54 "WET" SIGNATURES!
Thank you all fore your support -- I'm truly humbled by everyone who showed up and helped keep this effort on course.
About
My name is Derek Andersen and I am seeking your support for a position representing golf members on the club's board of directors.
At this moment, I am seeking signatures to get on the ballot.
While I have served on the Club's finance committee in the recent past, I made a conscious decision to seek a spot on the ballot via signatures from fellow members. I believe it is healthy for the club to have prospective board members pursue their candidacy based on broad support from members of the club, and I also believe it is healthy for club members to have more candidates to choose from than there are open board positions, so I felt seeking a spot on the ballot via signatures was a good way to make this happen. I hope you'll consider supporting my candidacy by signing my nomination form this week and ultimately voting for me on May 19th.
For those that are not already familiar with my family and I, we have been residents of Santaluz and Club members for nearly a decade now. I am an incredibly mediocre but enthusiastic golfer, my wife Tara is an avid fan of the spa, my daughter is active in the junior tennis program, and my son has just begun his golfing journey as part of the club's new junior golf program. Both kids participated in the swim lessons, tennis clinics/lessons and Kids Camp programs. We are regulars at all of the club's dining venues and events as well.
In short, the club is central to our daily family life. With your support, I would humbly welcome the opportunity to give back to the community that has given so much to our family by serving on the club's board.
I served on the finance committee of the board from 2023-2024 and that experience helped me to form a much better understanding of how our broader community utilizes the club. I also learned much about the financial and businesses challenges the club faces today and will face in the years ahead. I believe this experience will help ensure that I can be a productive and informed member of the board.
There is no one single issue motivating my candidacy beyond the desire to give back and serve the community, but I do see an opportunity to bring a family oriented perspective to the club.
In order to bring more families into our club membership, and shorten our currently very long resignation lists, I believe we can do more to make our club appealing for the whole family through the programs we offer for our member's children/grandchildren, and through the opportunities the club creates for families and friends to gather and build memories together. I also believe that good financial stewardship, and maximizing the condition and utilization of our existing facilities, are critical to keeping our club affordable and appealing to the families that live within and near Santaluz. Given the importance of the club to the amazing neighborhood we all call home, it's critical we are vigilant in ensuring the long-term viability of the club.
I have also learned through my experience as a finance and business leader that customer feedback is a gift, and the success of any operation hinges on receiving and acting on feedback from customers. I commit to be accessible, an active listener, and open minded to the needs of the full membership as well as prospective members looking to join our club.
This is the perspective I would intend to bring to my service on the board should the membership see fit to support my candidacy. If this approach sounds like one that you could support, please let me know (via the link to Contact Us or Facebook) so I can coordinate with you to gather your signature on my nomination form. I'd also love to hear your perspectives on the club and the issues that are important to you as well!
Thank you for taking the time to read this message and consider supporting my candidacy.