March 2014 • Published by the City of Centennial
Meet your new City Council Members! Last November, Centennial voters re-elected Centennial Mayor Cathy Noon and elected four new City Council Members, one in each of the four districts. The new-elect were sworn into office on January 6. Meet your new Council Members: Cathy Noon Mayor Mayor Cathy Noon was re-elected for another four-year term. The Mayor is co-owner of a small 28-year-old business. She currently works for Community Resource Services managing water and metro districts. Mayor Noon is a lifelong community volunteer and organizer. Some major accomplishments during her first four years in office include the hiring of a new city manager who shares Centennial’s philosophy of smart government, the realigning of staff and contracting, renegotiating a new Public Works contract with increased citizen services at a lower cost and performing the City’s first Sheriff and City Attorney Office contract reviews. Kathy Turley District 1 Council Member Kathy Turley is a retired sales executive and has 40 years of community service experience by serving on several boards and commissions, ranging from early childhood to senior concerns. Governor Owens appointed Turley to the White House Conference on Aging and Centennial City Council appointed her to serve on the Senior Commission. Doris Truhlar District 2 Council Member Doris Truhlar practices law with her husband at Truhlar and Truhlar, L.L.P., located in Centennial. Prior to becoming an attorney, Truhlar was a newspaper reporter, and covered municipal government. She recently completed a six-year term on the Judicial Nominating Commission for
the Colorado 18th Judicial District, an appointment made by the Chief Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court, the Governor and the Attorney General. She also works as a volunteer at the Arapahoe County Bar Association’s Pro Se Clinic, of which she was the founder a number of years ago. This clinic is set up to help unrepresented lowincome residents obtain free legal advice. Mark Gotto District 3 Council Member Mark Gotto has lived in Centennial for more than five years, has served on the City’s Open Space Advisory Board and is a member of the Centennial Council of Neighborhoods (CenCON). Throughout the past 20 years, he has obtained executive leadership experience leading organizations in sales and customer service. Before deciding to be a stay-at-home dad, his last position was Vice President of Customer and Technical Support of a Fortune 200 company. For the last two years he has volunteered at the Children’s Hospital. Charles “C.J.” Whelan District 4 Council Member C.J. Whelan is an entrepreneur and small business owner. With the exception of attending college out of state, he has been a resident of what is now Centennial since 1979. Whelan currently serves as President of the Cunningham Fire Protection District Board (a publicly elected position), is on a number of City committees and is the former President and Treasurer of his Homeowners Association. C.J. is an avid road cyclist and skier. He loves working on cars and bicycles.
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