Julie Agne-Highsmith
SAAA 2018 President | Portico Property Management
A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT
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nd… just like that 2018 is just about done! Feels like I from the first time I spoke as your President earlier this year. My
blinked my eyes and here we are. goal is to continue to lay the foundation for a successful fu-
ture. To further assist in moving our association forward using
I want to begin by thanking you for allowing me to serve as strategy, planning, and innovation… What does that mean?
your SAAA President this year. It has been a remarkable expe- It means that our association and industry needs you. You are
rience that I will be forever grateful. Just wanted to take a few the “family and community” we need to work alongside our
moments and recap some moments! members. You can be the next “face” on the inside of that
magazine. I want you to think about your future and what
All of our events were amazing from a very fun PAC Clay you can do to achieve the goals you set forth and how you
Shoot, and another successful PAC Business Exchange to a can better serve others. Make an impact on your commu-
packed house at Casino Night and Bowling Tournament to nities. Make an impact on your clients. Inspire your residents
one of our largest crowds at the Annual Tradeshow! We just and coworkers - influence positive change.
finished another fantastic PAC Golf Tournament raising a total Commit to continually learning and growing. If you are not al-
over $50,000 again this year for PAC! ready, get involved with our educational events, PAC events
Be committed.
and the committees of SAAA. Find your passion within the
We had a huge crowd at both our Redbook seminars taught Association and make the “beyond” something not only for
by David Fritsche - so much so that we’re holding an encore yourself but for SAAA – whether it be education, government
class in December! Our Education Advisory Council has also affairs, community service, if you are an Independent Rental
been working hard to prepare another fantastic lineup of Owner, is membership your passion, are you a next genner?
classes for 2019! Including a new Live2Lease Conference that There is so much to be part of and you.. the center of this orga-
will take place on May 9, 2019! You don’t want to miss this in- nization are needed to take us to that “beyond”.
credible day of strong and empowering speakers to help take
your career to the next level and beyond!
Many of our successes this year fed into the “beyond” and
proud to say .. Goal set.. Goal met.
This could not have been done without each of you… our
members, our supplier partners, our dedicated Board of Direc- I wish each of you luck as we enter into 2019 and hope you
tors, and our SAAA staff. So here is a huge thank you! make the most of each day. Set your goals high and surround
yourselves with people that desire to watch you hit them!
I see more now than ever that our SAAA family is a strong and
thriving one. The “2018 and Beyond” theme was more rele-
vant than I thought, and I would like to reiterate some words
Julie
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