HomeMy WebLinkAboutDouglas FischerFrom:City of Bozeman, MT
To:Agenda
Subject:*NEW SUBMISSION* Citizen Advisory Board Application
Date:Thursday, October 20, 2022 5:15:24 PM
Citizen Advisory Board Application
Submission #:2038560
IP Address:174.45.99.213
Submission Date:10/20/2022 5:15
Survey Time:10 minutes, 40 seconds
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Applicant Information
Full Name
Douglas Fischer
Physical Address
1410 S. Montana Ave.
Bozeman, MT 59715
Primary Phone
4066008469
Additional Phone
Current Occupation
Science journalist
Employer
Environmental Health Sciences
Email
fischwing@gmail.com
Which position are you applying for?
Sustainability Board
Do you live in City Limits? (Some positions do require you live within Bozeman city limits, while others do not.)
Yes
How long have you lived in the Bozeman Area?
11 years or more
Have you ever served on a City or County Board or Commission?
Yes
Where, how long, and what Board?
Bozeman Area Pedestrian & Traffic Safety Committee, 2019-2021
Please describe your professional and personal experiences, interest, and qualifications that make you a good fit
for this board.
I run a local nonprofit, Environmental Health Sciences, that advances public understanding of the science of our
health and environment, including climate change. I am a firm advocate of public service, having served since 2015
as a Trustee for the Bozeman School District. I also served on the city’s 2020 Climate Plan team. As a journalist, I do
not publicly advocate. But our family strives quietly to live the values embodied in the Committee’s work plan:
Buying local, composting, biking.
The City of Bozeman strongly values diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Describe any efforts you have engaged
in to expand your understanding of DEI.
Equity work does not happen by chance; it happens at the intersection of power and opportunity. As director of a
nonprofit focused on environmental justice, I bring an equity-rooted tenet to work contextualizing science,
improving our health, and making our environment safer and more sustainable for all. I work with and within
science and journalism to elevate power within communities and create opportunities so that race, gender, and/or
ZIP code do not predict your health or environment.
References
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Reference #1 Full Name
Terry Cunningham
Phone
4065812060
Email
tcunningham@mcn.net
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Reference #2 Full Name
Tanya Reinhardt
Phone
4064373080
Email
Tanya.Reinhardt@msn.com
The Bozeman City Charter, voted in by the citizens of Bozeman in 2008, requires annual ethics training. If
appointed, do you understand you will be expected to take online and in person ethics training?
Yes
How did you hear about this board or vacancy?
Terry Cunningham
Is there any other information that you feel we need to know?
I hope my experience on the school board brings two benefits: First, having served on several advisory and
consensus committees within the district, I understand what a governing body such as the school board or City
Commission needs from an advisory panel – and the importance of the advisory panel remaining on task. Second, I
have seen how essential collaboration and idea-sharing is among local governments. I hope to encourage that.
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Thank you,
City Of Bozeman
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