PLEASE NOTE: This web page & associated email is your notification for “Call to Public” and to nominate members for the 2021-2022 Board of Directors.
2021 Nominating Committee Report
– Jennifer Roman, Chair
The Nominating Committee was formed in January 2021 to recruit candidates to serve 2 years on the Board of Directors. These candidates will fill vacant and vacated positions per the term limits noted in the association’s by-laws.
We set out to target/recruit leadership quality individuals who either:
a) have a professional background
b) are well acquainted with NPOA activities
c) come highly recommended by an existing delegate, board or committee member.
We identified individuals with these attributes, conducted interviews and met to finalize our list. We feel very fortunate to be able to find willing volunteers who exceed our criteria.
Other nominations and any call to the public are to be received by noon on March 20th.
The following slate is approved for the 2021-2022 NPOA Board of Directors.
Steven Fox
Retired Master Mariner – 40 years of experience in shipboard and shore side marine management. Senior level experience in vessel shore side operations and risk management. A Master Mariner since 1981, having sailed at all licensed levels on tankers. Extensive sailing experience as Master (Captain) of crude oil tankers, clean product tankers and liquefied natural gas carriers.
Lee Gronych
She is a retired Wealth Management Administrator (Paralegal) with over 37 years in Tax and Trust Administration. 17 of those years were in the banking environment and the remaining 20 years were in a Law Firm environment. Assisting attorney’s in all phases of the administration of Estates and Trusts including accounting, distribution of assets and preparation of numerous related estate and trust tax returns. Met with clients and trained incoming paralegals. With her husband Mark she moved here from Illinois in 2015. She joined the NPOA as a delegate in 2018.
Karen Otis
Karen Otis is a licensed architect in both Arizona and California. Having founded Otis Architecture + Interiors in 1991, Karen Otis infuses her creativity and collaborative spirit into each of her residential and commercial projects. She has a Masters in Architecture from Southern California Institute of Architecture, as well as a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology with minors in Business and Urban Planning from UCLA. In 2019, she moved to Fountain Hills and opened up her own Arizona office on the Avenue of the Fountains.
Current Board Members Renewing Terms
Jeff Esposito
Mike Neuland
If you have a nomination for the 2021-2022 Board of Directors, please email your nomination with a brief bio to our office to be sent to other NPOA delegates.
Nominations and any call to the public must be received by March 20th by 12:00 pm