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ARVADA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOARD CANDIDATES 2014

The following information was provided by the candidates. Candidates appear in ballot order

in this document.

Jeffrey Van Es

Jeff has lived in Arvada for the past 17 years. He is married and has a daughter, who are both active in the community. Jeff served 8 years as a volunteer firefighter for the Arvada Fire Protection District. After his resignation as a volunteer, he continued his involvement in the department by

volunteering his time and experience during the construction of the new fire stations and station remodels, in which he received a Certificate of Excellence from the Arvada Fire Protection District in recognition of his efforts, leadership and inspiration with the construction of the AFPD’s new fire stations, in 2007. He has also volunteered his time teaching the AFPD Building Construction Class for multiple Fire Academies.

He has worked in the commercial construction setting in Colorado since graduating from Iowa State University in 1993. He serves on the Building and Grounds Committee for his daughter’s school, and is Vice President of his

neighborhood HOA Board.

Bob Loveridge

Married to my wife for almost 30 years and we have two grown sons which both achieved the rank of Eagle in the Boy Scouts of America among other accomplishments.

As a Native of Arvada I have always been proud of the Arvada Fire Protection District and the great service that they provide to the community. My goal is to help them continue this reputation and helping them rise to higher achievements.

With my experience in Special Districts, I bring a wealth of knowledge of how they need to operate and knowledge of the other Government entities that the Board needs to interact with.

 First elected to Apex Park and Recreation District in 1998 to May 2014

 Have served on the Jefferson County Building Code Board Since 1996 to present

 Arvada Board of Adjustments for 9 years

 Athletic Booster Club President for 2 years in local High School

 Ski Instructor for Blind Skier Program 5 years

 Arvada Small Business Owner 35 years

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Loveridge (continued)

 Apex Foundation Member

 Volunteer Probation Officer, Jefferson County 2 years

 Interests include vintage cars, woodworking, gardening and people

The Fire District as well as the Apex District brings a special quality to our life in Arvada. Both are in the business of touching lives even though first contact is much different circumstances. The desire is that the citizens feel that they are better off because the service that is provided is in our community. I desire to see the Fire District be one of the most efficient and highly rated Fire Districts in the Country as I have seen at Apex.

Don Taylor

Don Taylor and his wife Mary have lived in Arvada since 1993. Together they have 4 children, and 3 grandchildren. Their youngest daughter, Megan, is in her first year at UNC, Greeley.

Don is a retired Sales and Leadership executive from the beverage industry, with a good portion of his career spent at Coors in Golden. Don has managed staffs of up to 125 employees--meeting company goals, while helping to grow and nurture each individual. Don has also owned and operated his own business, here in Arvada.

Don has been an active volunteer in organizations such as: Salvation Army, St. Francis Center, United Way,

Thanksgiving for the Homeless, and Calvary Church, where he currently teaches Sunday School.

Don has no fire-fighting experience, so you might be asking – Why is he qualified?? Don believes his business experience combined with his community outreach, makes him a strong candidate for this position. Semi-retired, Don now has the time to give back to the community, and be available to talk to Arvada residents.

Matt M.

Kramer Matt M. Kramer is an Arvada native who, with his wife of 30 years, Julie, has raised a son and two daughters. His oldest daughter graduated from the Colorado School of Mines. His son graduated from The United States Naval Academy, in Annapolis, Maryland, and is currently a Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corp. His youngest daughter is currently attending Regis University.

Matt is a retired Arvada volunteer firefighter with 18 years of service. His firefighting career spanned positions from

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firefighter to nine years as Assistant Chief, including several years as Training Chief. As his father is also a retired Arvada firefighter, Mr. Kramer has been associated with the Arvada Fire Department for 53 of his 54 years.

Matt is currently serving as Treasurer in his first term on the Arvada Fire Protection District Board.

William (Bill) Hineser

Bill has lived in the city of Arvada since 1971. He and his wife Carol have children, grandchildren and now great

grandchildren.

Bill has been a practicing board certified Podiatric physician and surgeon in the Arvada and surrounding area for over 40 years. He is triple board certified in his profession and has also held licenses for Securities, health and life insurance, and property and casualty insurance.

Dr. Hineser has also served has State President of the Colorado Foot and Ankle Society and is currently still on the board of directors. He has served as president of the Rocky Mountain Independent Physicians Association, served as chief of Podiatry at several hospitals and held teaching

positions as well as authoring several articles. He also served three terms on the Colorado Board of Medical examiners. He has been a consultant to Medicare/Blue Cross and independent companies. Bill has also been a representative for the American Podiatric Medical Association in

Washington, DC.

Bill works with the Arvada Harvest festival, has been a member of local service clubs and served on the board of local Elks Lodge 2278.

Tom Marks

Tom “T-Bone” Marks is an Arvada Fire Protection District native. He is a retired Captain with the Arvada Fire

Department, where he served as Captain for stations 3 and 8 (1978 through 1988).

