River Management Holds Fourth Annual Complimentary Board Seminar

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--River Management:

“Maximizing Your Potential as a Board Member.”

WHAT/WHO:	River Management, an Associa company, hosts its Fourth Annual Complimentary Board Seminar Tuesday, June 5, presenting on “Maximizing Your Potential as a Board Member.”
	Open to all area condominium and HOA board members, the annual seminar will be at the Ramada Inn Conference Center in Fishkill at 5:30 p.m. Larry J. Pothast, PCAM, will facilitate this fun and animated seminar created to help attendees better understand and enjoy their role as a board member.
	“River Management is extremely proud to be able to present our annual seminar for its fourth consecutive year,” said River Management President and CEO Mark Raphael. “This is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to attend one of the most informative and entertaining association leadership workshops available.”
	Dinner will be provided.
	Featured Speaker:
	Larry J. Pothast, PCAM
	A nationally recognized community association expert, trainer, and author on HOA leadership effectiveness and operations for board members, Pothast currently serves as director of management training for Associa. In addition to receiving his Professional Community Association Manager (PCAM) designation from the Community Associations Institute (CAI), he has been awarded “Speaker of the Year” honors from many CAI chapters for his workshops, seminars and keynote speeches. He has served on the CAI National Research Foundation Board of Directors and is a former Dean of CAI’s Professional Management Development Program Communications and Meetings module. Pothast was featured on the industry’s first video training seminar, “Serving on the Board,” a video guide to successfully serving on the board of a community association. His live workshops and training programs including the original “One Hour Board Meeting” have been acclaimed for their presentation of useful tools and practical solutions delivered with humor and insight from more than 30 years in the HOA industry.
WHERE/WHEN:	Ramada Inn Conference Center
	542 Route 9
	Fishkill, NY 12524
	Date: June 5, 2012
	Time: 5:30 p.m.
RSVP:	To attend the seminar, please contact Maryanne Martins.
	Phone: [phone]

River Management provides rental and community management to the Hudson Valley area. Since 1985, its sole focus has been to deliver performance that enriches communities and enhances the lives of the people it serves. For more information, please visit http://www.rivermgmt.com or find them on Facebook by visiting www.Facebook.com/Associa and searching for River Management.

Building successful communities for more than 30 years, Associa is North America’s largest community association management firm and serves its clients with local knowledge, national resources and comprehensive expertise. Based in Dallas, Associa and its 8,000 employees operate more than 150 branch offices in the United States, Mexico and Canada. To learn more about Associa and its charitable organization, Associa Cares, go to www.associaonline.com and www.associacares.com. Find us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Pinterest, and watch us on YouTube.