New Whitebadge Member -- Kevin Vick

Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to become a member of the Downtown Rotary Club of Colorado Springs.  My experience with my fellow Rotarians has just been so terrific and welcoming.  As a new member, here is a little biography to help people get to know me in the club.  I’m sure that I will enjoy getting to know you all in the coming months and years.

I grew up in St. Cloud, Minnesota and went to college at St. John’s University in Collegeville, MN.  After getting tired of Minnesota winters, I moved to Colorado in 1993.  My plan was to gain residency and then go back to school, however, I moved to the Vail area and found that life in the mountains was just too much fun.  Although I thoroughly enjoyed the outdoor lifestyle of Vail, after six years there I found that I wanted to do something a little more meaningful with my life.  That is when I moved down to Colorado Springs to become a high school teacher.  I earned my teaching license through UCCS, and subsequently earned a position teaching U.S. History at Doherty High School, where I have been ever since 2001.  Currently, I am serving as President of our District 11 teachers’ association, CSEA.

A little more about me, I have a terrific wife who teaches Art at Doherty, and is a practicing artist herself.  She has done several butterflies for the “Flight” auction over the years.  I also have an amazing daughter who is starting 6th grade at Jenkins Middle School this fall.  In addition, we are big pet lovers, with four dogs, a cat, nine chickens, and a duck.  Again, thank you all for welcoming me into this outstanding club.  I look forward to getting you know each of you better in the times to come.