People: Management, Staff, & Board of Directors

People

Management & Staff:

Kevin Anderson, Grounds

Wayde Baker, Maintenance Technician

Julie Brooks-Malone, Community Center Director

Robert Bucklew, Grounds

Victor Davis, Maintenance Technician

Derrick Goodwill, Administrative Assistant

Kim Marcus, Management Agent

Ralph Marcus, Management Agent

Mary Moyer, Site Manager

Valentino Pardo, Grounds

Chris Richardson, Maintenance Coordinator

Tammy Sanchez, Compliance Specialist

Board of Directors:

Juan Montalvo, President

Frederique Laubepin, Vice President

Wanda Dawson, Treasurer

Dawn Richberg, Secretary

Gerald Cargile, Member at Large


What does the board of directors do?

A cooperative is a member-owned and member-controlled business, but it is not possible for member-owners to directly make all cooperative decisions. Member maintain control by electing directors (board members) to represent them in much of the operation of the cooperative.

The directors occupy a key position between members and hired management. They are elected volunteers who live in the co-op and want to help make sure their investment is protected. Simply stated, the main purpose of a cooperative board of directors is to set grand strategic goals and develop an overarching vision for the organization. The board comes together to set organizational objectives for upper-level managers, who translate grand strategic goals into more measurable and specific objectives. The board of directors bears the responsibility for moving the organization in a productive direction, as defined by the cooperative's strategic goals.