Names to know in La Costa Valley

Besides the homeowners of the 1,073 homes of La Costa Valley, there are many other people who have an impact on La Costa Valley. Get to know your neighbors. We’re lucky to be in the company of such talented, influential people.

If you’re not listed and want to be, please don’t take it personally. Just submit your name and details for inclusion.

Property Management

PCM/Professional Community Management - Karen Ekegren, Property Manager. See the official La Costa Valley HOA website for up-to-the-minute contact information.

Homeowner’s Association (HOA)

The official La Costa Valley Homeowner’s Association website – lacostavalleyhoa.com

HOA Board members

(note: this section is being updated. The Board president stepped down and FONC members have joined. The board is going through major changes. Also, some FONC members have quit the vacant land steering committee, so keep attending HOA Board meetings to try to keep up)

Be sure to thank the HOA Board members. They’re working on a volunteer basis and put in a lot of time and effort. Don’t make it a thankless job!

Also, even though they are in the public eye, and so it’s your right to know who’s representing you, please respect their personal privacy. They are neighbors like you!

Veronica Gillette – resigned

Greg Brucia – through 2010 – Corporate attorney – a respected associate attorney in Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP, Carmel Valley office. He has also served as a Director on a local school board.

Joseph L. Stine – resigned May 2008

Sidney Schulman - resigned. Be sure to thank Mr. Schulman for his foresight and energy to put in solar heating for the olympic pool. Besides saving the HOA a lot of money over years, this is simply the right thing to do. It’s only one of many things he’s done to keep the HOA on track.

David Cheng – resigned

Andy Weis – recently joined (appointed, not voted in) - Financial Expert/Planner/Advisor with Smith Barney

Dan Morilak – recently joined (appointed, not voted in) – Financial Expert

Thomas Krynicki – recently joined (appointed, not voted in) – Insurance professional

Heather Zientek – recently joined (appointed, not voted in)

Active Citizen Neighbors

There’s an advocacy group called Friends of North County (FONC). At a recent HOA board meeting, when asked about their concerns, they told homeowners that they had been advised by their legal counsel not to share anything in writing or electronically. Please respect their personal privacy. You may be able to learn more about the public profile of this group from their own websites http://friendsofnorthcounty.org or  http://friendsofnorthcounty.org/news.htm

We couldn’t be luckier to have such talented, informed, and well-connected neighbors. These citizen activists know a lot about real estate, development, the law, finance, and related matters. That’s just what we need working on our side!

One FONC member – Leonard Steinberg, is sometimes introduced as a La Costa Valley resident with two elementary-school age kids. He’s just being modest. His experience as a Division President of Pulte Homes Corp., a multi-billion-dollar national homebuilder speaks for itself. Here’s a great story in the Metropolitan about Pulte’s long-standing success in San Diego – 2003 – Good Times for San Diego’s Home Builders. His credentials are impressive as a Principal Consultant with The Centennial Corporation, featuring his experience developing high-density housing including condominiums, apartments, and commercial and industrial centers.

Another FONC member – David Steigerwald, is President of a successful developer of custom homes in Solana Beach – Steigerwald-Dougherty, Inc. Check out the homes they build and remodel; they’re gorgeous!

Dr. Michael Klein – La Costa Valley resident running for the SDUHSD school board in the November 2008 elections. You can see what the League of Women Voters has on their website SmartVoter.Org have to say about him. Also, on this blog is a poll of neighbors about the upcoming election.

Press & Media

San Diego Union-Tribune

North County Times

Los Angeles Times

Coast News

La Costa Breeze Newspaper – circulation & publisher unknown

La Costa Business Services Newspaper – circulation & publisher unknown

Prominently Active Realtors

Neal Hribar – Keller Williams Realty

Eileen Drutman – Keller Williams Realty

Jim Klinge – Klinge Realty – is in Carmel Valley and writes a blog called bubbleinfo.com -”an insider’s guide to North County San Diego Real Estate”

School District

San Dieguito Union High School District (SDUHSD) - Middle & High Schools

• The current Superintendent is Ken Noah. He can be reached on 760-753-6491 x5548 or ken “dot” noah “at” sduhsd “dot” net (type out the “dot” and the “at” symbol for the email address)
• The current Board of Trustees include Joyce Delassandro, Linda Friedman, Barbara Groth, Beth Hergesheimer, and Deanna Rich

Encinitas Union School District (EUSD) – K-6