Association Management Group (AMG) CEO Paul Mengert Named Educator of the Year by Community Associations Institute (CAI)

Association Management Group (AMG) CEO Paul Mengert Named Educator of the Year by Community Associations Institute (CAI)

Paul Mengert, founder and CEO of Association Management Group (AMG) headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, has been named “Educator of the Year” by the Community Associations Institute (CAI), a global non-profit organization that provides resources and information for homeowners, volunteer board leaders, professional managers and business professionals in homeowners associations, condominiums, and housing cooperatives in the United States and around the world.

 Each year at its annual conference, CAI honors individuals who have made significant contributions to CAI and the community association way of life. According to CAI, the Educator of the Year Award is given to a member who has contributed valuable educational content. Specifically, the award recognizes excellence in creating valuable, relevant and consistent content for the CAI audience.

Mengert founded Association Management Group (AMG), a professional community association management company, in 1985. Under his guidance, AMG has become a powerhouse among homeowner and condominium association management companies in North and South Carolina. AMG manages the operations and maintenance of client community and homeowner associations of all sizes representing more than 30,000 property owners. The combined asset value of these communities is more than $5 Billion.

Mengert credits his ongoing continuing education for contributing to his business savvy and leadership skills. His undergraduate studies were at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He is an alumnus of the Harvard Business School (OPM) and recently earned a certificate in Diversity and Inclusion from Cornell University. Mengert was also named a Certified Manager of Community Associations (CMCA) and a Professional Community Association Manager (PCAM) by the Community Associations Institute. He is a regular lecturer for CAI and serves on its national senior faculty. Additionally, Mengert teaches/co-teaches classes at Wake Forest Law School, Elon Law School and in the Harvard Business School's alumni program at the McColl School of Business at Queens University.

Always seeking to foster an environment of professionalism and learning, Mengert seeks and creates opportunities for AMG staff to further their own educational growth. As a result, many AMG staff have completed the rigorous curriculum to achieve CAI’s designations, including: PCAM. AMS (Association Management Specialist) and CMCA (Certified Manager of Community Associations).

It is his work in the wider community for CAI that earned Mengert the Educator of the Year Award. He has served 20 years on CAI’s national senior faculty. He has created and led numerous educational courses over those two decades on a wide variety of topics at both the national and local chapter levels.

 Mengert has led continuing education classes for the North Carolina Board of Realtors, South Carolina Department of Real Estate, the California Department of Real Estate, the Florida Bureau of Condominiums, the Nevada Department of Real Estate, the Georgia Department of Real Estate and the North Carolina Bar Association, which all award continuing education (CE) credits. He has authored several association books and numerous articles, which are taught in several training courses and in multiple languages.

Mengert also has business experience in multiple industries including housing, construction, consumer services, transportation, aviation, banking, manufacturing and others. He is a frequent speaker at conferences related to home services, professional services and other sectors. Mengert is also one of the founders of Greensboro’s Carolina State Bank where he served on the Board of Directors and is a licensed commercial pilot who flies charity and relief mission flights for Angel Flight and others. Additionally, Mengert serves as Chairman for both the Piedmont Triad Airport Authority as well as for the North Carolina Chapter of CAI’s Legislative Action Committee (NC-LAC).

 

About AMG

AMG is professional community association management company dedicated building effective community associations. AMG guides and assists executive boards to help protect the association’s interests, enhance the lives of community members and improve the property values in the community. With offices throughout the Carolinas, AMG is a knowledgeable partner in enforcing community governing documents with a proven set of processes and techniques and supporting communities with a broad range of services which can be tailored to individual community needs. Association Management Company, Inc., is a locally Accredited Business by the BBB and is a nationally Accredited Association Management Company (AAMC) by the Community Associations Institute. For more about AMG, visit AMGworld.com.

About CAI

Community Associations Institute (CAI) is a leading provider of resources and information for homeowners, volunteer board leaders, professional managers, and business professionals in the more than 350,000 homeowners associations, condominiums, and housing cooperatives in the United States and millions of communities worldwide. A global nonprofit 501(c)(6) organization, CAI is the foremost authority in community association management, governance, education, and advocacy. Its mission is to inspire professionalism, effective leadership, and responsible citizenship. Learn more at www.caionline.org.

 

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Congratulations Will McPherson

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Congratulations Will McPherson

Association Management Group (AMG) congratulates Will Mcpherson, the 2021 General Chairman of the Wyndham PGA Golf Tournament.

Will previously served as president of the Ridge Creek community association. He led the association in a transitional time with honor and distinction. He has remained active on the board, currently serving as secretary. Will has used the same set of leadership skills and discipline used in his community to facilitate a major PGA golf tournament.

AMG extends its thanks to Will and all community leaders for their community service!


Important Safety Tips for Children Returning to School


Going back to school is an exciting time for children as they look forward to entering the next grade level, seeing their friends and meeting new people. Yet it can also be a time of unforeseen dangers. By teaching children basic back-to-school rules and tips regarding their safety, they enter this exciting time with the knowledge and skills they need to stay safe while enjoying this special time and throughout the school year.

Here are important tips that promote safety for children returning to school

Talk With Your Child About Safety

Be sure that your child knows his or her home phone number and address, your work number, the number of another trusted adult, and how to call 911 for emergencies. Teach your kids to never talk to or accept rides from strangers. When approached by a stranger or dangerous situation children should always think “No, Go, Yell, Tell.”

School Bus Safety

The biggest risk regarding school buses is children approaching and exiting the bus. Often children do not remember to follow best safety practices, so it is up to the motorists in the community to keep safety in mind.

Get to know the other parents of children who go to school with your child or ride the same bus. This will help to ensure someone is looking out for your child in the event you are not around. It is also a good idea to get to know the school bus driver.

Walking Safety

Children should walk in a group if possible. This provides safety in two ways: a group of students may be more visible to a driver than a single student and it provides personal safety from someone who may wish to do harm to a student.

It’s always best to walk on sidewalks or paths and cross at street corners, using traffic signals and crosswalks. If there are no sidewalks, walk facing traffic as far to the left as possible.

Biking Safety

Have your child wear a helmet every time he or she rides a bike. Make sure the bike is the correct size for the child. A bike that’s too big makes injuries more likely.

Learning safety early can help ensure a lifetime of safe bicycle riding. Before your child starts riding, be sure to teach him or her the rules of riding.

These are a few of the many safety tips for children as they return to school. The more parents can do to implement ideas into their routine the safer their children will be.

The HOA or community association plays a big part in community safety. Volunteer for a safety committee at your local association.

Happy returning to school. Stay Safe!