Mr. Marks is currently the Senior Project Manager and Health and Safety Officer for Custom Environmental Services, Inc where he coordinates projects and oversees the company’s Health and Safety Program involving regulatory compliance and providing a safe working environment for all employees. Mr. Marks retired from Xcel Energy in 2011, after 37 years of service. While at Xcel Energy he held positions of Laborer, Apprentice Fitter, Fitter, Lead Fitter, and Manager of Gas

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Operations and Maintenance in Xcel’s Boulder Division. Mr. Marks has 40 years of experience in natural gas emergency response, fire emergencies and related EMS calls, and environmental emergency response and clean-ups. Mr. Marks’ certifications and training include CDPHE

Asbestos Supervisor, Firemanship Training, Fire Command Officer School, Fire Service Instructor VE-496F, Hazardous Materials Advanced #2, Fire Fighting I, II, & III – IFSTA 500 Sec. II, Fire Behavior for Compressed Gasses, Texas A & M Fireman’s Training School #134 Industrial Fire Protection and #50105 Firefighting V, also included are 40 hour Hazwoper, Safeland Basic Orientation, and E-Rail Safety.

A proven leader, Mr. Marks has managed a $1.7 Million per year budget for 10+ years at Xcel Energy. While with Xcel Energy, he worked on a committee of six to implement MDT (Mobile Data Terminal) and CAD (Computer Aided Dispatch) to gas and electric troubleman in the 12 states Xcel serves. He also helped lead the mutual aid assistance to the New Mexico Gas Company for the major gas outage in Taos, NM in February 2011. He also acted as the Natural Gas Liaison to the Great Basin Incident Management Team for the Four Mile Canyon Fire September 8-18, 2010.

Tom “T-Bone” Marks loves Arvada. He cares about his community and has served his community for 20+ years. He is an accomplished leader and respected by those who know him as a leader who models integrity, innovation, and

tenacious problem solving.

Bob Wilson

Robert E. “Bob” Wilson studied electrical engineering at the University of Nebraska (BSEE in 1969), earned several advanced degrees in engineering and mathematics, and completed the Ph.D. at the University of Idaho in 1992 Bob was the first Nicholson Visiting Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Wyoming from 1992-1994. He has worked over twenty-nine years in power systems engineering and is a registered Professional

Engineer in the state of Colorado. He retired from the Western Area Power Administration, US DOE in December 2010.

After retirement Bob has enlarged his activities. Examples include running unsuccessfully for the RTD Board of Directors in 2010, serving on the Arvada Fire Protection District’s

(AFPD) Blue Ribbon Panel in 2010, AFPD Citizen’s Fire Academy (2011), the Arvada Police Department’s Citizen’s Police Academy (2012), serving on the Denver Regional

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Council of Government MetroVision 2040 Citizen’s Advisory Committee, and many more. For additional information please visit www.BobWilsonforArvadaFire.com.

Bob and his wife Susan have lived in Arvada for 16 years. Bob enjoys volunteering for community service projects via his Kiwanis Club, visiting with his family (three grandsons), studying the connection between transit and sources of energy, exploring old railroad right-of-ways, and driving (or hiking) scary Jeep roads in Colorado.

Geoffrey Gardella

Geoffrey Gardella grew up in various parts of the metro area, going to high school at Jefferson County Open High and university at DU. He holds two masters degrees in useless subjects, and works as a computer engineer at Oracle.

He first moved to Arvada in 2005, and immediately fell in love with the town. He and his wife Sarah now own an historic home in Olde Town. Here he discovered his passion for gardening.

He is driven to give back to his community, and currently serves on the board of the Wadsworth Ditch

Company. It is this passion for Arvada that brings him to run for Fire District Board.

On sunny days, you may see him cycling through the city.

Russell Weisfield

Russell Weisfield, 36, has lived in Arvada for over ten years. After graduating from the University of Wisconsin with a double major in Communication Arts and Computer Science, he earned his Masters of Science degree from the University of Colorado at Denver. He currently works as an Information Technology Specialist developing software.

Russell has long been civically active in Arvada and its surrounding environs including volunteering at veterans’ functions. He has experience working with committees, boards, and budgets by serving as chair for the Combined Federal Campaign and acting as president of several

community organizations such as Arvadans for Responsible Transportation. Additionally, he has performed at the Arvada Festival Playhouse.

Russell comes from a family of licensed Fire Protection Engineers. He lives with his wife Jackie, who is an educator in the Mapleton School District, and their Airedale Terrier, Murphy.

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Steve Legault

Steve and his wife Teresa are over 30 year residents of the Arvada community. They are proud parents of three adult children and grandparents to nine. Steve’s education reflects his life’s passion for the fire service with an Associate Degree in Fire Science and coursework as a Fire Executive Officer at the National Fire Academy.

After retiring from the Arvada Fire Department after 20 years of volunteer service, Steve’s experience in the fire service spans 26 years as both a volunteer and as a career firefighter/officer. During that time Steve held progressive positions including Fire Marshal, Training Officer, Assistant Chief and Fire Chief. Duties included fire ground operations, fire prevention, recruitment and hiring, personnel

management, budget/financial management, equipment specifications and purchasing, overseeing station build out, and developing policies and procedures.

Over the years, and currently, Steve has also owned and operated an electrical contracting company. As a business owner, he understands the need to balance multiple needs with the realities of finances and timing. Steve believes that thoughtful listening, direct communication, consistency, and ethical fairness are the backbone of good leadership. He feels a position on the fire district board of directors would culminate his desire to serve his community and would be honored to serve as a member of the Arvada Fire Protection District Board of Directors.

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