2004-01-26 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing

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Courtney Artord, Immediate Past President Page 1 of 1 9 0 Courtney Arford-Immediate Past President Courtney Arford brings thirty-two years of experience as a plumber, twenty-two as an instructor, and eight as an inspector to assist him in the work ahead. Courtney entered into a plumbing apprenticeship in Washington, D.C. in 1968. He worked with a brand new journeyman, one Denvert Boney, well known to our membership as a Past President. In 1974, he obtained a master plumbers license. Four short years later, Courtney moved to Denver and became active in code adoption hearings to establish a single state plumbing code. He was introduced to IAPMO at that point in time. While in Denver, Courtney pursued a degree in Solar Engineering and began teaching plumbing and solar Gasses at Red Rocks Community College. The late 1980s saw Courtney in California, running plumbing jobs for new Marriott Hotels throughout Southern California. He was also a plumbing instructor for the Orange County.Occupational Training Program. Early in the 1990s, Courtney decided it was time for a career change: He returned to Denver and began work as a plumbing and mechanical inspector. Currently, Courtney holds the position of Commercial Plumbing and Mechanical Inspector/Building Inspector for Douglas County, Colorado. In his spare time, Courtney has consistently worked towards improvements in the field. His interest in establishing a state mechanical code led him to work on the HVACR Ad Hoc Committee which had that very goal. Courtney is a member of the Colorado Cross-Connection_Advisory.�CoMM:M -wif ,the Colorado Department of Health, and a member ofLpD rver Plumbers16caal #3'where he is an instructor for both apprentice and journeyman upgrade programs. Courtney has volunteered his time for IAPMO in a wide variety of positrons, including serving as secretary, vice-chairman, and chairman of the Colorado Chapter of IAPMO. He was first elected to the IAPMO Board of Directors in 1996. There, he served on several committees and chaired both the Audit and Membership committees. Although his professional life is very demanding, Courtney has found the time to build a rewarding life with his wife, Kathy. They will be celebrating their tenth anniversary in December. Kathy, who holds a B.S. in Geological Engineering, works as a Quality Control Engineer for a major national construction company. Kathy is currently assigned to a large construction and tunneling project at Dulles Airport in Washington, D.C. Interestingly, Courtney Installed some of the original plumbing on that very airport, an example of their type of teamwork. This couple intends to continue working hand in hand over the years. http://www.iapmo.org/iapmolboard-bios/arford.html 2/9/2004