1. RESUME
THOMAS P. QUINN
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Address: 1685 S. Hoyt St., Lakewood, CO 80232
Phone: (303) 717-8862
Email: tpq62@comcast.net
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Leadership
• Land use planning
• Economic development
• Background and experience in sustainability programs and
natural resources
• Analysis and innovation
• Problem solving
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:
Current Student, Certified Public Manager Program, University of Colorado
Denver, School of Public Affairs
Completion expected June, 2016.
Consultant, Colorado School of Public Health, Denver, CO, May, 2015 to
October, 2015
• Developed a presentation for training county health department
staff on persuading city council members to adopt stronger
tobacco free policies.
• Delivered presentation at Fall, 2015 Conference with excellent
reviews.
Elected City Council Member, City of Lakewood CO, 2007-2015
Mayor Pro Tem, 2009; City Council President 2011.
• Liaison to Employees Committee for a Sustainable Lakewood,
2008-2015. Secured funding for Lakewood’s Earth Day Expo.
• Spearheaded creation of the City of Lakewood’s first
Sustainability Coordinator position in 2010, later became the
Sustainability Division.
• Championed development of Lakewood’s first Sustainability Plan
adopted in 2015 and authored introductory section on climate
change.
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2. • Chair of the Mayor’s Ad Hoc Committee on the Lakewood
Tobacco Ordinance, 2009-2012. Stronger ordinance adopted,
2012.
• Worked with staff on communication plan which reduced
human/coyote conflicts and helped secure funding for study on
non-lethal methods of coyote control.
• Legislative Committee, 2008-2015, chair in 2014-2015.
Committee reviewed and took positions on bills in the Colorado
General Assembly.
• Denver Regional Council of Governments Board of Directors
Member and alternate, 2013-2015.
• National League of Cities Transportation Infrastructure Services
Committee, 2013-2015.
Attorney, Law Office of Thomas P. Quinn, P.C., 1988-2015
• Private law practice in Wheat Ridge and Lakewood, CO area.
Areas of practice include environmental law, special districts,
general litigation, workers’ compensation and Social Security
disability.
• Negotiated Superfund settlement involving Lowry Landfill.
• Oversaw closure and demolition of sewage treatment plant.
• Negotiated over 500 settlements of personal injury and workers’
compensation cases.
Planning Commissioner, City of Lakewood, CO - 1998-2005
Appointed planning commissioner, chairman 2004-2005. Participated in
developing and writing the 2003 Lakewood Comprehensive Plan, including
drafting the plan section on community sustainability.
Adjunct Instructor of Environmental Policy, Metropolitan State
University of Denver 2000-2012
Adjunct instructor of environmental law and policy and land use
planning. Taught undergraduate courses including: Introduction
to Planning, Residential Land Use Planning, Environmental Hazards and
Planning and Environmental Policy and Planning.
EDUCATION:
J.D., IIT Chicago- Kent College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1987.
Certificate of Completion of Program in Environmental and Energy Law
B.S. Law Enforcement Administration and Political Science, Western
Illinois University, Macomb., IL, 1984
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3. A.S. Law Enforcement, Parkland Community College, Champaign, IL,
1982
PROGRAMS/CLASSES/CONFERENCES ATTENDED
• Sustainable Solutions Biomimicry Workshop: Hosted by EPA
Region 8, March-September, 2015.
• Current student in the Online Sustainable Practices Program,
University of Colorado at Boulder.
• Focus 2015, Forum on Sustainable Cities and Climate Change:
French Embassy in the US, high level forum of American and
French cities on climate change, Washington, DC, March 5-6,
2015.
• Strong Cities and Towns, Sustainable Design to Support
Economic Growth: National League of Cities, NLC University,
November 19, 2014.
• Grant Writing USA Workshop: Two day grant writing course
hosted by the Denver Regional Council of Governments,
September, 2014.
