Jamie Darche Warren seems to have spread untruths about me, Benita Blocker, within the Rosedale community based on the number of "cold shoulders" that I have received. So I am writing to shed some light in case some members of the community are interested in my side of the story.
In the email above, Jamie Warren
1) is incorrect in who made the initial complaint about the new hair salon that recently opened.
2) tries to control me which intrudes on my rights as a member of this community.
3) complains about my actions to protect my business and my rights as a member of Rosedale.
Jamie Darche Warren should be removed from the Board on the grounds of dictating rules to other members such as myself.
Now, that I am standing up for my rights as a member of this community, Jamie Darche Warren who was NOT up for re-election conspires before the annual meeting to gather SIX (6) absentee proxies to bring to the annual meeting.
So at the annual meeting, there were six votes present and six votes counted from absentee proxies for a total of 12 votes. I was up for re-election, and I was the only one present at the annual meeting that was running for re-election. Without the six absentee proxies, I would have won or at least tied to remain in my Board position. However, because Jamie Darche Warren brought in the six proxies with names of members that were not even present, two new members were elected to the Board who did NOT even show up to the annual meeting. This move to unseat me on the Board is probably legal, but it is "dirty" and political as can be.
None of us are paid for these Board positions. As the only Black on the Board in Rosedale, I felt that diversity was important as well fair treatment enforced for all members.
Our Board deserves better than Jamie Darche Warren who allowed one of our properties in the community to go into foreclosure, and our Association had to absorb her delinquent HOA dues. How do you get elected as President of the Board when you are not even a role model for the community? Maybe Jamie Darche Warren wanted to befriend the tenants occupying her former foreclosed unit because she still feels a bond as the original owner of the property?
Regardless of whatever delusion that Jamie Darche Warren is under, as a Black member in good standing, I demand that my rights as a member of this community be respected. I have a lot of documentation supporting other discriminatory actions that I have suffered under Jamie Darche Warren's leadership.
Members of our Rosedale community can make a difference by having Jamie Darche Warren removed from our Board. Again, we deserve better!
Jamie Darche Warren refused to resign prior to the publishing of this article. She refused to apologize to me for violating my rights as a member of this community. The new Board members have not reached out to resolve my written complaint mailed to them. Political games can ruin the "neighbor" in "neighborhood." Members should take action before you find your own rights disrespected by this new Board.
The images of the email pictures were updated in this article today because in the previous images, although the email addresses were blackened out, upon zooming in, the text was still faintly visible. Most Board members were notified of this article immediately upon posting, but no one informed me of this accidental exposure. Our Board attorney kindly informed me of the transparency of the blackened out areas of the images after five days had passed, and I voluntarily corrected the situation within hours. It is such a shame that our new Board seems too reluctant to communicate with their members directly on something so simple and quick to be corrected.
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