Contributing Writers

Toyan Copeland, PCAM brings us the article “New Year’s Resolutions for New Board Members and Boards” in this issue. As co-owner of The Copeland Group, LLC, AAMC®, she has worked with numerous condominium associations over the past 25 years. She has presented workshops on condominium

management and has served on the National Editorial Advisory Board of Condominium Management (the national CAI bi-monthly publication). As a volunteer,

in 2001,

Toyan took her organizational and communication skills to South America to assist an indigenous group in their business development. She earned her BA in Economics from the University of Washington.

Molly Foster

is a newly-licensed attorney currently working at Condominium Law Group, PLLC. Molly graduated from the University of Washington School of Law and holds Bachelor’s Degrees in Ballet and Communications from the University of Utah. Outside of work, she enjoys mountain biking

and cyclocross racing. Molly is the author of the article “All Work and No Pay: Attracting Qualified Board Members.”

Chuck Mortimer

focuses his law practice on commercial and residential property transactional law and litigation, representing a broad range of clientele. Chuck’s clients include condominium and planned residential community homeowners’ associations, which he represents as both

general and litigation counsel. Chuck is a graduate of Washington State University, and earned a Juris Doctorate with honors from the Seattle University Law School. He is the author of the article “Seven Habits of Highly Effective Boards.”

Kellene Richards, CMCA

contributes the article “Baby Steps: Launching New Community Association Boards.” She is a principle in Park 52 AM. Kellene is a former General Contractor and a current Real Estate Broker. She has insurance licenses for Property, Causality, Life and Disability. Kellene

has served as a Builder Director of BIAW and NAHB, a board member of Olympia Master Builders, Northwest ECO Builders Guild and Thurston Climate Action Team and a committee chair for Olympia Master Builders Built Green of Washington. She served as a volunteer board president for Indian Summer HOA with Ken Eikenberry, former Attorney General.

Vasiliy Stupin, III, CMCA, AMS

brings us “You Were Elected to the Board. Now What?” in this issue. He is CEO and a majority shareholder of VIS Group, Inc, a full- service property management company that specializes in common- interest communities. Vasiliy’s expertise includes financial planning,

community governance and implementing progressive solutions to streamline operations of common-interest communities. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his wife and daughters, volunteering at his church and giving back to the local community.

Daniel Zimberoff

is a Shareholder of Barker Martin, PS, a Pacific Northwest law firm focusing on complex civil litigation and homeowner association general counsel representation. He discusses “Increasing Attendance at Annual Meetings with Raffles and Other Incentives” in this issue.

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Law Day Kathryn Hedrick Layout & Design Jane Rial, Rial Marketing Communications 541.317.4141

2013 WSCAI Board of Directors President

Sarah Anderson, PCAM EMB Management, Inc., AAMC

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 The Management Trust – CDC

Directors Lisa Ford Superior Cleaning & Restoration

Sergey A. Petrov, PCAM Yalnes, Inc.

Jeremy Stilwell Barker Martin, P.S.

Jina Yotty Williamsburg Condominium

Committee Chairs Business Partners CA Day John Galluzzo Andrea Goodmansen

Dianna Kaspar, CIC, CIRMS Jackie Davis

Communications/Journal Editor Karen Rains, CMCA, AMS, PCAM Allison Peryea

Community Outreach Shane Lewis

Alicia Graham, CMCA, AMS, PCAM Tom Jonez, CMCA

Michael Brandt Jeremy Stilwell

Lynda Kocir, CMCA, AMS

Made for Managers Day Alicia Graham, CMCA, AMS, 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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