Questionnaire: Daily Camera

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Name: Christiaan van Woudenberg Website: c4erie.com Age: 48 Family: Daughters, Anika and Isobel How long have you lived in Erie?: 14.5 years Professional background: 25-plus years experience in enterprise software development. Political/community experience: Current Board of Trustee member Education: Bachelor of arts in molecular, cellular & developmental biology from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Graduate studies in computational biology / operations research […]

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Questionnaire: East County Housing Opportunity Coalition (ECHO)

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Visit https://www.echocolorado.com/ to find out more about ECHO Colorado and the important work they do in East Boulder County. Explain to us your own values about community and the need for affordable housing.I believe that everyone deserves to live in the community where they work; not segregated to an undesirable corner of a municipality but […]

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Questionnaire: NOCO Home Builders Association

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Let’s start with a general question about housing in your community. What steps, policies and procedures, do you feel have been and can be successful in promoting Attainable and Affordable housing.Given the severe lack of attainable and affordable housing in Erie, no steps, policies, and procedures have been successful thus far. I feel aggressive public-private […]

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Questionnaire: Yellowscene

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Editor’s Note: This was a phone interview, grammar and some minor details have been updated for correctness from the published article on Yellowscene. Background: van Woudenberg is an incumbent candidate up for re-election to Erie’s board of trustees. He is the editor-in-chief of Erie Protectors, which keeps the community up-to-date on local oil and gas […]

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Questionnaire: Erie Economic Development Council

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Why do you desire to serve as Mayor/Trustee, and how would your personal strengths benefit the Town of Erie?My two teenage daughters and I have been in Erie since 2007, where we enjoy the mountain views, the small-town feeling, and easy access to all that Denver and Boulder have to offer. I have been a […]

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Questionnaire: Elife Magazine

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Editor’s Note: This is an annotated version of the candidate issue posted on Elife magazine. Trustee statements begin on pp70. Tell us briefly about yourself and where you are from and why you think you’re a good candidate for the position you are running for: * I was born in Johannesburg, South Africa of Dutch […]

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Questionnaire: Metro Housing Coalition

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Please tell us about yourself and why you are interested in running (or running for another term) for elected office in the Town of Erie? I was born in Johannesburg, South Africa of Dutch parents, grew up near Edmonton, Alberta, and have been a Colorado resident for over 30 years. After an undergraduate degree in […]

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