Boards and CommissionsVACANCIES AND APPLICATIONS FOR CITY OF DUBUQUE
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
For Council Meeting of Monda_v_. Janua~. 15. 2001
6:30 P.M. Public Libra~_ Auditorium
APPLICANTS ARE INVITED TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL
ON THEIR POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP ADVISORY COMMISSION
2 Unexpired 3 Year term.w which will expire 10-I-02 & 10-1-03
2 VACANCIES
Leslee Spraggins, 1780 Plymouth Ct.
Ci a rdsa nd Commissions
(Apptd.)
~OARD OF APPEALS - BU,LDING CODE
I Appt' 3 Yr' Terrn' Meet °n Cai' I
3rd Monday at Five Flags
ADVISORY COMMISSION
Meet 3rd Tues. Library 6:00
Sr. L~nn M. Fangman(C. Tr. 10) 02-1501
Jim Giesen (At Large) 02-1g-01
(C. Tr, 3) 02-15-01
Harry Neustadt (Housing) 02-15-0I
J I Leonard Rhomberg, Jr. (Master) 1 t -02_99
John V. Walsh (At Large) 09-08~31 ] TRANSIT BOARD OF TRUSTEES, 3 yr. I
CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
BOARD/COMMISSION APPLICATION FORM
Individuals serving on Boards and Commissions play and important role in advising the Council on matters of interest to our community and its future.
The City Clerk's Office, City Hall, 50 W. 13th St., Dubuque, IA accepts application for any Board and/or Commission at any time, and that application stays active for one year from the date of receipt in the Clerk's Office.
At the appropriate regularly scheduled council meeting, applications will be submitted to the City Council for their review and applicants are encouraged to address the Council stating their reasons for wanting to serve on this particular commission. Applicants will be advised when the application is being presented. Appointment to the Board or Commission will be made at a later meeting. Applicants will then be notified as to the outcome of the Council's action. If not appointed at that time, this application will be resubmitted, as needed, as long as the application is active (unless the applicant advises they are no longer interested)
DATE: 1 8 01
ADVISORY BOARD/COMMISSION APPLYING FOR: Environmental Stewardship
NAME: Leslee Spraggins ADDRESS: 1780 Plymouth Court
BUSINESS: The Nature Conservatory ADDRESS: 601 N. University, Little Rock, ARK 72205
OCCUPATION: POSITION WITH COMPANY: Project Manager
HOME PHONE: 319 584 9809 BUSINESS PHONE: Same
EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION WHICH QUALIFIES YOU FOR THIS BOARD/COMMISSION:
7 Years Big Woods Project Manager - work with public and private partners to conserve, restore, expand, connect and sustainably use 1/2
million acre forested weland; 2 years Recycling coordinator ARK Dept. of Pollution Control & Econology; also Planning Experience
with counties.
WHAT CONTRIBUTIONS CAN YOU MAKE OR STATE REASON FOR APPLYING:
Have helped design compatible economic development; extensive work with federal & state agencies as well as with farmers, foresters and fishermen;
Open mind; Want to learn more about Dubuque.
LIST TWO REFERENCES:
NAME: Nancy DeLamar; State Dir. Ark Nature Conservacny ADDRESS: 601 N. University Ave., LR ARK 72205
NAME:Jeff Bullock, Pres. ADDRESS: University of Dubuque
Specific attention should be directed to possible conflict of interest. For further clarification, if a situation arises, contact the appropriate Staff or Legal Staff.
Are you currently serving on a City Board or Commission: No
SIGNATURE: /s/ Leslee D. Spraggins
If questions, contact the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, 50 W. 13th St., Dubuque, IA 52001. Phone (563) 589 4120. ALL NAMES WILL BE DROPPED FROM THE LIST AFTER A ONE YEAR PERIOD.
CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
OA D/COMMISSIO APPL ¢A'nON
Individuals serving on Boards and Commissions play an important role in advising the Council
on matters of interest to our community and its future.
The City Clerk's Office, City Hall, accepts applications for any Board and/or Commission at any time, and that
application stays active for one year from the date of receipt in the Clerk's Office.
At the appropriate regularly scheduled council meeting, applications will be submitted to the City Council for
their review and applicants are encouraged to address the Council stating their reasons for wanting to serve on
this partiCular commission. Applicants will be advised when the application is being presented. Appointment(s)
will be made at a later meeting. Applicants will be notified as to the outcome of the Council's action. If not
appointed at that time, this application will continue to be resubmitted, as needed, as long as the application is
active (unless the applicant advises they are no longer interested).
