Board

To contact the board, please email them at board@vistalakesfl.com.
 
John Daly - President
 
John and his family have lived in Florida since 2005 and moved to Vista Lakes in 2009.  He currently serves as the Director of Corporate Operations at the U.S. Navy center for research, development, test and evaluation, and acquisition of training systems at Research Park. Prior to working for the Navy as a civilian, he worked as an executive in the Department of Homeland Security after a 24 year career in the U.S. Coast Guard.  He twice served at the White House during his career, working directly for the President of the United States. 
 
He is a graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and has an MBA from the College of William & Mary.  In addition, he is an Associate Faculty at Valencia College where he teaches homeland security and criminal justice courses. He has a Real Estate Certificate from Valencia College and served as President of a Homeowner's Association (HOA) in South Florida at a community similar in size and style to Vista Lakes.
 
Gary Mitchell - Vice President / Treasurer
 
Gary has dedicated his career to discovering ways of helping good people who have experienced misfortune in their lives acquire the financial assistance they need.  AmeriCU Mortgage has allowed Gary to pursue his desire to continue the work.  Since January 2015 Gary has overseen the development of the Southeastern United States with AmeriCU Mortgage. Prior to AmeriCU, Gary was a leader with Partner’s Federal Credit Union (which began in June of 2005) his responsibilities encompassed oversight of Loan Services.  Previous responsibilities: Consumer Lending functions which included Loan Phone and Web Center, Indirect Lending, Second Mortgages, Quality Assurance and Collections.
 
Before joining Partners, Gary spent 10 years with Community Credit Union where he gained valuable experiences at Vice President level.  His areas of responsibility included Lending, Collections, Chairman of the Facilities Committee, Business Lending Committee, Branch Sales and Marketing.  With the support of his wife and three children, in 2013 his dream to further his education through the Master’s program at the University of Central Florida was recognized.  The additional knowledge has proven to be very beneficial in applying different perspectives to contemporary views.   He and his family have spent the past 9 plus years in Vista Lakes where his interest include cooking recipes from his native New Orleans, tennis and spending time with friends and family.
 
Andres Bernal
 
Andy and his family have lived in Florida since 2005. They first moved to Lee Vista Square where Andres served on the Board from 2005, first as Secretary and later as President.  Andres and his wife Iva have 3 kids and bought a house in Pembroke in 2012. Andres has been in aviation since 1998 and has served in various management and training positions.
 
Currently, he flies for a US carrier and spends most of his time at home with his family. He likes to get involved in his community and looks forward to making improvements to help Vista Lakes continue to be a great place for families to live.
 
Katherine Sebestyen
 
Katherine was appointed to the Board in 2012. She was previously on the boards of the Hingham, MA Historical Society and the Hingham Garden Club (President). While living in Sydney, she was on the boards of The American Club, The Australian-American Association and The American Women’s Club (President).
 
Joining her husband, Frank, on a work related assignment in Bermuda, Katherine served as a docent at the Bermuda National Gallery and worked with the Bermuda Film Festival. Returning to the US, Katherine joined the staff of the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, CT as a docent.  Katherine and Frank moved to Warwick in 2009 to be near two of their three grown children and two granddaughters.
 
 
Roxanne Krywacz
Roxanne and her family moved to Orlando in 2000 from Texas. They first lived in Windsor At Vista Lakes in 2006, then moved away in 2010, however, decided to move back. They have enjoyed living in Carlisle since June of 2012. Roxanne is proud of our community's location and natural beauty, our extensive amenities, and our continuous effort to keep up and make it even better. 
 
She is an advocate of home ownership, equity building for retirement, and diversity. She has been in the real estate business for over 25 years and is an Associate Broker with Remax 200 Realty in Winter Park for 11 years. She has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with Minor in Economics from St. Theresa's College in the Philippines.