Mayor

John Baudek

John moved to Estes Park with his wife Shirley after retiring as Director of Public Safety for the City of Park Ridge, Illinois.  After serving in the United States Army, John joined the Park Ridge Police Department working through the ranks from patrol officer to director (Chief) of the Police and Fire Departments.  John also served in numerous professional and civic organizations in the City and region including an elected school board member.

John was elected Trustee of the Town of Estes Park in 1996 and served as Chairman of the Public Works Committee and the Board of Adjustment.  He also served on the Public Safety and Light and Power Committees.

John was elected Mayor in 2000 and has served in that capacity for the past four years.  In this role he has served on various committees and studies, as well as serving on the Board of Directors of the Platte River Power Authority and President of Region 2 of the Colorado Municipal League.

Shirley and John have two children, Dawn and Mark, and four grandchildren with a fifth on the way.  He presently works for the Park R-3 School District with the In-House Suspension program and is the Manager of Prevention and Intervention for the District.  John has a Master of Public Administration degree from Roosevelt University in Chicago.

Lori Jeffrey-Clark

A native of Denver, Lori graduated from St. Francis DeSales High School in 1966.  She received a BA degree in Speech/Secondary Education with a Theater minor from the University of Northern Colorado in 1970.  In 1971, Lori joined the US Navy and became the first female Navy broadcaster at American Forces Radio in Europe stationed in Rota Spain.  She was selected for Officer Candidate School in 1972 and was commissioned in 1973 as an Ensign.  Her career assignments included Public Affairs Officer, Medical Recruiter, Administration Director, Marketing and Advertising Director, and Officer-in-Charge of a 10 state recruiting region.  Awarded Federal Woman of the Year, 1987, New Orleans, Louisiana, Navy Commendation medal, awarded Captain Francis C. Meyers Senior Leadership Award, 1993, and retired as Commander, USNR, 2001.

Elected as Town Trustee, 1998 with appointments to include as Chairman Light and Power (Utilities), member Public Safety, member Public Works, Board of Adjustment, member Larimer County Open Lands Advisory Board, member Community Service Coalition, member  Early Childhood Success Task Force, Knoll-Willows Advisory Board, Youth Board, Parents and Community for Kids (PaCK).  Nationally, appointed National League of Cities Small Cities Council Representative (Colorado), Small Cities Steering Committee member, District 8 (Colorado/Wyoming).

Awarded Bonze and Silver Certificates for completing 42 credits in the National League of Cities Leadership Program, active member Quota Club, Sunrise Rotary; member American Legion Post 119, Reserve Officers Association.

Business owner, 1994-present, substitute teacher, 2003-present, parent/guardian to nephew Jimmy Edwards 9 yrs. old, married to Richard, Master gunsmith, retired Greeley police officer.

                   Town Trustee

Patrick Cipolla

Patrick was born and raised in Kansas, MO.  He enlisted in the US Air Force and retired after 21 years active duty as the 1st Sergeant in the Space Command, worked for the Dept. of Defense for another 16 years as a Computer Systems Accountant, and has attended various colleges during his military service majoring in Accounting and Business. 

Patrick has lived in Colorado since 1978 and in  Estes Park since 1990.  In 1997, he permanently retired and has been volunteering for various groups ever since (Crossroads, Meals-on-Wheels, Legislative Director for Estes Park AARP, Sr. Center, and Elizabeth Guild Thrift Store).

Patrick is 62, married (27 years), has 8 children, and 10 grandchildren.  He is Roman Catholic and also attends the Wesleyan Church.

Chuck Levine

Chuck moved with his wife, Kathy, to Estes Park late in 2001.  Chuck and Kathy had been vacationing in Estes Park for thirty years and had recently bought a ”vacation home,” planning to retire here.  Soon after buying the “vacation home”, Chuck was offered an early retirement and they immediately changed the “vacation home” into a full time residence. 

Chuck worked 27 ½ years for the Federal Government, mainly in Data Processing.  Chuck’s career began as a computer programmer, culminating in the position of Chief of Staff and primary deputy to the Director of a nationwide computer support organization of 1500 – 2000 employees.  After relocating to Estes Park, Chuck began his second career, that of a volunteer.  He works with Estes Park’s Restorative Justice program, the Community Services Coalition and the Rocky Mountain National Park.  He is a member of the Board of Directors for the Estes Valley Sunrise Rotary, the Estes Valley Victims Advocate, the Estes Park Habitat for Humanity, and the Estes Park Parents and Community for Kids (PaCK).  He is on the Steering Committee for the Estes Valley Dog Park and is the co-chair of this year’s high school After-Prom party.  He is also the International Committee Chair for the Sunrise Rotary.

Chuck and Kathy have two children. Matthew, 25, is working in computer support for Unisys in Austin Texas. Christopher, 22, is finishing his senior year at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches Texas. 

Chuck was born and raised in the Denver area.  He graduated from the University of Colorado in 1973, and married Kathy in 1974.  Careers took them from Colorado to the Washington DC area for 9 years.  They were then transferred to Texas (Dallas and Austin) for 19 years.  While being away from Colorado, they visited “home” regularly.

Bill Pinkham

Bill grew up on a farm in Massachusetts and graduated from Amherst College, with a BA in Economics.  Following 3-years as an officer in the Air Force, he took a job in paper sales with a manufacturer that was acquired by a global forest products company.

Bill and Sue's love of the mountains and nature brought them permanently to Estes Park in 2000 after vacationing here for several years, and both rapidly became involved in the community.  Bill is currently President of the Art Center of Estes Park and on the Board of the Estes Valley Land Trust.

Bill spent several years as a market manager and 25-years as Manager of Planning and Analysis.  Bill also was a member of the corporate marketing committee and the new products development team.  He was also responsible for the Marketing Communications Department, Technical Services Department, and Electronic Customer Communications.

His community involvement includes: Art Center of EP, Estes Valley Land Trust Board, EP Rotary Club, EP Chorale, RMNP Environmental Educational Dept., Larimer County Parks & Open Lands Naturalist, and Crossroads.

Strengths include leadership/supervisory experience, working toward team solutions to problems, knowledge/experience in analytical concepts and processes, works effectively with individuals of diverse backgrounds/interests, trained as a facilitator to help groups reach consensus/resolve conflict, remains composed while under pressure, able to respond to changing public expectations, and experience with the Estes Park retail community.

Bill is a trained facilitator who believes in win-win solutions to community/business problems.  He is accustomed to working with a team to achieve superior results.  He received high marks for his senior leader competencies from his manager, peers, and direct reports.  He is versatile, reliable and objective.  He believes decisions should be based on the best information available, and fair to all concerned.

Norman Pritchard

A native Coloradoan, Norman and wife Dee reside in Estes Park and are co-owners of the Black Dog Inn.  They began operation of the Inn 3.5 years ago.  In spite of forest fires, economic downturns, and political misstatements, they achieved double-digit growth each year.

Both he and Dee have enjoyed the practice of broad scale "Classic Marketing" during the majority of their professional lives.  Norm's initial entry into the business milieu was from the medical laboratory arena.

Norman holds degrees of BA in Chemistry, MA in Liberal Studies, and PhD in Theology.  He also holds an Adult Theology Instructor Certificate from Regis University.  Norman is an Associate Member of the American Society of Clinical Pathology, American Marketing Association, and an Ordained Minister with a Doctorate in Divinity.  Graduate MBA studies were at the Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago, and Indiana Graduate School of Business.  Undergraduate and Completed Graduate studies were at Regis University (Denver), University of Colorado (Boulder), and ULC (California).  Norm has served as guest lecturer at Southwest Michigan College and part time professor of Clinical Chemistry at Goshen (Indiana) College.

He served in the US Navy from 1956 to 1962, and honorably discharged after achieving the rate/rank of Hospital Corpsman First Class.

He has traveled extensively throughout North America, Europe, the Middle East, Japan, and Australia.  These experiences offered many opportunities to negotiate successfully between different cultures, lifestyles, perceptions, attitudes, and personalities.  Following a no-nonsense notion that "There is no progress without conflict," Norman addresses differences with an eagerness to convert problems into progress.

Norman believes in the principles associated with the term "SYNERGY."  That is, rarely, can ONE of anything accomplish as much or as efficiently as can two different, but distinct entities.  Simply, he actually believes that one PLUS one equals three!