The Importance of Board Training

By: ​Dianne Donnelly – CMCA, AMS, Park Pointe Management Services

Your community’s Annual Meeting is over. You love where you live and volunteered to run for the Board 
of Directors, having a desire to serve the community and help it continue to be a great place to raise 
your family. When the votes were tallied, your name was announced as a new Board Member…What 
Now?!?!

So many homeowners want to help in their community and each person has their own unique set of 
skills, and perspective, that can help your Homeowner’s Association tackle the business of the 
community. Backgrounds and experience in finance, construction, leadership, and organization are just 
a few great skills an HOA can take advantage of.
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Where do you start? A Board needs to start out by getting organized, whether it’s a brand-new Board 
taking over from a developer, or a couple new members being added to a current Board. Clear 
expectations and an understanding of each member’s role on the Board is vital.

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