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Terry Brady Robert Caputo
My wife Lorri and I have been residents of the I am a thirty-three year Roseville resident and
Club at Westpark for over seven years. We were eight year resident of our community. I have
originally transferred here from Chicago in 1993 participated in numerous HOA sponsored
with Hewlett Packard Corporation. activities and events, and Special Interest
I have a double major degree in Accounting and Group activities as a member and as a
Finance from St. Joseph’s University in Indiana. participant. I also served on the Expansion
I have had two major careers in my life one Committee where I learned about the depth and
being a Full Time Fireman and Paramedic. My second career was with breadth of interests and dedication of residents that make our
Hewlett Packard Corporation in various Consulting and Management community a unique place to call home during this phase of our lives.
positions with the Customer Services organization. Retiring from HP as As a HOA Board member, I bring forty-three years of professional
the Global Services Program Manager in 2004. experience highlighted by continuously increasing technical and
During my career with HP, I provided Consulting and Support Services managerial responsibilities which included planning, financial
to corporations such as 3M and State Farm. I held elective office for budgeting and execution, contractual development and management,
six years in the City of Country Club Hills. I was a member of the and personnel management. I am thankful to the leaders I worked for,
HOA organizing committee where we lived in Anacortes, Washington. and the teams I worked with for the insight and guidance to understand
I am a strong supporter of open and transparent management. I feel that and recognize the qualities for success: commitment to actively
residents should have a voice and the opportunity to contribute to the participate, continuously learn, staying well informed, the importance
management of their community. I believe our residents have of communication, especially listening, by letting others speak, without
significant skills that should be more frequently tapped in the judgement, and examining issues carefully, never losing sight of the
management of their community. I encourage any residents of the Club critical problem or concern. As a Board member, I will work to engage
at Westpark to feel free to contact me with any questions. residents to become active participants in the governance and decision
making process. I believe it is only through everyone, the Board,
Richard Capp, Incumbent resident committees, and our Management Company, will forward
The following three characteristics are what I thinking strategic planning, result in well informed residents that
value in a community Board member. Ability to influence and shape effective and efficient policies and practices to
listen, ability to express ideas verbally and in meet the increasingly challenging needs of our community. I am
written form, and negotiating skills. I have committed to be a valuable and valued member of the board.
developed these three skills through work and
play. As a civil engineer my job was working for Jill Egbert
and with my clients. It was essential to carefully My husband John and I have been married 39
listen to the client and help them form a plan to years and moved to the Club 8 years ago. We
solve the problem they have identified. Once a spent many years in the Davis and Sacramento
clearly written plan was developed the project could proceed. Next the area. Since moving here I have implemented the
real engineering can be accomplished, the design and then construction Adopt A School program and served on the
of a project. Through the whole process of an engineering project Management Committee Search Team.
negotiating skills are used in order to get buy in from the client and I worked at Pacific Gas and Electric Company for
their stakeholders. Negotiating is essential to accommodate project 37 years. I held positions in Customer Service,
changes, which are inevitable. Public Affairs, Marketing, Manager of Clean Air Transportation, Local
I was appointed Board member in November 2020 to replace a office Manager and Manager of Smartmeters. In every one of these
resigning Board member. I have been a member of the Club positions I was either part of, or managed, teams of employees that
Architectural Review Committee for the last three years. I just recently communicated with internal and external customers and employees.
finished work with the Club Management Search Committee. I learned that all anyone really wants to know is the “why”, whether
The Board has recently selected a new management firm and is in the it’s good or bad. I believe effective communication fosters an
process of opening up our club house to activities. The opening environment of transparency and trust. I also believe that proactive and
process needs to be thorough and safe for our members and staff. This regular communications is key to a successful association and board.
requires Board members to be thoughtful and wise in carrying out the To me, an effective board has diversity within its members and the
necessary tasks to reopen. I am willing to help in that process if board members contribute with their various strengths. My strengths
elected as a Board member. are communications and the ability to get things done. I would like to
work with our new Management Company to successfully support our
community and I would be honored to earn your vote!

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