Paonia Board Members:

Hotchkiss Board Members:

Crawford Board Members

Richard Kinser, NFAA President

Following his desire to make a difference in his community, Richard has been active with the NFAA since becoming an EMT in 1972 and has been an active board member since 1979. Richard's level of commitment to the community is outstanding as he is also an active EMS and CPR instructor, a volunteer firefighter with the Paonia Fire Department, is active in his church, a serves on several boards in conjunction with EMS on the local and state levels. Richard is challenged by the need to educate locals of the necessity for volunteers to continue to bring the best Basic Life Support emergency medical service to the North Fork Valley and always encourages people to come forward. "The NFAA does make a difference, people appreciate our efforts."

Richard was born in Monte Vista, Colorado and his family spent time in Colorado Springs, Security and Kansas, before moving to Paonia, where he graduated from high school in 1970. He and his wife have two grown children, both of which are EMTs running with the NFAA out of Paonia, and a number of wonderful grandchildren.

Clinton Clock - Paonia

Clinton brings many years of experience with volunteer organizations and their leadership to the NFAA board. Clinton serves on the NFAA Personnel committee to interview new applicants. Clinton was born and raised in Paonia, and graduated from Paonia High School in 1956. After spending a short time at Arizona State University and a tour in the National Guard, he worked for the local telephone company for 41 years. As a very active volunteer, Clinton has served as a scout master, worked with Young Life, the Delta County Planning commission for six years and the Paonia town council for two years. Clinton was a member of the Paonia Rotary for 29 years and served on the board of the Paonia State Bank for 11 years. Clinton is actively involved in the Paonia Friends Church, and has been a member of the church for 40 years. Clinton resides in Paonia with his wife of over 46 years, and has two grown sons.

Doug McCay - Hotchkiss

New to the board as of February 2008, Doug has been a volunteer with the NFAA since becoming a Driver & First Responder in 2001. Doug is always ready to help out with events and performs maintaince on the Hotchkiss rigs. Doug is a graduate of Paonia High School, and has spent time in Craig, and is a diesel mechanic for Oxbow Mine in Somerset. Doug enjoys hunting, fishing and four-wheeling as well as helping his wife with her ceramic shop.

Russ Ochs - Hotchkiss

Also new to the NFAA board as of February 2008, Russ wanted to get involved with the NFAA to show his appreciation for our local EMS volunteers. Russ hopes that his service to the board will give back to those volunteers who are giving of themselves in an often thankless job. Russ has years of experience working with folks who have needed "a helping hand" over the years through his service on church boards and community groups. Calling the North Fork Valley home since 1978, Russ graduated from Hotchkiss High School in 1981. He and his wife have owned and operated their own business, High Country Gardens, on Rogers Mesa since 1995. Outside of the business, Russ and his wife enjoy the outdoors, like to mountain bike and ski. Russ and his wife have five children with the oldest enrolled in college.

Kathy Steckel- Crawford

Kathy has served on the NFAA board since 2005 and is active in the areas of recruitment, promotion, and retention. She is an EMT-B IV and has been running calls with the NFAA since 1996, and has resided in the North Fork Valley since 1985. Outside of the NFAA, Kathy is a professional artist, working in glass and fine art. She has created many large-scale stained glass installations, as well as designing glass lighting for her family business K Dahl Glass Studios, of Crawford. Kathy also does freelance work in marketing and graphic design for private companies and has been self-employed since 1980. A native of Colorado, Kathy has lived in Alaska and Sweden and now blissfully resides outside of Crawford with her husband Rick, who is also an EMT and their two children.

Butch Rogers - Crawford

Butch serves on the Personnel committee for the NFAA. Butch has served on the NFAA board since 1994. After joining the NFAA as an EMT in the 1980s, Butch served on the Delta County EMS Council for several years and was a board member for the Crawford Fire Department for 16 years. He was born and raised in Glenwood Springs, Colorado and attended Mesa State College and Colorado State University. Butch has resided in the North Fork Valley for over 30 years and has a wife and three grown children. Butch retired in June of 2009 from the Colorado Department of Transportation after 31 years of service.