2011-2012 Season

September 24, 2011

Speaker: Jonathan R. Peet.  Jon Peet retired from the Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares and Mobile Homes after 25 years as the senior expert on Compliance and as Section Head of Financial Analysis. In these areas Jon has been the resident expert in Florida.

Subject:  Everything You Should Know About Association Budgets and Reserves.

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October 15, 2011

Speakers: The Honorable Michael Cochran, Director, Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes, Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.  Mr. Cochran has been the Division’s Director since 2004. He was the Chief of the Division’s Bureau of Compliance from 2001 to 2004. He is an attorney-at-law and a graduate of Florida State University.  He was accompanied for this presentation by Mr. Patrick Flynn, Government Analyst II, with the Division.

Subject: 
How the Division  and Space Coast Communities Association and Its Members Can Work Together for Mutual Advantage.

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November 19, 2011

Speakers: Lisa Miller,  Lisa Miller & Associates, Tallahassee, Florida, Panel Moderator and the following additional panel members:  Former Florida House of Representatives Insurance Committee Chairman Don Brown and Barry Ranew, Ranew Insurance Agency, West Melbourne, Florida.

Subject:  Panel Discussion:  Property Insurance: What’s New, What’s Different, and Why!

Audio Part One
 

Audio Part Two
 

December 10, 2011

Subject: 
“Greener Community Living 101; Hands-on Learning About What is Available for Saving Associations Money by Becoming Greener.” Attendees will be given an opportunity to talk to a variety of vendors of energy saving environmentally responsible products and services.

Note:  Inasmuch as this program primarily involved simultaneous one-on-one conversations between meeting attendees and vendors with information about energy saving strategies, the event was not recorded.

January 21, 2012

Speaker: James J. Milucky, MAc CrFA CFE CPA, principal and founder Forensic Accounting Specialists, Inc., a full service public accounting firm with a focus on forensic  investigative accounting, business valuation, litigation support, expert reporting and tax. A Certified Public Accountant, licensed in Florida, Georgia and Alabama, Mr. Milucky holds a masters degree in Accounting from the University of Alabama and Bachelors in
Finance from the University of Northern Colorado. He is a Certified Forensic Accountant of the American College of Forensic Examiners and Certified Fraud Examiner of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

Subject: “Fraud-proofing Your Association,” or “Do You Know Where Your Fees Are Going?”

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February 18, 2012

Speakers: Susan Wann, President, Royale Towers Condominium Association; Beverley Gauthier, bjg Association Management Consulting; and Ms. Michelle Davis, Owner, Reconcilable Differences Inc.

Subject: Panel Discussion: Types of Management; Is a Management Company, an Independent CAM, or Self-Management Best for You?

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March 24, 2012

Subject: 

SCCA 2012 Annual Trade Show

Note: Due to the nature of this event, no audio file is available.  See the video of the event on our “Trade Show” page.

April 21, 2012

Speaker: Lance Clouse, Esq., from the law firm of Becker & Poliakoff.

Subject: Board Member Certification Class

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May 19, 2012

Speaker: Gary Poliakoff, Esq., Founding Shareholder, Becker & Poliakoff, P.A.; teacher; and author.

Subject: “Arbitration Brain Teasers.” Mr. Poliakoff looked at some very strange decisions entered by the Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes.

Audio
 

June 23, 2012

Speaker: Ron Cole, CPA, & Mike Kennedy, Attorney-at-Law

Subject:  “Reduced Payments and Escalating Liens: Getting Real With Association Financial Problems”

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