Jack Burkman (Vancouver City Council)

Jack Burkman (b. 1954) is a former City Council member (1998-2001) of Vancouver, Washington, the fourth largest city in Washington. He is Chair of the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District Board of Trustees 1, Vice-Chair of the Clark College (Washington) Board of Trustees 2, and member of YWCA Clark County Board of Directors, where he is the Vice-President of Public Policy 3.

Jack chose not run for re-election following his prior Vancouver City Council term in order to support his daughter's [...] rehab as reported in The Columbian 4>

In 2009, he is a candidate for Vancouver City Council position #1, which is being vacated by Councilmember Pat Jollota 5 6: Primary Election on August 18, 2009 and General Election on November 3, 2009 7. His campaign website is www.BurkmanforCouncil.com. 8

Jack Burkman was raised in western Montana and married Sherry Burkman in 1973. He has three children and two grandchildren. They have resided in Vancouver since 1985 9.

Jack is a Facilitator and Certified Personal Coach. He has been an ACTIVE volunteer, serving on neighborhood associations, the Clark County Planning Commission, numerous city and county committees and groups, C-TRAN, and Southwest Washington Clean Air Agency. He has also worked with families struggling with defiant and [...]-addicted teens.

References

1. http://www.fvrl.org/aboutus/board.cfm#pos5
2. http://www.clark.edu/about_clark/board/profiles/JackBurkman.php
3. http://www.ywcaclarkcounty.org/boardstaff.htm
4. http://www.columbian.com/article/20020131/NEWS02/902169997
5. http://www.clark.wa.gov/elections/documents/2009/CandidateFilingList2009.pdf
6. http://www.clark.wa.gov/elections/documents/2009/2009%20Election%20Calendar.pdf
7. http://www.BurkmanForCouncil.com
8. http://www.clark.wa.gov/elections/results/NOVEMBER1997.html