About the Board

Established in 1976 to improve the quality of life of Association members and preserve and increase the value of Association members’ property.

Elections

Board Members are unpaid volunteers. They do not receive compensation for their time served as a Director or for any services rendered to the association while serving on the Board. They are your neighbors, invested in improving the community, who are selected to the position through a ballot election of the membership.

Directors are elected to serve three-year terms of office. Each year two Directors are elected, and every third year, three will be elected.

After the Annual Meeting, the Board meets the following week to elect the Board Chairman and Vice-Chairman who will serve for the next year. Traditionally these persons will serve 12 months and then either be replaced or reappointed the following year by current members of the Board.

Meetings

Your Board of Directors holds two Board meetings each month, plus the occasional special board meeting as the need arises.

Board meetings are held at the Great Northwest Lodge located at 8809 Timberwilde.

Members wishing to speak before the Board should sign up before the start of the meeting. There will be two-colored sign-up sheets, one for “items not on the agenda” and the other for “items on the agenda”. If the Board adds a new item to the agenda that wasn’t printed on the distributed copy, the Chair will ask the audience if anyone wishes to sign up to speak on any of the added items.

All regularly scheduled General Membership and Executive Board meetings start at 6:30 PM unless otherwise posted.

All meetings are open to members, public officials, or other interested individuals. In accordance with the 87th Legislature, agendas are made public no later than 144 hours prior to the start of the meeting.

Executive Board of Directors’ Meeting
The Executive Meeting is held on the first Thursday of the month, except during May (when the Annual Meeting of the Members is held), and is open to all members; attendees are observers only and may not speak.

General Membership Meeting
The General Membership Meeting is held on the third Thursday of the month and is open for all members; attendees may address the Board on matters of concern.

Meet the Directors

  • Brian Stives

    Chairman of the Board

    1999-2002, 2011-2025

  • Efrain Sosa

    Vice Chairman of the Board

    2019-2026

  • Essy Lechon

    Director

    2008-2026

  • Gabe Briones

    Director

    2019-2026

  • Rene Lucio

    Director

    2021-2027

  • Elias Ackerman

    Director

    2022-2025

The Board of Directors is made up of 7 unpaid volunteers, who are elected by the membership to serve three-year terms of office.

The Directors are your neighbors and they live and raise their families alongside yours. They are veterans, entrepreneurs, and small business owners who commit their time and expertise to help our community thrive and ensure you and your family have an active voice in shaping the future of the Great Northwest.

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