Meet your board candidates
Crystalbrook’s 2025 Annual Board Meeting is Wednesday, Nov. 12 — the time we elect (or re-elect) new board members. This year, two positions are open. We have three candidates running for election:
Elaine McDonald / Shallowbrook Lane
I have lived in Crystalbrook for seven years. During most of this time, I have worked with the Landscape Committee on a range of projects: Landscaping the entry corners, creek restoration and annual tree maintenance. I believe our trees and natural environment make this neighborhood a unique and wonderful place to live.
Covid was a particularly interesting time to live here. Small groups of neighbors came together during this time for support and companionship. I am grateful for the friendships that came out of that experience. I think the size of our neighborhood, the accessibility and the environment contribute to making this a great place to live. A lesson I have learned is that we can and should support one another. Kindness and friendliness should flourish here.
In the last few years, I have attended many board meetings, but not all. I look forward to being a full participant and to representing my neighbors. My primary concerns are with long-term utility/infrastructure planning, improving the creek habitat and I also hope to continue to work with the Landscape Committee to maintain the health of our environment and to enhance its beauty.
That’s about it. I would appreciate this opportunity to serve on the board and to learn more about the in’s and out’s of our community and its governance.
Bob McPeek / 152nd Avenue
My wife Vicki and I have lived in Crystalbrook since June 2020, having moved here from Atlanta to be near our daughter and family. We also have a son whose family resides in Michigan. I retired in March 2016 after a 40-year career as a tax professional. Prior to my retirement, I directed the tax accounting and federal and state tax compliance functions for Home Depot. Prior to my tenure at Home Depot, I worked for a number of of Fortune 500 corporations in Ohio, Michigan and Connecticut.
I obtained a BS degree in accounting from the University of Akron (Ohio). I maintain a strong interest in sports and history. My wife and I enjoy spending time with and helping with our four grandchildren and travel extensively throughout the United States.
I have served on several HOA boards, having served as treasurer for the past year on the Crystalbrook board and on HOA boards in Ohio and Georgia.
As a member of the board, I would ensure that the HOA’s CC&Rs and bylaws are adhered to, that common areas are properly maintained and that the Board be responsive to the Crystalbrook community and individual homeowners.
Philip (Phil) Royce / New Plymouth Lane
After moving to Oregon in 2022, we have lived in Crystalbrook for about 18 months. We love this neighborhood. I would like to serve on the board to be part of the community and help where needed.
I have both management and board experience. I managed a nightclub/restaurant in Larkspur, Calif., and was manager of the retirement plans department at California Savings Bank in San Francisco.
I worked as an IRA consultant at Wolters Kluwer Financial Services for 17 years in St. Cloud, Minn. There, I answered consulting calls from clients, wrote and edited seminar manuals and technical manuals and travelled the country teaching IRA seminars to bankers and other financial professionals.
I served on the board of the Saint Cloud Federal Credit Union in St. Cloud, Minn., from 2014 to 2018.
Through still learning about the issues and goals of the association, I would like to help pave the way for long-term sustainability of this community.
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Board terms are three years. Board elections are always held during Crystalbrook’s Annual Meeting in November. Note: Board officer positions, eg, president, are elected by current board members, also at the Annual Meeting.
Election packets should be mailed around October 10 with instructions on how, when and where to return ballots.
Updated: 9:53 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025Crystalbrook Board meeting is Wednesday, Oct. 8
Crystalbrook board meet October 8
The Crystalbrook Board of Directors meets at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8. via Zoom. To join, log on to
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83675915088?pwd=sXaLDCCyubay1i3X6uq1rALO4sXZL9.1
Meeting ID: 836 7591 5088
Password: 665075
Posted: 9:54 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025
Welcome, GBR Landscaping
Crystalbrook has a new landscape service — GBR Landscaping. You may recognize the name AND the trucks: The company also provides landscape maintenance services for Four Seasons. Their services began the week of September 15.
There is one change — our landscape day switches from Wednesday to Friday.
This is a good time to remind homeowners that you can opt out of certain landscape services like spraying and pesticide use, pruning and weed spraying. (Important note: If you opt out of any or all of these services, you are responsible for keeping your property up to snuff.)
To opt out — or to update an existing opt-out form on file — complete Crystalbrook’s Opt-Out form and send it to our property management company, Community Association Partners (CAP). You can find the form on our Key Documents page.
Posted: 4:08 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025