PEP Housing is fortunate to have an exemplary award-winning Board of Directors with resident representation
 Art Cooper has served on PEP Housing’s Board of Directors since 2005. Mr. Cooper served in several Board positions including President, Vice President and Treasurer. He currently serves on the Administrative and Finance Committees. Mr. Cooper is a retired IRS Manager. |
 Sean Pryden has served on PEP Housing’s Board of Directors since 2011. Mr. Pryden currently serves as the President of the Board of Directors. He is a Vice President with Wells Fargo Bank. |
 Mary Savage has served on the Board of Directors since 2004 in the capacity of Board Secretary. She is a retired Pharmacist. |
 Mary Stompe is PEP Housing’s Executive Director, joining in 2004. Ms. Stompe serves on the Board of Directors in the capacity of Assistant Board Secretary. Ms. Stompe serves on multiple Board Committees. |
 Sid Lipton has served on the Board of Directors since 2003. Mr. Lipton serves on the Board Development Committee. He is a Retired General Contractor from Wright Contracting, Inc and was company President for ten years before he retired. |
 Anna Rose has served on the Board of Directors since 2010. Ms. Rose currently serves on the Development Committee. She is a retired English teacher. She is the Board’s Resident Representative. |
 George (Kip) Spragens has served on the Board of Directors since 1998. Mr. Spragens currently serves as Vice President of the Board of Directors and has served as the Development Committee Chair for many years. He is a retired Civil Engineer with East Bay MUD. |
 Joseph Tinney has served on the Board of Directors since 2015. Mr. Tinney currently serves on the Development Committee. He is a self-employed Attorney. |
 Harry Coffey has served on the Board of Directors since 2018. Harry Coffey is a licensed California real estate broker and managed a twenty-five office mortgage banker/brokerage firm for 20 years. He is the past President of Sunrise Rotary Club of Santa Rosa and Sonoma Country Executives Club, Affiliate of the Year for the Sonoma County Board of Realtor’s, Membership Chair of the Sonoma County Alliance and an avid scuba diver. |
 Ben Pryden has served on the Board of Directors since 2018. Mr. Pryden currently serves as the Treasurer on the Board and is the Finance Committee Chair. He is a Branch Manager at Wells Fargo. |
 Don Ross, Don has served on the Board of Directors since 2019. He is currently self employed as a certified Business Broker with Exit Strategies Group, Inc. in Petaluma. He has owned and operated several businesses including farm and industrial equipment dealerships, a chain of retail stores, and a direct marketing catalog company. Don worked as a regional director of the legal publishing division of McGraw-Hill and was a marketing consultant to the 1996 Atlanta Olympics Venue Management Group. Don graduated from Stanford University in 1971. He has 3 children, 6 grandchildren (and counting), and lives in Sonoma County with his wife, Michele, and standard poodle, Sammy. He enjoys travel, gym workouts, is an avid reader, and regularly participates in the Petaluma Ecumenical Food Pantry. |
Board Recognition
- Leota Fisher, Board Member, Leading Age California Volunteer of the Year, 2007
- Leota Fisher, Board Member, Community Recognition Awards (Petaluma) Volunteer of the Year, 2010
- Mary Stompe, Executive Director, AHMA-NCNH 2010 Pioneer in Affordable Housing Award, 2010
- Rich Rodkin, Board President, Leading Age California Trustee of the Year 2013
- Mary Stompe, Executive Director, North Bay Business Journal’s Women in Business Leaders, Innovators and Visionaries 2013
- Mary Stompe, Executive Director, Leading Age (National) Outstanding Advocacy Award, 2014
- Sid Lipton, Board Member, Community Recognition Awards Service to Seniors, 2015
In recognition of outstanding service to PEP Housing, we honored the following Board members:
Richard Rodkin
Richard Rodkin – Rich led the organization and served in leadership roles for ten years. Starting as VP in 2010, President 2011 – 2013, VP 2014 – 2016, President again in 2017, then VP again 2018 – 2019. During his tenure, Rich went with PEP to the California Supreme Court over a project in Oroville, led our organization through the Tubbs Fire, helped get legislation passed to prohibit Cities from charging PILOT fees after PEP was assessed a $550,000 fee in lieu of taxes and much more. As a Sound Engineer, Rich’s background made him well suited to serve on PEP Housing’s Housing Development Committee. He made thoughtful contributions to every new development and took a great interest in actively participating in construction. Rich retired from the Board in 2020 after an incredible legacy. We found it only fitting to recognize his outstanding achievements and steadfast leadership, making PEP Housing the organization it is today. River City Senior Apartments, a 54-unit project under construction in Petaluma, will name the Community room, a stunning building with views of the Petaluma River, The Richard Rodkin Community Room. Thank you, Rich, for your leadership, dedication and talents.
ARTHUR COOPER
Art Cooper has been a Board member with PEP Housing for 16 years and 12 years as an Officer. He served as President of the Board in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2020. He served as Vice President in 2017, 2013, 2012 and 2009. He served as Treasurer in 2010 and 2011. Art is still an active member of the Board of Directors. Art led us through more wildfires in Northern California and a global Pandemic and much more. Art’s background with the Internal Revenue Service has made him an excellent resource for all things finance. Art has been a steadfast supporter of the organization and has been incredibly generous with his time helping the organization grown and prosper. In honor of his service to PEP we will be naming the Community room at 575 Vallejo Street to the Cooper Community Room.
