Commissioner, District 3
Sallie Clark, Third Member
Sallie Clark was elected to serve as an El Paso County Commissioner in November of 2004 to represent District 3. She served as Board Chair of the Commission in 2006 and Vice-Chair in 2005. Her district encompasses western El Paso County, including the City of Colorado Springs, the City of Manitou Springs, the Town of Green Mountain Falls, and the unincorporated areas in the western portion of the county, including the Turkey Creek/Turkey Canyon area on the south, the area just south of the Air Force Academy, and the Ute Pass area on the far west to the El Paso County line.
Sallie 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.
Sallie has owned her own business since 1986. She operates Holden House Bed & Breakfast Inn, located on the historic Westside. Her local interest in public service began with the well-known issue to save Fire Station 3. In addition to her 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 Pu7blic Safety Committee, and with her husband, founded the Colorado Bed and Breakfast Association in 1987.
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, prior to opening her own business over 20 years ago.
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 past recipient of the "Tourism Industry Award" from the Colorado Springs Convention and Visitors Bureau. Sallie received the Colorado Springs Business Journal’s “40 Achievers Award“ and was nominated for the publication’s “2004 Women of Influence Award”. She was nominated for the Greater Colorado Springs Chamber's "Athena Award" in 2007 and again in 2008. 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 recently served as the United Way Campaign Council chair in 2006 and 2007.
In addition to her many volunteer activities, Sallie serves as liaison to the offices of the County Coroner, Sheriff, Treasurer and Surveyor. She is currently a member of the National Association of Counties (NACo) Justice and Public Safety Committee and the State of Colorado's Child Welfare Allocations Committee. Her additional Commissioner liaison duties include the El Paso County Citizen Outreach Group, the Parks Board, the Department of Human Services, and the El Paso County Department of Health and Environment, among others. Sallie serves on many government boards including the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments, the El Paso County Emergency Services Agency and is the 2008 Chair of the Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority. She is the fourth woman to have been elected to serve on the El Paso County Board of Commissioners and is the third woman to have served as Chair of the Board.
Commissioner Sallie Clark can be reached at:
27 East Vermijo Avenue Colorado Springs, CO 80903-2208
Phone: (719) 520-6413
Fax: (719) 520-6397
Email: sallieclark@elpasoco.com