The Issaquah Highlands Community Association’s (IHCA) annual board of directors election wrapped up on June 18, 2021, with a record turnout of 1,377 combined votes, averaging 26% homeowner participation from each district. Continuing the trend of online voting from the previous two years, the IHCA again partnered with Vote HOA Now to ensure the online voting process was as seamless as it has been in the past.
The 2021 election results are as follows:
District 1
Ekaterina Zakharova
Newly elected
147 votes received
District 3
Rossie Cruz
Reelected
109 votes received
District 5
Allison “Ali” Spietz
Newly elected
64 votes received
At-Large
Sanjay Mahajan
Newly elected
537 votes received
2021/22 Board-Appointed Executive Officers
President: Rossie Cruz
Vice President: Elizabeth Gregg
Treasurer: Sanjay Mahajan
Secretary: Greg Underwood
A special thanks to outgoing At-Large district representative Bertan Aygun for serving on the board for the past year. Thank you to Raj Thiagarajan of District 5 for running for the IHCA Board of Directors this year. Next year’s election will be for representatives of districts 2, 4, and 6. More information will be provided next spring.
Included in the 2021 election was IRS Revenue Ruling 70-604, which is a tax-planning tool that permits the homeowner’s association to carry over excess operating income, if any, to the following year. Homeowners across each district voted with an overwhelming majority to approve IRS Revenue Ruling 70-604, with 727 votes to approve and 51 votes to deny. Read more about IRS Revenue Ruling 70-604 here >>
A big “thank you” to every resident who took the time to vote in this year’s election. We received a record number of votes and are very excited to welcome the newly elected individuals to the IHCA Board of Directors, joining the existing members of districts 2, 4, and 6. Thank you to all our board members for volunteering their time to serve this community.
