Jack Gregory
Jack Gregory, PebbleCreek resident since 2019
Educational Background:
* B.S. in biology, Berry College, Mt. Berry, Georgia
* Master of Public Administration, University of Oklahoma
* Master of Strategic Studies, U.S. Air Force’s Air University
* Distinguished Graduate, U.S. Air Force’s Air Command and Staff College
* Graduate, U.S. Air Force’s Air War College
Professional Background:
* 41 years of military and federal government leadership experience
* Appointed to federal government’s Senior Executive Service in 2014
* Director of Mission Support, NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center, CA, 2014-19
* Chief of Staff (civil servant), Air Force Flight Test Center, CA, 2007-14
* Deputy Commander and Inspector General, Eleventh Air Force, AK, 2005-07
* Deputy Commander, Air Force Flight Test Center, CA, 2003-05
* Commander, 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group, FL, 2001-03
* Director, Air Force Middle East/Africa International Affairs, Pentagon, 2000-01
* International affairs officer, Secretary of Defense staff, Pentagon, 1998-99
* Commander, 425th Fighter Squadron, AZ, 1996-98
* Various military assignments in U.S., Germany and Republic of Korea, 1978-96
Community Service (prior to or within PebbleCreek):
* Director, PebbleCreek Homeowners Association Board, March 2021-Present
Chairperson, Architecture and Landscape Committee, January 2023-Present
Board Liaison, Golf Committee, March 2021-Present
Board Liaison, Rules Compliance Committee, March 2021-December 2022
Board Liaison, Election Committee, January 2022-December 2022
* Guest Speaker, PebbleCreek Veterans Day Salute, 2021 and 2023
* Master of Ceremonies, PebbleCreek Veterans Day Salute, 2022
* Member, PebbleCreek Leadership Academy Development Team, 2021
* Member, Edwards Air Force Base Civilian-Military Support Group, 2014-17
* Chairman, Alaska Civil-Military Aviation Council, 2005-07
* Non-voting member, Flight Test Historical Foundation Board, 2003-05
Platform Summary:
* Dedicated to keeping PebbleCreek a great place to live and play…now and into the future.
Priorities & Goals for the PebbleCreek Board of Directors:
* Sustaining and, wherever possible, improving the community’s services and amenities
* Strengthening our financial stability through sound fiscal management
* Guiding the ongoing strategic planning for a seamless and successful transition of the PebbleCreek HOA from developer to full homeowner control
Reasons Why Residents Should Vote for Me:
Having served on the PebbleCreek HOA board since March of 2021, my participation on the board has confirmed my expectations about the challenges of governing PebbleCreek. Our community is essentially a small town, facing many of the same operating issues and challenges of any small town. I believe my background offers a wide range of applicable experience to help address these challenges.
Throughout my military and federal government career, I have held numerous leadership roles for large organizations and government installations, which included up to 18,000 personnel, $6 billion in infrastructure, $1 billion in annual budget and 480 square miles of property. Most recently, as the director of mission support for one of NASA’s research centers, I was the management authority for an annual operating budget of over $80 million and directed services in support of an 1,100-person workforce and 870-acre flight research complex. Those services included contracting, facilities maintenance and engineering, human resources, security, logistics, medical support, public affairs and internal audits. I routinely managed and prioritized business requirements and operations within a finite budget. While in this role, I also served as a principal member of NASA’s strategic planning team that developed a multi-year organizational realignment to streamline business services and reduce budget costs within the $3 billion annual mission support budget and across NASA’s nine research and space flight centers in support of the agency’s 17,000 employees and 60,000 contractors.
As we approach transition to a homeowner-controlled community, the HOA board will be faced with many decisions and choices regarding PebbleCreek’s future operations and management. I believe my experience with the restructuring of major organizations, such as the NASA example mentioned above or the consolidation of four major Air Force flight test bases under a single headquarters, will benefit the HOA board’s transition deliberations and decision making. Despite an organization’s size or complexity, I have found that the fundamental elements of problem solving remain constant and, if followed, can guide any organization to a successful result.
Regardless of today’s or tomorrow’s issues, my guiding principles always will be to maintain and, wherever possible, improve the quality of life for the PebbleCreek community and its homeowners. I sincerely appreciate your consideration for this important community position, and, if elected, I will do my utmost to be a good steward of your trust.
Thomas ‘Mike’ Rico, PebbleCreek resident since 2009
Educational Background: BA History, BA Economics, MA Educational Administration
Professional Background: General Building Contractor 45 years; Managed owned company with up to 300 employees for 25 years; High School Teacher 18 years
Community Service (prior to or within PebbleCreek): Served on HOA board of Pheasant Creek, Lake Forest, Calif., 3 years. Brought association back from brink of State takeover with new board policies and processes
Platform Summary: Bringing new blood and thinking to the community!
Priorities & Goals for the PebbleCreek Board of Directors in 2024:
I believe many of the CCR’s should be relaxed now that Robson Properties will definitely sell out all existing and future lots. CCR’s were initiated by land owners, speculators, developers, and real estate executives in order to present properties in a pristine fashion to lure prospective buyers. I believe we can maintain the quality lifestyle of PebbleCreek by maintaining useful rules and changing or eliminating useless ones, all done by a vote of the community not solely by the board and committees.
Reasons Why Residents Should Vote for Me:
I think you should vote for me because I would bring a new thought process to the board. I think the existing board does an excellent job but also believe you need to add new blood to the process from time to time. As an example I will use a statement from a member of the Rules Committee of which I was unaware. She had said during a meeting I attended that she would like to put up a wind chime but isn’t allowed! Personally I would not want a neighbor who is opposed to wind chimes of all things. Who knew they weren’t permitted? This is typical of the type of rule which I find absolutely ridiculous but, if by a vote of the community I find a majority prefers not to have them then I would, of course, endorse that decision even though I do not agree. I am also concerned about the cost of dues constantly rising. I know the cost of everything’s going up, but I (aside from inflationary prices) it looks to me that prices are rising faster than the ratio of new owners to the maintenance areas they create. I also believe the cost of golf is too high for residents. I do not pretend to know all the inner workings of what I have mentioned, but as a board member I would investigate and offer my perspective to these and other items I have in mind.