Education Foundation

Founded as the Triangle Apartment Association Education Foundation, Copper Circle Education Foundation sponsors scholarships for National Apartment Association Education Institute (NAAEI) credentials, TAA Leadership Lyceum, TAA’s CPO Classes, and AANC CONNECTed.

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When you give, your donation provides support for the development and advancement of apartment industry professionals in the Triangle area through continuing education courses/seminars/workshops, NAAEI credential programs, and certifications; provides scholarships for industry education and funding for career‐oriented resources benefiting rental housing owners and operators; and continually enhances the state‐of‐the‐art Education Training Center through technology and upgrades. With your donation today, your name will be permanently displayed.

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  • Blue Ridge Companies

    Brownlee Whitlow Praet & File, PPLC

    Cliff Webster, Jr.

  • AAPCO Group

    American Furniture Rental (AFR)

    Grubb Ventures

    Terry Ragland

  • 1st Choice Construction Management, LLC

    6 & Fix Heating & Cooling

    Andy and Andrea Meador

    Brenda Brantley

    CORT Furniture Rental

    Full House Marketing

    McDowell Properties

    Onofrio Construction, Inc.

    TriBridge Residential, LLC

  • Alexandria Jackiw

    Baker Roofing

    Bob Metzger

    Cosgrove Hill Apartments - Northwood Ravin

    Drucker & Falk, LLC

    Fairfield Residential, LLC

    Franklyn Rodriguez

    In Line General Contracting, Inc.

    Josie Eatmon

    Rebecca Rosario

    Sherwin Williams

    Suzanne Pratt

    Vicki Franciosi

  • Angel Oliver

    Becki Hale

    Brandon C. Negon

    Concord Apartments

    Harry Higgs

    HHHunt Property Management, Inc. of N.C.

    Josh Wilburn

    Judy Wade

    Kathy & Danny Woodard

    Kelli Lea

    Kevin Carlson

    Kim Caldwell

    Larry Berry

    Latoya Patterson

    Laura Ryan

    Lisa N. Price

    Nick Chambers

    Nikki White

    Paula Kotarakos & Dan Dauphinais

    Sherronda L. Dennis

    Southernscapes, Inc.

    Terry Ragland

    Tonya Dunn

    Tyra Kurkowski

Commonly earned credentials include:

Certified Apartment Portfolio Supervisor (CAPS)

Certified Apartment Manager (CAM)

Certified Apartment Leasing Professional (CALP)

Certificate for Apartment Maintenance Technicians (CAMT)

  • April 24 Deadline: The AANC CONNECTed Conference will be May 11-13. Applications to be considered must be received by April 24.

  • May 1 Deadline: TAA will be offering a CPO course May 14-15. Applications to be considered for the May CPO course must be received by May 1.

  • May 19 Deadline: TAA will be offering a CPO course June 11-12. Applications to be considered for the June CPO course must be received by May 19

  • July 17 Deadline: CAPS will be held August 18-21. Applications to be considered for the 2026 TAA CAPS designation must be received by July 17.

  • August 21 Deadline: CAM will be held September 21-25. Applications to be considered for the 2026 TAA CAM designation must be received by August 21.

  • October 16 Deadline: CAMT will begin in November. Applications to be considered for the 2026 TAA CAMT designation must be received by October 16.

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Past Scholarship Recipients

Certified Apartment Leasing Professional (CALP)

2012 | Latoya Pretty

2013 | Shaunte Johnson

2014 | Anna (Elizabeth) Yount

2019 | Adaisha Skinner, Ashley Grady*

2022​ | Tashia Fuller

Certificate for Apartment Maintenance Technicians (CAMT)

2011 | Terry Gaster, Rashae Jackson

2012 | Craig Bartholomew

2013 | Jordnathan Baker, Berry Craven,
Keith McShine

2014 | Kenneth Thompsen

2015 | Chris Dugan

2019 | Christopher Adams-Easkold*,
Danny McLeod, Donald Compton

2023 | Brant Cafro, Trevor Streno

Certified Apartment Portfolio Supervisor (CAPS)

2012 | Bob Metzger

2013 | Franklyn Rodriguez

2015 | Cheri Kleber

2017 | Kristin Misnick*, Paula Kotarakos, Derek Tarrant*

2018 | Mary Batten, Nicholas (Nick) Chambers, Wendy Barkey, Bethani
Wilson McGee*

2019 | Katy Boone, Traci Wooten

2021 | Rodney Thomas

2022 | Courtney Adams

2023 | Reem Shammari, April Lam

Certified Apartment Supplier (CAS)

2015 | Jodi Darrohn*

2017 | Andrea Phillips

2019 | Alisha Bergman

2020 | Betsy Petruccelli

Train the Trainer

2014 | Franklyn Rodriguez

2015 | Michael Dodson

2017 | Danny Cameron

NAA Advanced Facilitator Training

2017 | Kelli Lea, Stacey Adams,
Suzanne Pratt, Annette Allen

AANC CONNECTed Conference

2026 | Emily Wiseman

Certified Apartment Manager (CAM)

2012 | Cynthia Whyte

2013 | Nicole Combs, Jessica Patrick, Glenda Tindal

2014 | Robyn Von Reiche (Hoover)

2015 | Gerry Jackson, Krystal McPhaul*, Traci Wooten

2016 | Rob Boggs, Shaunte Johnson

2017 | Kelli Lea, Antonio Garner

2018 | Johan (GiGi) Ghanayem, Kristen Norfleet, Becki Hale

2019 | Heather Crowley, Natalie Ortiz, Wesley Mays*

2020 | Selena Curtis, Susan DeGiralamo

2021 | Reem Shammari

2022 | Olivia Holland, John Leclercq

2023 | Ashley Hawkins, Jennifer Packard

NAA Leadership Lyceum

2015 | Terry Ragland

*partial scholarship