Contributing Writers John Burleigh
is the principal attorney at Burleigh Law, PLLC, a law firm committed to providing outstanding legal representation to community associations in Washington with an emphasis on both general counsel and litigation matters. John is a member of the State Bar of Washington and the Pierce County Bar Association and is licensed to practice in the Western District of Washington. He is the author of the article “Centre Pointe: A Use-ful Opinion?” John and his wife, Annie, are the
proud parents of four children. Kathryn Hedrick Jacqueline Cleveland, AMS™
is a Senior Manager at Associa®, EMB Management. She maintains a small portfolio as well as supervises and mentors six Community Association Managers in EMB Management’s Bellevue office. When not on the clock you can find her running, eating Taco Time, and sharing her mexi-fries while watching Doctor Who with her shepherd-mix best friend Gracie Lou.
Paul Grucza, CMCA®, AMS®,PCAM®
discusses trends in condominium developments in his article. Paul is Director of Education and Client Engagement with The CWD Group, Inc. AAMC® in Seattle. He is a nationally known educator, trainer and educator, a Past President of CAI, and presently is on the Board of Directors for the Foundation for Community Association Research.
Patrick McDonald
is a partner at Pody & McDonald, PLLC, which almost exclusively represents community associations in Washington state as general counsel and in collection matters. Patrick earned his law degree from the Seattle University School of Law and his undergraduate degree from the University of Portland. An active WSCAI volunteer, Patrick is a regular speaker at industry seminars and contributor to the Community Associations Journal. He co-authored “Things are Looking Up:
Collections in a Recovering Economy” with Dean Pody in this issue. Brian McLean, CCAL
is an attorney and managing shareholder at the law firm of Leahy McLean Fjelstad and a member of the College of Community Association Lawyers. He concentrates his practice in the area of community association law and speaks and writes frequently about community associations. Brian serves as co-chair of WSCAI’s Legislative Action Committee (LAC) and served previously as a board member and president of the Washington State Chapter of CAI. His law firm hosts the annual
“There Might Be Noise” fundraiser for CAI where his guitar performance lies somewhere between Joe Pass and a hurdy-gurdy monkey playing finger cymbals. Brian brings us the Legislative Update and discusses trends based on the 2013 Community Association Fact Book.
Dean Pody
graduated from the Seattle University School of Law in 1997. Since 2001 he has almost exclusively represented condominium and homeowner associations. Prior to that time, he primarily represented bankruptcy debtors. He served on the Board of Directors of the WSCAI from 2007 to 2010 and served as Chapter President in 2009. In this issue, he discusses collections in a recovering economy with Patrick McDonald.
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2014 WSCAI Board of Directors President
Sarah Anderson, PCAM President-Elect
Deverick Martin University Plaza Owners Association
Vice President
Michael D. Brandt Brandt Law Group
Secretary
Troy Brogdon McBride Construction
Treasurer
Morgan K. Buscher, PCAM Directors
Lisa Ford Superior Cleaning & Restoration
Sergey A. Petrov, PCAM Yalnes, Inc.
Jeremy Stilwell Barker Martin, P.S.
Jina Yotty Committee Chairs Business Partners CA Day
Andrea Goodmansen Debbie Carter, PCAM
Dianna Kaspar, CIC, CIRMS Jackie Davis
Communications/Journal Editor Community Outreach
Allison Peryea Shane Lewis
Alicia Graham, CMCA, AMS, PCAM
Education Jeff Kirkman William Justyk
LAC Law Day Made for Managers Day Robert Wilson-Hoss
is a small-town general practice lawyer who has represented dozens of HOAs for almost 30 years. His practice emphasizes collections, property condition remediation, and general corporate/governmental advice. He helps his clients look for practical, simple, effective processes and systems. He is also a Senior Mediator with the Thurston County Dispute Resolution Center and he litigates when a client Board needs that approach, as well. In this issue, he takes a closer
look at Wilkinson v. Chiwawa. 4 Community Associations Journal | November 2014
Brian McLean, CCAL Jim Talaga, RS
Lynda Kocir, CMCA, AMS John Beaman, PCAM
Paul Grucza, CMCA, AMS, PCAM
Managers Only Meetings Chantelle Mitchell, CMCA, AMS Membership
Gil Price Social Events
Todd Smith Amy Byrum
Rachel Garrett, CMCA, AMS, PCAM
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