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I have been an elected official now for 11 years. I have established a track record of being a part of great teams that have been achieving results for our community. You achieve more with by using the correct behaviors and by listening. There are many engineering and infrastructure improvements that our City needs in the near future and I think I can help.

My priorities if elected:

• Thoughtful growth – We and the Denver metro area are growing rapidly. Growth is inevitable. I would like to ensure that growth in Arvada occurs with careful consideration.
• Transportation and infrastructure – road conditions are poor in older sections of our City and although traffic congestion has increased everywhere it is an issue that needs some immediate attention in our western section. We need to improve maintenance and capacity.
• Address issues related to water, smart city technology, customer service, finance.
• Approach challenges and opportunities with an open-mind

My experience with Local Government:

11 years of experience as an elected official with Apex. 5 years are Board President, 2 years as board Vice-President, and 2 years as Board Secretary. Apex is responsible for community based recreation in the Arvada Area. More about Apex can be found at http://apexprd.org/about-us

Skills:

• The ability to listen to the community and adjust plans to meet their needs
• The ability to creatively collaborate with other stakeholders to reach a win-win solution
• An understanding of small government budgets and funding
• The ability to analyze complex political and election related situations for positive results
• A desire to ensure everything can be done internally before considering a tax increase
• The ability to understand budgets and technical engineering issues.
• The ability to understand workplace technology and social media and marketing

Results:

• Refinanced bonds to save the District taxpayers over $1,000,000
• Team member that successfully passed the 1st needed mil levy increase
• Team member that successfully passed the Apex Bond renewal
• Re-negotiated intergovernmental agreements with the City of Arvada
• Negotiated the sale of Park property and the financing to build the Apex Field House with the      City of Arvada
• Negotiated the new Jefferson County policy to have property deeded to Special Districts with    Jefferson County Government
• Negotiated the exchange of water rights and water usage with the City of Arvada.

My experience with State Government:

4 years of experience on the Colorado Special District Association (SDA) Board. 3 years as board secretary. SDA provides oversight for all special districts in Colorado including Metro (i.e. Highlands Ranch), Fire , Water and Sanitation , Developer, Parks and Recreation , and Ambulance Districts. SDA also acts as a resource to the State House and Senate on legislative issues relevant to Special Districts. More about Colorado SDA can be found at http://www.sdaco.org/about

My experience with our Community:

Recently I have been on the Red Rocks Community College Foundation Board, the Arvada Vitality Alliance Board, the Arvada Community Food Bank Foundation Board, and the Arvada Economic Development Association Board. I attended the Metro North Chamber Leadership in 2010. I coached youth and competitive soccer from 2001 to 2010 at the Arvada Soccer Association and youth hockey at the Arvada Hockey Association. I have been both a church and school volunteer while raising a family in Arvada.

My experience at work:

I am a managing director for a workplace technology company that has been based in Arvada since 1984. I have been a part owner of the firm since 2006. I am responsible for some of our company’s key customers, suppliers, information technology, marketing, and technical support and operations. We used to just sell wire and phones and now we sell workplace technology solutions. I have helped our company make that transition. I have both sales and technical certifications.