Meet your Board of Directors
In November of 2009, Sudden Valley Community Association elected the following members to serve the community. The individuals agreed to use their wide variety of skills and professionalism to help govern the community.
To contact a board member please use their email address below or call 360-734-6430 to leave a message.
If you are interested in serving as a board member please print and fill out the candidates-application and return to the Administration office in Gate 2.
Curt Casey
President / Chair – Communications Committee
I am a retired military officer serving as a standardization flight instructor and flight examiner in fixed and rotary-wing aircraft. I am a former defense marketing executive with 27 years experience in Fortune 100 companies. I have served on the Board since 2007 and was elected as President in 2009. I currently chair the Communications committee, function as publisher of the Views and volunteer as a personal trainer at the Sudden Valley health club.
Email: bodcasey@suddenvalley.com
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Barbara Audley
Vice President / Chair – Long Range Planning Committee
I am a recently retired University administrator, with over 35 years’ experience in management, finance, marketing and personnel. I hold a doctorate in public administration, specializing in leadership. I have been active in the various communities where my husband and I have lived and held leadership positions including city council member, vice mayor, vice president and president. I served on the Community Plan committee in 2004 and was elected to the Board in 2008. I chaired the Association Disaster Preparedness Committee for two years and the Long Range Planning Committee since 2008. I also served as Treasurer in 2008 and Board president in 2009. We have lived in Sudden Valley since 2003 and have two grown daughters.
Email:bodaudley@suddenvalley.com
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Jo Jean Kos
Treasurer / Chair – Finance Committee
After working at Cal Tech’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory for 37 years, in the computer field, I retired to Sudden Valley to the home I’ve owned since 1998 in June of 2000. In March 2008 I was selected to serve on the SVCA Board of Directors, and in November of that year I was elected to a 3-year term. In 2009 I was elected to chair the Finance Committee. I also serve on the Emergency Preparedness Committee, am a member of the Women’s Club, the Garden Club and my greatest interest, the Golf Club. I was Captain of the Ladies Golf Club for two years and the treasurer for two years. I have been on the Golf Club Board for 8 years, serving as the Handicap Chairperson, Vice President and currently, I am the treasurer.
Email:bodkos@suddenvalley.com
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Georgia Allen
Secretary
I have thirty-plus years supporting CEOs/Boards, which has given me insight into the difficult task of balancing management with keeping the “troops” happy. I am a good listener, fair-minded, and follow my own conscience on important decisions. Until I began involving myself in Valley activities, I didn’t realize how misinformed I was. The challenge: Helping to put out fires of doubt and distrust created by misinformation and a faulty grapevine of distorted facts.
Email: bodallen@suddenvalley.com
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Bob Almond
Member-At-Large
I grew up in a town of 9 million people. Boy, am I happy to live here in Sudden Valley. I am proud to be a retired Civil Engineer and a Vietnam Veteran. My prior involvement in Sudden Valley has been a one year term serving on the N&E Committee. My wife and I live in Gate 3 with my father-in law Frank. My daughter and her husband, and my only grandson IAN, live in Gate 2 but are building their own home and will soon be moving to Gate 5. I love my wife, sports, golf, reading, and poker.
Email:bodalmond@suddenvalley.com
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Laura Weide
Member-At-Large / Chair – Emergency Preparedness Committee & Mailbox Task Force
I have been a system analyst for PeaceHealth for 9 years. I have worked in various positions including; medical office management, corrections officer and 911 dispatcher. I have served as a United Way volunteer for 5 years in Whatcom County, taught Red Cross CPR/First Aid and HIV/AIDS instruction for 3 years in Skagit county, have been a volunteer firefighter/EMT, served as a missionary in Calcutta, India and worked as Flood Relief Assistance in Skagit County during the 1990 floods. My interests include jogging (one marathon and 3 half marathons), reading, travel, any type of home renovation and playing with my granddaughter.
Email: bodweide@suddenvalley.com
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Ben Brigham
Member-At-Large / Chair – Community Partnerships & Improvements Commission
I moved to Sudden Valley from Seattle in 2007 and live in Gate 3 with my wife and two children. In 2007, I earned a Master of Marine Affairs degree from the University of Washington, where I also completed undergraduate work in Forest Resources and Informatics. Go Dawgs! I have a background in various entrepreneurial ventures and currently operate a small technology company, developing next-generation Internet technologies for several industries. I volunteered to serve on the SVCA Board of Directors because I want to help make Sudden Valley a great place to raise a family.
Email: bodbrigham@suddenvalley.com
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Chuck McGroddy
Member-At-Large / Chair – Appeals Committee
Before retiring and moving to this beautiful place 5 years ago, I practiced law for 40 years in New York. In Sudden Valley, I have served on the Architectural Control Committee, the Emergency Preparedness Committee, the Finance Committee and the Board of Directors. In the broader community, I volunteer at the Academy for Lifetime Learning and Assumption Catholic Church. My wife Sue and I are avid skiers, hikers and tennis players.
Email:bodmcgroddy@suddenvalley.com
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Clark Champion
Member-At-Large / Chair – Finance Task Force
I am recently retired from a career which included teaching at the high school and university levels, customer service, and 30+ years in developing and managing residential communities. Community management positions have taken us from Maui to northern California, Georgia and Florida. My wife Denise and I picked Sudden Valley for our retirement home five years ago and our interests include boating, hiking, art, woodworking and visits with children, grandchildren and great grand children.
Email:bodchampion@suddenvalley.com
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Carol Bauman
Chair – Architectural Control Committee
When my friends talk about my attributes the first thing mentioned is that I’m honest. Ask a question you will get my honest opinion. I do enjoy people and I am a loyal friend. I am lucky to have married the man I love. We have 2 wonderful sons and a happy grandson. I have traveled extensively around the world and have many happy memories. I love my dogs and we walk around Sudden Valley daily. Good for me … good for them.
Email: bodbauman@suddenvalley.com
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Naomi Bunis
Chair – Nominations & Elections Committee / Document Review Commission
I have served as Board Secretary since 2005, participated in several committees during that time and now serve as chair of the N&E. My experience has granted me a board knowledge of the SVCA, its gifts, issues, challenges and blessings. I also chair the Document Review Commission, which is currently working to update the Association’s Bylaws and other documents.