® rstewart@brooksideproperties.com

PUBLIC RELATIONS
Andy Gass, ARM® agass@timmonsprop.com

SOCIAL
Faye Ellis, CPM® fellis@iremnashville.org

TREC LIAISON
Faye Ellis, CPM® fellis@iremnashville.org
Rae
Chapter President: Rae Stewart, CPM
Brookside Properties, Inc. (615) 467-3407
rstewart@brooksideproperties.com

Lance
President-Elect: Lance Johnson, CPM
Brookside Properties, Inc (615) 467-3425
ljohnson@brooksideproperties.com

Rudy
First Vice President: Rudy Thacker, CPM
Rudy Thacker & Assoc. Inc. (615) 360-6100
rudythacker@live.com

Judy
Second Vice President: Judy Rose, CPM
Morris Property Management (615) 833-5117
jr@morrisproperty.com

Jeff
Secretary: Jeffrey Stovall, CPM
Duke Realty Corporation (615) 884-2325
Jeffrey.stovall@dukerealty.com

Tammy
Treasurer: Tammy Cain, CPM
Duke Realty Corporation (615) 884-2337
tammy.cain@dukerealty.com

Diana
ARM Coordinator: Diana English, ARM
First Management Services (615) 244-8060
DianaEnglish@firstmanagement.net
Connie

CPM EXECUTIVE COUNCIL: Connie Carpenter, CPM
Colliers Turley Martin Tucker (615) 238-3671
Ccarpenter@ctmt.com

Richard
CPM EXECUTIVE COUNCIL: Richard Wright, CPM
HG Hill Realty Company (615) 252-8120
Rwright@hghill.com
Faye
Association Executive: Faye C. Ellis, CPM
Facility Management Services, LLC (615) 889-1944
fellis@iremnashville.org



CPM Spotlight


Rudy Thacker, CPM
President, Rudy Thacker & Associates, &
Sales Representative, Water Systems, Inc.


How did you end up in Nashville?
I came to Nashville to attend Vanderbilt University on a
basketball scholarship. I stayed in Nashville after college.

Who is your greatest mentor?
I have two, my high school basketball coach and a
retired professor from MTSU.

What is your favorite vacation memory?
We took our granddaughter to Florida and went to
Sea World, or any vacation we have spent with our
granddaughter.


What is your favorite food?
Steak.

What is the most challenging part of your day?
The first 3 hours of the day.

What is the most unknown fact about you?
I spent 3 months in Saudi Arabia as the Director of Housing
for the King Fahad Hospital.

If you could choose any other career, what would it be?
If I could go back to the age of 22, I would be a
basketball coach.

Who is the most famous person you have encountered?

I was fortuante enough to compete in 4 basketball
games against "Pistol" Pete Maravich, the leading
scorer in the history of Division I.

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CPM & ARM Designations!


Special Thanks to the 2008 Banquet Sponsors:
Diamond: Citadel Security Services
Gold: Brookside Properties
Silver: Global Janitorial Services, Group Xcel,
Morris Property Management

In-Kind: Brickman Group, C&R Services,
Color Burst, Contract Properties,
Cravens & Associates, Proctor & Graves Service Co. & Sunrise



ARM
Congratulations!

    2008 ARM Chairperson Award - Joy Sims, ARM
    ARM Spirit Award - Barbara Brandon, ARM
    ARM Volunteer Award - Carol Barrett, ARM
ARM Management Company Award - Freeman Webb

Barbara Brandon Spirit Award
Barbara Brandon receiving her
ARM Spirit Award
at the November
ARM meeting.

Next ARM Meeting: Tuesday, January 20th

March 23-28, 2009
RES 201 Course for
Accredited Residential Manager
® Certification

Registration: 7:30 a.m.- Class Time: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m
South Brook Apartments
2nd Clubhouse - 5101 Linbar Drive, Nashville, TN 37211

$750.00 - Premier Cost - Members (AMO member companies)
                         $865.00 - Classic Cost - Associate Members, Students and Academic Members,
Active Participants (To Qualify: Attendance at 3 ARM meetings)
$940.00 - Non-Member Price
5 Education Points for CPM & ARM
35 Hours if student passes the ARM® Certification Exam


Scholarships are available for this course.
Budget billing is also available.
Please contact the IREM office for additional details on scholarships, billing and registration.


Download Course Registration Form.




Look at What's Coming in 2009 for IREM Nashville!

Tuesday, January 20 ~ ARM Meeting

Thursday, January 22 ~ IREM Luncheon

Thursday, March 19 ~ IREM Luncheon

March 23-28
RES 201 Course
for Accredited Residential Manager
® Certification

Thursday, April 23 ~ IREM Luncheon with GNAA

Thursday, May 21 ~ IREM Luncheon

2009 Golf Tournament ~ June Date to be announced.

Thursday, July 16~ Executive Committee Meeting

Thursday, August 27 ~ IREM Luncheon

September Meeting details to be announced.

October Committee Orientation meeting - details to be announced.

November 6
2009 IREM Installation Banquet


    A retirement Celebration in honor of
Jean Walker, CPM,
was held on November 20, 2008 at the Blakemore United Methodist Church celebrating 41 years as a property manager in Nashville and surrounding areas. She became a CPM on Nov. 1, 1981.
Best Wishes from Chapter # 71 to a very deserving lady.

Jean Walker retirement


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