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.
Donor Wall of Fame
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.
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AAPCO Group
American Furniture Rental (AFR)
Grubb Ventures
Terry Ragland
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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
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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
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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.
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