Jan Doran
Chair
District 3 Member

Jan is the immediate past president of CONO and was instrumental in CONO becoming a driving force in our community. Jan’s expertise has been called on by many organizations in our community including the Colorado Springs Police and Fire departments, El Paso County, the City of Colorado Springs, and the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments.

Jan received a “Special Recognition Award” in January 2008 from the Greater Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce for her many years of service to our community. Jan’s dedication to our community, especially her support of neighborhoods, has been recognized by organizations throughout our community.

Jan and her husband, Tom, have four children and ten grandchildren.

COG Term:  December 22, 2005 - December 22, 2008

Bernie Herpin
Vice Chair
At-Large Member

Bernie currently works for Lockheed Martin Mission Services as a Senior Configuration Management Analyst at Schriever AFB.  Bernie and his wife, Linda, a near-Colorado Springs native, have three daughters.

COG Term:  September 17, 2007 - December 22, 2010

Sue became involved in El Paso County 4-H in 1981.  Elected to the Livestock Advisory Committee in 1989, she was the EPC Fair Livestock Sale Manager for 13 years.  She was a member of the EPC CSU Extension Advisory Board for 6 years as the 4-H Agriculture representative. Sue is currently a member of the EPC Fair Advisory Board and the EPC Fair Association.  Sue also is an active member of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit #5, Peyton School District Accountability Committee, the Republican Party, and is the High Plains District Advancement Chairman, Boy Scouts of America. Sue and CPA husband Gary live in rural Calhan and have one son, Kevin, an electrical engineer in San Jose, California.

COG Term:  December 22, 2005 - December 22, 2008

Joe Salute
District 1 Member

Joseph C. Salute retired in 1993 after 38 years in the Aerospace Industry. His last position before retirement was Vice President, Business Development and Planning for Loral Command and Control Systems, Colorado Springs, Colorado.  Prior to this assignment, Mr. Salute was Vice President, Business Development for the Command and Control Systems Group, consisting of three operating divisions of Ford Aerospace, San Jose, California.

Since his retirement, Mr. Salute was appointed and served on the El Paso County Planning Commission for eight years; serving as Chairman for the last two years of his term. During his tenure, he participated in many of the key land development decisions such as the zoning of the eastern county. In April 2005, the El Paso Board of County Commissioners passed a Resolution recognizing Mr. Salute for his volunteer service. He currently is serving on the El Paso County Citizen Outreach Group established by the Board of County Commissioners to advise the board on important community issues and foster communications between the board and county citizens. He served as the first chairman of this group.

Mr. Salute is a graduate of Temple University and of Upper Iowa University with degrees in Business Administration and Public Administration. He is a graduate of the Ford Motor Company Senior Executive Management Training Program, as well as numerous Management and Business Planning proficiency courses and seminars. He is a past Chairman of the Colorado Springs Ford Motor Company Community Relations Committee and past President of the Abert Estates Home Owners Association.

Mr. Salute and his wife Mary have five children and live in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

COG Term:  December 22, 2005 - December 22, 2008

Gary Nance is a fourth generation Coloradoan having been born and raised in the San Luis Valley.  Gary served in the US Army as an Operations and Intelligence Operator.  After leaving the Army, Gary worked for Uniroyal and John Deere before beginning a 30-year career in law enforcement.  He is a retired Colorado State Patrol trooper finishing as a Shift Commander.  He also retired as the Deputy Chief of Police for the Fountain Police Department.  While in law enforcement, Gary worked numerous Presidential details, the NATO conference, and the Governors’ conference.  He served on the Colorado State Patrol PPA Board representing all Patrol NCOs.

Gary has bachelor degrees in Business Administration and Marketing and is working on dual master degrees in Public Administration and Business Administration.

Gary has six children and ten grandchildren.

COG Term:  September 7, 2006 - December 22, 2008

COG Term:  December 22, 2005 - December 22, 2008

COG Term:  December 22, 2007 - December 22, 2010

Bob is married to Theresa and together they share 8 children. He has political experience in city and county governments. He has also taught at the University of Maryland (Math), high school religion classes, and holds a Colorado Substitute Teacher Certificate.

His community activities include: El Paso County Planning Commission, Colorado Springs City Planning Commission (Past Member), El Paso County Citizens Outreach Group (COG), El Paso County Code Committee, El Paso County Citizens College Committee, Colorado Springs Citizens Academy Committee, and Colorado Springs Telecommunications Policy Advisory Committee (Past Member). Bob Null was elected to the Colorado Springs School District 11 Board of Education in November 2007 for a four year first term.

COG Term:  November 11, 2006 - December 22, 2010

Curt currently works for Wells Fargo as a VP with the bank's Technology Information Group. Curt and his wife, Marty, have two sons.

COG Term:  September 17, 2007 - December 22, 2010