Our next business meeting
will be Tuesday, December 13, at 6:30 PM in the sanctuary of Eastwood Christian
Church. We will be holding our annual board elections in addition to receiving
our normal police, development, and organizational updates. Hope to see you
there.
Your Eastwood Neighbors
Board Nominee Slate for 2017
President:
Bob Rehley
Eileen and I have lived at
216 Chapel Ave since June 2012. We came to Nashville from Charlotte, NC
so I could become the VP - Treasury and Shared Services with Gibson
Guitar. Although I decided that Gibson wasn't for me long term, we both
knew that Nashville and our home in Eastwood Neighbors was exactly
where we wanted to be for years to come. We decided to acquire a print
and marketing communications business within walking distance of our home -
AlphaGraphics, 921 Main Street, 37206. Now that we have been here a few
years and learned from our neighbors and the members of the Eastwood Neighbors
Association about opportunities and issues in our neighborhood, I have the
desire to help in whatever way I can.
My background is in
finance and I've been a corporate officer for several large companies.
The issues that most interest me in our neighborhood right now are crime
control, zoning/development and helping to increase neighborhood involvement in
the Eastwood Neighbors Association. As a corporate officer and now
as a local business owner, I've learned to work together with a team and take a
leadership role when necessary. I would utilize this experience to move
neighborhood initiatives forward.
Vice President:
Wendy Windsor
I've lived in
the Eastwood Neighborhood for 23 years, 20 of those at 1133 Sharpe
Avenue on the corner of Sharpe and 14th. I came to Nashville in 1983 and
graduated from Vanderbilt with a degree in Math. I'm currently studying for my
actuarial exams and work for a reinsurance brokerage firm in Brentwood. I am
also a certified Irish Step Dance Teacher and offer classes
at Eastwood Church and in Franklin.
I volunteered to canvas
during the recent local election cycle and was happy to get out and meet more
East Nashville people. It made such an impact on me that I rearranged my
teaching schedule so that I would have Tuesday evenings available
for Eastwood meetings! We are at a pivotal time in the development
of Eastwood and our fellow neighborhoods. I feel it is more important
than ever that we encourage as much participation and communication within our
neighborhood as our community grows and develops. I am excited and encouraged
about the future of our neighborhood and would like to take a more active role.
Thank you for your consideration.
Secretary:
Chris Weinman
My wife Mollie and I have
lived on Greenwood Avenue for the past five years, and we are so happy to be
raising our family in Eastwood Neighbors. My favorite things about
our neighborhood are its accessibility (like being able to walk
daughter Ellery to school at Montessori East and then catch the No. 4
bus to my job downtown) and its character (think giant trees and 80-year-old
homes).
Treasurer:
Jerry Vandiver
I am a 30+ year resident
of East Nashville and a Music Row songwriter. Living at 1702 Sharpe
Ave. As a previous board member and treasurer of
the Eastwood Neighbors, I look forward to working with the board and
neighbors in being vigilant in maintaining the integrity and charm of our
special neighborhood.
At Large:
Jackie Hansom
A native Tennessean, I
work in education, volunteer management, and community outreach. I am currently
creating the first Volunteer Management program in Teach For America's 25-year
history. I also coordinate projects and outreach with Hands On Nashville,
manage events with Evolution Event Solutions, and facilitate youth leadership
trainings with STARS Nashville. I serve on the Board of Tennessee Alliance for
Progress and enjoy spending time with my Big Brothers Big Sisters' Little
Sister of over five years.
While I am most passionate
about the intersection of youth, education, service, and justice, my other
interests include quality food, quality people, and quality time with an
outdoor-concert-loving rescue dog named Eula Mae. I have lived in Eastwood since
2011, right around the corner from my great aunt and great grandmother’s
residence on Porter Road and my father’s childhood home on Groves Park Road.
Sunil Rebeiro
I currently live at 1135
Granada Ave. with my lovely fiancé, Sarah Ekstrom. I am a personal trainer and
wellness consultant who has worked primarily at Gym 5 on Main St for the last 6
years; she is a 4th grade teacher at Napier elementary. I have lived in this
neighborhood for 31 years (my childhood home was 1305 Eastland Ave.) and my
parents, my brother and his husband, and my sister all own homes within a mile
of mine, so you could say our family has been a neighborhood fixture for
awhile. I formerly sold real estate here for several years and instructed group
exercise classes as well as volunteered at the East Y. As such, I've been
involved in various capacities in the community, but never in a neighborhood
association or board of this kind. I would love the opportunity to serve my
neighbors and community in a new way and respectfully ask for your
consideration.
Sydney Stars
I have lived on Setliff
for the last 10 years with my husband, Eric. We have been association members
on and off over the years and attend meetings when we see topics that are of
interest to us. We now have two children both of whom attend school and daycare
in the neighborhood so I consider us pretty settled and committed to
Eastwood/37206. I am a corporate tax accountant by trade but would like to
utilize some of my other talents for the association. If brought onto the
board, I would like the opportunity to help out with membership and
participation.
Past President:
Cliff Lippard
I have lived at 1427
Greenwood with my wife Teresa and stepdaughter Simone (and dogs Lucy and Gray)
since 2012. I served as board vice-president in 2014 and am the current
president. Originally from Indiana, I have lived in Nashville since 1992 and am
also the past-president of the Urban Residents Association, downtown
Nashville’s neighborhood association. I am a public policy professional,
serving as executive director of the Tennessee Advisory Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations, a state policy think tank. I am also an adjunct
assistant professor of education at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College and
a retired Army Reserve Officer.
My focus as
the Eastwood Neighbors president has been on updating our bylaws,
ensuring our corporate status is up to date, keeping residents informed on
neighborhood development and zoning issues as well as other news, and building
social connections among neighbors. I would consider it a privilege to continue
to serve on the board as past president.
