Cyndi Koester - President

Cyndi Koester is the AVP, Regional Account Executive for Southern California. Prior to joining Community Association Banc, Cyndi served as Director of Membership for California Association of Community Managers, Inc. (CACM), where her duties included scheduling and overseeing education and certification programs, membership relationship services, instructor and liaison to the Professional Standards Committee.

Cyndi has been involved in the CID industry since 1980. She has been involved in every aspect of the industry including portfolio and on-site management. In addition, she was the general manager for a large management firm in Irvine, CA. Cyndi currently serves on the Board of Directors for the CAI San Diego, President Elect and Coachella Valley Past President. In addition she chairs the San Diego Magazine Committee & Coachella Valley CLAC & Expo. Cyndi is a frequent speaker for CAI. In addition she teaches the CAI Essentials course for Inland Empire & San Diego. Cyndi recently became a CAI National Faculty Member.

Cyndi has earned her Certified Manager of Community Associations (CMCA) in March 1997, Association Management Specialist (AMS) designation in February 2000, and Professional Community Association Manager (PCAM) in October 2000 through Community Associations Institute (CAI).

Louise Stettler - President-Elect

Louise Stettler is with the Law Firm of Epsten Grinnell & Howell APC and is celebrating 10 years as their Marketing Director. An important part of her job, is being in charge of the annual Legal Symposium for Community Association Managers and Board of Directors.

She has served on the Membership Committee, Golf Committee and chaired the Monte Carlo Committee for three years She was awarded San Diego Chapter Member of the Year, San Diego Chapter Committee Member of the Year, and the President's Award. Louise is on the Board of Directors for the CAI -San Diego Chapter, CAI-Coachella Valley Chapter and serves on committees for the CAI-Greater Inland Empire Chapter.

On a personal note, visiting the grandchildren, and traveling with her husband are two of her favorite pastimes.

Rick Salpietra - Vice-President

Richard Salpietra is an attorney and Ex-Officio member of the Executive Committee of Community Associations Institute, San Diego Chapter. He is a member of the CAI National Board of Trustees and College of Community Association Lawyers (CCAL). He was a member of the Board of Directors from 1999 – 2002, and president in 2003 and 2009. He has served on the Monte Carlo, Membership, Magazine, Day at the Races, Billiards, and Awards Banquet committees, as well as the CAI National Conference Committee. He has also been a Director of the Baker-Dolnick Education Foundation. In 2004, Mr. Salpietra was awarded the CAI–San Diego Chapter's Sam Dolnick Lifetime Achievement Award for his extensive service to the Chapter.

Mr. Salpietra’s law firm’s emphasis is community association law, real estate and construction law. He is also a licensed architect in the States of California, Nevada and Florida, and is a licensed general contractor in California. He has authored several articles and presented seminars on community association law and construction related issues in California. His firm is located in Rancho Santa Fe, California.

Tina Roczycki - Treasurer

Tina Rozycki is Vice President of Property Management of Curtis Management Company in San Diego and has been involved in community management since 1989. Tina has served on chapter committees including the CLAC Committee, and the Magazine Committee. Tina is also active in her community while serving on the Board of Troup 1212 and the 4th of July committee for Troop 1212 in Mira Mesa.

Marie Donovan - Secretary

Marie Donovan has served on CAI’s Educational Services Committee for almost 8 years. Marie has a work background of over 30 years industrial engineering experience in project management and process improvement/management in banking and aerospace. She also has had over ten years experience serving as president, vice-president and director at two homeowners associations, where she introduced structured strategic planning and project management principles to conduct business and accomplish association objectives.

Chris Hodge - Immediate Past President

Chris Hodge is President of Elite Community Management in Rancho Bernardo and has been involved in community management since 1987. Chris has served on various chapter committees throughout his many years of involvement, including the CLAC Committee, Managers Breakfast Committee and Membership Committee. He served as the Chapter’s President in 2002, and received his PCAM in 2008.

Kerry Beatty, PCAM, CCAM

Kerry Beatty is the Managing Partner of Packard Management Group with over 15 years experience in all phases of common interest developments. Kerry has also worked as a Director in the San Diego division of a large national homebuilder and established the DRE and HOA Services Department for the builder, which worked with all new communities, including mixed-use projects in the urban environment. She has acquired particular expertise in common area turnover and transition and fire protection and life and safety issues. At PMG, Kerry oversees the operations of the Association Management Division, business development and for setup/transitioning for all new communities.

