Community Management Company Promotes Continuing Education for Employees

Three employees of TPW Management, Inc. attended a Professional Management Development course held in Mass. last week. Daniel T. Riley, Portfolio Manager, Adam Kimball, Board Liaison, and Susan Van Horn, Customer Service Manager, attended a communications course provided by Community Associations Institute.
TPW Management, celebrating its 20th anniversary, has been managing community associations since 1998. The company employs 33 people in the Burlington, Manchester, Stratton, Killington, and Ludlow areas, managing 25 communities and 30 water systems. TPW, recently named among the Best Places to Work in the state, is dedicated to providing its employees with the opportunity to reach the highest levels of certification in the industry. The PMDP courses offered by CAI focus on such relevant topics as finance, leadership, governance, insurance, communications and facilities maintenance. Seven TPW employees already hold the certification of Certified Manager of Community Associations. In addition, one employee has attained the next level of Association Management Specialist. Several employees are currently scheduled for the additional course work and certification testing required to reach the CMCA and AMS goals.
The Community Associates Institute is a nonprofit association created in 1973 to educate and represent the nation's 2,400 community associations, condominium associations, homeowner associations and cooperatives. CAI members include homeowners, associations, related professionals and service providers.