Sheilah Brust retired from the New York State Governor’s Office of Employee Relations where she worked for 18 years. Prior experience included 18 years in private industry. Community involvement involved 10 years coaching grades 7 through 12 cheerleading at the local high school. Currently, Sheilah works part time preparing tax returns for a New York company. Sheilah and her husband have owned timeshares since 1984.
Sherida Nett has a BFA in Visual Art. For 20 years she home schooled her five children which included Market Gardening through a Farmer’s Market Association in Duluth MN.
Sherida and her husband are still Market Gardeners supplying produce to the local community and grocery stores. As a writer for a local newspaper, she wrote feature articles and a faith column called Through God’s Lens.
She holds a Florida Real Estate License and currently works as a Transaction Coordinator for True Timeshare Realty Inc.
Branden Boyak has worked in the electronics industry for more than 40 years. He began his career in the U.S. Navy and has been in the industry ever since. Branded has been involved with many facet of industry from Military Defense for surface ships, In-Flight Entertainment for commercial aircraft, and missile defense to help major contributors in the industry select the right component for the right task being in space or under the ocean, and even creating new components necessary to complete the task.
Christine Bulot was born in New Orleans, LA and attended the University of New Orleans to obtain her BS and MS in biology and genetics, respectively, and Ph.D. in biomedical sciences from Tulane Medical School. She currently oversees clinical labs in the state of Texas, adores animals and rescues whomever she can.
Janie Workman and her husband are dedicated timeshare owners of both legacy and points and love to travel and make use of all of them! Growing up, my family moved from coast to coast and north and south. I have visited all 50 states and a few countries in Europe, Asia, Central America and the Middle East. I’m a retired IT consultant living in Northern California for 40 plus years. I have been involved with timeshare since 1977 and have extensive knowledge of different timeshare systems and their strengths and weaknesses. I’m currently engaged with various advocacy groups helping timeshare owners achieve their goals.
Irene Parker retired from Edward Jones after opening the company’s first Big Island Hawaii office. She then volunteered her time as a CASA worker before becoming a paid supervisor, writing and editing court reports on behalf of children in foster care in an effort to help judges and interested parties make the best determination for the outcome of a child in state care. CASA volunteers are the child’s voice in court. She also served as the manager for Duval County, Jacksonville, Florida Senior Vs Crime office, a special project of the Office of the Florida Attorney General. Irene holds an MBA and a CFP (inactive), and a Florida real estate license.
Denise Mecke, is an avid traveler with 20+ years’ experience in the timeshare industry. She has served in various sales-related capacities in the timeshare industry. Denise has a passion for establishing and upholding integrity in sales and customer service as an integral part of the timeshare marketing, sales and lending processes to ensure that timeshare buyers have the best timeshare experience affordable. She feels establishing accountability and transparency through regulatory and legislative changes are necessary and tantamount to effective change.
Gary Hardin worked in the electrical industry for 40+ years in sales, customer service, lighting and project management. He is a Navy Vietnam Veteran and avid golfer. He has an associates degree in computer programming and has been building web sites for more than 10 years. He has held board positions with organizations that work to provide workforce housing, provided guidance to local government on building a new county justice center. He was a board president of a neighborhood advocate group.
Jake Bercu was a Management Consultant for companies seeking a tight integration of staff, technology, and processes to achieve excellence in planning and execution. Seeking new experiences while traveling led us to the timeshare Industry. For the last fifteen years I have worked to elevate and restore the value proposition for legacy resort deeded Owners while watching the Pure Point Systems over-promise and under-deliver and blemish the whole timeshare industry. As President and Treasurer of Tahoe Beach and Ski Resort, a Non-Profit organization, I have been a strong proponent of protecting our resort and others legacy resorts from takeovers by For-Profit organizations.