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:  (Reappointed) December 2008 - December 2011

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

Margaret "Peg" LeClair is a systems engineer/analyst with extensive experience in systems development, integration and management. She has served on the City of Colorado Springs Lodgers and Automobile Renters Tax Committee as well as the Pikes Peak United Way Fund Allocation Committee. LeClair serves as a representative from Commissioner District 2 which extends from the east side of Colorado Springs to include most of rural El Paso County including the Peyton, Calhan and Ellicott.

COG Term: Dec 2008 - December 2010

Dianna Perkins serves as an At-Large representative on the COG. She is a 15 year resident of El Paso County. In addition to doing Financial Planning for Mutual of Omaha, she is also a speaker for Stone Croft Ministries. She is married with 2 children..

She became a COG Representative to help bridge the gap between County Officials and the citizens of El Paso County.

Huy N. Tran retired in 2007 after serving 20 years in the US Army. While in the military, he was a medical laboratory specialist and cytotechnologist before changing to the IT/Electronics field. He also served with the US Secret Service for several years before retiring.

Huy graduated from Widefield High School and holds a dual Master’s degree in IT Management and Business & Organizational Security Management. He continues to be active in the community serving on the Board of Directors for the Festival of Lights and a member of El Pomar’s Asian Advisory Council.

Huy is currently employed by the Comcast Media Center as an Operations Manager and is also Online Faculty for the University of Phoenix. Huy and his wife, Tea-ko, live in Falcon and have three children.

COG Term: Dec 2008 - December 2011

Barbara Cole
At-Large Member

COG Term: December 2008 - December 2011

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

Kenneth Valdez to serves on the COG from Commissioner District 1, the northern portion of El Paso County including the Air Force Academy, Monument, Palmer Lake and much of the Black Forest Area. Valdez owns an insurance agency and has previously served on the board of the Tri Lakes Chamber of Commerce, the Hispanic Advisory Council and the National Association of Real Estate Professionals.

COG Term: March 2009 - December 2011

Dave Sered serves as representative from Commissioner District One on the COG. He is the Director of Government and External Affairs of Southern Colorado of Comcast Cable Communications, Inc. In that capacity, Dave is Comcast’s liaison and spokesperson with assigned local constituencies including: elected and appointed officials, community groups, civic groups and organizations.

He received his Juris Doctorate from John Marshall Law School and a B.A. in History from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Since 1999, Dave has served as an Adjunct Professor of Business Law and History with DeVry University. He also serves as adjunct faculty for the University of Phoenix.

Dave also serves on the El Paso County Planning Commission, the Colorado Springs Utilities Public Advisory Board, and the Board of Directors for Cheyenne Village.

Dave resides in Colorado Springs with his wife Tracy and 4 children.

His term extends through December 2011.

Conrad Schaap
At-Large Member
Vice Chairman

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

Jason DeGroot is a systems analyst and tactician. He sees volunteer service on the COG as an opportunity to help define issues that should be brought to the attention of community leaders and to help identify and implement solutions. DeGroot is appointed as an at-large representative on the COG.

COG Term:  March 2009 - December 2011