Char Crossman
Char Crossman
Char Crossman, a resident of SaddleBrooke One for 12 years, has announced she is a candidate for the 2017 Board of Directors.
Char’s professional career was as a Clinical Scientist with emphasis on quality assurance. Prior to moving to SaddleBrooke, Char and her husband Ken lived in The Netherlands where she was Membership Chair for The American Women’s Club of Amsterdam. The club’s focus was to aid women new to The Netherlands and to educate them and help them adjust to the cultural differences.
Upon arrival in SaddleBrooke, Char immediately became involved with the Ladies Niners, starting as their webmaster, and serving as Internal Communications Chair, Handicap Chair and Vice President. Char currently serves as the President of the Ladies Niners and has also served on the HOA One Golf Committee since 2013. As a member of the Golf Committee she was part of the ad hoc committee reviewing areas for possible turf removal from the golf courses in anticipation of future State of Arizona water conservation requirements.
Fully recognizing that SaddleBrooke has so much to offer its residents in addition to golf, Char is totally dedicated to supporting all amenities and will work to maintain our wonderful community, both aesthetically and financially, by listening to both resident and management concerns, analyzing pros and cons of funding projects prior to Board approval, and promoting SaddleBrooke One to visitors, potential new residents and current residents alike.
George Grove
My name is George Grove and I am asking for your vote in the upcoming election to the Board of Directors for HOA 1. I have lived in Unit 8 for 18 years. My career spans 50 years in private business and public volunteerism.
I have served on our board for three years as executive secretary and vice-president.
My service to SaddleBrooke includes the early Communications Committee, Fitness Center Committee and (Liaison to Safety and Recreation Committee), Clubhouse Renovation Committee and Deputy Representative for Unit 8.
I was a board member for the Hadley Lake Homeowners Association for nine years.
Community Based Memberships:
Northwest Chamber of Commerce, president
Service to Mankind (SERTOMA), president
Brooklyn Park Economic Development Commission, board member
Brooklyn Park Police Department, Sergeant Selection Committee
North Hennepin Community College, Paralegal Committee; established the Paralegal School.
Education:
University of Minnesota; degree in Marketing
St. Cloud State University; B.S. Business Management, minor in Accounting and Economics
Minnesota State College, obtaining a degree, in Business Management, Risk Management, OSHA Studies and the American Disabilities Act
I have enjoyed my service to our SaddleBrooke Community and residents and I am asking for your vote to return me to the HOA 1 Board of Directors for and second term.
My second term goals are to maintain the financial stability that we enjoy, maintain the grounds, roads, the golf course and green space that we love and cherish and meeting the long term goals as set forth by the current and previous boards.
Melanie Neilson
Melanie Neilson
Melanie Neilson is a candidate for the SaddleBrooke One 2017 Board of Directors and is seeking your vote. Her reasons for seeking election are to continue the excellent progress made by the Board, staff and volunteers regarding financial soundness, maintenance and upgrades of facilities and amenities and the improved services in SaddleBrooke One. She desires to provide guidance to management to keep fees as low as possible while still maintaining our superior assets and boosting home resale values.
She and her husband Jack purchased their SaddleBrooke One Villa in 1997 and retired here full time in 2002 from Avon, Indiana. Melanie was born and raised in Indiana. She earned a 30-hour post graduate Vocational Director’s License from Indiana University and Purdue University in Indianapolis, MS in Marketing Education and Business Education from Indiana State University, Terre Haute and her BS in Business Education and Business Administration at Ball State University, Muncie.
Melanie enjoyed a 36-year career in education and education administration in Indiana that included serving as the Assistant Director, Area 30 Career Center in Greencastle; Department of Education, Indianapolis, as Planning Specialist for the Annual Vocational-Technical Education State Plan, Curriculum and Schools Improvement Specialist, Chief Consultant for Marketing Education, State DECA Advisor, state and national educational conferences planner and speaker and high school teacher-trainer. Other educational roles included Marketing Education Instructor at Indiana University, Bloomington; Marketing Education Teacher-Coordinator at Anderson High School and sixth grade teacher at Martin Boots Elementary School in Marion.
Throughout her professional career Melanie was committed to volunteer services and leadership. This is evidenced by her being elected and serving as a board member and officer for numerous state and national professional associations and Boards of Director.
She brought this “roll up your sleeves and get to work” ethic to SaddleBrooke One. Since 2003 she has consistently demonstrated commitment, service and leadership in our community. Some of these include: member and President of the Board of Directors of the SaddleBrooke One Villas Association No. 20, Inc.; SaddleBrooke Women’s Golf Association—18 Board and Executive Committee Secretary and Tournaments Chair; Community Church at SaddleBrooke Nominating Committee member, Chair of Ushers and Greeters, lay reader, member of Worship, Advent Tea and Communion Committees, participant in Bible Studies and Women’s Retreats.
Please plan to meet Melanie and the other SaddleBrooke One Board of Director Candidates at the Meet the Candidates session, 4:00 p.m., October 17 in the SaddleBrooke One Clubhouse Coyote North and South Rooms.
Chris Toney
Chris Toney
When my wife Mardie and I decided to retire in 2003, we spent a number of months researching retirement destinations. Since we were living in Virginia, the most logical destination was somewhere on the East Coast. We had visited our daughter in Tucson several times but had not really considered the area for retirement. At her suggestion, we visited a number of adult communities in the Tucson area and, of course, SaddleBrooke was one of them. Once we experienced the view from the top of SaddleBrooke Boulevard, we were hooked. In November 2004, we moved to Unit 21 in SaddleBrooke.
We are blessed to have both of our daughters, their husbands and all four grandsons living in Tucson. One grandson is a freshman at University of Arizona, one is a freshman in high school (home schooled) and the other two (ages four years and 20 months) are driving their parents crazy. Of course, Mardie and I enjoy their numerous visits to SaddleBrooke.
While waiting for my first SaddleBrooke haircut, I inquired of “Jim the barber” how I might get involved with a group of guys to play golf. He just happened to be attending to Andy Baravik, President of the SaddleBrooke Men’s Golf Association (SMGA). Well, as fate would have it, a year and a half later I began serving on the SMGA Board and later was elected president. Although I still play a little golf, I have many other interests where I feel I can contribute to the betterment of SaddleBrooke One.
After serving on the Golf Committee from 2006 to 2008, I accepted an invitation to serve on the SaddleBrooke One Finance Committee (FC). Since my professional background was a CPA/CFO, I felt that was a good fit. During my term on the FC, I went through four cycles of SaddleBrooke One’s budgetary process, gaining valuable knowledge of SaddleBrooke One’s finances.
In 2013 I was elected a SaddleBrooke One Board of Director. Among my many duties as a Director has been to serve as Board Liaison to the Rules Compliance and Covenants and Golf Committees. Also, as SaddleBrooke One’s current treasurer, I serve on the Finance, Investment and 401(K) Committees.
I have decided to run for reelection as a SaddleBrooke One Director and would appreciate your vote. For more information please visit http://www.saddlebrooke.org.