A First-Class Resort. An Independent Board. Fair Representation for Every Owner.
Seascape is a special community. We believe its future depends on a successful resort, strong property values, and an independent HOA Board that represents every owner.
We believe new leadership is needed to secure that future.
Vote Yes on the Recall
A SUCCESSFUL RESORT AND AN INDEPENDENT HOA
We support a successful resort, a strong commercial operation, and a rental program that owners may choose to join. Those goals benefit the entire Seascape community.
We also believe the HOA must remain independent, protect the interests of all residential owners, and make decisions through a fair and transparent process.
Supporting the resort and protecting owners are not competing goals. Seascape needs both.
A NEW BOARD SHOULD
Represent Every Owner Fairly. Owners inside and outside the resort rental program should have confidence that their interests are heard and respected.
Protect Property Rights and Property Values. Board decisions should safeguard lawful owner choices and the long-term value of every property.
Work Constructively With the Commercial Operator. A strong HOA and a successful resort benefit the entire community. The Board should work cooperatively with SRL or any successor while exercising independent judgment on behalf of residential owners.
Follow the Governing Documents and Applicable Requirements. Owners should be able to rely on the Board to act consistently with the Association’s governing documents and other applicable obligations.
Communicate Before Major Decisions Are Made. Owners deserve timely information, clear explanations, and a meaningful opportunity to be heard.
Use Enforcement Reasonably. Practical solutions should be considered before escalating to fines, lawyers, or litigation.
Spend Association Funds Responsibly. HOA resources should be used carefully and with an eye toward reducing avoidable legal expense and conflict.
Rebuild Trust and Cooperation. Seascape will be stronger when owners, the Board, and the commercial operation can work together with greater confidence and mutual respect.
Vote Yes on the Recall
Vote For All Five Candidates
MEET THE FIVE CANDIDATES
Five independent candidates. One shared commitment to the entire Seascape community.
We come from different backgrounds and bring different experience to the Board, but we share a common goal: a successful resort, an independent HOA, fair representation for every owner, responsible stewardship of Association resources, and a more transparent and cooperative Seascape community.
Amr Eissa
Amr Eissa and his family have been part of the Seascape community for nearly three decades, owning units at the resort since 1996 and 1997. He has previously served as both Vice President and President of the SROA Board and has remained actively involved in issues affecting owners and the resort.
During his prior service on the SROA Board, including a term as President, Amr was involved in the selection of GB Group for the SB 326 balcony inspection and compliance program and has supported the ongoing balcony rehabilitation effort. That experience gave him firsthand involvement in one of the most significant projects facing Seascape. Professionally, Amr is President and CEO of ICG Inc., an angel investor, and a business consultant, with extensive experience in strategic planning, governance, financial oversight, risk management, and long-term value creation.
Amr believes SROA should protect property values, manage Association resources responsibly, follow its governing documents and applicable requirements, and communicate openly with owners. He supports collaborative, professional leadership that will help preserve Seascape as a premier coastal resort and a community owners are proud to be part of.
Brandon DaValle
Brandon DaValle, his wife Rebecca, and their five daughters have been part of the Seascape community since 2022. They own a two-bedroom unit on the south bluff that they rent through the SRL Rental Pool. Brandon and his family value the Seascape resort experience and seek every opportunity to return to a place they consider home.
Brandon was born and raised in Santa Cruz before leaving for college. After college, he served for 12 years in the U.S. Navy as both a flight surgeon and anesthesiologist. He deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom with a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter squadron and also served on Expeditionary Resuscitative Surgical Teams. After leaving the Navy, Brandon and his family settled in Danville, California.
Brandon believes Seascape can provide an exceptional resort experience while protecting the property rights and interests of residential owners. He supports a strong commercial operation, clear and transparent communication, and innovative solutions consistent with the CC&Rs, court orders, and applicable laws. His goal is to help modernize and strengthen the Seascape experience for all owners while building a more cooperative community.
Brandon has volunteered to serve the Seascape Resort community in the tradition of the many owners who have generously given their time and experience to Board service.
David Hillier
David Hillier has owned at Seascape since 2023 and holds three units at the resort. He came to Seascape for the setting and stayed for the community, and he and his family still spend as much time there as possible. David believes Seascape is a special place worth protecting and strengthening for current owners and the families who will follow.
Because he owns more than one unit, David has seen from the inside how Association decisions actually land — on assessments, on maintenance, on the ability to rent and enjoy a unit, and on property values. He has spent considerable time studying Seascape’s governing documents, its zoning framework, and the rights that came with ownership, and just as much time talking with fellow owners about what those documents mean in practice. He has been direct with the Board when he disagreed with it, and he believes owners are entitled to expect the same directness in return.
David’s priorities are practical: honest and timely communication before major decisions rather than after; careful stewardship of Association finances, especially during a period of large assessments and continuing legal expense; keeping the property safe and well maintained; and a Board that respects the rights every owner acquired with their unit, however they choose to use it.
