Serving Sun City Hilton Head
President
Hugh E. Armstrong
Hugh is a retired executive with 40 years experience in Information Technology, Marketing and Sales with large manufacturing and distribution companies. He retired as the Sr. Vice President, Chief Information Officer for American Hotel Register Company. He holds an MBA from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, Lake Forest, IL.
Former Board positions include: Elected to Wilmot Union High School Board of Education, Wilmot, WI as Vice President and President in separate terms; elected to Wilmot Grade School Board of Education, served as President; was a co-founder and President of the Wilmot Grade School Education Foundation, a 501(3)(c) charity.
Secretary
Lisbet Duponte
Lisbet Duponte joins the Board with 40 years of leadership roles within the international Sweet Adeline organization. She was born in Denmark, lived in Sweden before moving to the U.S. in 1985. Lisbet moved to Sun City in 2013, where she has served as a Neighborhood Representative for 6 years, and served as Vice Chairperson for the Resident Advisory Council. She is currently the Director of the Sun Tones Chorus in Sun City.
Member-at-Large
Tom Hahn
Tom is a retired principal owner of several manufacturing companies that specialized in the design and production of automotive and domestic major appliance components. Since retirement he has served in an advisory position or Board member on a number of non-profit organizations including, Take Stock in Children, Urban Youth Impact, Big Brothers of Palm Beach County, Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE), and Mainspring Conservation Trust. He has also served as a volunteer with many more. Tom has lived in Sun City since 2017 and has served as a Home Maintenance Volunteer with Staying Connected since 2018 and currently serves as the Home Maintenance Volunteer Coordinator.
Vice President
Mary O'Brien
Mary O’Brien is a retired corporate manager, working for large corporations including Stanley Works. Her public service includes serving as President, the Warwick RI GFWC Junior Women’s Club. She currently serves as VP of the GFWC Women’s League of the LowCountry, and on the Board of Directors for the Jasper County Boys and Girls Club. Mary has served Staying Connected as a volunteer since March, 2013. She initially served as a Transportation Volunteer, later assuming the role of Transportation Coordinator before assuming her most recent position, as Director of Services.
Treasurer
Bonnie Taylor
Bonnie moved to Sun City in 2016 and joined Staying Connected as a volunteer that same year. She is also a member of the 100+ Women who Care - Sun City community group and was one of the very first to join. Bonnie brings 30 years of experience in real estate and insurance, where her responsibilities included the management of the Accounting and Human Resources departments. Ultimately, she became a partner and served on the Board of Directors, Following an early retirement, Bonnie built a successful kitchen remodeling business. She served as social chair in her very active neighborhood for several years. Bonnie is active and is committed to lending a helping hand where it’s needed.
Member-at-Large
Anna Maria (Tab) Tabernik
Anna Maria (TAB) is a lifelong educator with 30 years experience in K-12 public education, retiring as the Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum in the 10th largest district in Ohio. She served as the Director of Professional Development for the SMART Consortium (Science and Mathematics Achievement Required for Tomorrow), working directly with school principals, and mathematics teachers to improve leadership and instruction in over 40 school districts. TAB was an adjunct professor at the college level, working with graduate students enhancing their skills in supervision/administration in schools. In addition to serving on the Staying Connected Board, TAB currently volunteers as the Vice President of the Sun City Hilton Head Board of Directors, Chair of the Beaufort County Library Board of Trustees, and District Coordinator for the AARP Tax Foundation in Bluffton.
Member-at-Large
Lucia Crosby
Lucia was born in Springfield MA and grew up in the Bay Area of California. Lucia graduated from Immaculata College in Washington, DC in 1968 with a degree in Biology. She completed further studies in Hematology at Washington Hospital Center.
Lucia has over 20 years of experience working in the medical field as an Office Manager as well as a phlebotomist. As a successful Real Estate Broker with Century 21, she achieved Top Sales Agent three years in a row. Once her children were grown, she joined Perot Systems Federal Government Operations in their Marketing and Event Planning group. After Perot Systems was acquired, Lucia became the Event Manager for Dell Computer’s Federal Government Division. She was responsible for Dell’s Federal Government Operations participation in military and Federal Expos all over the United States. After Dell closed their Federal Government division, Lucia retired and moved to Sun City in 2014. She began volunteering with Staying Connected in 2015 and has served in Marketing, most recently as Marketing Coordinator. Lucia joined the Board in March 2024.