Meet the 2025 Board Candidates

Sandra Christenson

I have been a homeowner in DVRC for 3 years. My husband and I decided to become “snowbirds” after retiring in 2021. We picked this community because it is 55+, the neighborhood is quiet, the homes are well-maintained, and the neighbors are our kind of folks.

In my working life, I spent 12 years doing academic research at the university and then marketing for Mattel Toy Company in Europe. In 1980 my dad and brother asked me to return home and take over the leadership of the family corporation in South Dakota, so I have a good grounding in sales and marketing, corporate contracts, personnel and workers’ compensation issues, health & benefit administration, employee handbooks, etc. Our wholesale distribution business was active in 7 states with over 100 employees. We built, bought, sold, and maintained many buildings; the logistics of our trucking and warehousing operations evolved over the years. After 40 years, my brother and I called it a day due to health issues, so this is a new chapter for me and my husband.

In SD I had been appointed to local city and university boards and state advisory boards and worked with many non-profits, primarily updating their by-laws, policies and procedures, and job descriptions, and doing some fundraising along the way. On a national level, I have been on supplier, manufacturer, and distributor boards, and was invited to join the National Women’s Business Council in Washington, DC.

In this final chapter, I feel the Dreamland Villa Subdivision is at a crossroads and the 55+ status needs to be supported before it is too late. I am not into legacy building or power trips. I just want to share my expertise with a community that makes this final chapter in most residents lives a caring and rewarding experience.

Pat Clark

Hello, my name is Pat Clark. I have lived in Dreamland Villa since September 2010. I have been running the Lapidary shop since October 2011. I previously served on the DVRC board of directors from October 2014 until July 2017. Part of that time I served as president of the board.

I have decided it is time to step up for our community again. Having been on the board before, I know what it takes to be a board member. I am currently an interim director, filling one of the seats that was vacated due to resignations on the board.

I came to Dreamland Villa from Sacramento, California after being put on social security disability with some heart issues back in December of 2009. I couldn’t afford to live in California anymore, and I remembered from my time at Automotive School in Glendale that this area had a bunch of 55+ neighborhoods. I searched online and found a home for rent here in Dreamland Villa. I came out, looked at the place, and immediately fell in love with this community. Since moving here, I have been proud to be a part of making DVRC what it is for all members, and I hope I can get your vote.

Bob Westall

My name is Robert “Bob” Westall and I have chosen to run as a candidate for the Dreamland Villa board of directors. My wife Betty and I chose to buy our retirement home in Dreamland seventeen years ago. We were encouraged to do so by family who were already residing here. We haven’t found it at all difficult to trade South Dakota winters with Arizona.

I have been active in many various volunteer programs/projects here in Dreamland Villa. I have volunteered in the woodworking shop for all of our time here and continue to be a monitor there to this day. My wife and I enjoy living in this 55+ community, there are so many opportunities to participate in, with individual interests and hobbies as well as to become acquainted with the great people who also have chosen Dreamland Villa as their home.