Bulletin Board Magazine 2018 Volume 4

XXXXX President’s Message

C ontents 01 President's Report by Michael J. Kokes VOLUME 4 | 2018

EDITORIAL CONSULTANT Flair Marketing Group - Stephanie Shaffery

DESIGNER Flair Marketing Group

PRESIDENT'S Message by Michael J. Kokes - SBACNJ

OFFICERS President – Michael J. Kokes

03 10Years Of Service To SBA 05 Welcome New Members 2018 07 Member Community Outreach 11 SBA 2018 Events Recap 17 Associate Spotlight

First Vice President – Christopher Amato

Vice President of Associates – Kim Manicone

Michael J. Kokes President - SBACNJ

2018 was another successful year for the Shore Builders Association of Central NJ. Personally, I learned a lot about the organization during my first year as President, and as usual, am completely amazed by our members and staff. The success of the organization, and committees that make it up, is directly related to the amazing people we have running them. It is important to remember that almost everyone who contributes is a volunteer, and for that, I, the Officers, and Board are grateful for their unrelenting volunteerism and passion for the association. In addition, I have personally grown with the experience of being the President. I continue to learn from every situation that is presented to me and continue to improve and better myself, so that I can hopefully be an even better President in 2019. As always, I remind everyone that if you don’t speak up, we won’t know what to improve on, so I encourage everyone to take advantage of the open-door policy set in place. Please, feel free to reach out to me by email or come up to me at an event to let me know of things that you think we should be doing, or improve upon. In the end, the association is here to serve you, the members. In addition, be sure to let us know when we do a good job, as it is encouraging for other members and staff to be acknowledged. There is nothing more rewarding then warranted positive reinforcement.

Most of the self-investment programs put in place in 2018 have been completed, and I believe it has allowed our staff to work more efficiently and effectively. These improvements included updating our outdated computer software and hardware, standardizing the equipment, and simplifying our contracts and banking relationships. We continue to work on our marketing, website, and PR campaign. I believe the substance of these programs will be fleshed out and partially rolled out by Q2-19. The officers, and various members have been involved in this program and the progress so far is impressive. I am sure, when completed, everyone will like the face of Shore Builders Association of Central NJ. Recently, the stock market has shown that things can’t go up for ever, but I am pleased to say that our associations balance sheet has been the strongest it has been since the recession. A few economists are predicting we might see an economic downturn in the next year to two years, and I am pleased to say I am comfortable with the association’s financial position and am sure we can weather any storm that comes our way. My hope is that, if, and when a downturn does come, Chris Amato will be President.

Treasurer – James Pittenger

Secretary – Dave Eareckson

Immediate Past President – Thomas Bovino

SBACNJ STAFF Executive Officer – Gina McNamara

by Charissa L. Joudrey P.F. Valente Associates, Inc.

19 Top 10 Reasons to Attend IBS 22 …And Now A Word From Our Sponsors!

Office Manager – Chris Boyle

The Bulletin Board magazine is published quarterly and is distributed to the membership and others.

by Bill McNamara, SBA Sponsor Committee, Chair

25 Builder Member Spotlight 29 Calling all Builder Members… 33 Meal and Entertainment Expenses by Bill McNamara, CPA 39 Legal/Legislative

eMagazine by member company Flair Marketing Group stephanie@flairmg.com

by Gina McNamara SBACNJ Executive Officer

Unless otherwise noted Photography by member company: All is Sharp Photography Howell, New Jersey Photos can be viewed and ordered online at allissharp.com

by Michael J. Gross, Esq. , Steven M. Dalton, Esq. and Kyle J. Campanile, Esq.

43 Destination: FAME

68 Continuous years of publication to our members

by Marge Karahuta, Co-Chair & Stephanie Shaffery, Co-Chair

Thank you for a great 2018 and I look forward to an ever better 2019.

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