2019-2020 Coral Ridge Isles Civic Association Board Members
Meet the Board

Our Homeowner's Association is completely voluntary.

The Board of Directors is comprise of dedicated volunteers who believe that civic engagement begins in our own backyard.
We want our neighborhood to continue being one of Fort Lauderdale's best places to live.
We're here to help our neighborhood thrive and flourish.
We meet once a month to discuss issues that are important to our residents.
We would love to hear your suggestions, questions and concerns.
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Board Members

President, Rita Meagher

Rita has lived in Coral Ridge Isles since 2001.  She was born overseas and lived abroad most of her life. She loves to travel and loves coming home to the beautiful and peaceful lifestyle of CRI. Rita has been involved with CRIHOA for the past couple of years and is fully committed to enhancing the CRI lifestyle and community.  Rita is a Realtor and speaks Spanish, Portuguese, some French.  Rita is a single parent, and is now "parenting" her rescue kitties and yorkie.  She is an avid sea turtle volunteer with the Sea Turtle Oversight Protection organization This group is responsible for sea turtle hatchling rescue activities in Broward county from Commercial Pier to Fort Lauderdale Beach. Rita is very passionate about the environment.

Vice President, Tracy Antol

Tracy has lived in Coral Ridge Isles since 1996. She served on the CRIHOA Board in 2001 for a few years and has joined  the group again as Membership Chair. She has also served as Sponsorship Chair for the South Florida Interactive Marketing Association. Tracy and her husband, Brian, own the excited rescue Doberman that loves to bark at all the boats, and the bikes, and the dogs and and and....

Secretary, Ric Buchanan

Ric moved to Coral Ridge Isles in September 2017.  He is a retired attorney and served as Executive Director of an international non-profit organization. Ric has also served on various nonprofit boards in Ohio, New York, and Virginia.  

Treasurer, Robert Erickson

Robert is originally from the Northeast area and lived outside of the Boston so he's a great judge of good chowder! He has lived in Coral Ridge Isles since May 2010 with Carlos, his better half, who has been here since 2001.  Robert is looking forward to his April 30, 2018 RETIREMENT DATE from a long and illustrious career in Corporate Procurement with Coca-Cola and Levi Strauss & Co. Robert loves neighborhood and his GREAT neighbors who truly make Coral Ridge Isles a great place to live.

NW Quadrant Leader, Barbara Boruch

Barbara and her husband Greg have lived in Coral Ridge Isles since 1990.  Barbara, her parents and siblings moved to Pompano Beach in 1969. Barbara and Greg have one son - Christopher - who graduated from Cardinal Gibbons and FSU.  He is a police officer in Utah and on April 28, 2019, he and his wife gifted them with their first grandchild, a boy named Grayson. Barbara is retired from her CFO position in an auto dealership group who had dealerships all over the state.

You may have seen her on her bike or on foot most evenings around the neighborhood handing out "treats" to her canine friends.  Mostly she spends time working in her gardens around the house - especially the butterfly attraction.  Barbara loves living in Coral Ridge Isles and is looking forward to participation in the CRIHOA.  Barbara considers this neighborhood with its low crime rate, reasonable taxes, and really nice neighbors to be one of the premier neighborhoods in Eastern Broward.

NE Quadrant Leader, Tony Cosenza

Tony has lived in CRI since April 2016. He grew up in Des Moines, IA and lived in Chicago for 30 years. Tony is Director of Travel Agency Sales for the world’s largest ground transportation company. In his free time, he loves to travel and has visited 88 countries. He feels the best part of CRI is the friendliness of its neighbors. We agree!

SW Quadrant Leader,  Peter Partington

Peter has lived in CRI since 1986. He was born in the United Kingdom and is a licensed Professional Engineer in Florida. He retired from the City Engineer position with Fort Lauderdale in 2011. He and his wife, Nicola, have two children and one grandchild who they visit frequently in Orlando. Peter and Nicola return to the UK for extended visits but always enjoy returning to sunny Coral Ridge Isles.

SE Quadrant Leader, Chet Ludwick

Chet has lived in Coral Ridge Isles for 44 years with his wife, Bonnie, and two children. Both children are graduates of Ft. Lauderdale High School and are now School Administrators. A love for learning runs through the Ludwick family. Chet served as a high school administrator for 30 years beginning his tenure at South Plantation High School and finishing up at Ft. Lauderdale High School. He has also served in the the Superintendents office and taught at Driftwood Middle School. He's held a variety of positions in the CRI association including VP.  He's a valuable asset to  the HOA and has been a Director and Vice President.  He also served on the City of Fort Lauderdales's Education Advisory Board and was President for a one year term. He has been a very active neighborhood advocate designing the logo and being a great resource for educational and local school issues. 

