Craig Rongey
President

Craig Rongey is a second-generation community owner. His parents purchased Golden West Estates in Walla Walla in 1974, and he helped expand it to 160 spaces of 55+ housing in 1990. In 1994, after 15 years in computer programming, networking and management, Rongey, who has a bachelor’s degree in management information systems, changed careers and became a full-time community owner/operator when his family partnership bought Country Estates, a 140-unit, 55+ community in College Place. He and his wife still have a son at their home in the Spokane area, and Rongey divides his time between there and Walla Walla. He is a licensed manufactured home dealer and also buys and refurbishes homes for resale in his communities.

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Theresa Janzen has been involved in the ownership and management of a number of manufactured housing communities in Thurston and Pierce counties. She served as president 1998-1999 and 2003-2004, first vice president 1997-1998 and 2002-2003, as state secretary for a number of years and as legislative committee chair. She is currently serving as president of the Thurston-Mason unit of MHCW. Ms. Janzen also serves on the board of the South Sound Rental Association.

 
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Don Shoemaker
Treasurer

Don Shoemaker has managed Crestwood Manufactured Housing Community in Olympia since 1992 as well as two other communities. Retired from 30 years as a bank executive, Shoemaker is also active in AARP, coordinating activities for Thurston and Mason counties and serving as AARP’s Community Council president. He also serves on the credit committee for Twin County Credit Union and is a volunteer aid at Tenino Elementary School where his daughter teaches.

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Richard Jiles
Government Relations Chair & Member-at-Large
 
Rick Jiles grew up in a family that owned manufactured housing communities. Since 1985, he has owned Skagit Valley Mobile Manor, a 172-unit community in Mount Vernon, and he also owns other rentals. He formerly owned Valley Mobile Manor in Kent, which he sold in 1983. Jiles has previously served as president of the association, and he has served as president of the Snohomish-Skagit unit. He also served as chairman of MHCW’s Committee to Protect Property Rights.

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Judy Lynn
Member-at-Large

Judy Lynn owns Lazy Acres Manufactured Housing Community – a 55+ community in Sequim, an arid part of Clallam County. Sequim is largely a retirement community along the Straits of Juan de Fuca. She has been an MHCW member since 1990 and active with the organization since 1996, locally, and about 1999 at the state level. Her family bought the 74-unit community in 1990. Ms. Lynn is retired as a flight attendant, and in-flight instructor, with Northwest Airlines for 25 years. Much of her career flew direct routes to Tokyo. She has two daughters and two granddaughters.

 
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Edlee Quesnell
Member-at-Large 
 
Ed Quesnell and his wife, Julie have owned and managed a community since 1985. He has served as Kitsap Unit President since 1989 and has participated on numerous committees for the State association.

After graduating from college with a math degree he worked in the computer area at Boeing and Lockheed Shipbuilding. 1969 brought a career change when he started a retail business which he still owns as well as owning and managing other rentals.

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Jack DePeralta
Member-at-Large
 
Jack DePeralta, the newest member of the Executive Board, has been in community management for a few years, and owns his own business doing maintenance and construction for many communities. He started out working for one of our members by doing maintenance and ended up managing a community for our own Chuck & Marlene Boe.

Jack has an associate degree in management. He has been married over 25, years has three children and is retired from the United States Navy. He volunteers and does charity work for tenants in need.

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