- Joined
- Jan 8, 2012
- Messages
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- Location
- San Diego
- Resorts Owned
- Sands of Kahana, Desert Springs I, DSV2, Shadow Ridge Enclaves Dlx
The Sands of Kahana sent me my ballot for the Board of Directors. I am running for the board. There are 3 candidates running for two positions. I am one of the candidates. In my "bio" I indicated what I thought were pertinent issues to the Sands owner. One candidate runs several businesses with over 2000 employees. (It is surprising to me that he has time to actively participate on the board). The other candidate is a Las Vegas area realtor. Neither of those candidates indicated what their priorities are for the Sands. Neither of them seem to have much experience as a timeshare owner/user. According some other people, the last candidate doesn't even own at the Sands.
All 3 of us are considered eligible candidates. I was interviewed over the telephone. BUT, once again the SOKVC did not put my name on the Proxy. They are requiring people to write in my name. My opinion of that? Well, if I am handed a ballot for the November Presidential election and my candidate's name has to be written in, I would consider that to be unethical (and in the case of a national election also illegal). But that is essentially what the SOKVC BOD has done to put me at a disadvantage and to promote their hand-picked candidates.
I own several other premium timeshares (Marriotts) and stay in at least eight timeshares a year, so I have a lot of experience regarding timeshare quality, how the Sands stacks up, and actions that could be taken to improve the value of our timeshares and our on-island enjoyment. When I have noticed problems (e.g., rodents, bugs, water intrusion/blistering, etc.) I have communicated those problems to Soleil management. It is my personal opinion that the SOKVC is afraid of me being on the board; perhaps it is a control issue. So, they have (in my opinion) hand picked candidates who will allow them to proceed with "business as usual".
If you are a Sands owner, please give me both of your write-in votes. I will promise to do the best that I can to represent you. If I am on the board, I will have a unique position of being able to communicate your concerns and/or accolades to the other board members.
All 3 of us are considered eligible candidates. I was interviewed over the telephone. BUT, once again the SOKVC did not put my name on the Proxy. They are requiring people to write in my name. My opinion of that? Well, if I am handed a ballot for the November Presidential election and my candidate's name has to be written in, I would consider that to be unethical (and in the case of a national election also illegal). But that is essentially what the SOKVC BOD has done to put me at a disadvantage and to promote their hand-picked candidates.
I own several other premium timeshares (Marriotts) and stay in at least eight timeshares a year, so I have a lot of experience regarding timeshare quality, how the Sands stacks up, and actions that could be taken to improve the value of our timeshares and our on-island enjoyment. When I have noticed problems (e.g., rodents, bugs, water intrusion/blistering, etc.) I have communicated those problems to Soleil management. It is my personal opinion that the SOKVC is afraid of me being on the board; perhaps it is a control issue. So, they have (in my opinion) hand picked candidates who will allow them to proceed with "business as usual".
If you are a Sands owner, please give me both of your write-in votes. I will promise to do the best that I can to represent you. If I am on the board, I will have a unique position of being able to communicate your concerns and/or accolades to the other board members.