Glenbrooke Community Association (GCA) Board Candidate’s have all been invited to submit their Candidate statements to GlenbrookeNews for posting.    There are four candidates and this is third in the series -ed.

My wife and I have been part of the Glenbrooke community for nearly four years. For the last 18 months, I have served as the Treasurer of the Board. During this first term, I have worked along with my fellow board members and facility director to bring long term financial stability and consistency to Glenbrooke and its operations without the need for an assessment increase. In fact, our balance sheet has steadily improved, we have operated in the black, and fortunately we have even been able to implement a slight decrease in our monthly assessments. I also suggested and the board endorsed a “Facilities Improvement Fund” so that we could set aside funds to implement our future long term plans for the Arbour Lodge area.

I am proud of Glenbrooke and have tried to help make this a place where we can all openly participate and feel a true sense of ownership. Actively serving on the Communications Committee has been an excellent tool in understanding the opinions and wishes of our residents. We are also working to improve staff job descriptions and overall policies to better manage our community and our resources.

In my opinion, a single term on the board is insufficient to bring about all the necessary changes and improvements needed. I ask for your support for election to another 2 year board term to continue on this path. In another year when we will likely see control of the board pass to local board members, it will be important to have experienced incumbent board members for continuity and leadership. I would appreciate the opportunity of being one of those board members still serving. 

From a career standpoint, for over 30 years I was employed as a senior executive with Sutter Health, a major not-for-profit health care system in Sacramento. My job titles included Regional President and Senior Vice President. I also served for several years as CEO for UC San Diego Healthcare including the medical centers and clinics.. During these years, my duties involved serving on several dozen boards with responsibility for managing hospital and medical clinic operations with fiscal accountability for $200 to $750 million. My job was to organize the board leadership, simultaneously serve on multiple boards, and help engineer financial turnarounds for the institutions involved. I understand board operations and enjoy the opportunity to serve in leadership and decision making for the benefit of organizations such as Glenbrooke.

Board dynamics is an art, not a science. While observing my former homeowners board for nearly 15 years, I saw a combination of both artful and awful decision making. Sometimes boards take up causes or directions that defy logic. At times, boards love passing rules that seem to serve ill defined purposes. I served on my HOA board as secretary for four years (meeting 11 times a year) on a platform of bringing both consistency and common sense to the board.

I believe we have a good start here in Glenbrooke, and with your support we will continue in this direction. I will work hard to make sure that we are fully prepared for the transition to local governance when we separate from Pulte, including an understanding of commitments made to Glenbrooke by the City of Elk Grove, Sacramento County, Cosumnes Community Service District, and any other external agency or government. And of course, working diligently to protect our assets as a community will always be near the top of my list.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

2/1/12

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If you haven’t got enough of the Super Bowl hype by now, this piece by David Roth posted in his Wall Street Journal blog will surely answer or link to any remaining questions about the game including players injuries, outcome predictions, silly questions,  recipes, ad nauseam.

Click here for Mr. Roth's blog entry.

You do not have to have any previous choir experience – just come  out to the next practice on Tuesday evenings at the Arbour Lodge at 7:00PM.  For more information call Dan Malloy (listed in the Resident Directory).

If you are planning on attending this MINGLES event, please sign up in the Activity Binder in the lobby of the lodge. Since the MINGLES steering committee is making all the food, it is really important to get an accurate count. This will help make sure there is not only enough food, but also keeps costs down by reducing waste.

There were approximately  70 people and the food was tasty,  plentiful and diverse.   The dessert table looked like something out of a magazine.   Sorry, I was enjoying myself so much I forgot to get any pictures.

The competition between the tables heated up for a fun trivia challenge with the winners enjoying boxes of candy!     One of the best things  observed was neighbors sitting  around the fireplace in the Lodge just visiting after the potluck.   That's what it is all about - taking advantage of opportunities to get to know  neighbors better,  have fun and enjoy living in Glenbrooke.

As you know, it doesn't happen by itself.  If you have ideas or suggestions for events,  want to provide feedback, volunteer to help with some of these events, please contact one of the  hard-working women of the MINGLES Steering Committee (they are all listed in the Resident Directory).

Alice McCargo

Linda Hargan

Karen Wolff

Becky Matson

Vickie Glaser

Linda   Noll

Sharron Forcum

Sue Bristow

Cruise with Glenbrooke RT Out of San Francisco

Join your friends and neighbors on an Alaska Cruise on August 31, 2012.     We are making the arrangements through Zoe’s Cruises*.  If we get enough people to go, the bus will pick us up at the Arbour Lodge, load our luggage, and drive right into the terminal in San Francisco and the luggage will be delivered right to your cabin.   If you have already booked, be sure to read the note below!

Even if you THINK you might like to go, be sure and book it.  Zoe’s cruise specialist will ensure you receive the lowest possible fare and Zoe's does not have  service or cancellation fees.   Why is it so important to book right away when the cruise isn’t until August?

1)      The price has already gone up since we starting planning this trip and Zoe said it is likely to go up again.

2)      She already has over 300 people booked for this special escorted cruise and you may not get the cabin location you desire.

3)      We will have a great time!!!! You will be sorry if you miss it.

4)      We need you to make the trip complete and the bus to pick us up and drop us off here.

NOTE: If you have already booked, you must call and let them know you are with “THE GLENBROOKE GROUP.”  I know people that are booked but Zoe was not showing them as part of the group.   

Remember, your family and friends are encouraged to come.  The more the merrier!!!

 * Call for current pricing!

From Bob Calbo

incumbent:  Kent Sherwood

Incumbent:  Sebastian Lampe

Walt  Hess

Harold Wheeler

As of Thursday morning, the candidate statements were not on the table but should be added soon.    There is a box to submit suggestions and questions to the candidates to be asked during a community forum.

Our thanks go to all willing to volunteer to help keep Glenbrooke a wonderful place to  live.

The Arbour Lodge DOES have beginning Bridge each Thursday at 10:00AM.

Bridge is also on the Glenbrooke Calendar Tuesdays at 1:00PM and Wednesdays at 10:00.

Good Luck!