Position:
President/CEO at Ben Weir Consulting, Board of Directors at Longmont Rotary
Work:
Ben Weir Consulting
since Apr 2009
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President/CEO
Longmont Rotary
since 2009
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Board of Directors
LiveWell Longmont
2009 - 2011
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Steering Committee
L.I.F.T. (Longmont Investing For Tomorrow)
2009 - 2011
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Board of Directors
Longmont Area Chamber of Commerce
2007 - 2011
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Board of Directors
Boulder County Business Hall of Fame
2007 - 2011
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Board of Directors
The Times-Call, Longmont, CO
Jan 2007 - Mar 2009
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General Manager
Times Call / Lehman Communications
2007 - 2009
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General Manager
The Examiner, Independence, MO
Jun 1986 - Dec 2006
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Publisher
The Examiner
1986 - 2006
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Publisher
Education:
University of Missouri-Columbia 1965 - 1969
BJ, Publishing, Advertising
Interests:
Problem solving and developing new solutions and business models for changing industries, analyzing and forecasting financial trends, strategic planning and budget administration, team leadership and motivational skills, community and professional networking, volunteer service, reading, traveling, Rocky Mountain National Park geology and history, hiking/walking, Lake of the Ozarks (MO) boating and relaxing.
Honor & Awards:
• Lifetime Membership Award for Distinguished Service to the Independence (MO) Chamber of Commerce (2008)
• Publisher of The Independence (MO) Examiner which was named the Corporate Citizen of the Year by the Truman Heartland Community Foundation (2006)
• Inducted as a member of the Missouri Press Association Newspaper Hall of Fame (1999)
• Received the Independence (MO) Harry S. Truman Special Recognition Award For Outstanding Community Service (1999)
• Appointed to the Missouri Commissioning Committee for the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Nuclear Aircraft Carrier; Raised $1.4 Million Statewide (1996-1998)
• Served as Leadership Campaign Chairman for the Independence (MO) Chamber of Commerce’s $1.35 Million Free Enterprise Center (1993-1995)
• Co-Founder, Eastern Jackson County (MO) Betterment Council (1995)
• Named Nevada (MO) “Citizen of the Year” (1983)
• Honorable Discharge, Missouri National Guard, (1969-1975)
• Eagle Scout, Order of the Arrow, Tribe Of Mic-O-Say