Per the governing documents of the Stone Oak Property Owners Association, there will be an Annual Meeting of the membership at 7:00PM on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.  The meeting will take place at the Club at Sonterra, 901 E. Sonterra Blvd, San Antonio, TX 78258.  At the meeting, two Stone Oak commercial property owners and two Stone Oak residential property owners will be elected to the Board, each to serve for a two-year term.  A Call for Candidates was placed in the Stone Oak POA newsletter and posted on the Stone Oak POA website at www.StoneOakPOA.com.  Information regarding the meeting was mailed to all Stone Oak property owners in early March.

 

 

John Kiser (residential candidate)  Mr. Kiser has been a Stone Oak property owner for the past 18 years, and served as Vice-President of the SOPOA Board of Directors during his last six terms, 2011-2024.  He is a Certified Master Naturalist, and serves as the SOPOA Aesthetics Committee Chairman.  He also serves as ARC Chairman for his neighborhood HOA, Canyon Rim.  His knowledge is an asset in areas of water conservation and ecological issues, as he helps to ensure the Stone Oak community is up-to-date with the most current conservation ideas and procedures.  He has worked hard to help educate the Board, the Management Company personnel, and the Stone Oak community by assisting in the coordination and development of the past Stone Oak POA Rain Barrel Workshops, and current Arbor Day events.  He has represented Stone Oak at national Master Naturalist events, and given lectures on the conservation work Stone Oak has utilized to better the community.  He has also taken the time to reach out to media and SAWS to ensure they too understand Stone Oak's achievements.  His personal contacts through his certification, and his continued support of the POA management office staff, prove to be assets to everyone.  Mr. Kiser would like to continue to serve on the Board of Directors, assisting with the overseeing of the organic compost and fertilizer projects, ensuring tree canopy preservation, and continuing with water conservation education and efforts.

 

Carolyn Miller  (residential candidate)  Dr. Miller has served on the Stone Oak POA Board of Directors since her appointment in 2024.  She would like to return to continue her work for the Stone Oak POA Community.  A long-time resident of Sonterra, Dr. Miller has volunteered within the Stone Oak POA Community for years.  After 23+ years of service in the Air Force, Dr. Miller is a retired Air Force Colonel, retired Department of the Army and Veteran’s Affairs Hospital federal civilian employee, and a current college professor teaching Anatomy and Physiology to future health care professionals.  She believes in giving back to help support communities and their residents.  She has served on the Sonterra HOA Neighborhood Representative Committee for the Highlands, Stone Oak POA Neighborhood Representative Committee for the Sonterra HOA, Board member for the Alamo Regional Science and Engineering Fair, member of the Scientific Review Committee member for the Alamo Regional Science and Engineering Fair which advances students to the state and international competitions, Judge for the Texas Science and Engineering Fair, and  Assistant Chair for the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. March of Dimes Stork’s Nest Program.  She has over 40 years of experience leading large operational groups of people and managing large, diverse organizations, and is committed to public community service.

 

Barbara Maldonado (residential candidate) Ms. Maldonado has served on Boards over the past 20 years, always looking for input from people with varying experience, education and perspective to ensure a community’s common interest. As a first time Stone Oak POA Board member, her goal would be to build relationships and trust with other Board members and our community.  She believes her experience working at Rackspace, and her experience on the Stone Oak Elementary PTA Board, has provided her tools to “dig in” to details while being fair, honest, transparent, and adapt to change with the goal of preserving property values.

 

Donnie Ferguson (residential candidate) Mr. Ferguson has lived in the Stone Oak community for eight years.  He has twenty-five years’ experience working in residential and commercial construction, fourteen years working with homeowner and property management requirements, explicitly within the Sonterra HOA.  His business is in Stone Oak, and he states he has submitted over 1,000 ARC submittals to various Associations.  As a first time Stone Oak POA Board member, his goal would be to ensure the Board follows HOA law and help his community with their properties and businesses.

 

 

Stone Oak 17 (TX) LLC (iHeartMedia) - Appointed Representative:  Ted Turner (commercial candidate) Mr. Turner has been employed by IHeartMedia (formerly Clear Channel) for over 27 years, 15 of those in his current position of facilities director for the corporate service center on Stone Oak Parkway.  He has previous experience in radio engineering, as well as technology development and implementation at many radio, studio, and transmitter sites.  He has served on the Stone Oak POA Board of Directors since 2021, and looks forward to continuing his service to the Stone Oak POA Community.

 

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints - Appointed Representative:  Scott Sowards  (commercial candidate)  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints owns several properties within Stone Oak boundaries, and has appointed Mr. Sowards as their representative.  Mr. Sowards has been serving as the appointed representative for the Church on Stone Oak POA Board of Directors for the past ten years.  His knowledge and long-running support of the Stone Oak community has been appreciated.  Mr. Sowards would like to continue serving Stone Oak residents, helping ensure the community maintains its unique qualities, making it one of the most desired communities within San Antonio.