Committee Chairs

Airport & Noise Abatement, John Dool

Bio pending​

Crime Watch, Traffic & Safety, 
​Robert Edick

Robert moved to Florida in 1970 with his parents and attended Oriole Elementary, Lauderdale Lakes Middle, Sunrise Middle and Fort Lauderdale High. After attending college at Florida State University, Robert moved to Syracuse, NY in 1984,  He has three children: Brittney, Amber and Robert Jr. and three grandchildren Ava Lynn, Ayden and Malik.
 
After losing his first wife of 25 years to ovarian cancer, Robert remarried Jane "Janie" Maher Edick whom is a Florida native. Janie attended  school at West Minster then Fort Lauderdale High. Her family owned and operated Amar Hardware on Sunrise Blvd from 1953 to 2008. Janie has one son John Alex.
 
The Edicks moved to Coral Ridge Isles in 2014 and did a lot of work to make it a home.

Green Your Routine/Recycling,
​Barbara Hume

​Barbara Hume has lived in Coral Ridge Isles for 34 years.  She and her husband believe CRI was a great place to raise their two sons.  She is a Florida Registered Paralegal.​

Hospitality, Marie Bennedetto

Rosie Shade and her husband Steve (a native Floridian) have been at Coral Ridge Isles since February 2019. They inherited the house on 53rd Street from Steve’s parents. After renting it for a couple of years they decided to sell their home in Boulevard Park Isles where they lived for 26 years and move to CRI. Rosie was born in Puerto Rico and moved to NY as a child. She moved to Florida in 1978. She's been a Realtor for the last 4 years and she enjoys photography, gardening and spending time with family. Rosie and Steve have 2 daughters and 2 grand kids who live in Chicago. They visit the girls as often as they can or the girls come down here.They also have 2 rescued fur babies, Sasha and Misty Blue. They are thankful for being welcomed to the neighborhood and are looking forward to being  able to help out their CRI community.

 Hospitality, Rita Goldfine

Rita is originally from Wisconsin and moved to Florida in the 70's. She taught elementary school for over 35 years in Broward County. She's called Coral Ridge Isles home for over 30 years and thinks we have an amazing neighborhood. You can usually find Rita at the Coral Ridge Isles happy hours welcoming everyone with a big smile and dreaming up great ways for neighbors to get involved locally with community service.

Membership & Communications,         Tracy Antol

Membership  & Communications,
​Ed Iglesias

Ed has been living in Coral Ridge Isles since June 2013, when he moved in with his partner John Groom. We both have been living in the Ft. Lauderdale area for the past 20 years and absolutely love living in Coral Ridge Isles with our little dog Lola. I recently became involved with HOA to be engaged with the neighbors. I look forward to helping out with all the fun events!

Membership  & Communications,
​Leslie Sheffield

Leslie and her husband, Rich (a Florida native), have lived in CRI for over 30 years! Their starter home was just west of here in North Andrews Gardens. She used to bike through this neighborhood and dream of someday living in CRI. They were ecstatic when they bought a home and moved in with their family of five. Leslie enjoys our neighbors, the beautiful Royal Palms and mature foliage, the walkable sidewalks, the public schools and our church. We are centrally located to a lot of great amenities. Rich as the  pilot of the family likes living near Executive Airport. Leslie was a former Public Relations executive and enjoys volunteering, political activism and bicycling. She joined the CRI Membership Committee because she recalled the very active and effective HOA that was in place many years ago. Leslie wants to help build that same camaraderie and synergy once again. 

Membership  & Communications,
​Rosie Shade

Rosie and her husband Steve (also a native Floridian) have been residents of CRI since February 2019. They inherited the house on 53rd Street from Steve’s parents. After renting it for a couple of years, they decided sell their home in Boulevard Park Isles where they lived for 26 years and move to CRI. Rosie is a Realtor and speaks Spanish. Steve is an adhesive consultant. They have 2 daughters and 2 grandchildren who live in Chicago. They also have 2 rescued fur babies, Sasha and Misty Blue. They are thankful for being welcomed to the neighborhood and are looking forward to be able to help out their community.

Open Committee Chairs


We have lots of great ideas but in order to make our vision a reality we need great neighbors like you. Consider leading one of our committees. It's a low time commitment and you can make a positive impact on our neighborhood.
  • Code Compliance
  • Membership
  • Condo Association Liaison
  • Special Events 
  • Floranada Park / Entryways
  • Neighbors Helping Neighbors​
  • Waterways