Tami Hasling was elected to the District 11 Board of Education November 2005. She served as vice-president for two years and currently serves as board president. She is a past president of the El Paso Council PTA and currently sits on the Board of Directors for Colorado PTA as vice-president of programs. She also sits on the State of Colorado Commissioner of Education’s advisory board.  Mrs. Hasling is a native of Colorado Springs, and a graduate of District 11’s Doherty High School. Tami has been married 22 years to Curt Hasling, a Colorado Springs Police Sergeant and has two sons attending District 11 schools. Tami is a dedicated volunteer in our local schools and has served on the following committees: the Capital Plan Review Committee, the Long Range School Use Study Committee, the Friends of District 11 Campaign Committee, who were instrumental in passing the recent bond, and is a swimming and diving coach for two District 11 high schools.  Tami also works as a legal assistant at a local law firm.

Tom Strand was appointed to fill a vacant seat on the District 11 Board of Education January 2007.  He was elected to the District 11 Board of Education November 2007 and currently holds a director seat on the board.  Tom Strand is married and a father of two children. He is a volunteer with the Pikes Peak Red Cross as a disaster counselor. He serves as a certified counselor and public relations representative for the Colorado Springs SCORE Chapter (Service Corps of Retired Executives) which provides free, confidential support to people in, or wanting to begin, small businesses. He has served as a volunteer member of the Citizen’s $130 million dollar Bond Oversight Committee for School District 11's 2005-2009 Capital Improvement Program. He is a member of the Colorado PTA.  Mr. Strand began his United States Air Force active duty career in Jan 1975 at Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, CO. Following graduation from Law School, he was appointed as an Air Force Judge Advocate. He had been a Distinguished Graduate from the Bowling Green State University’s (Ohio) ROTC program, where he graduated as Cadet Commander and was commissioned. He honorably served a 30 year career, which included seven assignments as the Staff Judge Advocate (managing office partner) at every level of Air Force command, including: Air Base Group, Tactical Fighter Wings, Technical Training Center, Numbered Air Forces and Major Command. During his career he earned a Masters of Law Degree in Labor and Employment Law from the National Law Center at George Washington University and was selected as the Outstanding Senior Attorney in the Air Force in 2003 by the Air Force Association. Mr. Strand retired from the Air Force as a Full Colonel in February, 2005.

TREASURER
TERM:  2005-2009

JOHN GUDVANGEN
1931 North Cascade Avenue
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
640-6531 District Cell
JohnGforD11@comcast.net

John Gudvangen was elected to the Colorado Springs District 11 Board of Education in November 2005. He served as president for two years and currently serves as board treasurer.  Prior to his District 11 board election, John was the chair of the District 11 Advisory Accountability Committee, and also served as chair of the capital improvements subcommittee to determine long term capital needs in the school district. John has served as chair of the local Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Planning Committee and as a board member for the local Head Start agency, the Community Partnership for Child Development.  He is active with the Justice and Peace community of Colorado Springs.  A graduate of Harrison High School, John served on the Harrison District 2 school board for two terms from 1989 to 1997 and was president of the Colorado Association of School Boards in 1997.  He is a choral singer and organist.  John and his wife have two children in District 11 schools.  He has a Bachelor’s Degree from Colorado College and a Master’s Degree from the University of Colorado.  John has served as a college administrator at Colorado College since 1988.  

DIRECTOR
Term:  2007-2011

CHARLES BOBBITT
1115 N. El Paso Street
Colorado Springs, CO  80903
235-2312 District Cell
d11_charlie@yahoo.com

School Board Director Charlie Bobbitt, a third generation Colorado Springs native, was first elected to the District 11 school board in 2006 and re-elected in 2007.  A graduate of District 11 Wasson High School as are his twin children, Director Bobbitt holds a bachelor degree in Social Science Education from Colorado State University. Mr. Bobbitt has been an active participant in District 11 for many years prior to his election in 2006.  He served on three different schools' Building Accountability Committees and was the DAAC representative for six years.  He actively campaigned for 1994 and 2005 District 11 Bonds and also served on several bond committees.  He is very proud of being a founding member of Wasson Alumni Association. Mr. Bobbitt's career has been mostly in computer technology, including work with Oracle and NCR Corporation.  Since 2004 Charlie has been an insurance broker, selling commercial and personnel products to diverse organizations. Mr. Bobbitt's educational seeks to ensure that District 11 delivers a quality, competitive education to make all students more successful and better prepared for 21st Century. 

DIRECTOR
Term: 2005-2009

SANDRA  MANN 
4403 Ranch Circle
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
548-0503 Home Phone
mannmedia@yahoo.com

Sandra Mann was elected to the District 11 Board of Education November 2005. She currently holds a director seat on the board.  Sandra Mann is the mother of two District 11 graduates. Because of the awesome education her children received, her daughter is getting ready to graduate from Colorado College with a degree in economics and her son is a freshman at Mesa State College, majoring in criminal justice.  Ms. Mann understands and believes in the power of public education and what it means to the American way of life.  She also knows that public education must plan for the next generation of students if it's to continue being a significant and relevant part of the American dream.

DIRECTOR
Term: 2007-2011

BOB NULL
2104 Eagle View Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
473-7455 Home Phone
235-2314 District Cell
bobnull@d11educationalexcellence.com