Meet the Team
The Outpost Neighborhood Association Officers and Directors (the “Board”) is comprised of unpaid volunteers that are residents in Outpost Estates.
The Board is elected each January by Outpost Neighborhood Association current benefactors for a one year term. The Board meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30pm. Click here to see a calendar of upcoming meetings and events.
2024 Officers
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Hi, I’m Andrea Falco! My husband, John, 3 adult children (20, 22, 25), 1 girlfriend and 4 dogs moved to California in October, 2021. Originally from NY, we raised our kids in NJ, spent 3 years in Dallas, when on a whim decided Los Angeles was our next chapter.
Why Outpost Estates? We found the perfect house, in a beautiful walking friendly neighborhood, close to everything!
I appointed myself Membership Chair because making connections, making people feel heard and welcome are very important to me. Then within a short period of time, the President Position became available and I stepped up to the plate. My energy and enthusiasm will hopefully be contagious, as we move forward with our goals.
I, also, currently volunteer at the Emergency Room at Cedars Sinai. When I am not traveling, I am visiting friends and family, cooking, entertaining, walking and hiking or exploring and dining out.
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Born in Iowa, Ben Nunemaker moved to Santa Monica in 2010, followed by Outpost Estates in 2023. Ben serves as Vice President for the Outpost Neighborhood Association (ONA). He supports other associations and organizations, in an attempt to build and support the community.
Technology is his professional area of focus, while music and concerts are a preferred type of entertainment. With a bias toward living the good life, he seeks new adventures, food, and entertainment around the greater Southern California area, in addition to during worldly travels.
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Chris Wintrode is a homeowner in Outpost Estates and serves as the Outpost Neighborhood Association (ONA) Treasurer and Director of Traffic & Safety. Chris is an active stakeholder and fierce advocate for solving issues that affect our neighborhood. Chris represents ONA on the Hollywood Bowl Community Advisory group and engages with neighbors and stakeholders to reduce neighborhood speeding, thru traffic, and stop sign violations and increase neighborhood awareness of and deter future crime activity in the neighborhood.
Chris is an impact-driven business operations leader with a strong background in corporate law and significant experience leading commercial transactions and negotiations for billion-dollar companies. Chris currently works as a Hospital Administrator for Stanford University’s hospital in The Bay Area and has been active in the COVID-19 community testing and vaccination efforts both where he works and here in Los Angeles.
Chris obtained his Juris Doctor, Certificate in Health Law and Master of Health Administration from Saint Louis University and his Bachelor of Arts from Beloit College where he studied Economics & Management and Political Science. With a fast-paced, tech-savvy and personable leadership style that focuses on outcomes and continuous improvement, Chris has been recognized as Corporate Counsel of the Year by the St. Louis Business Journal and is a recipient of the Association of Corporate Counsel Value Champion award for creating leading best practices to increase customer service and decrease costs.
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Dino Baglioni is a lifelong resident of Los Angeles and has resided in the Outpost Estates since the ripe young age of 5. He grew up around restaurants and hospitality as his first taste of the restaurant business came at a very young age when working for his father, famed restaurateur and owner of Emilio’s Restaurant in Hollywood for 38 years. After graduating from the University of Southern California, Dino worked at the Hyatt Regency DTLA, Ritz Carlton Laguna Niguel, Dana Point Marriott and then full circle back to the Sunset Strip with a debut at the grandfather of “boutique hotels” and the one that began a trend that lives on to this very day – The Standard. Dino has also led the creation of two Business Improvement District (BID) in West Hollywood and the Sunset Strip.
These professional endeavors and personal journey he has taken coupled with a residency in the Outpost Estates that spans half a century gives Dino a unique and valuable perspective and fresh look at an original, first class residential area known world wide as a chosen destination to call home.
As a board member of the ONA, he looks forward to contributing in any way possible to maintaining the beauty of the area, working to keep the area safe for us and our children and to continue to foster an environment to live which is inclusive, diverse, supportive, neighborly and involved -in short… a great place to call home.
2024 Directors
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Shane has been a resident of Outpost Estates since 2001. Shane lives with his husband on La Presa Drive. In addition to his role with Outpost Neighborhood Association (ONA), Shane actively serves on the boards of other nonprofit organizations that support orphans in rural Vietnam.
With over 25 years of consulting experience in healthcare and technology sectors, Shane brings a wealth of expertise to Outpost Neighborhood Association. He is responsible for developing marketing strategies and creatives aimed at engaging both existing and new homeowners, encouraging them to join and participate in ONA events.
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Sally Phillips moved to the Outpost Estates neighborhood in 2020 after having lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for 25 + years, with the aim of spending more time with her children, both of whom live in the area. She has worked as a host and producer in community radio for over 20 years, with a focus on arts related interviews, music programming and on-air fundraising.
Having grown up in West Los Angeles, Sally is happy to reunite with old friends while making new ones in our own beautiful neighborhood.
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Dr. Laura Fox, a retired ophthalmologist and graduate of Hollywood High school, has lived in her Outpost Estates family home since 1963.
Dr Fox has been on the Outpost Neighborhood Association Board of Directors for 25 years. Dr. Fox’s main interest is traffic and safety. She single-handedly put in traffic controls on her block. She’s seen Outpost Estates improve and become much more diverse.
