Joan Shaffer

Joan Shaffer is a founder of Front Range on Track. She was elected to the Loveland City Council in November 2009 and serves as council liaison to the citizen Transportation Advisory Board, the Housing Authority of Loveland, the Loveland Downtown Team and she is a founding member of the city’s Office of Creative Sector Development. Joan represents Loveland on the North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Organization. She also serves as a stakeholder on the Colorado State Rail Plan, is on the board of the Colorado Rail Passenger Association and on the Embrace Northern Colorado Leadership Team. Joan made her career in both the private and public non-profit sectors before establishing Silver Lining Strategies, LLC, a Loveland-based public relations firm, in 2006.

Joan is married to Loveland attorney, Mark R. Shaffer and together they enjoy the great outdoors and cultural activities of Colorado, traveling and reading.

Dale Lockwood - Vice President

Dale has lived in Fort Collins for over a decade. Before settling in Colorado he lived in northern California. He is an instructor at Colorado State University teaching courses in biology and in the School of Global Environmental Sustainability. Having used commuter rail in California and having lived and worked in some of the most congested cities in the country, he considers commuter rail a vital piece of Front Range transportation.

Rob Osborne - Vice President

Robert Osborne grew up in Massachusetts and then moved to Colorado. He has four kids and owns and operates Avogadro's Number in Fort Collins. He enjoys hiking and snow shoeing and patronizes the arts. He is an active member of the Colorado/Wyoming Restaurant Association, Opera Fort Collins Guild and board of directors of Friends of the Poudre. After living 36 years along the front range, Mr. Osborne would like to see passenger rail become a reality and plans to devote time and energy to this endeavor. He sincerely hopes you will join him also, to get the "Front Range On Track".

Irene Fortune - Treasurer

Irene is a resident of Loveland and one of the founding members of Front Range on Track. She serves on the Board of Senior Alternatives in Transportation (aka SAINT) as Secretary, and recently commenced her second term on Loveland's Citizen Transportation Advisory Board. Irene commutes by bicycle as much as possible and enjoys hiking, camping and gardening.

Linda Bersch - Secretary

Linda Bersch, Board Secretary, is a retired regulatory compliance professional. For over twenty-seven years she commuted from Loveland to Denver for employment. Even though her commute was made easier by using vanpools and carpools, she has seen first hand the need for better transportation options for North Front Range commuters. Linda is a graduate of Denver Paralegal Institute and holds an AAS degree in Occupational Safety. She and her husband, Bob, have two grown sons.