Board of Directors 2024 Election: Watch the ‘Meet the Candidates Night’ Video

March 21, 2024

Learn more about the Election Candidates

Over forty members attended the 2024 Board of Directors Meet the Candidates Night event last month. General Manager Darren Shaw served as moderator, and Executive Assistant Nim Miranda was the timekeeper to ensure the candidates spoke within the allotted time.


The meeting agenda was structured to facilitate member familiarity with the candidates. Each candidate offered a brief introduction, followed by an Association-focused question and answer session consisting of seven questions, concentrating on the community operation of San Diego Country Estates. Each candidate was selected to be first to answer the question, followed by the balance, and a random draw was used to select the candidate to answer the seventh question first. Each candidate then offered a brief conclusion.


Meet the Candidates Night Video: If you were not able to attend the event, please view the video by clicking this video link.


Header image photo: From left to right: Jay Carpenter, Nicholas Deseno, Kathleen Kankelberg, Vanessa Jerrell, Jeffrey M. Wells and George Stoba. (Missing from photo is William (Bill) Owens.)

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