County Hires New Road & Bridge Superintendent
Posted By J.T. on October 15, 2009
The Cass County Commission has hired a new Road & Bridge Superintendent to fill the role of the current superintendent, Robert Leper, who will retire at the beginning of 2010.
Charlie McCulloh will assume his new role on November 9. McCulloh is a Cass County native and graduated from Sherwood High School. Currently, he is the Highway Division Manager in the El Paso County Public Services Department in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He graduated from Regis University in Denver, Colorado with a degree in Business Administration and holds a Masters Degree in Human Resources.
From April 1972 to November 1973, McCulloh worked for Crowley -Wade- Milstead, Inc., Independence, Missouri. Prior to his work for Crowley-Wade, McCulloh worked for the Missouri State Highway Department, Harrisonville, Missouri.
His business experience includes management and supervisory work for Peabody Coal Mining. He served as Chairman of the Colorado Mining Association and has experience in reclamation, road construction, paving, maintenance, and surveying. From 1999 to 2001 he was appointed by then-Governor Bill Owens to serve on the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board.
He has 8 years of service in local road and bridge maintenance directing personnel and resources management for county roads. He has experience in construction, graveling, paving, snow removal, road construction, and emergency response. He has served on the Board of Directors for the Colorado Association of Road Supervisors and Engineers.
Associate Commissioner Bill Cook led the search team a new Road & Bridge Superintendent and was very pleased with McCulloh. “He has great experience, he has a real understanding of the county, and he has a vision for how to improve our roads,” stated Cook. “Robert Leper has done a great job for Cass County and McCulloh will be able to take the progress we have made…and move us forward.”
Cook was extremely pleased that McCulloh understood rural and suburban issues relating to roads. “He is coming from a county that experienced unbelievable growth. He shows a real understanding of road issues that impact our more populated areas and yet has a real feel for our rural-agricultural roads. fI think he will really relate to citizens very well.”
McCulloh reports to his new role on November 9 and will work with Robert Leper, the current Road & Bridge Superintendent until Leper’s retirement at the beginning of 2010.
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