Press Release- June 11, 2007
OFFICE OF GOV. BILL RITTER, JR.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
MONDAY, JUNE 11, 2007
Contact:
Evan Dreyer, 720.350.8370
RITTER NAMES PUEBLOANS TO STATE COMMISSIONS
Gov. Bill Ritter recently named several Puebloans to a number of state boards and commissions, including the Agricultural Commission, Board of Medical Examiners, Commission on the Aging, Electrical Board and the panel monitoring cleanup of the Army's chemical depot in Pueblo.
Among the nominees is real estate broker and rancher John Singletary to the Colorado Agricultural Commission.
"John has been involved in the Pueblo community most of his life," Gov. Ritter said. "He was instrumental in and continues to provide leadership for the Lower Arkansas Water Conservancy District, so he brings broad experience in production agriculture and water issues, and an appreciation for the issues facing Southern Colorado."
A Pueblo native, Singletary chairs the Conservancy District's board and serves on the Pueblo County Planning and Zoning Commission. He also has served on the Colorado State Parks and Recreation board and was a past chairman of the Colorado Wildlife Commission.
The nomination to the nine-member commission is for a four-year term and requires Senate confirmation.
Other nominees include:
- Karl D. Aguilera, to the Colorado Commission on the Aging. Aguilera is a pharmacist and volunteer director of the Spanish Peaks Mental Health Center. The nomination to the 17-member commission is for a four-year term and requires Senate confirmation.
- Jerry L. Coffee, to the State Electrical Board. Coffee is a master electrician and co-owner of In Phase Electric Inc. in Pueblo. He is a member of IBEW Local 12 and the National Electrical Contractors Association. The nomination to the nine-member board is for a three-year term and requires Senate confirmation.
- Stephen Schoenmakers to the State Board of Medical Examiners. Scheoenmakers is director of hospital operations for the Colorado Department of Human Services. He previously served as superintendent of the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo from May 2003 to May 2006. The nomination to the 13-member board is for a four-year term and does not require Senate confirmation.
- Terry Hart, to fill a vacancy on the Chemical Demilitarization Citizens Advisory Commission. Hart is chief-of-staff for the 10th Judicial District Attorney¿s Office and serves on the Pueblo Depot Activity Development Authority. He currently serves on some of the Chemical Demilitarization Commission's working groups.
- Pueblo County Commissioner Jeff Chostner to fill a vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Commissioner Anthony Nunez on the Chemical Demilitarization Citizens Advisory Commission. Chostner was elected as a county commissioner in November 2006. Prior to that he served on the Pueblo City Council.