“You know what’s happening. Property values are stuck, getting a mortgage is a nightmare, and getting financial information is harder than canceling a gym membership. The board runs this place like high school cliques deciding who sits at the cool table. I’m running because I’m not running to make promises. I’m running to get results.”
THE NEED FOR EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP
It’s important to give credit where it’s due, but we also have to be brave enough to name what isn’t working. When our HOA leadership falls short, we owe it to ourselves and our community to speak up and act. That’s how we build the kind of neighborhood where good decisions happen, where leaders take responsibility for outcomes, and where our homes and our daily lives get better instead of harder.
Under Board President Scott Timmerman’s leadership, our property values have sagged and it’s next to impossible to secure a good mortgage. We’ve seen rule changes that feel more like punishment than community building. This isn’t the direction any of us signed up for when we chose to call this place home.
While Timmerman isn’t running this term, several of his key committee chair appointments are, and choosing them means more of the same approach that hasn’t served us well. We deserve leaders who understand that their job is to serve this community, not control it.
Voting out Timmerman’s appointees sends a clear message that we’re ready for meaningful change. I’m willing to step up and be part of that change, but I can’t do it alone. This is about all of us deciding what kind of community we want to live in.
My Platform
As a board member, I will work toward the following goals:
Your monthly fees are too high, and I get it. Nobody wants to pay more than they have to. Here’s the truth: we can lower your assessments by up to 10% without cutting corners on what matters. How? By fixing our broken financial systems and doing basic business practices that any well-run organization should already be doing. We’re managing over $12 million with outdated spreadsheets when we could be using modern tools that actually work.
And most importantly, no gimmicks like Timmerman’s approach of removing bulk cable and internet fees from assessments in order to make it seem like you’re paying less when in fact, it’s exactly the same amount.
Right now, it’s hard to get a mortgage in our building, and that hurts everyone’s property values. Some of this is our own doing. The board has created punitive rules and damaged relationships that lead to lawsuits. Lenders see this mess and run the other way. I want to clean up our act, fix the policies that aren’t serving us, and actively work with lenders to rebuild our reputation. Your home should be an asset that’s easy to finance.
The way our rules got changed this past year was wrong. Owners weren’t properly informed, and the board president was allowed to remove key owner protections. That’s not just bad leadership, it’s potentially illegal. We need to start over and do this right, with full transparency and legal compliance.
We’re tracking $12 million annually using spreadsheets. Let that sink in. This isn’t just inefficient, it’s risky. We can’t catch errors, we can’t see problems coming, and we can’t give you the clear financial reporting you deserve. We also waste enormous amounts of office staff time using antiquated platforms, time they could be spending making our community better.
Moving to a real accounting system will save money, reduce mistakes, and give us the tools we need to run this place properly. It’s a basic business necessity that’s long overdue.
It’s 2025, and you should be able to vote from your couch. Digital voting means more people participate, fewer errors, no outside influence, and better security than our current paper system. Scott Timmerman has blocked efforts to adopt digital voting the entire time he’s been on the board. I want to change that.
When more voices are heard, better decisions get made.
For ten years, board leadership has worked to silence your voice. You can only speak at four meetings per year. Nothing you say gets recorded. Board members are told they don’t have to respond to your questions. Only the president gets to hear from you, and he doesn’t think it’s his job to share your concerns with the rest of the board. This is wrong, and I want to reverse every single one of these policies.
You deserve to know where your money goes. Period. Financial statements, budgets, and spending should be easy for you to access. I want your input on big financial decisions because this is your home and your money. Transparency isn’t just nice to have, it’s your right as an owner.
The payment system our board endorses doesn’t give you basic consumer protections. When you pay online anywhere else, you have rights under federal law. Here? You’re signing away those rights and giving the association permission to take any amount from your bank account. Worse, your banking details are stored on servers that were hacked in 2022.
You deserve the same protections paying your HOA fees that you get buying coffee online.
Too many contracts go to the same people without competition. This drives up costs and erodes trust. I want every qualified vendor to have a fair shot at our business. Open bidding, clear processes, and ethical policies will save money and reduce the risk of lawsuits. When decisions are made fairly, everyone wins.
The few surveys you receive are designed to get the answers leadership wants, not to hear what you actually think. Survey questions should be fair and unbiased and sent to all owners, not just to each unit.
The process should be transparent so you know it’s legitimate. Your feedback should shape decisions, not just provide cover for decisions that have already been made.
Right now, the president creates committees in secret and handpicks who serves on them. Sometimes the full board doesn’t even know these committees exist. This has happened repeatedly with everything from major contractor decisions to smaller matters. Committee formation should require a majority vote of the entire board. No more secret committees, no more one-person rule.
Board members use personal email for association business, which means every simple message has to go through our office manager. Want to contact a committee chair? Send it to the office, who forwards it to the chair. Want to reply? Same process.
This wastes staff time, slows everything down, and serves to discourage your participation! Board members should use association email accounts and proper document storage. It’s more efficient, more professional, and more secure.
Can you believe that in 2025, our HOA has no ethics policy for board members? None. Here’s what I want to establish:
I will present and/or support motions to make this provision a House Rule as well as vote for leadership who support policy with the following provisions:
- Conflict of Interest: Board members must disclose any potential conflicts of interest and remove themselves from related votes. Most importantly, no board member can receive payment from our management company (whether paid directly or through another business) unless every single board member votes to approve it and all owners receive full details about the arrangement and payments.
- Fairness and Impartiality: All homeowners get treated equally. No favoritism, no retaliation against people who speak up or disagree.
- Confidentiality: Your private information stays private.
- Transparency: Decision-making processes must be open and clear.
- Accountability: Clear ways to report and investigate ethical violations, including an independent ethics committee.
- Education: Ongoing ethics training for all board and committee members.
- Non-Interference: Board officers cannot publicly endorse candidates for the board.
Here’s How You Can Make A Difference…
VOTE!
Right now, our board leadership is counting on us to stay disconnected while they make decisions that affect all of our lives without truly listening to what we need as a community. Every single vote carries weight because it’s how we create a neighborhood that reflects who we are and what matters to us.
When you show up and participate, you’re saying that you believe we deserve leadership that operates with honesty and accountability. Your voice matters, and the choice to engage is how we build the kind of community where everyone belongs.
Talk to your neighbors.
Your vote matters, but it’s not enough on its own. The people making decisions about your property values and happiness shouldn’t be chosen by just a handful of residents.
Have those conversations that might feel awkward. Ask your neighbors if they’re planning to vote and send them a link to this site.
Change doesn’t happen when good people stay quiet or assume someone else will handle it. Every conversation you have could tip the balance. Your neighbors deserve to know they have a choice.
Curious to learn more about some of these issues? Feel free to get in touch, I’m happy to chat.