Scott Brown 

President (term expires 2027)
Owner at La Tortuga
Property Manager in Akumal Norte 

Scott was elected President of Vecinos in 2025 after serving for a year as Vice President. His background includes:

• First came to Akumal at age seven and has lived in the community ever since
• Paid employee of Vecinos predecessor in early 2000s
• Employed by Locogringo and Akumal Direct from an office in Akumal Norte for past 16 years
• Member of Vecinos since 2021
• Chair of Akumal Collectivo Committee along with his wife, Marieke, that provides affordable transit for tourists, local residents, and school children

Ingrid Datica       
Vice President (term expires 2028)
Owner of Casa Balam Ek
Full-time resident of Akumal Norte

Ingrid has served on the Vecinos board since 2020 and was elected Vice President in 2026. She chairs the Vecinos Government Committee and has been involved with the Akumal Norte Security Program since its inception, before Vecinos took over managing it.

Ingrid’s experience includes ecology, event planning, real estate rentals, and property management, arts, dance, and theater, photography, and painting as a hobby.

She is currently John Allen's personal assistant and archivist and works with the institute of Ecotechnics. As vice president of ADMAK, the local Akumal Property Managers, Ingrid is active in the local community. 

Liane Perry
Secretary (term expires 2028)
Owner at La Bahia

Liane was elected Secretary of Vecinos in 2026.

She first came to Akumal in 2015, and fell in love with its unique charm. Buying a condo in La Bahia in 2020 has fulfilled a lifelong dream of owning property in a beautiful tropical paradise.

She has been a member of Vecinos since 2021, getting involved with the communications committee and the sargassum committee before becoming Secretary.  She felt she needed to help with the worsening sargassum catastrophe in Half Moon Bay, so she became an HMB Sargassum Committee member, and eventually a board member of EPA (Eco Proteccion Akumal).  She’s been involved with contract management, fundraising, communications and financial reporting.

Along with a career in Data Technology Sales, her hobby has been barbershop (a capella) singing. She’s been in multiple singing groups, as well as a musical director, coach and judge.  She also enjoys making handmade jewelry, traveling, and hanging with friends.  

Neil Canter      

Treasurer (term expires 2027)
Owner of Casa Cascadas   

Neil has served as Vecinos Treasurer since 2023 and was re-elected in 2025. He and his wife, Lisa, have owned Casa Cascadas since 2004.

Other Vecinos involvement:

• Builder and administrator of Vecinos’ website
• Builder and manager of Vecinos systems for membership management, online credit card processing, and accounting
• Publisher and editor of La Voz de Vecinos newsletter
• Member of Charter Committee

Career highlights:

• President of global analytic consulting division at Nielsen until retiring in 2015
• 33 years in statistical modeling and analysis for marketers and advertisers 
• Degrees in engineering and finance

Beryl Van Lierop
At-large Board Member (term expires 2027)
Owner at Yalku Cai
Full-time resident of Akumal Norte

Beryl was re-elected to the Vecinos board in 2025 and has served on the board since 2017. He is a past Vecinos Vice President, and is President of the Yal Ku Kai condominium Homeowners’ Association. He has owned his condo in North Akumal since 1994.  Highlights of Beryl’s resume include: 

• Attended schools in Buenos Aires, Beirut, New York, Mississippi 
• Bilingual Spanish/English
• Graduated in Political Science/Spanish 
• Taught in the International Baccalaureate program in Jackson,Mississippi public schools. 
• Chairman foreign language department Jackson Public Schools 
• Led student and college alumni tours of Yucatán/QR.
• Board member Belhaven Heights Homeowners Association 
• Member of Vecinos and Akumal council until their dissolution 
• Past Vice President Vecinos de Akumal Norte
• Presiding President of Vecinos de Akumal Norte Annual Meeting 

Peter Swenson  
At Large Board Member (term expires 2028)
HOA President at Mi Casa del Mar        

Peter was elected an At-Large member of the board in 2026, having previously served two terms from 2021 to 2024. He has been President of the Mi Casa del Mar homeowners association for 11 years . He and his wife, Barbara, have owned their condo at Mi Casa del Mar for 27 years, splitting time between Akumal and their home in Boulder, Colorado.  He is an energetic advocate for the community of Akumal Norte.

Craig Conklin 
At-large Board Member (term expires 2028)
HOA President at Playa Blanca and owner of Casa Caribe
Full-time resident of Akumal Norte

Craig was elected an At-Large Member of the board in 2026. He has been an owner at Playa Blanca since 2016 and purchased Casa Caribe last year, where he now resides permanently.

Before moving to Akumal, he owned and operated a successful building supply business for 21 years. He sold the business and retired in 2020, choosing Akumal Norte not just as a destination, but as his home.

He has actively participated in—and personally helped fund—multiple projects supporting our local community and schools, including Akumal Rocks, and funding Pickle Ball equipment and classes in the Pueblo. He is also helping a local contractor improve his operations by financing new equipment, preparing bids, and other business expertise.

He currently serves as HOA President at Playa Blanca, working hands-on to protect property values, improve operations, and strengthen collaboration within our neighborhood. When not working on community matters, you’ll usually find him at Casa Caribe training and caring for the six dogs he's rescued locally.

Jon Kantor     
At-large Board Member (term expires 2028)   
Owner and Vice President at Casa Miraposa  

Jon was elected an At-Large Member of the board in 2026. He first came to Akumal in 1984 and remembers Akumal before paved roads, piped water, reliable phone service, internet, or streetlights. 

He spearheads Akumal’s virtual platform and community outreach efforts, including hosting monthly Vecinos Board Meetings, developing and managing our online election system, and organizing and facilitating virtual Annual and Extraordinary Meetings.  He served as Director of Elections in 2024 and 2025.