HomeMy WebLinkAboutHARDT James
CITY OF
ASHLAND
APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT TO
CITY COMMISSION/COMMITTEE
Please type or print answers to the following questions and submit to the City Recorder at
City Hall, 20 E Main Street, or email christeb@ashland.or.us. If you have any questions,
please feel free to contact the City Recorder at 488-5307. Attach additional sheets if
necessary.
Name James R. Hardt
Requesting to serve on: Firewise Commission
Address 451 Thornton Way
Occupation Retired Educator/Businessperson Phone: Home 482-7798
Email ihardt@opendoor.co
Fax 482-0125
1. Education Back~round
What schools have you attended? University of California, Berkeley;
Harvard University; University of Massachusetts; University of
Colorado; Army Security Agency Cryptography School
What degrees do you hold?
Ph.D., Berkeley; Masters, Harvard; Bachelors, University of
Massachusetts; Army Security Agency (NSA) Teacher Certificate
What additional training or education have you had that would apply to this position?
Harvard Management Certificate Program: Community College
Leadership
CERT Training (2002); Briscoe Team Leader (Five years);
Advanced Training (2011 )
Map Your Neighborhood, Thornton Way Leader: Hosted Meetings
in my home.
2. Related Experience What prior work experience have you had that would help you
if you were appointed to this position?
Community Leadership: Thirty-year Community College career:
CEO (13 years), VP, Dean, 500 FT/PT employees; worked with
scores of community technical advisory committees and other
constituents including women's groups, Hispanics, blacks, gays,
chamber of commerce, pressure groups, etc.
Temporary Employment Agency (5 years) 1900-plus employees
in Ashland, Medford and Grants Pass
Do you feel it would be advantageous for you to have further training in this field, such
as attending conferences or seminars? Why?
Yes. I shall be eager to attend conferences and seminars to improve
my knowledge base and my ability to lead and otherwise serve.
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3. Interests
Why are you applying for this position?
Per a Chris Chambers CER T presentation I attended, Ashland is
among the most vulnerable intra-forest/urban towns in the State,
and my neighborhood is probably the penultimate most dangerous
area in Ashland.
4. Availabilitv
Are you available to attend special meetings, in addition to the regularly scheduled
meetings? Do you prefer day or evening meetings?
Mornings, afternoon, evenings---whenever. Shall respond on short
notice.
5. Additional Information
How long have you lived in this community? Since 1996
Please use the space below to summarize any additional qualifications you have for this
position
A. My CERT (QUAKEWISE CERT) and Neighborhood Mapping
experiences lead me to consider whether a FIREWISE CER T
could be established to enlist and train members: one, to
FIRE WISE Map Neighborhoods and assess areas, such as fuel
reduction, for improvement; and two, to train members to spot
fires, evacuate neighbors, etc.
B. Fuel Legislation Needed: Watching a small patch of flaming
juniper come within fewer than---so said the fire chief---two
minutes of destroying an adjacent large new two-story-masonry
college science building, taught me that juniper and blackberry
shrubs and other fuels that thrive within the Ashland-city limits
and those adjacent to the city perimeter threaten our homes and
families. Legislation to remove those fuels is critical.
C. Experience with Elected Officials: I have had twenty-five
years experience working with elected officials (College Boards
of Trustees). Thirteen of those years, as CEO, I reported directly
to the board and developed all of the agenda for each of the
monthly meetings.
D. Experience Serving on Councils/Task Forces/Commissions:
I have served on a plethora of Councils, Task Forces,
Commissions, Committees etc, including several major
ones in Medford and Ashland.
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March 18,2011