DATE: j ~ ~o -
ADVISORY BOARD/COMMISSION APPLYING FOR:
OCCUPATION: POSITION WITH COMPANY: j0
HOME PHONe
EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION AND TRAINING WHICH YOU FEEL QUALIFY YOU FOR THIS BOARD/
COMMISSION:,
WHAT CONTRIBU, T, IONS OO, YOq FEEL. VO, U CAN MAKE,!O :THIS ADVISO~RY BOARD (OR STATE REASON
LIST TWO REFERENCES: I ', / /
Specific attention should be directed to possible conflict of interest. For further clarification, ff a situation
arises, contact the appropriate Staff personnel or Legal Staff.
Are you currently se~ing on a City Board or Commission: ~'~
If questions, contact the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, 13th & Central, Dubuque, IA 52001
Phone: 589-4120; A~L NAMES WILL BE DROPPED FROM THE LIST AFTER A ONE YEAR PERIOD.
LESLEE DITZIG SPRAGGINS
1780 Plymouth Court
Dubuque, Iowa 52003
319 / 584-9809
leslee_spraggins a~ahoo.com
~pplylug £o~ the Env~tollrmelltal Stewardstdp Advlso~y Conm~Jssion
for the City o£Dubuque
RECENT RFJ.EVANT EXPERIENCE:
· Initiated "Visions for Clarendon" with broad-based citizen steering committee, 1999.
The "Strategic Plan for Compatible Economic Development" will be published January
2001. (Clarendon is a small Delta river town in Arkansas, with an agriculture-based
economy, located between two national wildlife refuges.)
· Organized field trips for International Migratory Bird Day. (60 species recorded May
1999 on the White River, a tributary, of the Mississippi River)
· Wrote article for National IVetlands Newsletter, 1999.
· Worked with Arkansas Highway Department, and many partners, to move the proposed
location of the "Great River Bridge" between Arkansas and Mississippi to a more
ecologically compatible location, 1998.
· Designed Ar-kansas's first Native Plant conference, 1997. (Cooperative Extension now
runs; the conference has had a sell out crowd every year.)
· Organized "Top Dollar for Your Timber" workshops with 40 partners, 1997. (400
landowners attended) Goal - to encourage forestry management as an economic option
for Delta farmers.
· Worked with John Deere dealers on rental rebate program for no-fill farm equipment,
1996.
WORK:
1993-2000. (part time through January 2001) Big Woods Project Man _ager --The Nature
Conservancy, Arkansas Field Office. Work with agencies and private individuals to
conserve, restore, expand, connect and sustai,ably use the internationally important, half
rn~lllon acres of forested wetland in the "Big Woods" (m Arkansas's Delta). Involved in
policy-making with agencies as well as individual farmer contact (Due to the
Conservancy and many parmers, more rh.o 20,000 acres have been reforested in seven
years in the Big Woods.)
1991-93. Recycling Coordinator - g rlr~nsas Department of Environmental Q, mlity (was
Ark. Dept. of Pollution Control & Ecology). Worked with local governments, recycling
businesses and citizen committees to build recycling infrastructure in central Arkansas.
L. Spraggins
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· 1984-91. Stay-at-home mom and community, volunteer (Sunday School teacher, PTA
officer, Little Rock School District planning committee, recycling committee)
· 1983-84. Office Man ~ager. Arkansas "Gary H~:t for president" campaign_.
· 1982-83. Assistant to the Director. Project PENCIL. Helped start the "Adopt a
School" program for public schools in Nashv'~lle/Davidson County, Tennessee.
(Included recruiting CEO's)
· 1981-82. Computer Sales, Tandy/Radio Shack computers, Nashville, TN
· 1980-81. Regional Planner, White River Planning & Development District, Helped
local communities (10 counties in north central Arkansas) with plans and grants -- e.g.
comprehensive development, priority street maintenance, housing rehabilitation, parks,
/ndustrial development
· t 978-79. Planning Technician, Houston-Galveston Area Council of Governments.
(Water Quality section.)
DUCATION:
· 1978. B.S. in Radio-TV, Department of Communications, University of Illinois,
Urhana/Champaign. (electives related to ecology & natural resource management)
· 1975-76. Universitaet des Saarlandes, West Germany (language courses)
· 1973-75. Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, Arkansas (communications and
business courses)
· 1973. Graduated 5th in class at Benton High School, Benton, AR Received 4-year Alcoa
scholarship, math award, "I Dare You" award.