About AHIA
It All Started in 1923!
When Getty Oil, horse head pumping jacks, and oil derricks dotted the Alamitos Heights landscape, 35 Alamitos Heights neighbors formed the Alamitos Heights Improvement Association. Today, AHIA is organized as a 501 (c) 4 nonprofit organization.
Building Community Together
We are a neighborhood nonprofit organization of volunteers focused on Building Community Together. This is our mission statement, and our focus on community safety and social events is focused on building relationships and communication between neighbors.
AHIA Social Events Include:
- Community Meetings with Local Officials
- Annual Neighborhood Picnic in Summer
- Annual Colorado Lagoon Holiday Tree Lighting in Winter
- Wine Down Fridays
- Neighborhood Beautification Projects
- Toss-Shred-Recycle Event
Membership Matters Thank You
Your membership matters. Your dues, donations, and time support our events and efforts to build a strong community here in Alamitos Heights. Please consider paying your annual dues, volunteering your time, and recruiting your neighbors to join AHIA. Many hands make light work. We can't accomplish our goals without the help of members like YOU.
A Bit of History & What We Do
Alamitos Heights Improvement Association
The Alamitos Heights Improvement Association is a volunteer organization made up of homeowners and residents dedicated to maintaining and improving the quality of life in our neighborhood. Alamitos Heights is a beautiful, safe, friendly, and well-established neighborhood with a strong sense of community. This association was formed by the residents to provide leadership, resources, and a common voice to ensure that Alamitos Heights continues to be a great place to live.
AHIA is a voluntary organization that exists to promote, develop, and protect the interests and welfare of the property owners and residents of Alamitos Heights while fostering community spirit, maintaining the quality of the neighborhood, and engaging in activities of civic and public benefit.
There are no covenants, conditions, or restrictions, and the Association does not own any common areas. Membership is open to all residents of Alamitos Heights.
What Your Membership Supports
AHIA benefits the residents of Alamitos Heights in many ways. The Association acts as a forum for two-way communication between our residents and our city government. AHIA meets with our 3rd District Councilperson, as well as local police, fire, and safety personnel. Information on issues affecting our neighborhood is passed on to residents through our newsletter, website, and community meetings. Feedback, comments, and requests from our neighborhood are fed back up to our city officials.
AHIA sponsors social events for the entire neighborhood. Our annual neighborhood picnic in June brings out many members, and it is a great way to connect with your neighbors.
AHIA sponsors the Colorado Lagoon Christmas Trees and a Tree Lighting ceremony that is fun for everyone.
AHIA publishes our newsletter containing articles written by your neighbors, and we maintain this website to promote communication between neighbors.
AHIA supports tree planting and neighborhood safety with community watch and National Night Out, sidewalk and street repair, and we look for new ways to make Alamitos Heights an even better neighborhood to live in.
2025 AHIA Board of Directors
- Dan Ornelas, President
- Craig Wallace, Vice President
- Melissa Mihalik-Sipowicz, Treasurer
- Annette Dhein, Secretary, Community Events Chair
- Barbara Geortner, Membership Chair
- Janine Ransom, Wine Down Friday Chair
- Lee Ostendorf, Annual Picnic Chair
- Maria Kisska, Grants / Sustainability Chair
- Catherine Grace, Neighborhood Beautification Chair
- Jeannine Saucedo, Communications Chair
- Naomi Hyland, Board Member
- Lori Hess, Board Member
- Charlie Nicholas, Board Member