• Network Leadership Training Academy: Build, Manage and
Evaluate Effective Networks: University of Colorado Denver,
School of Public Affairs, May, 2014.
• International Making Cities Livable Conference, Reshaping
Suburbia into Complete Healthy Communities: Portland, OR, June
23-27, 2013.
• Making Shifts Happen, from Political Drama to Finding Common
Ground: National League of Cities, Leadership Training Academy,
March, 2013.
• Green Cities Balancing Act, a Strategic Plan Workshop: National
League of Cities, Leadership Training Academy, April, 2009.
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4. VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Volunteer, Downtown Denver Public Life Study, Downtown Denver
Partnership and Gehl Architects, July, 2015.
West Colfax Mural Fest, Main Stage Manager for Inaugural Mural Fest,
2015.
City of Lakewood Sustainability Working Groups on Energy and the Built
Environment, Waste and Recycling, Natural Systems and
Transportation, 2014-2015.
Senior Resource Center Board of Directors, 2013-present.
Rooney Road Recycling Center Foundation Board of Directors, 2010-
present, 2015 President.
Colorado Irish Festival, Entertainment Chairman, 2004-2012.
Legal Chairman, Sierra Club, Rocky Mountain Chapter, 1994-1996.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
American Planning Association
Colorado Association for Recycling
Colorado Bar Association
American Academy of Forensic Sciences
PUBLISHED ARTICLES AND PUBLIC SPEAKING EXPERIENCE
Published Articles:
• Quinn, T., Zamore, E., Hazardous Waste Incinerator Siting in
Colorado, The Colorado Lawyer, June, 1993.
• Quinn, T., Hudson, B., The Current Law of Underground Utility
Location in Colorado, The Colorado Lawyer, November, 1994.
• Quinn, T., Sala, T., Protecting Open Space and Wildlife Habitat
Under Colorado Law, The Colorado Lawyer, December, 1995.
• Quinn, T., The Best Use: Conversion of Closed Federal
Facilities for Wildlife Habitat, The Colorado Lawyer, August,
1997.
Published Books:
American Massacre, Fort Pillow and the Day that Changed a War,
Published July, 2014.
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5. Public Speaking:
• Numerous speeches to community groups, classes and
neighborhood organizations on sustainability and other topics,
2005-2014.
• The Global Crisis of Natural Disasters, Poverty and Climate
Change. Presented to alumnae of the Metropolitan State
College of Denver Environmental Science Program, 2006.
• Community Sustainability, The Lakewood Comprehensive
Plan. Co-presented in a conference at the National Renewable
Energy Lab, Golden, Colorado, 2004.
• The Settlement of Sierra Club v. Public Service Company of
Colorado. Press conference speech, 1996.
• Conservation Easements and the Centennial Wildlife Refuge.
Presented at the annual conference on the Arkansas River, A
River of Dreams and Realities, 1996.
• Protecting our Backyard, Protecting Open Space and Wildlife
Habitat in Colorado. Continuing Legal Education in Colorado,
program director, moderator and speaker, 1994.
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6. Public Speaking:
• Numerous speeches to community groups, classes and
neighborhood organizations on sustainability and other topics,
2005-2014.
• The Global Crisis of Natural Disasters, Poverty and Climate
Change. Presented to alumnae of the Metropolitan State
College of Denver Environmental Science Program, 2006.
• Community Sustainability, The Lakewood Comprehensive
Plan. Co-presented in a conference at the National Renewable
Energy Lab, Golden, Colorado, 2004.
• The Settlement of Sierra Club v. Public Service Company of
Colorado. Press conference speech, 1996.
• Conservation Easements and the Centennial Wildlife Refuge.
Presented at the annual conference on the Arkansas River, A
River of Dreams and Realities, 1996.
• Protecting our Backyard, Protecting Open Space and Wildlife
Habitat in Colorado. Continuing Legal Education in Colorado,
program director, moderator and speaker, 1994.
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