NCPI annual board election to take place next month

Por José Ciolino

At the Navajo Community Planners, Inc. meeting on Feb. 10, Chairman Matthew Adams announced the candidates who will be running for the board this year.

The election will take place on March 9 at Tifereth Israel Synagogue from 6:30 to 7 p.m. followed by the regular planning group meeting directly after.

According to city laws and requirements, individuals wishing to vote must bring a driver’s license and identification showing that they live in the community of San Carlos, Allied Gardens, Del Cerro or Grantville. Individuals that own businesses within the community can vote as well.

Any member of the community can vote for any candidate. Local residents are encouraged to get involved, attend and vote.

While many candidates are already board members wishing to renew their spot on the roster, there are a couple new individuals who placed an application to run, including Brigand Kline and Maggie Pound.

Brigand Kline, San Carlos, is a financial planner originally from Florida and graduated from the United States Naval Academy and served for 12 years. He received his master’s in Business Administration from San Diego State University and served as SDSU Alumni Association President in 2010. He was the treasurer of his local HOA from the past seven years. He is looking to get more involved locally and promote community needs.

Maggie Pound, San Carlos, has been a California Real Estate Broker for 35 years and has lived in her San Carlos home for 28 years. She worked for Kaiser as Human Resources Director and administrator for the Pediatrics Department, managing seven clinics. Maggie was a representative for an elected council member facilitating the community to create the first Citizen’s Patrol and the City Heights Crime and Economic Summit in 1994. Last year, she co-founded the B2B group, GADS, that serves our communities. As a business broker at First Choice, she leverages her business skills as an intermediary in business sales and acquisitions.

Tim Flodin, San Carlos, is seeking reelection after two years of serving on the board. He intends to continue his involvement on land use-based community goals and development proposals in Allied Gardens, Del Cerro, Grantville and San Carlos. Flodin has been a resident in the San Carlos community since 2012 and has a background in transportation and logistics, specializing in global trade risk as a licensed property and casualty insurance broker.

Douglas Livingston, Del Cerro, is a landscape architect and has been running his own business for the past 30 years in San Diego area. He has been a member of the board since 2010 and has experience with landscape and outdoor space design on public, commercial, civic and residential projects throughout Southern California and Arizona.

Daniel Smith, Grantville, purchased his first home in Allied Gardens in 1978 and his first commercial property in Grantville in 1981. He is a real estate broker and has experience doing property management, sales and leasing. He has served on the board for 20 years representing Grantville and has participated in many subcommittees involving land-use issues in the Navajo communities.

Dan Northcutt, San Carlos, lived in the community for 18 years and has a background in real estate, specifically in the title industry where he was a researcher of properties dating back to the 1800s. He has been selling real estate in the community since obtaining his real estate and broker’s licenses. He has been actively involved in the community and has raised money for the local parks.

Eric Aguilera, Grantville, has been a business owner for eight years and got involved to go over the focus plan amendment with local business owners in order to develop new homes, apartments and new roads.

David Hardy, Allied Gardens, has lived in Allied Gardens for three years and is an SDSU graduate with a master’s in City Planning. He has worked in planning for El Cajon and is now working as a project manager for land development.

Mike McSweeney, Del Cerro, has been on and off the board since 1995 and has lived in Del Cerro for 23 years. He is a licensed general contractor and a policy advisor for the trade association.

––Joseph Ciolino is an editorial intern for San Diego Community Newspaper Network, the parent company of the Mission Times Courier. Reach him at [email protected].