Jim Fraker, PCAM, CCAM

Jim Fraker, PCAM, CCAM, has been in the property management business 32 years and with Professional Community Management (PCM) for 25 years. Jim’s position of Vice President-San Diego, includes supervising ten community managers who manage fifty-five homeowner associations. Jim is a CAI San Diego Board member and just for fun is a member on his own association’s board. Jim is originally from Michigan and obtained his B.A. degree in Economics at the University of Michigan (Go Blue!). In his spare time, Jim enjoys outdoor activities such as hiking and golf.

Elizabeth French

Elizabeth A. French is a Partner in the law firm of Green Bryant & French, LLP. Her practice emphasizes the representation of community associations in all aspects of the law. Ms. French is also experienced in representing individuals in tort and personal injury actions. Further, Ms. French is experienced in advising and representing employers in all aspects of employment law.

Ms. French earned a bachelor of arts degree in psychology from St. Mary’s College of Notre Dame, Indiana in 1990. In 1993, Ms. French earned her juris doctor degree from Gonzaga University School of Law in Spokane, Washington. In addition to graduating in the top tier of her class, Ms. French was active and successful in the moot court program at Gonzaga University.

Ms. French is admitted to practice before all courts in the State of California, as well as the District Court for the Southern District of California. Ms. French has written numerous articles on issues relating to community associations. Ms. French is a regular contributor to Community Association Institute publications for San Diego and Riverside Counties on topics relating to community associations.

Elaine Gower

Elaine Gower is the Business Development Liaison with Dicks, Coglianese, Lipson & Shuquem. Elaine has over nineteen years of experience in the legal industry in construction defect litigation, business and personal injury law. Elaine is responsible for the firm’s business development for Southern California. Elaine obtained her marketing degree from University of California at San Diego Extension in 2004.

Elaine is an active member of both the California Association of Community Managers (CACM) and the Community Associations Institute (CAI) and currently serves as the Education Services Committee Chair and on the CAI San Diego Board. Elaine is also a member of the American Marketing Association, UCSD Alumni Association, is a Founding Board of Director Member of Concerned Athletes Foundation -- in conjunction with Challenged Athletes Foundation & Operation Rebound – Responsible for Annual Fundraising Opportunities. Elaine devotes much of her time to triathlon training, competing on behalf of he Challenged Athletes Foundation.

Becky Groenewold

Becky has over twenty years experience in the housing industry. She joined PCM as a Portfolio Manager in 1999 and was promoted to on site management in 2005, as the General Manager of a master planned community in San Diego. Becky holds CAI designations of CMCA and AMS, with plans to pursue PCAM designation in 2010. Becky has been actively involved in the chapter, serving as Co-Chair on Monte Carlo Committee, and Chair of Membership Committee for two years.

Co-Lee Grev, PCAM

Jason Payne

Jason Payne is the Vice President of Operations at Payne Pest Management Inc. which currently services San Diego, Orange, Los Angeles and Ventura counties. In 2007 Jason joined CAI San Diego Chapter and started building relationships within the CID industry and he later became a Board Member of the San Diego Chapter in 2009. Jason holds a Bachelors of Science Degree and a Masters in Business Administration. He is also currently licensed as a Field Representative in Branch II (general pest control) and Branch III (wood destroying pests and organisms) with the State of California Pest Control Board as well as a QAL (qualified applicator license) with the Department of Pesticide Regulation.

Shannon Smith

Karina Tatum

Karina Tatum is the President of S.D. Preferred Property Managers and has been involved in the community association circuit for over six years. She participates in CAI and is a member of the Education Services Committee, the Public Relations Committee, the Day at the Races Committee and the Billiards Committee. She enjoys the everyday challenges that come with managing homeowners associations as well as volunteering her time to CAI and staying active in committees.

Barbara Ozenbaugh, CMP, Chapter Executive Director

Barbara is the Executive Director for CAI San Diego, and an Ex Oficio member of the Board of Directors. She received her Bachelor of Science degree with an emphasis in Management from San Diego State University, and in 2000, her Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) designation. Prior to her employment with CAI in 1996, she worked in the Training and Development department of UCSD Medical Center, Hillcrest, as a staff educational program coordinator. She has been a speaker at various CAI National Conference sessions for CEDs and President’s Elect, and was honored by CAI National with their Rising Star Award in 1999, and CED of the Year award in 2001 and 2005.