Staff at Community Association Management

Hermien Etemad, Vice President and CFO, holds a BS Degree in Industrial Engineering, a Master's Degree in Accounting and Management, and has over 20 years experience in this field. She provides monthly financial statements and budget reports and oversees all accounting functions. Other tasks include annual budget research and preparation, investment processing and associated banking operations, coordination of year-end tax preparation and review, and tracking of reserve income and expenditures. Ms. Etemad works closely with Board members and Association Managers regarding all financial issues.

Operations Manager, Kimberly Valentino, with over 17 years of experience, oversees and provides assistance and guidance to the Financial Team as well as serving as an Association Manager for several properties. Ms. Valentino has a history of setting and achieving Board of Director objectives, as well as developing successful vendor programs and strategies in order to affect immediate and long-term success. She brings to Community Association Financial broad industry experience with special expertise in: collection management by overseeing internal collection efforts (following Association’s delinquency policy) and external collection efforts from contracted collection companies by running status reports each month, interfacing with the collection companies daily and monitoring the collection efforts to ensure that the Association and its members recoup those monies owed to them from delinquent Owners.

Lin Sun is Financial Manager in Community Association Management. Holds a BS degree in accounting. She began her accounting career in property management 10 years ago. Over the years, she has accumulated rich experience in multiple accounting areas. She provides monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting as well as preparing budgets and conducting financial analysis projects.

Ms. Patricia Hoster, CCAM*, Certified Association Manager, brought to her Association Manager position seven years of specific hands-on community management. She is knowledgeable in all aspects of management, maintenance and budgeting for the associations. She has extensive experience with scheduling and coordinating with vendors for proposal-to-completion property upgrades. She currently manages a portfolio of single family, condo, townhome and office Associations.

JoAnn Loitz, CCAM* - Association Manager, has over nine years of experience in the homeowner association management field. During that time she has worked as Manager for single-family homes, condos, and townhomes, Office Manager and Escrow Coordinator. Living in an HOA for the past 17 years has given her a unique perspective of the issues confronting associations and their members, and she uses that experience daily in sorting through the issues that arise. She currently manages a portfolio of condos and townhomes.

Mr. Scott Slabaugh, CCAM*, Association Manager, has over 20 years experience in property management, 10 of which are with Associations. Scott has successfully worked with Association Boards in accomplishing both large and small projects. He is extremely effective in communication on issues with homeowners and venders. Scott has had a Real Estate License since 1984 and currently handles a portfolio of town homes and single-family homes.

Lynn Marie Contreras, CCAM*, Association Manager, has over 15 years of experience as an Association Manager. Lynn brought to CAM extensive experience in reconstruction including reconstruction after a major fire. She is also experienced in defect litigation. Lynn currently manages a portfolio of single family homes, condominiums, townhomes, and office park associations.

Mr. Alvin Abraham, Accounting Representative, participates in a wide range of accounting functions including Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable. Mr. Abraham holds a BS Degree in Business Administration with a specialization in Accounting Theory and Practice. He works with Associations to provide them with periodic reports.

Jeff Karimi has over 20 years experience in condominium and homeowners association management, standards of care, annual HOA budgets, DRE budgets, reserves, maintenance, and operations. He has a BS in Electrical Engineering, is a member of the Community Associations Institute, (CAI), is a member of the Department of Real Estate # 01876584 and currently a Real Estate Agent.

Mr. Joginder Singh, Staff Accountant, holds BA degree in Economics and Political Science and an AS in Accounting. He is responsible for Accounts Payable and the preparation of Financial Reports. He provides all Accounts Payable services including processing all invoices and printing all checks. He communicates with vendors and contractors. He also reconciles bank accounts and prepares financial statements.

Faizan Refai, Mr. Faizan Refai Staff Accountant, participates in all areas of Accounting. Mr. Refai holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance. He has experience in both the Accounting and Finance sector, and assists Associations and home owners with everything ranging from dues, to financial statements.

Georgeann Megaloff comes to CAF with over 20 years of accounting experience with a specialization in Accounts Receivable. Her duties include monthly billing, receipt of cash, bank deposits, accounts receivable payment posting, customer service inquires, collection notices, preparation of liens, delinquent assessment coordination with attorneys and accounts receivable aging analysis.

Ms. Melissa Capas, Escrow Coordinator and Office Manager, has put her experience in front office duties to good use at CAM. She coordinates all mailings, board packets, escrows and Association information. She provides excellent customer service to the many homeowners and professional representatives who call on her multiline phone. In her duties as Escrow Coordinator, Ms. Capas prepares HOA certificates, providing legal disclosures to prospective buyers and coordination with title companies. Often as the first person one encounters in Community Association Management on the phone or in person, She presents a helpful and cheerful first impression.

Ms. Pamela Passon is an Assistant Manager. She possesses experience as Homeowner’s Association Manager for Community Association Management and her moving into a Assistant Manager position allows her the flexibility of time to help the Managers in all aspects of the management duties. She has been involved in condominium conversion and PUD projects, compilation and completion of Dept. of Real Estate requirements and coordination of project completion with other governmental agencies. This experience makes her a good resource for working with vendors to obtain bids, monitoring vendor performance, and identifying needs for maintenance.

Ms. Terri Sweet is an Assistant Manager. She possesses experience as Homeowner’s Association Manager for Community Association Management and her moving into an Assistant Manager position allows her to help the Managers in all aspects of their management duties.