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Meet Your New Board - PJ Petkovic From The Desk

My name is PJ Petkovic Subsequently, I worked in the marketing department of
another senior living community in McLean, Virginia,
and I am the General catering exclusively to retired military officers, FBI, Of Commissioner
Manager of Stratford Court
and serve as the District CIA, DOD, and other high ranking government officials.
During the pandemic, I spent nearly four years with
9 Director (Edgewater Five Star Senior Living working as a marketing director Marci Woodward
Pointe Estates & Stratford
Court) on the Boca Pointe and executive director at two of their communities
Community Association in Montgomery County, Maryland. Most recently, I A Message from Marci
Board of Directors. I am served as the executive director of a faith-based, Jewish
originally from the southern retirement community in Rockville, Maryland that serves This month, I had the
part of Serbia, formerly independent living residents. opportunity to accompany
part of Yugoslavia, and For me, working in senior living is not just a job, it is my fellow Transportation
relocated to the United States in 2007. an opportunity to build relationships, support health and Planning Agency (TPA)
With a total of 15 years of experience in the senior happiness, and serve others. I take great pride in listening board members on a
living industry, my expertise lies in improving operations, to the unique stories of our residents and associates on valuable site visit to
providing exceptional customer service, and excelling a daily basis. These interactions drive me to serve with Orlando, exploring the latest
in marketing and wellness initiatives. In 2008, I began professionalism and gratitude, allowing me to become a developments in mobility.
my career in the senior living industry at a large campus better leader who inspires not just followers but future We started the day
continuing care community in Gaithersburg, Maryland. leaders.  off right with a smooth
Over the years, I held various roles in the wellness, Brightline trip from Boca
sales, and administration departments at this community. Raton to Orlando. It was my first time on this newest leg
and it seems to have a healthy ridership.
Village Spotlight – Esplanada a tour of the train station connected to the Orlando
After arrival, we had a good stretch of our legs with
International Airport (MCO). It was bustling with activity,
By Dr. Paul Hart, Esplanada President Recently, the demographics of Esplanada has a lot of people heading down to us in South Florida!
undergone a change with younger families with children Next, we went to Beep headquarters for a lunch
Just over 30 years ago, construction began at Esplanada. moving in, which gives a very balanced feeling to our panel discussion with several local leaders and
The original plan was to have an outer circle of homes community. A seven-member board manages Esplanada. stakeholders who shared the various ways they are
and dwellings along the central access road. However, The board includes several of the more long-term tackling mobility in central Florida. It was a great
the builder went bankrupt before the entire project could residents but also includes our community’s newest presentation but we could have used more time for
be completed, and only about half of the construction residents.  Q&A as a lively discussion was just beginning….
was actually completed. We all got a chance to ride in Beep’s autonomous
A new builder developed vehicle (AV) and take a quick tour of what the Tavistock
the remaining land, which Group has built in Lake Nona.
is now called Palomar. The city-within-a-city has parking garages for
There are 86 homes, everyone who needs to drive there but then micro-
which are divided between mobility is king.
some two-story and mostly They have more miles of roads/pathways dedicated to
single-story dwellings. The AVs, bikes, scooters, and pedestrians than for cars. The
entrance to Esplanada is next-gen version of Beep’s AV will be out next month.
shared with Palomar and I’m curious to see what’s next!
was improved about 15 Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority
years ago. It features a (LYNX) had a beautiful purple bus waiting to take us to
terraced waterfall with our next stop in Kissimmee.
gardens on either side which There we visited the SunRail commuter train
is unique among Boca station in downtown Kissimmee and walked the
Pointe villages. The HOA area to witness the benefits of their Transit Oriented
has carefully preserved the Development. It’s a lovely place and I think most of
color scheme of the homes us would’ve been happy to spend more time there. Job
and the landscaping which well done Kissimmee!
presents a very lovely and
harmonious appearance to From The Desk Of on page 3
the community.

Please Help

Spring is here! Now is the time to clean out your closets! The homeless shelters
are accepting used clothing. Please bring any clean, gently used clothing that you
would like to donate. The drop off location is at the BPCA office located at 6909 SW
18th St., Suite A120 in the Boardwalk shopping plaza. The donations are distributed
to local churches and homeless shelters. Thank you for your generous donations this
past year! It is greatly appreciated! 