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CMCA Executive Board
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Kathryn M. Young, CMC, CERA, City Clerk, Colorado Springs
A City of
Colorado Springs
employee since 1983, was appointed City Clerk in May 1994. She holds a dual Master of Arts Degree
in Management and Procurement/Acquisitions Management from Webster University, and a Bachelor of Science Degree in
Business Administration from National College (graduated Magna Cum Laude). She received her Certified Municipal
Clerk (CMC) designation in 1996.
Ms. Young was presented with her Certified Elections/Registration
Administrator (CERA) certification in Washington, D.C. in August 2004; awarded the Colorado
Municipal Clerk of the Year award in November, 2006; and elected CMCA Vice
President for 2008.
Ms. Young
is a member of several professional organizations such
as:
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International Institute of Municipal Clerks
(IIMC)
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Colorado
Municipal Clerk’s Association (CMCA)
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International Association for Clerks, Recorders, Election Officials
and Treasurers (IACREOT)
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Election Center
Additionally, she serves on several community boards such
as:
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Urban
League
Child Development Center Advisory
Board
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Pikes
Peak Minority Business
Foundation Advisory Board
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Southeast YMCA Advisory Board
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Shivers
Concert Series
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Pikes
Peak United
Way
Ms. Young
has served as a member of the IIMC Membership Committee (1995-97) and currently
serves on the IIMC Certification Program Committee; CMCA Legislative Committee
Chair (1996-97), Study Committee Chair (1996-97) and Co-Chair (1995-96),
Education Committee Co-Chair (2002-2004).
She received the award for “Outstanding Contribution to CMCA” in 1997 and
2001. She has been honored as one
of ten “Phenomenal Black Women in Colorado
Springs” (1995), and one of the “Ten Most Influential African
American Women in the State of Colorado” 1999 and
2001.
During her
tenure as City Clerk, Ms. Young has secured a document management/imaging system
for over 100 years of municipal records, conducted the first mail ballot
election for the City, and streamlined many licensing and City Council meeting
procedures.
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Becky Walker, City Clerk, CMC, Canon City
Becky Walker is the
City Clerk of her home town,Cañon City, with whom she has been employed
since 1992. In addition to her role
as City Clerk, she serves as the City’s Projects Administrator, Public
Information Officer, Immigration Compliance Officer, and Historic Preservation
Advisor. She has served various
roles within the CMCA, including Communique, Records Management, Education, Fall
Conference, District Representative, and State Treasurer. Becky earned her CMCA in 1996, and was
accepted into the Master Municipal Clerk Academy in 2003. She serves her community through board
service on local museums, Pueblo Community College, Main Street USA, VALE Board, and the Cañon
City Music and Blossom Festival.
She is happily married to her husband, Tom, and between them they have
five children and two grandchildren. She was honored by receiving the
Outstanding Contribution to a Municipality award from the Colorado Municipal
Clerks Association in 2006.
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Juanita Peterson, CMC, Deputy City Clerk, Grand Junction
Juanita is currently working for the City of Grand Junction since September 2001 as a Deputy
City Clerk. Juanita has a combined
27 years of diversified experience, including over 17 years in municipal
government in the Community Development Department, City Administration and
Human Resources Departments, and currently the City Clerks office.
Juanita has been
a member of IIMC and CMCA since 2001 and earned her CMC in 2005 and has applied
to the Master’s program. Juanita is
currently serving as a Director for the Colorado Municipal Clerks Association
(CMCA).
Juanita moved to
Colorado in 2001 after living 27 years in
Wyoming. Juanita is a wife, mother, and
“Grammy”.
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Alisa Lewis, CMC – City Clerk/Director of Support
Services
Alisa has been a Municipal Clerk since 1988
and the Boulder City Clerk since 1992.
Ms. Lewis was designated as a CMC (Certified Municipal Clerk) in January
of 1994. Prior to entering government work she
attended
Ottawa
University
, majoring in Business
Administration and from there entered into a career in Finance/Banking. She has
been very active in the Colorado Municipal Clerk’s Association having served on numerous
committees, as the Chair of the Education Committee, the Awards Committee, the
Information Task Force Chair, the Web Site Committee, and as an Executive Board
Director. In November 1997, the Colorado Municipal Clerk’s Association bestowed its highest honor on
Alisa by awarding her the Colorado Municipal Clerk of the Year Award. In 1999
she joined the City of Boulder City
Manager’s Office where she has taken on the duties of Director of
Support Services in addition to the role as City Clerk.
Alisa
also provides training and seminars for the Boulder College of Political
Knowledge, the Accelerated Masters Program for Political Science,
University of
Colorado
Denver and as a guest speaker for the communications class at
Front
Range
Community
College
. She is
also a certified trainer who frequently teaches classes for the International
Municipal Clerk’s Institute and the Colorado Municipal Clerk’s annual Fall
Conference
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Linda Smith, City Clerk, City of Cortez, CMC
Linda has served as the Deputy City Clerk with the City of Cortez since
1992, and was appointed to City Clerk in 1996. She has served as District 9
Representative for CMCA since 1996 and served as Chairperson for two years and a
member for two years of the Scholarship Committee. She earned her CMC
designation in February 1998 and was accepted into the IIMC Master Municipal
Clerk Academy in January 2003. She is a certified aerobics instructor and a
bookkeeper for Trinity Lutheran Preschool in her spare time. Linda is very proud
of her blended family of four and three grandchildren. She enjoys camping,
golfing, cross-country skiing, dancing, and being outdoors.
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