If elected, David would bring the perspective of an owner with a substantial stake in Seascape’s long-term success, a willingness to do the work, and a commitment to treating fellow owners as neighbors rather than adversaries. His goal is a Board that owners can trust — one that listens, explains itself, and holds every party at Seascape to a high standard.
John Martin
John Martin is a Seascape Beach Resort owner who believes the community needs independent leadership, greater transparency, responsible financial management, and a renewed effort to bring owners together. He is running for the SROA Board because he believes decisions affecting property rights, major expenditures, and the future of the resort should be made carefully, openly, and with meaningful input from owners.
John supports the self-rental rights provided in Seascape’s governing documents while also recognizing the importance of maintaining resort standards and adequately funding common-area maintenance and services. He believes major projects such as the balcony reconstruction program should be managed through clear requirements, competitive bidding, defined schedules, careful cost control, and regular communication with owners.
John is also concerned about the continuing legal disputes affecting Seascape and the cost and uncertainty they create for the community. He believes the Board should seek practical, fiscally responsible solutions that protect owner rights and produce durable results rather than prolonging division and conflict.
If elected, John would bring independent judgment, open dialogue, and a collaborative approach to the Board. He is not aligned with any faction and believes every owner deserves to be heard regardless of how they choose to use or manage their property. His goal is to restore confidence in SROA governance, protect property values, improve Seascape’s amenities, and help move the community toward greater cooperation and unity.
Doug Weller
Doug Weller and his wife, Frances, purchased their Seascape Resort unit in 2024 as both an investment and a place to enjoy the resort and community. Their Spa unit consists of two studios, one rented through SRL’s rental pool and the other through an independent property manager. This has given Doug experience with issues affecting owners who use different approaches to managing their properties.
Professionally, Doug is a retired Silicon Valley attorney with more than 40 years of legal experience, primarily representing technology companies and entrepreneurs. He currently serves on the HOA board of the community where he and Frances live and has also been a small-scale real estate investor for many years.
Doug believes Seascape’s divisions can be reduced by focusing on the interests owners share: a well-maintained property, an excellent resort experience, opportunities for both residential and commercial owners to prosper, and strong property values. He supports careful decision-making, fiscal responsibility, transparency, fair treatment, and solutions consistent with applicable law, the CC&Rs, and court orders. His goal is to help rebuild trust and bring a balanced, professional, and cooperative approach to the Board.
WHY CHANGE IS NEEDED
A recall should not be based simply on disagreement with individual Board decisions. We are asking owners to vote yes because the present Board has pursued a direction that affects owner rights, Board independence, Association finances, and confidence in SROA governance.
The Board Has Supported Restrictions on Owner Rental Choices. Major policies developed during the current Board’s tenure would sharply limit the ability of owners to rent or manage their own units independently and would place substantially greater control over residential rentals in the hands of the commercial operator. Decisions affecting such fundamental ownership rights deserve especially careful scrutiny and broad owner participation.
Major Decisions Have Moved Forward Without Enough Owner Participation. Owners have repeatedly raised questions about rental rights, management requirements, access, locks, enforcement, and the effect of recent agreements and court proceedings. Too often, owners have been asked to respond after important positions have already been taken rather than being meaningfully involved before those decisions were made.
The Board Has Relied Too Heavily on Enforcement and Legal Processes. Disagreements that might have been reduced through earlier communication, practical compromise, and owner involvement have instead contributed to continuing legal conflict and division within the community. Legal disputes are paid for by all owners, and Association funds spent on avoidable conflicts are funds that cannot be used to maintain and improve Seascape.
The Board Has Not Provided Enough Confidence in Its Independence. SROA exists to represent all the owners. The Board should work constructively with the commercial operator, but it must exercise its own independent judgment when the interests of the commercial operation and residential owners differ. Every residential owner should be confident that SROA is protecting the rights and interests of the community as a whole.
The Result Has Been Growing Division Rather Than Greater Cooperation. Seascape should not be divided between rental-pool owners and independent owners, residential owners and the commercial operator, or one group of neighbors and another. Yet the present course has produced increasing distrust, uncertainty, legal conflict, and concern about the future direction of the Association.
We believe Seascape needs a change in leadership because continuing on the present course will deepen those problems. A new Board can support a successful resort and commercial operation while remaining independent, protecting owner rights and property values, controlling avoidable expense, and rebuilding cooperation throughout the Seascape community.
Vote Yes on the Recall
Vote For All Five Candidates
ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF WHY CHANGE IS NEEDED
On August 5, the Board adopted a new Enforcement Policy and Schedule of Fines affecting every owner. A policy of this significance should have been adopted only after clear communication, meaningful homeowner input, and appropriate safeguards.
Within approximately two weeks, more than 5% of the membership petitioned to have the policy reversed. The question will now appear on the October 8 ballot.
We believe the policy should be reversed and reconsidered through a more open and careful process. The manner in which it was adopted is another example of why a change in Board leadership is needed.