Professional Designations

Accredited Association Management Company (AAMC)
Professional Community Association Manager (PCAM)
Association Management Specialist (AMS)
Certified Manager of Community Associations (CMCA)
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Certified Community Association Manager (CCAM)
Certified Property Manager (CPM)
Real Estate Broker

Leadership Awards & Affiliations

MADACS Award for Common Interest Community (CIC)
Manager of the Year, Emily Keenan 2006
From Minnesota Multi-Housing Association

Minnesota Multi-Housing Association (MMHA)
Chair MN 2000 - 2001
(Kim Carlson, Cities Management founder)

Minnesota Multi-Housing Association (MMHA)
Member since 1988

Minnesota Multi-Housing Association Common Interest Community (CIC) Midwest Committee
Chair 2007-2009
(Traci Lehman, Vice President of Association Management)

Past Board Member - Minnesota Multi-Housing Association (MMHA)
(Traci Lehman, Vice President of Association Management)

Minnesota Environmental Initiative (MEI)
Chair 2002 - 2004
Board member since 1996
(Kim Carlson, Cities Management founder)

Minnesota Environmental Initiative (MEI)
Chair 1994 - 2000
Board member 1988 - 2000
(Mike Egelston, Cities Management CEO)

Board Member, Governor's Roundtable on Sustainable Development
(Kim Carlson, Cities Management founder)

Board Member, Great Plains Institute
(Kim Carlson, Cities Management founder)

Member, Northstar Initiative for Sustainable Enterprise at the University of Minnesota
(Kim Carlson, Cities Management founder)

Past Board Member - Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM)
(Kim Carlson, Cities Management founder)

Past Board Member - Community Associations Institute (CAI)
(Kim Carlson, Cities Management founder)

Past Board Member - Business for Social Responsibility (BSR)
(Kim Carlson, Cities Management founder)

Special Commendation for Environmental Leadership, CM 1995
From Arne H. Carlson, Governor of the State of Minnesota

Environmental Initiative Ecopreneur Award, CM 1995
From the Minnesota Environmental Initiative, Minnesota Monthly Magazine,
and the law firm of Oppenheimer, Wolff & Donnelly

Earth Day Award for Environmental Leadership, CM 1996
From Business for Social Responsibility Upper Midwest

MADACS Award for Innovative Maintenance Programs, CM 1996
From Minnesota Multi-Housing Association