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Contributing Writers Darron Hay


has owned Assessment Recovery for over two years. Assessment Recovery now has a full time collection staff, in-house counsel, as well as an in-house trustee services unit to facilitate foreclosures for non-payment of assessments. Darron shares his perspective in his article “The Benefits of Using a Collection Agency.”


Ronald Housh


is an attorney, who with the support of his legal assistant of 18 years Mallory Triplett, has been representing Community Associations in the Puget Sound Region for over 30 years. Ron has offices in Seattle and Mount Vernon. He brings us “Memo to Lender: Please Landscape My Neighbor’s Yard!” in this issue.


Margo Keller


is a mediator and arbitrator with Washington Arbitration and Mediation Service (WAMS) with expertise in association disputes. Margo contributed the article “Mediation: Nuts and Bolts.”


Diamond Sponsors $7,500


Assessment Recovery Barker Martin, P.S.


Community Association Underwriters The CWD Group, Inc., AAMC Goff & DeWalt, LLP RESTORx DKI


Platinum Sponsors $5,000 Charter Construction


Condominium Law Group PLLC Lynn Logan, CMCA, AMS


brings us “Dealing with the Impact of Foreclosures in a Neighborhood Near You.” Lynn is the founding member of Washington Business Services, LLC. She has serviced community associations for the past six years and launched WBS in 2010 as a full service management company.


Joe Shearer, CMCA, AMS


contributed “Building Community” in this issue, based on his experiences as Resident Manager of Dominion Terrace HOA in Sequim, WA.


Law Offices of James L. Strichartz Rafel Law Group, PLLC Reserve Consultants


Superior Cleaning & Restoration The Unity Group


Gold Sponsors $3,500


Association Reserves of WA Cagianut & Company, CPA Leahy McLean Fjelstad McBride Construction


Morris Management, Inc., AAMC Mutual of Omaha Bank


Pacific Building Envelope, Inc.


Pacific Landscape Management Ruff Construction RW Handyman


Ernie Smith


is a Community Association Volunteer Leader and a CAI member. He is president of the Admiralty House Condo Association in Edmonds, WA, having served in that capacity for the past three years. Ernie and his association share their story in “To Smoke or Not to Smoke—Clearing the Air” in this issue.


Stuart Wilkinson, RS


is a Reserve Specialist with the Seattle office of Reserve Study Group LLC. He is an active WSCAI member and works with communities throughout the Northwest. Stuart can be reached at 888.315.2843 or stuart@reservestudygroup.com.


Daniel Zimberoff


contributed the article “Taking the Byte Out of Community Association Electronic Privacy.” He is a shareholder of Barker Martin, P.S., a Pacific Northwest law firm that limits its practice to construction defect and homeowner association general counsel representation. An attorney—far from an IT guru—he does not profess to be an expert on technology or Internet issues, but does conduct over 50 Google searches a day.


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Ryan, Swanson & Cleveland, PLLC Union Bank


Yates, Wood & McDonald Silver Sponsors $2,500


Amento Group Ashbaugh Beal


Bell-Anderson & Associates


CDC Management Services, LLC – A Division of The Management Trust


Farmers Insurance – John Galluzzo PRIME


Stein, Flanagan, Sudweeks & Houser Sterling Group DKI Yalnes, Inc.


Bronze - $1,500


Bales Cleaning & Restoration The Coe Law Group


David Bach & Associates, LLC


Fischer Plumbing & Restoration Macpherson’s Property Management McCue & Associates


Reserve Studies by Reserve Funding Schwindt & Co., CPA


ServPro of Edmond & Lynnwood Sundberg & Pody Law Office, PLLC


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