CONTENTS
JANUARY 2018 | VOLUME 31, NUMBER 1
PUBLISHER
Mark Williams
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DESIGN, PRODUCTION, & ADVERTISING
Christopher Dean
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CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
Iris Krause
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FROM THE PRESIDENT
Welcome to our Golden Anniversary!
EDUCATION
How Are You Celebrating Your Credential Holders
MAINTENANCE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM
The second MAP program graduates
IN MEMORIUM
Rick Kanas: 1957 - 2017
PHOTO ALBUM
TechCon 2017
50TH ANNIVERSARY CONVERSATION
How the apartment industry has changed over the last 50 years
4 Leadership
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Econ 2018
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Association News
11 PowerLunch
12 Ski Train
13 Education
41 Tributes 2018
42 Apartment Advocate
44 Welcome New Members
44 Advertising Directory
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COMMUNICATION COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Teo Nicolais, Nicolais, LLC
Jennifer Nessett, Sares-Regis Group
CONTRIBUTORS
Brandon Rich, Victor Sanchez, Lisa
Godbehere, Foy Bailey, Julie Evans-Schmitt,
Dennis Malone, Mike Fiorillo, Susan Lind,
Sharon O'Connell, Terry Simone, Don Werner
ADVERTISING
Please call 303.329.3300 for more information about
advertising in Trends. Deadline for contracts and
artwork are the first Monday of the month prior to
publication.
ARTICLE SUBMISSION
Trends will consider printing any article written by an
AAMD member that applies to the Denver multi-family
industry, is 300-500 words, does not promote any single
company or product. AAMD reserves the right to edit
any article without notification. Due to space, not all
articles submitted will be printed.
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