Biography

Barbara Vidmar
City Council Member, At Large

City ofPueblo, One City Hall Place, Pueblo, Colorado 81003

Office (719) 553-2655,  Fax (719) 553-2698

Office Term:                        January 1, 2006 – December 31, 2009

Education:                            1971 – B.S. Applied Sciences, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, Colorado

Professional Experience:    1995 - Present        Vice President, Vidmar Motor Company, Pueblo, CO

                                              1986 – 1995          President, Vidmar Imports, Inc., Pueblo, CO

Professional Memberships:           American International Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA)
2000 – Chairman
1998 – Membership Chairman
1994 – Board of Directors

                                            National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA)

                                                        1994 to present – NAD Charitable Trust Foundation

                                            Colorado Automobile Dealers Association (CADA)

                                                        2004 to present – Board of Directors

Community Activities :       Current Member of Pueblo Area Council of Governments (PACOG), Pueblo Economic Development Corporation (PEDCO) Board of Directors, and Southern Colorado National Bank Board of Directors (2002 to present).  Past member of Parkview Medical Center Board of Directors (1988 through1999, served as Chairman 1997-1999), YMCA Board of Directors (1975 through 1980), and Channel 8 Auction (1974 through 1995).

Special Awards:              2005 Time Magazine Outstanding Dealer of the Year – Colorado

                                            2000 Automotive News Top 100 Women in Auto Industry