Following are the committees formed by the board of directors and the tasks which with they are assigned. If you are interested in working on any of these committees, either email the chairperson or the board representative listed. Call Trish or Rhonda at 598-0800 for more information.
Government Relations Committee
Members of this committee are very involved with what is happening in our city and county governments. This past year saw a new involvement in the political arena which will continue as our members have seen what is needed to ensure fair treatment for our residents and owners. Over 130 of our members were certified as deputy registrars and there was a huge effort to get our residents and employees registered to vote. This committee is tasked with promoting our Better Government Fund on a state and local level. This past year saw involvement with storm water issues, flow control, impact fees and more. A military task force was formed with Fort Bliss to address issues pertaining to many aspects of our 'men and women in service". A taskforce is being formed to address the appraisals which were recently mailed out by the County Appraisal District. Eric Heller, Associated Properties is chairperson. Reach him at
passociated@elpbizclass.com or call the association office. Demetrio Jimenez, Vice President, is the board representative and can be reached at
jimeneztrop@aol.com
Communications Committee This committee, headed by Chairperson Crystal Espinoza, cschmidt@integrityamc.com , and represented on the board by Director Amanda Chavira, amanda.chavira@capstonemanagement.com , is committed to "getting the word out"to our members about events happening in our Association. Crystal has worked tirelessly during the past year to launch our new website. Final touches are being done now and help is needed when it launches to set rates for advertising and to "polish" our star venture. A telephone committee is also being formed to ensure all members know what is going on in the El Paso Apartment Association.
Education Committee
This committee encompasses all education programs offered by the Association. Our largest endeavor, Education Fast Track is chaired by Donna Walker, donna.walker@capstonemanagement.com , and represented by Director Nena Franco, nfranco@caseusa.com . Many people are needed to serve on this committee and ideas for programs to benefit our membership are always appreciated. Outside of EFT, this committee will be exploring, under the leadership of Mary Cardenas, Past President, marycardenas@elp.rr.com , the possibility of bringing CAMT (Certifed Apartment Maintenance Technician) and another CAPS class (Certified Apartment Supervisor) to our association during the 2009-2010 year.
Membership committee
Mark Uren, muren@rentdues.com and Fawn Shirley are currently co-chairing the membership chairman. Membership is a crucial part of our association and those serving on this committee will seek apartments and rental houses in the area and develop a program to ensure these entities are made aware of the many, many benefits of membership. This committee will develop a system to encourage participation of our new members at all levels in the Association. The development of programs for and by our vendors and encouragement for participation in programs to ensure the opportunity for new business is lead by Products and Services Directors Cindy Salinas, cindy.salinas@cort.com and Carmen Dosher, dosher.refrigeration@gmail.com . They are always seeking the help of vendors to determine new programs which will benefit our vendors.
Programs Committee
This is our "FUN" committee. With Chairperson Dinorah McCoy, keydee1@aol.com , and Board Representative Barbara Askins, barbaraa@wasteconnections.com , at the helm, you cannot go wrong. Being our strongest and largest committee (with over 30 active committee members, they meet every Thursday at noon at the Association classroom, with different members attending as they can. Board representatives Marissa Morales, info@lakefairway.com and Charlee Enriquez, cenriquez@resourseresidential com. have been extremely active since the beginning of this committee and will help you get active, whether a vendor or an owner member. If one of the other committees decides to run a project, the programs committee is where it comes to fruition. Whether it is a chile cookoff, a party for the retiring AE, a reception to honor TAA's president, our annual Western party or a chile cookoff, this committee enjoys the comraderie while planning and to date - they have never had a project which was less than a full success.
Awards Committee
Major awards have been researched, criteria established and presented to very deserving individuals, under the able leadership of Gracie Castaneda, laestancia@integrityamc.com . Maintenance of the Year, Vendor of the Year, Manager of the Year, Rookie of the Year and Property of the Year are just some of the new awards presented by our association. Leasing person of the Year is a new award being researched for presentation in the fall. If you are interested in helping to form the criteria for this and in preparing the nominations from our association to the state level, please contact Gracie or Board Secretary Kristin Sizemore, ksizemore@bohannondevelopment.com . To serve on this committee, please make contact soon as the new award is just on the horizon.
Independent Owners Council
We have many rental leasing owners who have shown interest in having their own council so that their particular needs can be brought to the table, with topics such as lawsuit protection, workman's compensation, financing opportunities, and insurance requirements. Marcia Heller, passociated@elpbizclass.com and Board representative Maria Stoiber, mariastoiber@yahoo.com welcome your support. We would also like a call at the Association, 598-0800, or an email to Marcia or Maria if, as an owner, you would like to be emailed or notified by other means about the activities of this council.
Building Committee
Chaired by Jaime Morales, Del Prado apartments, mrjmorales@ aol.com , this committee is new, brought on by the purchase of our building at 5730 E. Paisano. Needed are maintenance technicians from all over El Paso to take care of the small problems that a building experiences. So as not to task any one person, many individuals are being asked to give Jaime their name, phone number and their area of expertise. On the wish list at this time, is the need for roping off some storage space, a cabinet to be installed under the sink, and the need to have a list of people who can be called upon when needed. Board representative Rick Soto, ricksoto1111@aol.com , has been the major player since the beginning in making a realization of our new home.
Community Services
A 'baby" of board representative Erin Masters, elpavon@integrityamc.com , this committee is now being chaired by Rosie Martinez, Expert Flooring, Our pet project is Under One Roof, our own charity, is the major part of this committee, but not the only focus. Under One Roof gathers food and clothing to be able to help someone who has been affected by a disaster - especially fire and floods. This committee has take part in the Walk for Breast Cancer and promotes the involvement in the Christmas Fair which supports the children of the Lee & Beulah Moor Children's home. Many, many people are needed on this committee to plan projects in our community and within the association.
Finance Committee
Chaired by Maurice Kropp, Kropp's Pest Control, mkropp@swbell.net , and represented on the board by treasurer Angelic Zuniga, caprock@elp.rr.coim , this committee oversees the finances of the association. They are charged with developing and watching the budget during the year and recommending projects to financially benefit the association. They meet once a month immediately before the monthly board meeting to review the expenses and income for the month.
Public Affairs Committee
Chaired by Christine Galvez, puertavillamgr@bohannondevelopment.com , and represented by President Melanie Bailey, mbailey@integrityamc.com , this committee is tasked with making our Association known on a local and state level. Promoting our projects and programs through television, news print and radio, this committee will work with all media outlets and with the chairpersons of our many committees to ensure recognition for our association. Please contact Christine if you have contacts, if you enjoy writing or if you are interested in working with the media.
If you are interested in serving on any of these committees, call Trish or Rhonda at 598-0800 or email
trish@epaa.org or raten@epaa.org .
They will steer you in the right direction.
