December 19, 2023

In the near future, you will be receiving VM III's Annual Packet. As part of that, you will be asked to vote for three new board members. Following are the residents and their bios who have stepped up to fill the 2024 vacancies.

We thank you for taking a moment to get to know our candidates. And we thank all four of them for bringing their talents and experience to our community.

Michelle Bussiere

It has been my pleasure to serve on the board for the last three years. I was approached to be on the board when I first moved in and was happy to say yes. I am a once retired Mathematics teacher from Massachusetts, where I taught high school for 22 years. After traveling for three years I settled here in Villa Monterey and took a job teaching for the Scottsdale Unified School District.  I also enjoy the easy access to hiking, biking and kayaking that this location provides. I have one more year before I retire again!! As treasurer I have worked hard to manage our finances with transparency and accountability. I look forward to continuing to serve our community as a board member.

Karen Fleming

After graduating from College, Karen worked in Corporate America for 20 years primarily as a Computer Programmer, beginning in Illinois. When her son began school, she resigned to spend more time with him and to volunteer at school. For the next 15 years, she built and maintained websites for small businesses. 

She also served as an officer for three non-profit organizations – a Settlement House, her Methodist Church, and Beyond the Books (an organization which raised & granted monies to Public School teachers). 

In 2018, her husband Dan was transferred to Tempe, so she rebooted her corporate career to work for Western Alliance Bank in downtown Phoenix. She ‘retired’ in 2022. 

Today, Karen is active in supporting her family and her VM3 neighbors. She built our Community website, which was launched in December, 2020. She continues to maintain this website.

Ralph Whitney

My wife, Kimberly, and I have lived in Scottsdale for the past 23 years and have been Villa Monterey III (VMIII) residents for 4 1/2 years. Recently, I semi-retired from over 35 years in the education and training industry as an engineer for Motorola and an executive leader for General Dynamics. I graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1985 with a BSEE and a MSCS. Currently,I consult part-time.

Now that I have some free time I would like to give back to our fabulous community by volunteering on a committee and serving on the board.

My priorities as a board member would be:

1.     Ensure the personal safety of VMIII residents through safe common areas and a strong neighborhood watch program.

2.     Ensure the financial security of the VMIII HOA by continuing to maintain a balanced budget with adequate reserve.

3.     Build the strength of our community through fellowship with adequately funded community and social events.

4.     Maintain the beauty of our community and resident property values through adherence to VMIII CC&R's and resident-approved renovation/improvement projects.

I look forward to helping where needed!