Issue Three 2023

Features

Community Management Showcase & Resource Directory

  • The Importance of a Sustainable and Thriving Community Management Industry
    BY PAUL COLLINS, PCAM, CCAM, CAMEX
  • Community Management Trends and the Implications for HOAs
    BY SUSAN HOFFMAN
  • A Disastrous Management Company Search
    BY A BOARD DIRECTOR WHO LIVED TO TALK ABOUT IT
  •  Echo Mourns the Loss of Oliver Burford – Former Echo Director and Key Player in the HOA Industry

Issue Two 2023

Features

Professional Service Provider Showcase & Resource Directory

  • Navigating Ethics with Association Vendors
    BY DANIEL C. HEATON, ESQ
  • After the Storm: Handling Storm Damage to Property
    BY PETER PROWS
  • Echo’s 50th Anniversary Celebration
    30 Echo Memories BY DAVID LEVY

Issue One 2023

Features

Reflecting on 50 Years of Education, Advocacy & Connection

  • Echo Roots: An Historic View
    BY ROLF CROCKER, AMS, CCAM, CAMEX
  • Mental Health Challenges in a Post-COVID World
    BY MELISSA BAUMAN WARD, ESQ., CCAL
  • Planning and Preparing for Effective Meetings
    BY SUSAN M. HAWKS MCCLINTIC, ESQ., CCAL
  • Community Management: High Tech or Touch?
    BY DAVID ALBRECHT

Issue Four 2022

Features

Legal Showcase and Resource Directory

  • Dealing with Disorders: Mental Health and Substance Abuse Issues in Homeowners Associations
    BY CRAIG L. COMBS
  • Tough Decisions: When to Consider Terminating the HOA
    BY A. JEANNE GROVE, ESQ.
  • The Value of Echo Endures as We Celebrate Its 50th Anniversary
    BY WANDEN P. TREANOR
  • Keys to Maximizing Critical Relationships with Association Professionals
    BY WANDEN P. TREANOR
  • A Framework for Developing Reasonable and Enforceable Operating Rules
    BY KAREN ST. ONGE, ESQ. AND LAURA RAVAZZA, CCAM-PM, PCAM

Issue Three 2022

Features

Management Showcase & Resource Directory

  • Tools of Engagement: Winning the Fight Against Homeowner Apathy
    BY JOHN CLIGNY, AMS, PCAM, CCAM-HR EMERITUS
  • Funding for the Future: Why Financial Forecasting Is Essential for HOAs
    BY DAN STONDIN
  • The Real Dangers of Indecision and Homeowner Apathy
    BY DAVID ZEPPONI, ECHO CEO
  • Communication: The Most Important Tool Available During HOA Construction Projects
    BY DAVID MANGINI, ESQ., AND NICK BERG, PCAM
  • Considering Rules Compliance and Enforcement
    BY MATT MEADORS, CMCA, AMS

Issue Two 2022

Features

Professional Service Provider Showcase & Resource Directory

  • The Whole Picture: Fitting the Community’s Financial Statements Together
    David Levy, MBA, CPA
  • The Entire Community Benefits When the Board Embraces Technology
    Dan Stondin
  • The Self-Managed Association: The Road to Success – Using a Reserve Study as a Maintenance and Repair Road Map
    John Cligny, AMS, PCAM, CCAM-HR Emeritus
  • Paints of a Different Color: Solar-Reflective Paints and Coatings
    Michael Biel

Issue One 2022

Features:

  • New Election Law
    Sandra L. Gottlieb, Esq, CCAL
  • Balcony Inspections:  What to Expect
    Andy Bradvica
  • Untangling HOA’s
    Derek Mobraaten
  • The Self-Managed Association: Thoughtful Project Preplanning Ensures Project Success
    John Cligny, AMS< PCAM, CCAM-HR
  • The Art of Aging Gracefully
    Mary Ann Sayler

Issue Six 2021

Features:

Includes Attorney and All things Legal – Professional Service Provider Directory

Information about California laws that impact HOA governance and legal resources for HOA boards of directors

  • When to Engage Legal Counsel and How to Select the Right Firm | J. Spencer Edgett, Esq.
  • Did California Say Goodbye to the Single-Family Home? | Jeanne Grove, Esq.
  • The Self-Managed Association: A Christmas Carol – Lesson in HOA Governance \ John Cligny, AMS, PCAM, CCAM-HR
  • Risky Business: Common Employee Practice Pittfalls for Self-Managed Communities | Jasmine F. Hale, Esq. CCAL