Local Community Association Manager at the Charleston, SC office, Amanda Barnes was recently selected to join the Sentry Management Leadership Development Program based off of her successful track record working with local community associations.

The Leadership Development Program is a 1 year-long series of meetings, continuing education courses, and activities designed to enhance the participants’ effectiveness as a leader, strengthen their ability to contribute to organizational priorities, and prepare them for tomorrow’s leadership within Sentry.

“Amanda was nominated due to her ongoing commitment to the Sentry Foundation Principles and for the fact that the staff in the Charleston office gravitate toward her for assistance due to her ability to proactively lead her communities,” Yohanna LaRoche, Sentry Vice President, Charleston, SC Division said.

Amanda moved to the Charleston area in 2006 and began working as a community manager at a large-scale master community in the area. In 2013 she started working for Sentry as a community manager for several different communities around the Charleston area including single family homes, condos and dockominiums.

The Sentry Foundation Principles include the core value of the company, which is “We embrace the honor to serve our communities, and the service standard that Sentry exemplifies of “In every interaction: kindness, professionalism and timely resolution”.

“I am very honored to have been selected for the Sentry Leadership Development Program. I feel that it is a great opportunity to continue my growth and development within Sentry all while being able to provide input to Sentry’s vision and direction as a leader in the Community Management Industry,” explains Amanda Barnes, Charleston SC Community Manager.

Leadership programs are proven to be beneficial for both businesses and employees. Some of the benefits of leadership programs include increasing productivity, retention of employees, nurturing future leaders, and increasing employee engagement.

Sentry Management is a full-service community management company. Sentry’s business is the day-to-day operation of communities, homeowner associations, and condominiums. Sentry is accredited as an AMO® (Accredited Management Organization) by the Institute of Real Estate Management, providing independent evaluation that Sentry has one of the highest operating and financial standards in the industry. View our full list of services here: http://www.sentrymgt.com/for-association-boards/services/.