Dr. Fox has 2 adult children, who also live in Los Angeles. Outside of the neighborhood, Dr. Fox has a strong interest in politics, and enjoys reading and swimming. Dr. Fox is our immediate past president.
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Natasha Kerek came to this country and received her U.S.A. Citizenship as a professional Engineer and Landscape Architect in 1989. She opened her own firm in 1991 and has since focused on residential and commercial projects, living out her dream of becoming a Landscape Architect in Los Angeles, a dream she’s had since she was 13 years old, living in the former Soviet Union regime.
Her work has appeared on a nationally televised show on the Home Garden Channel.
Driving on Outpost Drive, she always had a dream to live in this area. She bought her first house on Outpost Drive 14 years ago. Natasha loves this neighborhood and would like to make it more beautiful.
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Dia was born in Hancock Park and moved to the Hollywood Hills where she lives with her husband of more than 50 years.
Proud mom of Angelique, an E.R. Doc; grandma to three college age, perfect kids. Lives the good life of travel, food, and friends.
Active in many philanthropic organizations: Board of Directors UCLA Geriatric Division, Wilshire Ebell, Womens Club of Hollywood, Club 100 – Music Center, & Assistance League. Co-Founder of Outpost Neighborhood Association (formerly Outpost Homeowners Association) in 1988.
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Sharyne graduated from USC with a PhD in Educational Psychology and has worked with children and families in various settings.
Sharyne has volunteered at Children’s Hospital in the bone marrow transplant unit and Kaiser hospital in the chemotherapy infusion unit.
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Martin Keleti has been a board member of his neighborhood association for two decades and published the quarterly newsletter for the predecessor organization for most of his tenure there.
Martin is a graduate of UCLA and UC Hastings College of the Law. When Martin returned from law school in San Francisco and settled into a home of his own, he moved into The Outpost, which coincidentally is served by the same elementary school that he attended when he moved to Los Angeles at the age of five.
A practicing lawyer for more than a quarter-century, Martin is admitted to practice in California and the District of Columbia. He has litigated cases in such diverse areas of law as intellectual property, entertainment, civil rights, contracts, torts, real estate, probate, and family law. He has participated in precedent-setting cases as well as cases which have attracted public attention because of the celebrities involved. He has practiced at all levels of the state and federal judiciary, from administrative agencies and trial courts to both the California Supreme Court and the United States Supreme Court.
In addition to serving on his voluntary neighborhood association’s board, Martin served on his synagogue’s board of directors for some time, and has participated in an annual charity bicycle ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles for more than 20 years, raising tens of thousands of dollars in the fight against AIDS.
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Ray is a lifelong resident of L.A. He resides here with wife of almost 60 years whom he met at USC. Dad to one perfect daughter and three wonderful grandkids.
Civic activist including Board of Directors at UCLA Geriatric Division and participant in philanthropic organizations like Wilshire Ebell Womens Club, and the Wilshire Rotary Club.
Foodie who loves to cook, socialize, travel, read non-fiction and putter in the garden. Mixes a great Martini, Manhattan, and Sazerac. Founder and first President of Outpost Neighborhood Association (formerly Outpost Homeowners Association) in 1988.
Outpost Neighborhood Association
is only as successful as our wonderful volunteers!
Consider volunteering your time, skills and expertise to help improve our Outpost Estates community. There are opportunities annually to join the Outpost Neighborhood Association Board of Directors, or get involved in some of the following focus areas:
Beautification: our hillside setting is filled with marvelous flora and fauna. With our diligent and prudent care, we can continue to beautify Outpost Estates. Helping manage the maintenance of the landscaped traffic islands, tree planting, signage, and neighborhood cleanups are a great way to get involved!
Events: help bring together neighbors and foster a sense of community! There is always a need for volunteers to coordinate and host cocktail parties, BBQs, and other neighborhood events and encourage and gather volunteers from within our community to participate in each event.
Marketing & Communication: Works to spread the word about ONA’s mission, goals, events and accomplishments and helps to get the message out about the help we need and the advantages of becoming a current supporter. We’re always in need of energetic volunteers to create news stories and help maintain the OutpostEstates.com website and social media accounts, create and send the monthly ONA newsletter, send out mailers, post signs, write emails – and more! In many ways it is attraction rather than promotion that will drive higher support for ONA.
Recruitment: From maintaining our supporter contact and fundraising database, to welcoming new neighbors and inviting neighbors to join our organization as a supporter, we are always on the look out for volunteers to assist with recruitment activities.
Rewards & Experiences: help distribute Hollywood Bowl tickets to neighbors and supporters, and reach out to local businesses and community groups to foster partnerships!
Traffic & Safety: works with local agencies and the Hollywood Bowl to improve traffic, awareness, and offer solutions to transportation and traffic concerns and increase a general sense of well-being in Outpost Estates.
Other Duties: ONA has other duties that require Board volunteers. This includes volunteers to:
represent ONA at the Hollywood Bowl Advisory Group meetings;
coordinate with other surrounding non-profit community groups like Aviva Family & Children Services to volunteer;
coordinate with the Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood Council;
apply for grants for ONA projects;
help print flyers/mailers, stuff envelopes, and deliver them to neighbors;
and keep and share the history of ONA and Outpost Estates and share that information with ONA Board members and stakeholders.
Use the form below to contact Outpost Neighborhood Association: