BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20210416T140000Z DTEND:20210416T150000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Community Impact Forum: County Connection: an In-Depth View of Regional Efforts DESCRIPTION:Join us to hear from Don Davis\, Jefferson County Manager\, and Ray Gonzales\, Adams County Manager\, with county-wide updates on the COVID-19 response and impact\, demographic shifts\, new challenges and upcoming projects. \n\n\n\nDon Davis\, Jefferson County Manager\n\nDon\, born in 1968 in Dover\, New Jersey\, graduated from Dover High School in June 1986. He attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy\, New York\, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Management and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in May 1990 in the United States Marine Corps. \n\n \n\nFrom 1990 until 2017\, Don served his country in many different roles\, locations and commands. He was deployed numerous times\, including to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Afghanistan as the Commanding Officer for Marine Corps Logistics Command Forward. The last few years of his career in the Marines\, he assumed command of the Marine Corps Logistics Base in Albany\, Georgia for three years and then was the Chief of NORAD-NORTHCOM Theater Strategy and Campaign Plans Division.\n\n\n\nAfter he retired from the military at the rank of Colonel\, he moved on to his next adventure as County Manager\, serving the citizens of Jefferson County\, Colorado. He joined Jeffco in May 2017\, where he enjoys serving alongside more than 3\,000 dedicated employees. \n\n \n\nDon is a graduate of the Marine Corps Command and Staff College\; the Amphibious Warfare School\; the Executive Leadership Program from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Kenan-Flagler Business School\; and the Marine Corps Executive Logistics Education Program at Penn State. He holds two master's degrees\; one in Public Administration from Webster University\, graduating with high honors in March 1996 and a second in Strategic Studies from the Marine Corps War College in 2011.\n\n\n\nHe and his wife\, Becky\, have been married 29 years\, and have been blessed with four children\; Kaitlyn (27)\, Mackenzie (25)\, Jack (18)\, and Luke (16).\n\n\n\nRay Gonzales\, Adams County Manager\n\nRaymond H. Gonzales has over 22 years of experience encompassing nearly every level of government administration. After starting his career with the U.S. Peace Corps\, his roles spanned increasing responsibility from the U.S. Department of Labor to New Mexico's Deputy Cabinet Secretary under the leadership of Governor Bill Richardson.\n\n \n\nAlthough he found great success fortifying these agencies\, his heart was in his hometown. Following his passion\, Raymond returned to his hometown of Brighton to continue his family legacy as a third-generation resident of Adams County\, Colorado. He currently serves as County Manager for Adams County\, the 5th largest county\, serving 515\,000 residents\, and one of the fastest growing counties in the state. Raymond oversees a budget of approximately $600 million that provides direct services for the community through four core service areas:\n\n Strategic Leadership & Planning\n\n Community Infrastructure & Development Services\n\n Community Services & Public Involvement\n\n People & Culture Services & Administrative Operations\n\n \n\nOne of Raymond's proudest achievements is a newly dedicated People & Culture Services department\, where he oversees the empowerment of over 2\,500 employees and their personal impact\, influence\, and inspiration regardless of title or designation. He also oversaw the creation and licensing of Colorado Air and Space Port in Adams County\, which has attracted national and international companies to become a technological and economic hub in the area. An ever-industrious conductor\, Raymond continuously strives for organizational improvement and premier delivery of public art and opportunities to accentuate the culture of an ever-increasing innovative and inclusive community.\n\n \n\nIn addition to his challenging role leading Adams County\, Raymond serves as the Vice President of the Mountain Plains region of the International City/County Manager's Association Executive Board\, as the President of the Local Government Hispanic Network Board of Directors\, and as the Vice-Chair of the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Join us to hear from Don Davis\, Jefferson County Manager\, and Ray Gonzales\, Adams County Manager\, with county-wide updates on the COVID-19 response and impact\, demographic shifts\, new challenges and upcoming projects. \;
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\nDon Davis\, \;Jefferson County Manager
\nDon\, born in 1968 in Dover\, New Jersey\, graduated from Dover High School in June 1986. He attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy\, New York\, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Management and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in May 1990 in the United States Marine Corps. \;
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\nFrom 1990 until 2017\, Don served his country in many different roles\, locations and commands. He was deployed numerous times\, including to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Afghanistan as the Commanding Officer for Marine Corps Logistics Command Forward. The last few years of his career in the Marines\, he assumed command of the Marine Corps Logistics Base in Albany\, Georgia for three years and then was the Chief of NORAD-NORTHCOM Theater Strategy and Campaign Plans Division.
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\nAfter he retired from the military at the rank of Colonel\, he moved on to his next adventure as County Manager\, serving the citizens of Jefferson County\, Colorado. He joined Jeffco in May 2017\, where he enjoys serving alongside more than 3\,000 dedicated employees. \; \;
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\nDon is a graduate of the Marine Corps Command and Staff College\; the Amphibious Warfare School\; the Executive Leadership Program from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill &ndash\; Kenan-Flagler Business School\; and the Marine Corps Executive Logistics Education Program at Penn State. \; He holds two master'\;s degrees\; one in Public Administration from Webster University\, graduating with high honors in March 1996 and a second in Strategic Studies from the Marine Corps War College in 2011.
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\nHe and his wife\, Becky\, have been married 29 years\, and have been blessed with four children\; Kaitlyn (27)\, Mackenzie (25)\, Jack (18)\, and Luke (16).
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\nRay Gonzales\, Adams County Manager
\nRaymond H. Gonzales has over 22 years of experience encompassing nearly every level of government administration. After starting his career with the U.S. Peace Corps\, his roles spanned increasing responsibility from the U.S. Department of Labor to New Mexico&rsquo\;s Deputy Cabinet Secretary under the leadership of Governor Bill Richardson.