CONTENTS
JULY 2016 | VOLUME 29, NUMBER 7
PUBLISHER
Mark Williams
mwilliams@aamdhq.org
DESIGN, PRODUCTION & ADVERTISING
Christopher Dean
cdean@aamdhq.org
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FROM THE PRESIDENT
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2016 Summer Econ
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Golf Tournament
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TechCon 2016
29
Summer Economic Conference
9
Miss Management
36
Advertising Directory
A "Team First" Mentality Going into 2017
DEREK AVERY
Getting to Know the 2016/17 AAMD President
LEASING
Navigating the Busy Season
PHOTO ALBUM
2016 Education Conference & Trade Show
TECHNOLOGY
Instagram 101
RESIDENT RETENTION
Weather or Not, Residents Appreciate Notifications
APARTMENT ADVOCATE
Clock is Ticking for Congressional Action
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
Julie Evans-Schmitt
julie@aamdhq.org
COMMUNICATION COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Faith Aids, Redpeak
Jennifer Nessett, Sares-Regis Group
CONTRIBUTORS
Chris Abernathy, Derek Avery, Amy
Gillaspie, Lisa Godbehere, Kerie
Kerstetter, Carol Levey, Victor Sanchez
ADVERTISING
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multi-family industry, is 300-500 words, does not
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notification. Due to space, not all articles
submitted will be printed.
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