Potter is named interim in charge

GRF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

The Golden Rain Foundation Board officially named Dave Potter, CCAM, CMCA, AMS, as Leisure World’s interim executive director, effective June 2.

He replaces Jessica Sedgwick, who departed May 30 to assume the top management position at an active adult community in the Sacramento area.

Potter joined the Golden Rain Foundation as Executive Manager of Mutual Services in November 2023.

He came to Leisure World with two decades of professional experience managing homeowner associations throughout Southern California, including as the general manager for a luxury high rise in Orange County.

Before joining the GRF, Potter worked as both a community manager and supervisor for communities in Orange, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, San Diego and Riverside counties.

In addition to extensive knowledge of HOA operations in Southern California communities, he has worked with associations big and small, from 18 homes to communities of 1,600-plus.

He was the Community Associations Institute (CAI)Orange County Manager of the Year in 2018 and was nominated for CAI-Inland Empire’s Rookie of the Year award in 2005.

He holds a Certified Manager of Community Associations (CMCA) and Association Management Specialist (AMS) designations from CAI, as well as his Certified Community Association Manager (CCAM) designation from the California Association of Community Managers (CACM).

Potter is a graduate of the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a minor in political science.

He is an active member of CAI and is on the board of directors for the Orange County chapter.

Furthermore, Potter also serves on the California Legislative Action Committee (CLAC), which is CAI’s organization that advises legislators on proposed laws impacting the industry.

He is also an active member of CACM.