HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-05-23 - CAB Applications - Rio RolandFrom:City of Bozeman, MT
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Subject:*NEW SUBMISSION* Citizen Advisory Board Application
Date:Friday, May 5, 2023 4:19:34 PM
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Citizen Advisory Board Application
Submission #:2415870
IP Address:71.15.194.8
Submission Date:05/05/2023 4:19
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Applicant Information
Full Name
Rio Roland
Residential Address
1122 S Cedarview Dr
Bozeman, MT 59715
Primary Phone
7733307239
Additional Phone
4065952743
Current Occupation
Sr Resource Analyst - Wind Energy
Employer
Innergex Renewable Energy
Email
riowroland@outlook.com
Which position are you applying for?
Transportation 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?
1-5 years
Have you ever served on a City or County Board or Commission?
No
Where, how long, and what Board?
Please describe your professional and personal experiences, interest, and qualifications that make you a good fit
for this board.
This position interests me because I want to contribute my skills and experience in planning, GIS, and the diversity of
places I have been to enhance the livability and sustainability of a place I dearly love. I have a Masters in Planning
from the U of Minn. I worked with the Institute for Sustainable Development in Warsaw to refine sustainability
indicators for large Polish cities and my master’s research was on bicycle lane design. Currently, I design and do
engineering of windfarms.
The City of Bozeman strongly values diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Describe any efforts you have engaged
in to expand your understanding of DEI.
I'm gay and came out in the late 1990's. As such, I have great empathy for underrepresented and, sadly once again,
scorned populations. I've also lived in diverse neighborhoods in Minneapolis and Chicago and have seen the
struggles minorities and economically disadvantaged people must contend with in transportation. The spatial
disparities in Bozeman between jobs and affordable residences are striking and including those affected is key to
success.
References
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Reference #1 Full Name
Molly McCartney
Phone
6122208132
Email
molly.mccartney@State.mn.us
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Reference #2 Full Name
Julia Shaida
Phone
4062097143
Email
juliashaida1@gmail.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?
I was forwarded the announcement from a friend Chris Shaida.
Is there any other information that you feel we need to know?
I am an avid and absolutely passionate fly-fisherman! Hence I love Bozeman and I want to contribute all I can to
making it a better place to live. I was born and raised in ND and am extremely proud of the values it instilled in me. I
have lived in a multitude of places and I have a wealth of urban design knowledge from all these places: Madison,
Mpls, Warsaw, Chicago, Austin, San Diego, Corvallis, Fargo, & Denver. I have a 5 yo Yorkie/Jack Russell named
Beyonce (BeBe) and she is the bomb!
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Thank you,
City Of Bozeman
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