Candidate Forum Luncheon
Date and Time
Tuesday Oct 11, 2016
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CDT
Tuesday
October 11, 2016
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location
Eagle Valley Golf Course
2600 Double Eagle Lane
Woodbury, MN 55129
Fees/Admission
Boxed Lunch from Panera Bread
$16 for members
$22 for non-members
Website
Candidate Forum Luncheon
Description
2016 Candidate Forum: Woodbury City Council
Register now to attend a Woodbury City Council Candidate Forum over the lunch hour. This is a great opportunity to hear from the candidates, gain a better understanding of the candidates? platform, and ask questions before Election Day. The event is open to Chamber members and the public.
Woodbury City Council Candidates
Amy ScogginsAmy works as a Physician Recruiter and has a B.A., University of St. Thomas, 1993. She is a Woodbury City Council Member and Library Park Association Board Member and she does volunteer work throughout the community including Middleton Elementary, Red Rock Elementary, Saint Ambrose Catholic Church, District 833 ECFE, ERAA, and Woodbury Soccer Club. Amy and her husband have lived in Woodbury since 2000 and have three children, ages 15, 13 and 10.
Andrea DateAndrea has lived in Woodbury since 2011 and serves on the Woodbury Parks and Natural Resources Commission and the Woodbury 2040 Comprehensive Plan Task Force. She is also a graduate of the Woodbury Citizen's Academy. Andrea worked at the MN DNR from 2010 ? 2015 as a Planning Director and Research Analyst Specialist Senior. She currently works as a Market Research Consultant for a private firm. She has a B.A. from Carleton College and a M.S from the University of Minnesota. She lives with her husband, Max, and two children, Damien (5) and Abigail (2).
Edward NemetzEdward Nemetz grew up on the east side of St. Paul and has lived in Woodbury since 2005. He is married and has two adult children who attended Woodbury schools. He is currently employed as a Manager of Civil and Structural Engineering for a national construction and engineering firm specializing in power and industrial projects. Mr. Nemetz holds a Bachelors in Civil Engineering and BA in Architecture from University of Minnesota, MBA in Finance from University of St. Thomas. From 2009 to 2014 he served on the city of Woodbury?s Planning Commission and served as the Commission chair in 2014. Other volunteer involvement included an adult day care for elderly and disabled adults in the Twin Cities, and Woodbury band activities. Edward is running for City Council because he enjoyed being actively involved with the city while serving on the Planning Commission and would like to continue to engage with the community.
Joseph HernandezJoseph Hernandez is married to Adrienne, together they have 5 children. He holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and works as a researcher at a local industrial corporation. Outside of work and family, Joseph volunteers his time to ECFE and teaches at a local university. He is running for city council to put a focus on Families First when developing and voting on new and existing policy. Joseph has a proven track record as a strong leader within many organizations, including the Great Start Collaborative, ECFE, BHK Child Development.
John Jarett (invited)
Mike LitgenC Mike Litgen, a proud 10-year Woodbury citizen, appreciates how prior public servants made Woodbury a great place. Mike will continue the hard work of collaborating with community leaders to thoughtfully craft the best path forward building upon our economic and civic successes. Mike?s goal is to enhance Woodbury?s environment, drawing people here to live, work, and conduct business (including retail). He believes in leveraging the community?s assets and strengths, for example by expanding the marketing on these resources, to drive demand. To achieve this goal, Mike?s priorities include listening to understand the issues, informed and data driven decisions, a favorable business environment. Mike holds a BS in Business Administration from the University of Dayton and a mini MBA program certificate from University of St. Thomas. He most recently worked at Agmotion, Inc. for seven years performing financial analysis, risk management and contract negotiation work and with U.S. Bank in the same capacity before becoming a stay-at-home dad.
Mike Tiller (invited)
Timothy SwansonTim Swanson is a long-time resident of Woodbury and has an established track record of volunteerism and service to the Woodbury community. Tim is an active Chamber member and until very recently served as Chair of the Government Affairs Committee. Tim is also a Board Member of the Woodbury Community Foundation, and was selected to serve on the City of Woodbury's 2040 Comprehensive Plan Task Force. He is former Chair of the Washington County Workforce Development Board. Professionally, Tim is Vice President and Senior Commercial Banking Officer for CorTrust Bank, since 2010. He earned a BA in Economics from Gustavus Adolphus College, and a MBA in Finance from the University of Minnesota--Carlson School of Management. Tim is highly committed to this community and believes he is well prepared to serve on Woodbury City Council if elected. He and his wife Theresa live in Baileys Arbor and have two adult children, both of whom graduated from Woodbury High School.
Tom Owens
Tom Owens, 63, has lived in Woodbury since 1992. His community work started in 1974 with the Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, the city youth program and the school system, where he introduced the ?Officer Friendly? program. In his church he was a Sunday School teacher, a member of the Administration Board, and a Trustee. Professionally Tom has been a guest speaker at the FBI Academy in Quantico and at the Annual Meeting of CPCUs in San Diego. He served as the treasurer for his homeowner association. Today he is the membership chair for the Woodbury Bridge Club, an organization of 93 members, mostly seniors. Tom holds two undergraduate degrees and his Executive MBA from the University of St. Thomas. He is a self-employed insurance agent.
Tom is a candidate for Woodbury City Council to ensure our past successes continue. Mayor Hargis set the tone for today. His foresight recognized opportunities and he, literally, set us up for success. Today, your Council needs the same foresight to see opportunities on the horizon that others don?t even notice. Seeing and seizing opportunities is what Tom does.
William Braun All Woodbury families deserve to live in a Cleaner, Safer, Healthier Woodbury. I?ve worked to pass legislation at our Capitol with Republicans, Democrats and Independents. I?ve also been in public service for over a decade in Woodbury as a first responder, the City of Woodbury even gave me a medal for my leadership and innovation. Public Safety, Water Quality, and Budgeting need our attention now. Our public safety losses in Woodbury are stunning versus Eden Prairie or Maple Grove. I bring a level of technical infrastructure expertise and financial acumen that Woodbury city council oversight needs and has been sorely lacking.
