Leadership
Setting The Path for Our Future
The Meadows Community Association (MCA) is the Master Association of The Meadows. The MCA owns all the common property, inclusive of the three golf courses, Tennis Complex, fitness facility, and clubhouse.
The Meadows Country Club is an independent private club managed by a Board of Governors.
The MCA maintains within the common area roads, sidewalks, landscaping, ponds, open space, and street lights.
All members of the 52 independent condominium and homeowners’ association communities of The Meadows are members of the Master Association, and share in the cost to maintain these common area properties through assessments.
The MCA is governed by a nine-member Board of Directors which has full authority to set assessments, make policies, operational decisions and amend community governing documents. It is one of the broadest ranging master communities to be found. Learn more about The Meadows strategic plan.
2024 – 2025 Board of Directors
The Board of Directors meet on the second Thursday of each month, (except August) at 2 PM.
All residents are invited to attend.
Check The Meadoword back calendar or contact the MCA at 941-377-2300.
OFFICERS :Chris Perone—President, Tom Bondur—Vice President,
Alex Peake—Secretary, Melvin Sykes—Treasurer .
DIRECTORS: Don Breece, Michelle Johnston, Marilyn Maleckas, Mark Pienkos, and Fernado Viteri
CHRIS PERONE - President
Four years ago, on an extended holiday visit, Chris Perone saw The Meadows for the first time. He was in awe of the lush greenery, scenic bike trails, tennis and pickleball courts, as well as The Club. It was easy to imagine next phase of life taking place in The Meadows – amongst blue skies and the warm Floridian sunshine. Even after he returned to New York, his life-long home, The Meadows continued to speak to him. The Meadows was to be his new home. Chris served as President and Vice President of The Meadows Homeowners Alliance and worked to connect homeowners in innovative, communal ways that are meaningful. He served on the Standards Committee; assuring that The Meadows never loses that special alure (the same alure that attracted him to The Meadows), Pickleball Committee and the Board Liaison for The Meadows Shopping Village. Chris believes that in The Meadows its easy to feel the sense of belonging, that is what makes The Meadows unlike any other place in the world.
TOM BONDUR - Vice President
Tom Bondur moved to Sarasota after retirement in 2014. He and his wife, Cynthia, have lived in The Meadows since 2017. His family has lived in the Sarasota area for over 25 years. Over the years, he visited frequently and has seen the community grow and change. Tom grew up in the Hudson Valley region of New York state. His wife grew up in Dayton, Ohio. They met as graduate students in the San Francisco Bay area of California. They spent their professional lives in California. Tom worked in the software industry, specializing in database systems and business intelligence reporting tools. Early in his career, he worked in psychology research, city government, and college instruction. He holds degrees in Philosophy, English, and Computer Science. He is a veteran application developer, product manager, technical writer, and trainer. He is a published author/editor of multiple books and articles on database administration and Java/SQL programming. He was a member of Eclipse Business Intelligence Reporting Tools (BIRT) development team at Actuate. Other employers include Oracle, Sybase, and IBM/lnformix. Since moving to The Meadows, Tom has served as a volunteer on the Maintenance, Standards, and Long-Range Planning Committees. Tom was also the Secretary on the MCA Board of Directors, and worked on special projects including; the 2022 resident survey, compiling an infrastructure catalog with inspection notes for tracking maintenance tasks and most recent the Oral History Project for The Meadows 50th Anniversary.
ALEX PEAKE. -Secretary
MELVIN SYKES - Treasurer
I retired from the Army as a lieutenant colonel after two tours of active service totaling 20 years. My assignments included leading a rifle platoon in Vietnam and serving in a variety of other command and staff assignments in Europe and the United States. Between my two periods of service on active duty, I served in the Army Reserve, taught high school social studies and coached cross country. During my final active duty assignment, I went to law school at night and, after retiring from the Army, I practiced law mostly representing organizations who support the U.S. armed forces. In addition to my law degree, I have a masters degree in public administration.
