VOTE Fuhrmann & McClelland because:
- We are committed to effective, non-toxic solutions for landscape maintenance that do not harm humans, animals or the environment.
- We are committed to maintaining beautiful, cost-effective landscaping along SR 179 in the VOC.
- We will work hard to restore the high quality, non-toxic weed control we’ve enjoyed in the past.
Karen McCLELLAND
In 1987, my son and I moved to the Village of Oak Creek. He was 3 at that time and has since graduated from Sedona Red Rock High School and NAU. We lived with my parents Joan and Clyde McClelland at first, and bought a house in VOC in 1989. I worked for the USPS in Sedona for 25 years, for a savings and loan, and a small store uptown. Before moving to Sedona, I worked in retail management for Kmart and for several banks in the US and Canada. In 2002 I ran for an elected position on the Sedona-Oak Creek Governing Board and am now running for re-election to a sixth term on that public board. As a school board member, I have been recognized as a master of boardsmanship, chosen as an All-Arizona School Board Award recipient and Legislative Advocate of the Year. I have experience as a member of a publicly elected board, and several statewide and local non-profit 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) boards.
I collected signatures to create the RRREMD. My mother was very involved with the Big Park Regional Coordinating Council, VOCA , Yavapai County, and the All American Road Committee. I see my election to the RRREMD Board as a continuation of my mother’s involvement in the preservation of our community for ourselves and future generations. As a simple but important step, we must return to the use of a nontoxic weed control program. I believe that we can accomplish this and also make the RRREMD Board better known and more responsive to the residents of VOC and Big Park.
Melina FUHRMANN
I am a holistic health practitioner and homeowner, living and working in the Village of Oak Creek since the beginning of 2020. After 28 years of living in Europe, including the Netherlands, Italy, France and Germany, with 21 of those years in Switzerland, my Swiss husband and I decided that it was time to start a new life, and moved to the Village of Oak Creek with our teenage daughter, three cats and a dog. Originally from Wellesley, Massachusetts, I moved to Europe for work and then graduate school. I received an M.A. from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) with a focus on European Studies and International Economics, as well as an MBA from the European Institute of Business Administration (INSEAD). After spending a decade in international banking, I changed the course of my personal and professional life by going to the Barbara Brennan School of Healing and started working as a holistic health practitioner. In the fall of 2021, we moved my elderly parents in with us, so we now have three generations living under one roof.
I have been a decades-long advocate of non-toxic solutions that protect human, animal and environmental health. As a Member of Parliament in Geneva, my husband was instrumental in eliminating glyphosate from local agriculture. His political engagement inspired me to run for the RRREMD Board when I learned Roundup was being used in the RRREMD. I am committed to ensuring we use effective, non-toxic solutions. With my financial background, I also have the financial acumen to represent residents’ concerns for fiscal responsibility.