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Mayor and Council
Mayor Doug Von Gausig Re-Elected 2008 I was born in Safford, Arizona in 1948. When I was a teenager I spent summers with my grandparents in their home in Cottonwood, where my grandfather built and ran a Western Auto Store (where the "Outsider" restaurant is now). I grew to love the Verde Valley and its small-town atmosphere and values during those summers. My deep roots in Arizona and the Verde Valley give me a valuable connection with the state and its issues.
In 1966 I graduated from Prescott High School and in 1970 from Arizona State
University with a degree in biology. The Vietnam War interceded in my plans for
a continued education, as I was diverted by the country's needs to the US Air
Force, where I spent 6 years as a pilot. I was flying C-130s when I left the Air
Force as a captain in 1976. I then became an independent biologist in Arkansas.
Soon the necessities of family life and a yearning to return to Arizona brought
us back to the Verde Valley. I worked briefly with my father in his insurance
and real estate agency. After a few years I bought the company and converted it
to an insurance agency which I sold eight years later. It has since become the
Butler-Leavitt agency on Main Street in Cottonwood. As a commercial specialist
in the agency, I handled the insurance for the Towns of Clarkdale and Jerome. My
son, Douglas was born in 1981 and attended Clarkdale elementary from
Kindergarten through 8th Grade, then graduated from Mingus Union High School.
"I am currently a professional photographer, specializing in Industrial,
nature and portrait photography. I have been a Clarkdale business owner for more
than 14 years. For 10 years I operated a manufacturing business which made
tourist-oriented items of copper, glass and steel in lower Clarkdale. My experience in Verde Valley business and especially in tourism have taught
me a great deal about this most valuable of Arizona industries. I currently serve on the Verde River Basin Partnership, the Yavapai County
Water Advisory Council, and the Northern Arizona Municipal Water Users
Association and devote a tremendous amount of time working on water issues which
affect the Town's future". My Goals as Mayor:
1. To give something
back to the the town that has enhanced my life for the last 22 years.
You can reach me by e-mail at Doug.VonGausig@clarkdale.az.gov
Vice-Mayor Jerry WileyElected 2006 I was born in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1926. After graduation from high school (St. Paul) in 1944, I served in the Army Air Corp for 1 ˝ years. I attended the University of Minnesota and earned a Bachelors Degree in Chemical Engineering (1949). My high school sweetheart, Pat and I were married in 1946. We have three children and five grandchildren. My last 21 years of employment was as a Plant Manager of a specialty gas plant, providing extremely high purity gases and custom gas mixtures to chemical research and industry. Prior to retirement in 1985, we surveyed every town in Arizona with populations between 1,000 and 10,000 which were below 5,000 feet in elevation. We decided on Clarkdale. One week after arrival, Pat and I were library volunteers. As a forest service volunteer, I maintained Woodchute Trail for eight years. I served on the Clarkdale Town Council from 1992 to 1996 (Mayor ‘94-‘96). I have also served on the all three of the General Plan Committees, the water conservation group, Northern Arizona Council of Governments, Board of Adjustment and was the primary builder of the 11th Street Trail while serving on the Parks and Recreation Commission. I just want this town to be better for everyone.
Elected 2008
Richard Dehnert was born in Galesburg, Ill and graduated from Shimer College in Mt. Carroll, Illinois with a BA in Humanities. Shortly after college, he began a career in radio broadcasting as a news director at KSIL in Silver City, New Mexico. After a stint as operations director at KATO in Safford, Arizona, Richard and his wife, Krysta, purchased KYBC (then KVIO) and moved to Cottonwood along with their three young sons in 1979. Their daughter, Ellen, was born in Cottonwood in 1980. They built KVRD-FM in 1991, subsequently selling their broadcast holdings to Yavapai Broadcasting in 1996. After several years of traveling the West, Richard and Krysta settled in Clarkdale in 2001. They purchased a little brick Clarkdale classic in 2002 and have spent the ensuing years enjoying the small town lifestyle of upper Clarkdale.
During his years as a broadcaster, Richard engaged in a number of community service activities, serving at various times as President of the Cottonwood Chamber of Commerce, President of Verde Valley Rotary Club, Chairman of the Yavapai County Foster Care Review Board, and on other committees and projects.
Richard is currently employed as Community Relations Coordinator for the Verde Valley Guidance Clinic. In addition to his Chamber duties, Richard remains active in Rotary and serves as the Clinic’s representative on the MATForce Executive Committee and The Arizona Council of Human Service Providers. He has served for several years on the Clarkdale Board of Adjustment. Richard considers his service on the Clarkdale Town Council to be a continuation of his life-long dedication to community involvement. “I love Clarkdale and look forward to the opportunity to serve the community as it faces the challenges ahead.” Councilman Dehnert may be reached by e-mail, Richard.Dehnert@clarkdale.az.gov or phone 639-2437.
Councilmember Curtiss Bohall Elected 2006
I was born and raised in Randolph, NY, a small village about 60 miles south of Buffalo, and graduated from Randolph Central School in 1952.
I enlisted in the U.S. Navy where I spent the next twenty years. After retirement from the Navy, I moved to Indiana, where I worked for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms for 7 years as an Inspector, Regulatory Enforcement. When that office was closed I left ATF and remained in Terre Haute and worked for International Minerals and Chemical Corporation in their R & D department as a chemical pilot plant operator/technician.
In 1984, my high school sweetheart, Winnie, and I were married in Cottonwood, where she had been living since the mid 70's. I convinced her that Indiana was a good place to live and we lived there for about a year and a half. One snowy day, after plowing a 1/4 mile of driveway, we decided that Arizona was a better place to live. We've been here in the Verde Valley since 1985, and in Clarkdale since 1992. I can be contacted by leaving a message at Town Hall or by email at Curtiss.Bohall@clarkdale.az.gov.
Councilmember Pat WilliamsRe-Elected 2008 I was born in Buffalo, New York and raised in New Jersey. I joined American Airlines at the age of 21 as a flight attendant and lived in New York and Los Angeles. When I married, we lived on the upper west side of Manhattan and raised our two children there, a daughter and a son. In 1986 I moved to a small town in Connecticut, population 1,743. I moved to Tucson in 1997 and relocated to Clarkdale in 1999. I have always been involved in volunteerism serving in various capacities. My work experience has been in administrative positions in the education, legal and medical fields. I hold an Associate Degree as a Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Counselor and worked at Sierra Tucson in Tucson and at Crossroads Youth Shelter in Cottonwood. In July of 1999 I was appointed to two town boards, the Design and Review Board and the Heritage Conservancy Board, serving as chairperson of both boards, and have been extremely involved in town affairs. I feel privileged to serve on the Town Council. Clarkdale is at a crossroads and there will be many difficult issues to be faced as a community. The council members need the residents' input. I can be reached at Pat.Williams@clarkdale.az.gov or at 639-2436. Please contact me if you have any comments or concerns. |
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