Three seats are up for grabs on the Walden Lake Community Association board. The election will be held beginning at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 9, at Plant City Church of God, 2103 Mud Lake Road, during the annual membership meeting.
The board has been operating one member short since fJim Chancey resigned in November 2014 after serving as president for seven months. His seat is open, as well as that of member Bruce Rodwell, who has chosen not to run again. Former president Jan Griffin’s seat has also expired. She has chosen to run for reelection.
Each seat is appointed for a term of three years.
In addition to Griffin, eight new candidates are running for the three open positions on the board: Lynn Buehler, Robert Farkas, Joshua Hall, Blake Meinecke, Dan Orrico, Daniel Pinero, Robert Rogers and Dave Sollenberger.
Candidates
Lynn R. Buehler
Forest Park
Professional experience: Vice president of Forest Park HOA; State of Florida Homeowner Association Board Member certificate; Board member and president, Arlington Ridge HOA; United States Naval Security Group and Special Intelligence Communications Officer
Robert Farkas
Emerald Forest
Education: Bachelor’s in electrical engineering
Professional experience: Consultant for many large companies with focus on power and communication solutions
Jan Griffin
Sutton Woods
Professional experience: WLCA board member since 1994; President of WLCA for 10 years; Homeowner Board Member certification, Homeowner Association; Plant City Garden Club president
Joshua W. Hall
Spring Meadow
Education: Bachelor’s in geographic information systems, University of South Florida
Professional experience: Document management administrator, The Mosaic Company; mapping technician, City of Tampa
Blake M. Meinecke
Fairway Woods
Education: Bachelor’s in limnology, University of Central Florida
Professional experience: Senior environmental scientist, Southwest Florida Water Management District; managed field operations for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill shoreline vegetation Natural Resource Damage and Assessment
Daniel P. Orrico
Forest Club
Education: Master’s in organizational leadership, Chapman University; bachelor’s in microbiology, University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse
Professional experience: United States Army Colonel; served in leadership roles with U.S. Central Command, the Eighth U.S. Army, the 30th Medical Command, and Task Force Medical — Afghanistan
Daniel James Pinero
Forest Club
Education: Hillsborough Community College
Professional experience: Director of securitization operations, Clayton; client services manager, Clayton
Robert Rogers
Aston Woods
Education: Bachelor’s in finance; bachelor’s in speech, Houston Baptist University
Professional experience: Treasurer/board member, Pinedale Estates Unit 4 Homeowners Association; Corporate pilot, Wilkes and McHugh, Attorneys at Law, Martin Automotive Group, Mississippi State University and Courtesy Automotive Group; Loan officer and Branch manager
David Sollenberger
Clubhouse Woods
Education: Master’s of governmental administration, Wharton University, University of Pennsylvania; bachelor’s, University of Dayton
Professional experience: City manager emeritus Plant City; Sarasota; Winona, Minnesota; Watsonville, California; Vallejo, California; Life member, International City and County Management Association