Orange County, CA, April 14, 2011 — MERIT Property Management, a leading provider of HOA community association and rental management services, realigns management of their Southern California operations. Adding to her current responsibilities overseeing MERIT's Orange County region, Valerie Strauch, CCAM, Vice President, Community Management now also oversees MERIT's Los Angeles and Valencia regions.
"Throughout the last 19 years Valerie has demonstrated professionalism and dedication to the field of property management and the clients she serves," said MERIT's Founder and CEO Melinda Masson. "We look forward to her expertise having a positive influence throughout Los Angeles and Valencia."
Strauch received a Bachelor's of Business in Hospitality Administration from Florida State University and holds the professional designation of Certified Community Association Manager (CCAM®) from the California Association of Community Managers. She served on the board at CACM for over 12 years and is a two time CACM Vision Award Winner.
For more information or a high resolution image, please contact Amy Sarti at (949) 698-2073 or asarti@meritpm.com.
About MERIT Property Management
Since 1980, MERIT Property Management (www.meritpm.com) has grown to be one of the foremost providers of professional community association services in the western states. MERIT specializes in the forward planning and management of master planned, single family home/condominiums, active adult, and urban high- and mid-rise communities as well as rental property management for investors (www.meritrental.com).
MERIT is a subsidiary of FirstService Residential Management (FSR). FSR is the largest manager of residential communities in North America, overseeing more than 5,300 properties and over 1.3 million residential units.
FirstService Residential Management is a subsidiary of FirstService Corporation (NASDAQ: FSRV, TSX: FSV), a global leader in the rapidly growing real estate services sector. Further information may be obtained at www.firstservice.com.
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