My wife, Joanne, and I moved from Maryland to Sarasota in 2014 and lived in a high rise condo building for 8 years. There, I served as the association board president, finance and maintenance committee chairs. I also chaired the Downtown Sarasota Condo Association Zoning Committee for 6 years. Until recently, I served on The College of New Jersey
Foundation Board and chaired its audit committee.
We moved to The Meadows three years ago and very much love living in this beautiful community.
DONALD BREECE - Director
My wife Mary and I have been blessed to own our home in The Meadows since 2014. We became Florida residents in 2024 and are excited to get more involved in our beloved community.
After graduation from GA Tech with a BS in Industrial Management, I enjoyed a 25year career in plastic raw material sales with multinational companies before starting my own business in the same industry in 2003 which I still operate.
In 2011 Mary and I founded an inner-city youth ministry in Akron, OH that focused on ending generational poverty through mentoring, education, and work program. I served as volunteer Executive Director of the $300,000/yr non-profit for 11 years responsible for managing day-to-day operations, 7 part-time staff and 20 volunteers, program development, volunteer recruitment, community outreach, fundraising, financial reporting, annual budgeting, and developing/implement a 5-year ministry strategy with the Board.
I am honored to be elected to serve our community; committed to fulfilling my duties with transparency; promoting a process allowing ALL voices to be heard and weighed in BOD decisions/actions that represent the best interest of the community. My goal is to optimize all of our community assets, including our residents’ plethora of intellectual property towards the goal of maintaining our coveted greenspace, preserving property values, and ensuring a reasonable return on investment for our sports/entertaining facilities. Our 50th Anniversary began with remnants of some disunity and debt, let’s end our Jubilee year in celebration of unification and financial strength. Together we can make The Meadows bloom again!
MICHELLE JOHNSTON - Director
After retiring from a deanship and starting an LLC in Michigan, Dr. Michelle Johnston moved to The Meadows because of the environment, lifestyle, and home values. The Meadows residents reported in the 2022 Meadows Community Association (MCA) Survey, that those three qualities were important. Michelle has given presentations in her area of expertise in nine states, and also worked in South America, Asia, and Europe. She served on five community-based philanthropic boards through which she learned the importance of fiscal management, strategic planning, communication, survey research, collaboration, and trying innovative ideas. Michelle, a member of The Meadows Community Country Club, believes in community engagement, which she evidences through participating on the Meadows Homeowners Association Board (MHOA) as former Membership Chair, President, and MHOA columnist for the Meadoword. She volunteered for the MCA Activities and Events Committee, MCA Assembly, Survey Committee, and Emergency Preparedness Committee, participated in auditing the MCA annual voting, and planted aquatic plants.
MARILYN MALECKAS - Director
Marilyn Maleckas has been a Meadows resident for 28 years and has served on The Meadows Community Association (MCA) Board as president, vice president and secretary. She is currently a volunteer Chair of the MCA Capital Planning and Finance Committee, a member of the Strategic Planning Working Group and is a board liaison from the MCA to The Meadows Country Club. She has also served on The Meadows Country Club Board of Governors as secretary, and the Social and Food and Beverage Committee Chair. She has volunteered with Saint Jude Finance committee, St. Jude Gala Fundraising Committee, Senior Friendship Center Gala, Fundraising Committee Chair, special project within the MCA. Her career at Honeywell spanned several disciplines including marketing, strategic planning, communications, and project management. Marilyn’s real estate knowledge contributes to her support of property values through the renaissance of the community.
MARK PIENKOS - Director
Mark’s strengths are based on his 45 years as an educator and school administrator. These include human relations, budgetary and listening skills. Mark organized and leads the Hot Stove League – “Let’s Talk Sports” discussion group here in The Meadows. He and his wife Ann are involved in many aspects of our Association and community. Mark earned a Doctorate in Education, Specialist Certificate in Administrative Leadership, plus Masters and Bachelors Degrees in Education.
