contributors
BIOGRAPHIES
jeff gilmour
For the past 20 years, Jeff Gilmour has
realised savings of over R3 million per annum
been assisting networking bodies, national
by implementing best practices. Developed and
committees and stakeholder groups,
implemented management systems that ensure
as well as sector training authorities,
sound decision-making. Designed structures of
national standards bodies, government
good governance that are directly aligned to the
departments and employer bodies, in
fiduciary responsibilities of directors of boards
areas of collaboration, the generation of
of directors. These results are documented in
national standards and qualifications, and the
published case studies.
formalisation of agreements.
Jeff is the President of the Association of
More recently, Jeff has been integrally involved in
Residential Communities, Director of the Community
the residential community industry, having headed
Associations Institute of South Africa and executive
up very successful action committees on two large
member of the Residential Community Council.
residential estates in Gauteng.
He is also a member of the World Congress on
Community Association Management (TWCCAM)
He has also served as chairman of the board
and the international Foundation for Community
of directors of one of the largest golf estates in
Association Research. He received the Community
Gauteng and pioneered best practices as executive
Associations Institute Rising Star award in 2010
manager for the homeowners’ association. Through
for community association leadership.
his passion, commitment and competence as a
community development practitioner, Jeff has;
Kelly Richardson
Kelly G Richardson is managing partner
Legislative Action Committee and Director of its
of Richardson Harman Ober PC, a real
Orange County chapter.
estate law firm with offices in southern
California. He has advised common-
A licensed real estate broker, he is a member
interest communities for 27 of his 33
of the California Association of Realtors and its
years in law practice.
Homeownership Housing Committee and Legal
He is the National President of the Community
Associations Institute (CAI) and is serving his third
term as a CAI national trustee. He is a fellow of
the College of Community Association Lawyers,
Affairs Forum. He is an associate in the American
Board of Trial Advocates, and has received an
AV Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review rating, the
highest rating available.
and has served as President of its Greater
Kelly has for many years authored “HOA
Los Angeles chapter, Chair of CAI’s California
Homefront”, a weekly column on common-interest