Candidate Bio - Will Lehder
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Education
• Degree(s) - B.S. (1962) and M.S. (1967)
• Major(s) - Electrical Engineering
• School(s) - Tulane University
• Certificates/Awards - Engineering School Honor Society at Tulane
Statement of Focus
I believe in service to the community as demonstrated by my 12 years
on the school board in our New Jersey community. I was prompted
to run for the KICA board at this time because of my participation
in the Amenities and Services Task Force and my desire that the
recommendations of this task force be given fair consideration
and representation. I view open two-way communication with the
community as a priority.
I believe that my background will contribute to me being an effective
director in the following ways:
• My experience with KICA committees in my 11 years of residence
here has given me a good knowledge of our community and of
the KICA staff, and of some of the challenges that we face.
• My 12 years as a member of a community board of education
taught me how to be an effective board member.
• My work experience at AT&T Bell Labs as an engineer and
manager taught me how to analyze problems, collect the
necessary background information, and reach reasonable
judgments and conclusions.
• My comfort with, and interest in, technology may give me the
opportunity to see ways to apply new technology to improve
KICA processes and results.
Candidate Bio
• Family - Wife, Diane Lehder and two children, Todd Lehder
and Dana Lehder Roberts. Each of our two children is married
with one child each - both five years old.
• History of Kiawah Property Ownership - Bought our lot at
306 Palm Warbler Rd at the end of 1998. Built a home on that
lot for occupancy in January of 2002. We had sold our home
in New Jersey and retired prior to this, so in January 2002 we
became full-time residents of Kiawah and South Carolina.
• Full-time/Part-time Resident - Each year we are at Kiawah
from late September to the middle of June. During the summer
months we are at our cottage in Vermont.
• Hobbies - Primary hobbies are golf (Governor’s Club), contract
bridge, exercise, volunteering and travel.
Career Highlights
• Staff of the Tulane Biomedical Computer Center 1966 to 1967.
• Engineer and manager at AT&T Bell Laboratories from 1967 to 1999.
• Consultant to Lucent Technologies from 1999 to 2001.
Military Background
• Ensign and Lieutenant JG in the Navy’s Civil Engineering Corp
• U.S. Navy 1962 to 1966
Volunteerism
KICA Committees/Task Forces
• Member of the Governance and Planning Committee in 2003
and 2004.
• Member of the Community Center Committee (CCC) from
2004 to the present. Chaired this committee for about a year
during the period when it was run by an association member.
• Coordinated a CCC subcommittee planning for the purchase
of exercise equipment for the renovated Sandcastle gym facilities
(2006).
• With KICA member Art Jones, originated the idea of the
Our World series (2009). Served since then on the planning
subcommittee to select, schedule and host speakers for the Our
World sessions.
• Member of the Amenities and Services Task Force (2011
and 2012) serving on the Comparison and the Current Use
subcommittees.
Other Kiawah Island Groups
• Member of the Kiawah Seabrook Exchange Club since 2005 and
past member of its board of directors.
• Update the Kiawah property owner records for the Exchange
Club phone book (2005 to present) and also created and
maintain the club’s website (2008 to present).
• Member of the Kiawah Seabrook Duplicate Bridge Club.
• With my wife Diane, ran the POPS Progressive Dinner group
for eight years from 2005 through 2012.
Community Service
• Math tutor at Haut Gap Middle School on Johns Island from
2010 to the present.
• Elected member of the Rumson, NJ School Board for four terms
(12 total years). Served one year as president of that board. Led
teacher contract negotiations for two years during that period.
Nominator and seconder statements for
Will Lehder can be found on Page 6...
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