Board Members
The SLFPD Board can be contacted at board@slfpd.org.
President
Braxton Baldridge
Since moving to the district in 2015, my wife and I have adopted the volunteer ethos of the Sugarloaf community and have been involved in property mitigation, supporting and donating to the garage and craft sales, and other community events. We have come to truly appreciate the effort that all the volunteers and community members put into our department and the district. As the current President, I work closely with other board members and the chief to ensure that our department is property funded and adheres to county, state, and federal statutes governing special districts. My efforts remain focused on ensuring that the department is able to continue serving Sugarloaf at its exceptional level of excellence.
Vice President
Gary Dolsen
Gary has lived with his wife in the Tall Timbers neighborhood of Sugarloaf for 25 years, where they raised their son from birth and have been evacuated five times. By trade he is a software exec, market strategist, entrepreneurial coach/mentor, and occasional CU Leeds lecturer. Since 2021 he has served a volunteer with the American Red Cross as a dispatcher, disaster field responder, and damage assessment specialist. Those roles build on many of the skills he acquired as a Sugar Loaf firefighter, where he responded on hundreds of calls over a nine year period, including driving a tender on the Fourmile Canyon Fire initial attack.
Member at Large
Adam O’Connor
My wife Amanda & I have lived in the Tall Timbers “banana belt” of lower Sugarloaf since 2006 and I’m ecstatic to contribute to the SLFPD organization that has selflessly helped our community during the Fourmile Fire, 2013 floods and other mutual aid events. I am astounded by the level of commitment of our local Sugar Loaf fire department volunteers for their dedication and sacrifice in serving our community during natural disasters or emergency medical/rescue events (and of course, the beloved Memorial Day garage sale!). As a local Sugarloaf resident I have first-hand experience with some of the issues our community encounters including property fire mitigation, well water quality, residential property tax rates, and challenges getting adequate homeowners insurance coverage. As a member of the SLFPD board I hope to apply some of my professional background working in the Earth sciences and GIS industries for the past 25 years including government grant proposals, federal regulations compliance, financial budgeting, 501(c)(3) exemptions and project management. I’m excited to collaborate with our friends and neighbors in the Sugarloaf community to help the SLFPD volunteer fire department in any way I can during my 4-year term on the board of directors!
Treasurer
Tracy Fives
In 2022, my husband Brian and I moved to Colorado to fulfill our dream of mountain living and quickly fell in love with the strong sense of community here. Wanting to contribute in a meaningful way, Brian became a volunteer fire fighter and I am honored to serve as the Treasurer. I take my fiduciary responsibilities seriously and am committed to ensuring the financial health of our district. I also serve as Treasurer of our auxiliary non-profit, Friends of Sugar Loaf Fire Department. Managing the finances for both requires careful attention to detail and transparency, values that I bring from my professional background to serve our community effectively. Professionally, I work remotely for an employment law compliance company, where for the past 20 years I’ve held senior leadership roles driving strategic marketing, sales and account management.
Member at Large
Dan Conser
Living on Sugarloaf since 2010 and in the Boulder foothills since 1998, I am deeply connected to our mountain community and honored to serve on the Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District (SLFPD) Board of Directors. Fire service runs in my family. I grew up in a volunteer fire community where my mother served on the auxiliary for more than 25 years during an era when women were not yet permitted to be firefighters.
Having served as SLFPD Treasurer from 2020 to 2026, I focused on modernizing our financials to manage expenses effectively and strengthening our grant management processes so the District secures every dollar available. Professionally, I work as a Senior Automation Consultant specializing in enterprise data foundations, system integrations, and AI platforms. Combined with a background in project-based accounting software and an MBA from CU Boulder, my career spans startups, growth companies, and Fortune 100 enterprises. I bring a strong commitment to fiscal responsibility, operational efficiency, and dedicated public service to protect the community we love.
Secretary (non-voting)
Marcia Bassity
