I am a retired engineer who spend the 70’s working my way through the Colorado School of Mines in Golden.   I then spent 35 years learning business, engineering and project management.   I would like to apply the skills I learned about teamwork, evaluation of alternatives and business processes to the management and administration of our DCC.

I started curling in high school (1968-70) in Ontario and thought I would never curl again when I moved to Colorado.  In 2001, I was transferred from Melbourne Australia to Yellowknife, NWT, Canada to design and build underground diamond mines where I had the opportunity to start some casual curling when the job allowed.  For the next 14 years I curled sporadically, made some great friends but never had the opportunity to improve my curling.  In 2014 I retired, returned to Evergreen / Boulder and fortunately found that DCC was constructing the wonderful facility we now enjoy.

I curl on Tuesday morning, Tuesday evening and Thursday evening but also sub when I can on Saturday.  I have taken the Level 1 Instructors and Ice Tech classes and now enjoy teaching the basics of curling and helping with ice prep.  I work approximately 40 Learn to Curl / corporate events a year and enjoy watching the participants experience their first curling and their on-ice team interactions.  I am encouraged to see repeat corporate groups and would like to develop an approach to convert these one-time experiences into new curb members.

This season I am doing about a half dozen out-of-town bonspiels and it has been great to meet other club curlers, to observe how they tackle club and event issues and to share the DCC approaches,  successes and challenges I have observed.  I have done all three of our club annual bonspiels each year and find it a great way to meet club members that I do not interact with during my regular league play or when I am behind the bar.

I am asking for your support to help the current Board:

• Maintain the great momentum we have with our new facility

• Retain our current member base and grow the club membership

• Integrate your new ideas and requests into the solid approach established at DCC.