Candidate: Lawrence J Patron
Closed: May, 2007
Unit # 226
Permanent Residence: Yes


On the reason for running for the VB1224 Homeowner board: I feel that a board of owners that live in the building and participate in the decision making will be able to accomplish more, be more efficient, and better serve the homeowners. I want to improve our building by making sure the people that are impacted are the ones making the decisions and representing the residents. I believe that I would be a good candidate because I possess a variety of business experience as well as a strong desire to enhance our community.


Qualifications: I am a graduate of the University of Notre Dame with a BBS in MIS. I currently work at a financial services company where I am a certified project manager in the IT department. I setup the original Internet message board for the building as well as the new vb1224.info website. I am experienced in running large projects and communicating, organizing and working on a variety of different initiatives simultaneously.






Candidate: Janice M. Pietraszek
Closed on: April of 2007
Unit # 326
Permanent Residence: Yes


On the reason for running for the VB1224 Homeowner board: I would like to serve on the board because I want to take a very pro-active role to ensure growth, improvement and increased value in our building. My aim is to make it a better, safer and more comfortable place to live. And I truly believe that this can be accomplished through a strong, consolidated team effort of elected board members. I am an extremely fair and empathetic individual who possesses a strong work ethic and is dedicated to representing your concerns.

Qualifications: I have attended a seminar which discussed responsibilities of condo homeowners. I currently work for Royal Bank of Scotland in foreign exchange and truly know the value of timelines and constraints, budgetary analysis and the service industry. I am a native Chicagoan and enjoy living in the heart of this city very much.



Candidate: Joe Kurtzke
Closed on: October 2007
Unit # 319
Permanent Residence: Yes

On the reason for running for the VB1224 Homeowner board: I would like to serve on the board because I feel when condo owners play an active roll in the buildings management, things tend to get done better because owners have a personal interest. The condo association, with an active Board, increases the sense of community for its owners. A sense of accomplishment will be shared when the tasks are accomplished through a teamwork approach. I believe I would be an excellent candidate, since I am passionate about my surroundings and I do not want a deterioration of the value of our home, and I would like to build a team of owners to insure safety, value for our dollars, and a cohesive community.

Qualifications: I am a graduate of John Marshall Law School and have a masters in tax from Northern Illinois University. Currently I am the Chief Council of a local company. My roots are in Chicago and I am passionate about the city, my work and my home.




Candidate: Travis O. Johnson
Closed on: October of 2007
Unit #: 809
Permanent Residence: Yes

On the reason for running for the VB1224 Homeowner board: To not only protect everyone’s home values but to increase them over the long term. If elected I will do everything I can to protect your investment and make everyones home a better place.

Qualifications: I have served on 3 boards so I am very familiar with standard board procedures. Additionally I have attended seminars run by the state which covered such things as condo association rules/responsibilities and developer board turnover. I have been working to improve the building through my efforts on the Finance Committee. Most notable the committee called attention to the Developers use of Reserve Funds. The developer has since returned those funds with interest.



Candidate: Robyne Hart
Closed on: April 2008
Unit #: 824
Permanent Residence: Yes

On the reason for running for the VB1224 Homeowner board: I am interested creating a transparent decision making processin making and finding ways for homeowners to be better informed of issues affecting the building.

Qualifications: I am currently a business professor and have taught in higher education for the last ten years. Prior to entering academia, I worked in the financial services industry, most recently, as the VP of Operations for a midsized regional financial institution in southern Indiana. I have served on several boards of directors and have solid organizational skills that will assist the newly formed condo association to be effective for the good of the homeowners.

Board Nominations

To All vb 1224 Homeowners:

First, on behalf of all of the nominees, I would like to thank all of you that have placed your trust and faith in us to start our building's condo association off on the right foot. On this blog we will be posting all of our minutes for the meetings, so that you, the homeowners, are always informed. As most of us stressed in the meeting last night, we strongly believe in a transparent board, one that all homeowners will be able to have trust in. If you have any questions just post a comment and I assure you that the Board will take all of the feedback from the homeowners into consideration when doing all future actions. Again, thank you for the vote of confidence and remember to vote for these five members when the building officially turns over.

Robyne Hart
Joe Kurtzke
Travis Johnson
Larry Patron
Janice Pietraszek