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Ralph Jahr, Incumbent Richard (Dick) Tipton
My wife Ann and I moved to Roseville, CA in 2014 My wife and I met and married in Southern
from Princeton, NJ where I served on the on the California. We spent most of our 43 years together
Board of Directors of the Princeton Greens there. While in Southern California, I received a
Homeowners Association for 12 years before undergraduate degree in Economics and a Master’s
moving to Roseville. In July 2019 I ran for and was degree in Business Administration. During my
elected to the Board of Directors of The Club at business career, I was the Senior Vice President of
WestPark (TCWP) Homeowners Association. My two large corporations and was actively involved in
initial term of office was for two years and I am administration, budgeting, contracts and personnel
now running for a second term. matters; all skill sets that I believe would be
I am an educator by profession and taught physics and math at the high beneficial in serving on the board. While in Southern California, I
school level for several years before moving into school administration. served on the board of an HOA, including two years as president.
I earned a BA and MST in physics early in my career. After moving to As a board member I would like to see greater transparency of the
administration, I earned a second MA and a Ph.D. in Educational board discussions and decisions. I believe the board should be more
Administration from the University of Wisconsin in Madison. I was the involved in the day-to-day management of the association and meet
Director / Superintendent of several American/international schools monthly in open sessions to keep the community better informed. In
abroad before returning to the US in 1999 to facilitate leadership that regard I was pleased to hear that Riverside submitted their
searches for Principals and Directors of American/international schools resignation effective May 31st. I would hope the new board and the
abroad. This is the work I did for the last 20 years of my career. I new management company would start from scratch, with zero-based
retired in 2019. budgeting and a review of the terms of all of our vendor contracts, and
I would welcome the opportunity to serve a second term on the Board a thorough review of each companies past performance.
of Directors at TCWP to follow through with several initiatives that are Some Homeowner Associations are self-managed and, while that is not
currently underway. necessary, greater involvement as opposed to a board’s quarterly review
meeting is an essential step towards a better managed community.

Scott Smith
My wife, Jeannie, and I have lived at the Club
since May 2010.
With my past experience of over 40 years in the
construction industry, both on the private and The Club at Westpark
governmental side, I have managed millions of Annual Meeting/Election Timeline
dollars on various projects (private, city, county,
state and federal). I spent over 17 years working March 15, 2021 Mail Self Nomination Form and Inspector of
with the County of Sacramento as a Structural Elections Information
Building Inspector and a Senior Construction Inspector. As Senior
Construction Inspector, I oversaw and managed County contracts. April 15, 2021 Self-Nomination Deadline

As a resident at The Club, in 2012 I served as a Chair of the Expansion May 5, 2021 Pre-Ballot Notice Mailing. General Notice. Mail-
Committee for the Retreat and in 2013 I was elected to the first full
ing List Correction Notice.
Homeowners’ Board and served for two terms ending in 2017. I was
Treasurer, Secretary, Vice-President, and Director-at-Large, June 10, 2021 End Address Correction.
respectively. Mail Ballot package.
With all this experience I feel I would be an asset to the Board once Date of Eligibility.
again. I feel there is still room for better communication between the
Board and homeowners. I would like to see things move more quickly July 10, 2021 End of Balloting Period. Transfer to Inspector of
Elections
but efficiently. I believe we can be more transparent, more conscious
of our fiduciary duties, and more compassionate to our fellow residents. July 21, 2021 Annual Membership Meeting-Opening of Ballots
Looking forward to serving you again, if elected. Thank you.

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