AUGUST, 2020
www.diamondheadms.org
VOL. 32, NO. 8
Congratulations to the 2020 Diamondhead Property Owners Association Officers and Board Members ELECTION RESULTS
Ernie Knobloch, President
Gerald Gillen, Vice President
Karen Rayner, Treasurer
Nancy Sislow, Secretary
The results of the July 18, 2020, Diamondhead Country Club & POA election of directors and officers are as follows. The winner is in bold type.
PRESIDENT Ernie Knobloch - 642 Ricky Sheppard - 405
VICE PRESIDENT Gerald Gillen - 720 Craig Harvey - 296 Lloyd Ramirez, Jr., Director
Ronald James, Director
Teresa Ertel, Director
Dennis Tauzin, Director
The new officers and directors join Bob Marthouse, Ex-Officio, and Directors Stewart Nutting and Gary Becker. Greetings again! I want to take this opportunity to congratulate our new President and our new board on their victories in the 2020 POA election. I wish this election could have been smoother, but these are unusual times. With the elections out of the way, I know our new board members are excited and eager to take on the challenges we face as an organization and as a vibrant community.I’m confident our officers and directors understand that they signed up for a thankless job, yet still, here they are, ready to serve. I know they know they will be under the microscope and subject to constant scrutiny and will become the subjects of relentless criticism on social media. Despite these well-
understood realities, your new board members signed up for this all-consuming, thankless, and demanding task. There is no reward or compensation for doing this job. Board members get no benefits, no discounts, and no special treatment. They spend countless hours working late and attending meetings. They research their ideas and talk to members at all hours of the day and weekends. They are doing this for you. Please don’t forget this as you watch them work and judge their efforts. While criticism is necessary, so is respect on both sides. Our POA and our community are in transition. While the POA is in excellent condition by any measure, our future is uncertain. There
is only so much any board can do to sustain the organization. The rest is up to YOU. Now more than ever, it is vital that our community comes together to preserve all the things that make Diamondhead special. We need your ideas. We need your engagement and participation. At the end of the day, the POA is you. It’s both made for you and by you. It is the backbone of the community and the glue that holds us together. Please join me in welcoming our new officers and directors. I’m looking forward to working with everyone and building relationships that will last a lifetime. I’m looking forward to continuing to work for you in my new role as Ex-Officio. Bob Marthouse
THE DEADLINE FOR THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE OF DHNEWS IS AUGUST 10
SECRETARY Nancy Sislow - 544 Karen Rice - 483
TREASURER Karen Rayner - 383 John Bunce - 350 Bill Hatchett, Jr. - 284
DIRECTOR Lloyd Ramirez, Jr. - 722 Ronald James - 603 Dennis Tauzin - 588 Teresa Ertel - 550 Patricia Burgoyne - 511 Pat McCrossen - 409