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Sallie Clark, who is a current Commissioner Representative, is an El Paso County Commissioner, representing District 3.

About Sallie Clark
Sallie was born and raised in Seal Beach, California and became a military wife in 1980 when she married Welling Clark. In 1985, the couple settled in Colorado Springs. She has family roots in Colorado; her father was born and raised in Pueblo, Colorado and she spent every summer on her grandmother’s farm there. She loves Colorado, and continues to appreciate our open spaces, mountain scenery and especially the Pikes Peak area. She enjoys hobbies such as cooking, hiking, biking, horseback riding, tennis, golf and reading.

Small Business Owner
Sallie has owned her own business since 1986. She operates Holden House 1902 Bed & Breakfast Inn, located on the historic Westside of Colorado Springs. She is also an instructor and small-business consultant for aspiring bed and breakfast innkeepers. Sallie previously worked in the medical profession and the cancer field in Coronado (San Diego) California, prior to opening her own business over 26 years ago.

Public Service
Her local interest in public service began with her neighborhood advocacy to save Fire Station 3. In addition to her previous service on the Colorado Springs City Council, she has served on various local and state organizations and committees. These include the State of Colorado’s Travel and Tourism Authority, Organization of Westside Neighbors, School District 11 Business Sounding Board, the Westside Schools Task Force, the National Fire Protection Association 1710 Committee, Council of Neighbors and Organizations, Springs Community Improvements Program Public Safety Committee, the Dr. Lester L. Williams Fire Museum Board, the Colorado Restaurant Association-Pikes Peak Chapter, the National League of Cities Public Safety Committee, and with her husband, founded the Colorado Bed and Breakfast Association in 1987 and currently serves on the association's board.

Recognition and Awards
Sallie received the "2002 Woman of Distinction Award" from Soroptimist International, was named one of the Denver Post’s People to Watch 2001, has been awarded the “Best Civic Leader," "Best Role Model” and “Best County Commissioner” from the Colorado Springs Independent Newspaper, and is a recipient of the "Tourism Industry Award" from the Colorado Springs Convention and Visitors Bureau. She received the Colorado Springs Business Journal’s “40 Achievers under 40 Award“ in 1999 for her success as a small-business owner. In 2006, she received the Southern Colorado Women's Chamber "Accolades Award" and the "Woman of Distinction Award" from the American Heart Association (AHA) for her two consecutive years as co-chair of the AHA's "Go Red for Women" campaign. She also served as the United Way Campaign Council Chair in 2006 and 2007, was presented with the "Elected Official of the Year" from the Greater Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce, received the "Heroes of Mental Health Award" from Pikes Peak Behavioral Health (Aspen Pointe) and was the selected as one of the Colorado Springs Business Journal's "Women of Influence" in 2010. She has been nominated several times for the Athena Award and received the coveted Woodsum-Daniel Award in 2012 from Hope and Home for her work with 4th Judicial District Attorney Dan May on the "Not One More Child" initiative to prevent child abuse.

Leadership as an El Paso County Commissioner
Liaison to: El Paso County Sheriff, Coroner, Department of Human Services, Citizen Outreach Group, Peak Vista Community Health Centers, El Paso County Public Health, Pikes Peak Library District and Parks Board, among others.

Local Leadership Positions: State Leadership Positions: National Leadership Positions:
 * Immediate Past Chair and current Secretary - Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments
 * El Paso County Emergency Services Agency
 * El Paso County Public Health Board
 * Greater Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs and Legislative Watch Committees
 * Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority
 * City-County Arts Commission
 * State of Colorado Child Welfare Allocation Committee
 * Immediate Past Vice Chair – Colorado Counties, Inc. (CCI) Health and Human Services Committee
 * Colorado Counties, Inc. (CCI) REAL Colorado Steering Committee
 * National Association of Counties (NACo) Justice and Public Safety Committee and Court Subcommittee Chair
 * National Association of Counties (NACo) Large Urban County Caucus
 * National Association of Counties (NACo) Arts and Culture Commission
 * National Association of Counties (NACo) Membership Committee
 * National Association of Counties (NACo)Cybersecurity Task Force
 * National Association of Counties (NACo) Veterans and Military Services Committee