The Community Associations Institute-Greater Inland Empire (CAI-GRIE) represents a wide variety of professionals and volunteers in the Common Interest Development Industry. Each year, the best and brightest are recognized for their achievements and outstanding work at the TOPS (Top of Profession & Service) Awards.
The 2021 CAI-GRIE TOPS awards will be presented in-person on January 27, 2022 at 11:00AM during an awards luncheon at Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, CA.
Please keep an eye out for the mailing of the 2022 CAI-GRIE Membership Directory where we will announce the 2021 CAI-GRIE Hall of Fame inductee.
Please feel free to submit as many nominations as you would like. CAI-GRIE knows how hard professionals and volunteers work in our industry and now is the time to let them know how much you appreciate them. You may ask, who can nominate and who can win? Everyone within the appropriate category... managers, volunteers, community association leaders, business partners, homeowners... is eligible as long as they are a member in good standing with the CAI-GRIE chapter.
The Nominations Period Ended on December 12, 2021.
All questions or inquiries can be submitted to the CAI-GRIE Chapter office via email at info@cai-grie.org or by phone at 951-784-8613.
Awards Criteria and Categories
All categories require CAI-GRIE membership in good standing.
Manager of the Year (On-Site)
3+ years experience
Presented to a manager with three or more years experience that has displayed exemplary conduct in ethics, displays good communication and management skills, and shows loyalty to the industry by furthering service, education and professionalism.
Manager of the Year (Portfolio)
3+ years experience
Presented to a manager with three or more years experience that has displayed exemplary conduct in ethics, displays good communication and management skills, and shows loyalty to the industry by furthering service, education and professionalism.
Up & Comer Award
Less than 3 years experience
Presented to a manager or manager-in-training with less than three years of experience that has displayed exemplary conduct in ethics, displays good communication and management skills, and shows loyalty to the industry by furthering service, education and professionalism.
Community Association of the Year
Presented to award recipients who have gone above and beyond within their communities.
Four size categories:
Small = under 100 | Medium = 101-500 | Large = 501-1000 | X-large = 1001+
Industry Innovation of the Year (Business Partner)
Awarded to a business partner member that has introduced the most significant and/or innovative new product or service into the community association marketplace during the year.
Industry Innovation of the Year (Management Company)
Awarded to a management company that has introduced the most significant and/or innovative new product or service into the community association marketplace during the year.
Association Volunteer of the Year
Awarded to a community member that helps make their association a nicer place to live. Through their own direct efforts and with association approval, this volunteer may have organized the building of a dog park, for example, or worked to improve play areas for children, or any number of ideas and efforts that have increased the value of living in the community.
Community Outreach Volunteer
Awarded to a person or organization that helps the community through their actions and activities. Activities can include such things as organizing a blood drive, community outreach, volunteering for a cause, etc. This category is for activities outside of CAI that contribute in general to building a stronger community.
Business Partner of the Year
Awarded to a business partner company or individual that has made an impact on the industry by going above and beyond.
Exhibitors
10' x 10'
Accurate Termite & Pest Control
California Safety Agency
Environmental Concepts Landscape Management, Inc.
GuardTop, LLC
Table-Top's
Adams Stirling PLC
Agricultural Pest Control
AMS Paving, Inc.
Animal Pest Management Services, Inc
Antis Roofing & Waterproofing, Inc.
Artistic Maintenance, Inc.
Associa-PCM, AAMC
Bemus Landscape, Inc.
Ben’s Asphalt, Inc.
Berding | Weil, LLP
Berg Insurance Agency
BrightView Landscape Services
Broadband Agreements by MFC
CLS Landscape Management, Inc.
Delphi Law Group, LLP
Dunn-Edwards Paints
Elite Pest Management, Inc.
EmpireWorks Reconstruction & Painting
Enterprise Bank & Trust
ePIPE Pipe Restoration
Epsten, APC
Fox & Stephens, CPAs, Inc.
Guard-Systems, Inc.
GuardTop, LLC
Harvest Landscape Enterprises, Inc.
Horizon Lighting, Inc.
The Management Trust
NPG Asphalt
Painting Unlimited, Inc.
Park West Landscape Management
ProTec Building Services
Riley Pasek Canty LLP
Roseman Law, APC
Roy Palacios Insurance Agency, Inc.
S.B.S. Lien Services
Tinnelly Law Group
Tree Pros, Inc.
Sponsors
Table of 10 Sponsors
Andre Landscape Service, Inc.
Avalon Management Group, Inc., AAMC (TWO)
Berding | Weil, LLP
Environmental Concepts Landscape Management, Inc.
Painting Unlimited, Inc.
Park West Landscape Management
The Sherwin-Williams Company
Program Sponsor
Avalon Management Group, Inc., AAMC
Bar Sponsor
The Management Trust
Centerpiece Sponsors
Bemus Landscape, Inc.
Delphi Law Group, LLP
Fox & Stephens, CPAs, Inc.
Goldstar Asphalt Products
Cocktail Hour Sponsor
Environmental Concepts Landscape Management, Inc.
Paprazzi Wall Sponsors
AMS Paving Inc.
EmpireWorks Reconstruction & Painting
Epsten, APC
Espinoza’s Clean Sweep, Inc.
Goldstar Asphalt Products
Painting Unlimited, Inc.
Photo Booth Sponsors
Berding | Weil, LLP
Park West Landscape Management
Raffle Prize Sponsor
Elite Pest Management, Inc.
Hors d'oeuvre Sponsor Sponsor
Fiore Racobs & Powers, A PLC
Entertainment Sponsor
Villa Park Landscape, Inc.
Registration Sponsor
Berding | Weil, LLP
**EXHIBITORS AND SPONSORS AS OF JANUARY 18, 2022**