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Professional
Biography Cliff Lynch has over 25 years of success in the administrative/management field, during which time he has been the General Manager of two upscale homeowners' associations, a business owner and the superintendent of Southeast Local School District. Throughout his career, Cliff has brought astute leadership and focused strategic planning skills to private organizations with budgets ranging from three (3) million dollars to over nine (9) million dollars. Cliff's experience includes a solid base in community association management. He currently holds the prestigious Professional Community Association Manager (PCAM) designation from Community Associations Institute a national trade organization, the Association Management Specialist (AMS) designation, and he holds the Licensed Community Association Manager (LCAM) designation from the State of Florida. Cliff's most recent experience (July 1999 - present) includes acting as the General Manager of Indian River Colony Club, a unique, upscale homeowners' association whose primary members include commissioned officers of the nation's uniformed services. In this role, Lynch manages a community of 789 single-family homes that operates as a private corporation, and includes responsibility for residential operations, country club operations, construction project management, and real estate sales office.
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Cliff also served as the General Manager for Piper's Landing, an upscale retirement community in Stuart Florida from June 1989 until May 1999. The functions of the General Manager were much like that of a small city and included such things as budget preparation, staff management, contract negotiations with outside vendors, purchasing, public relations, work with governmental agencies and staff development. Before joining Piper's Landing, Cliff owned and operated a small business. He was responsible for sales, public relations, purchasing, staffing, time management risk management, equipment maintenance and permitting. Lynch also acted as the CEO/Superintendent of the Southeast Local School District from August 1971 until June 1978. He operated six separate food operations at a profit, hired and directed professional and non-professional staff, developed and implemented its annual multi-million dollar budget, administered board and education policies, handled risk management for all phases of the operation, developed successful public relations procedures and kept open communication at all times. Cliff holds a Masters degree in Education from Kent State University and a Bachelors of Science degree in Education from Ohio State University. He is also active in numerous professional organizations, including Community Associations Institute (CAI), American Community Association Managers (ACAM), American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS) and American Water Works Association (AWWA). |
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