Meet The Board
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Ocean View, Hawaii 96704 - (808) 939-7033
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Marilynn Rose
PresidentMarilynn grew up in Washington, and attended high school and college in Portland, OR. She has been heavily involved in community service projects throughout her adult life, including serving as Mayor of Bridgeport WA. She loves all aspects of botany, and in 1991 she and her husband Rick started growing and selling organic peaches, apricots and nectarines, selling to customers throughout WA. They have 4 children and 9 grandchildren. In 2018 Marilynn and Rickmoved to OV and built a new home.

Suzanne Reiter
Vice PresidentOriginally from MN, Suzanne moved to Ocean View from Texas, where she had a long career as a legal secretary. She's been an OVCA member since 2018 and has served a Secretary, Treasurer, VP and President. She has also volunteered at many various events at the community center. She attended two years at Tarrant County Junior College in Fort Worth, Texas. Suzanne has a daughter who lives near Hilo. She enjoys walking, reading, dancing, volunteering, movies, and visiting with her daughter.

Jenny Sorensen
SecretaryJenny was raised in Palmer, AK, and graduated from Palmer HS in 1984. She taught English, art and music in Anchorage for 9 years and then taught all middle and high school subjects in a small Russian school in Homer, AK for 11 years, when she retired. Her background education/work history is in office skills, literature, writing, art, music, world history, religions, and computer programs. She and her husband Kent have two amazing kids (Ithaca is 30, and Parker is 29). Her hobbies are painting, drawing, reading, playing piano and ukulele, swimming, hiking and dabbling in the garden, and REALLY enjoys her volunteer work at OVCA.

Claudia Bird
DirectorClaudia grew up in Oakland, California. She went off to college in Hawaii, where she was trained in early child development and teaching. As an adult, she has mostly lived in rural Northern CA and in Hawaii.. She's been a yoga instructor for many years, and moved to OV because she likes the healthy vibe. She leads yoga classes at the community center, and works with kids and the local schools. She has six grown children. She loves reading, art, music, gardening and animals.

Richard Rogers
DirectorRichard moved to Kona from L.A. In 1987, then to Ocean View in 1989. He bought a house that was not for sale, and had no money. He contacted the owner and asked if he would sell, and carry the paper. He said yes and the rest is history. He is retired and worked in Banking & Real Estate for many years but did many other things as well. He says he knows a little bit about a lot of things, but not a lot about anything. He is married for 27 years, no children, and looks forward to serving our community.