City Council

Mike Wozniak
Term: 2010-2012
303-407-4466
mwozniak@cherryhillsvillage.com

 

Mike Wozniak is a partner in the Denver natural resources firm of Beatty & Wozniak, P.C. where the firm's practice focuses on representation of natural resource development companies. Mike was previously a partner in the Environmental, Natural Resources and Energy Group of Dorsey & Whitney LLP where he served as Partner-in-Charge of the Denver office.

 

Mike has always had a passion for community and governmental affairs. Prior to his three terms as Mayor, Mike served on the City Council and as previous chair of the Board of Adjustment and Appeals and two terms as a Commissioner on the Planning and Zoning Commission. Mike enjoys spending time at his southern Colorado cabin with his three daughters.

Term: 2008-2012
303-788-0505
mgriffin@cherryhillsvillage.com

 

Mark L. Griffin is an investment banker/private client manager with the Wealth Management Group of Wells Fargo. Mark has over 30 years in the investment banking industry with extensive experience in municipal finance. Mark and his wife, Jan, have lived in Cherry Hills Village since 1995. They have three children that all went through the Cherry Creek School system and are presently in college.

 

Formerly, Mark was the President of the Cherryridge HOA and he believes strongly in his obligation to give back to his community. Mark enjoys golfing, skiing and other outdoor activities with his family.

 

 

Russell is an attorney and litigation partner with Faegre, Baker & Daniels LLP, where his practice focuses on defense of large complex litigation involving prescription products, medical devices, toxic torts, and consumer fraud.  He attended Curtis Elementary School (on the corner of University and Orchard) and was active in 4-H, raising and showing livestock and crops at the County and State Fairs.   He graduated from Littleton High School, and in the summers mowed the Highline Canal for South Suburban Park and Recreation District.   He attended Colorado College, received a law degree from the University of Michigan, and clerked for United States District Judge Richard P. Matsch.  His wife, Mary Laird, is a critical care physician and Director of the Swedish Hospital Intensive Care Unit.  They have two sons, Russell and Laird, who attend Kent Denver School. 

 

 

Alex Brown was appointed to his Council position in November 2008 to fill a vacancy for City Council District 3. He and his wife Nancy, along with their sons Greg and Rob, have lived in the Village since 1991. He moved to Colorado in 1978 from Pennsylvania. Alex was an investment banker specializing in municipal bond underwritings for 26 years and now works as a consultant to various public entities. He has served on the City’s Boards of Planning and Zoning and Adjustment and Appeals. He also served on the Citizen’s City Center Committee. His interests include bicycling, golf and bird watching.

 

 

Scott Roswell is counsel with General Moly, a development and exploration stage mining company. Previously, he was counsel with a Centennial financial services company, at attorney with Qwest and in private practice with the Denver law firm of Hall & Evans. 

 

Scott previously served on the Cherry Hills Village Board of Adjustment and Appeals, prior to his election to City Council. Scott and his wife Sheri reside in the Viking neighborhood of Old Cherry Hills with their two sons, who attend Colorado Academy.

 

 

The professional career of Klasina VanderWerf has included two decades as an educator in the public school systems of both New Mexico and Colorado and in Colorado’s community college system. She has also served as an administrator, marketer, and development director for private non-profits in the metro Denver area. Before joining the Cherry Hills Village City Council, Klasina served as the co-chair of the Village’s Parks and Trails Committee and as an alternate member of the Board of Adjustment and Appeals. Klasina currently serves on the boards of the South Suburban Park Foundation and the Cherry Hills Land Preserve. She is also the author of the book High on Country: A Narrative History of Cherry Hills Village. Klasina and her husband have two children and two grandchildren.

 

 

Harriet Crittenden LaMair was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska as the youngest of six children. After graduating with a BA in English from Colorado College she worked on Capitol Hill. Her Graduate Degree is in Educational Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Harriet worked in public policy development and research for the Colorado Legislature and provided lobbying services to the Department of Higher Education. Her commitment to preserving the quality of life in CHV led her to run for City Council. As a founding board member of the Cherry Hills Land Preserve, Harriet works with citizens and land preservation groups. She is the Village appointee to the Denver Regional Council of Governments, a liaison to the Residential Development Standards Committee, and can often be seen working with the Parks, Trails and Recreation Commission.

 

Harriet is currently pursuing a second Masters Degree in Nonprofit Management. Harriet lives with Mike, her husband of 23 years, and their three children: Edwin (17), Davis (14) and Kate (11). You can find Harriet and their new puppy Gunnar walking the trails.