Executive Profiles

Matt Mericle, PCAM
President
Condominium Venture, Inc. (CVI)

Matt Mericle is a seasoned Community Association Manager and industry leader with over a decade of experience in community association and property management. Since joining Condominium Venture, Inc. (CVI) in 2011, Matt has been an integral part of the company’s success, consistently delivering exceptional leadership, operational oversight, and strategic guidance to the communities under his care. He now proudly serves as President and Owner of CVI, carrying forward the company’s long-standing commitment to service excellence and professional integrity. Matt specializes in portfolio management, with extensive experience overseeing a diverse range of condominium and homeowner associations (HOAs). His strategic approach to community operations, financial planning, governance, and long-term asset preservation ensures that the associations he manages remain fiscally sound, well maintained, and socially connected. Matt holds the Certified Manager of Community Associations (CMCA), Association Management Specialist (AMS), and the prestigious Professional Community Association Manager (PCAM) designations through the Community Associations Institute (CAl), reflecting the highest level of professional achievement in the industry. He is also proud that CVI maintains the Accredited Association Management Company (AAMC) designation, underscoring the firm’s adherence to CAl best practices and industry standards. Matt’s leadership philosophy emphasizes transparency, education, collaboration, and proactive management. His long-standing tenure at CVI, demonstrates his deep commitment to the company’s culture, its employees, and the communities it serves. Under his leadership, CVI continues to build on its nearly five decades of trusted service to its communities.

Rick Cummings, CMCA
Vice President

Rick joined CVI in October of 2013 bringing with him a diverse background in property management, contracting, and HVAC. During his tenure as the General Manager for the Waterford Condominiums in Kensington, Maryland, the Association earned the CAI National Association of the Year Award. He has managed multiple major projects and renovations including all association financial and budgeting aspects.

Rick served on the CAI Education Committee from 1998-2001. He has authored several articles for both Quorum and Common Ground magazines. In 2000 he instructed a CAI-sponsored class titled “Managing Major Projects.”

Prior to coming to CVI, Rick owned an award winning mechanical contracting business and a successful home improvement business. His diverse background brings a unique perspective that is well-suited for his role at CVI.

Michelle McGlothin, PCAM
Consultant

Michelle joined CVI in October 1987 early in her professional career. In 1991 after several years of working for CVI on the administrative side of community management, she ventured into the “management” side of the business stepping into the role of Community Manager. Michelle handled a portfolio ranging from four to ten communities over the next twelve years until her promotion to Vice President of CVI in 2003. In a continuing effort to serve the community management industry, Michelle served on the WMCCAI Publications Committee, responsible for the monthly production of Quorummagazine, from 1994 through 2007, holding the position of Co-Chair of that Committee from 2001 through 2007. She has also authored several articles for Quorum magazine. Michelle was awarded the Rising Star Award from WMCCAI in 1997 and 2002, and the Chapter Appreciation Award in 2003. Through her pursuit of continuing education through CAl, Michelle has obtained and currently holds the Association Manager Specialist (AMS) designation, the Certified Manager of Community Associations (CMCA) designation, and the Professional Community Association Manager (PCAM) designation. On January 1, 2014, Michelle took the helm as Owner and President and led CVI for twelve years. She is currently an integral part of CVI operations as a business consultant.

Stephen Bupp, PCAM
Founder (Retired)

Steve Bupp founded CVI (Condominium Venture, Inc.) in 1975. A graduate of the University of Delaware with a Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree, Steve worked with Carl M. Freeman Associates (a builder/developer most known for the Sea Colony, Delaware community) before deciding to start his own community management firm. Steve earned the Professional Community Association Manager (PCAM) designation in 1981, only the second person out of the more than 1,600 managers nationwide currently holding this designation. He also holds the Association Manager Specialist (AMS) designation was a Maryland Real Estate Broker for 35 years.

Demonstrating his commitment to the community association industry, Steve served as National Treasurer, then President-Elect, then President of Community Associations Institute (CAI) from 1997 to 2000, as well as six years as a member of the CAI National Board of Trustees. Steve was the recipient of the following National CAI Awards: Distinguished Service Award (the highest award given by CAI), Outstanding Volunteer of the Year Award, Meritorious Service Award, and Education Award. Steve has been a seminar speaker at many National CAI conferences and local CAI events. He has also been a National Instructor in the Professional Management Development Program since 1983, and was an highly-regarded instructor of the PCAM Case Study class, which is the final step for a manager to earn the PCAM designation.