Tom Strand is a husband, married 36 years to Lyn (a special education teacher), a father of two children, and a grandfather to Westin Max, born in May 2007. He is a volunteer with the Pikes Peak Red Cross as a disaster counselor. He serves as a certified counselor and public relations representative for the Colorado Springs SCORE Chapter (Service Corps of Retired Executives) which provides free, confidential support to people in, or wanting to begin, small businesses. He has served as a volunteer member of the Citizen’s $130 million dollar Bond Oversight Committee for School District 11's 2005-2009 Capital Improvement Program. He is a member of the Colorado PTA. Tom is currently a Director on the School District 11 Board of Education.
Tom began his United Stated Air Force active duty career in Jan 1975 at Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, CO. Following graduation from Law School, he was appointed as an Air Force Judge Advocate. He had been a Distinguished Graduate from the Bowling Green State University’s (Ohio) ROTC program, where he graduated as Cadet Commander and was commissioned.
He honorably served a 30 year career which included seven assignments as the Staff Judge Advocate ( managing office partner) at every level of Air Force command, including: Air Base Group, Tactical Fighter Wings, Technical Training Center, Numbered Air Forces and Major Command. During his career he earned a Masters of Law Degree in Labor and Employment Law from the National Law Center at George Washington University and was selected as the Outstanding Senior Attorney in the Air Force in 2003 by the Air Force Association. Tom retired from the Air Force as a Full Colonel in February, 2005.
When he is not visiting Schools and talking with students, teachers and support staff, Tom fishes for trout, plays golf, hikes and walks his fifteen-year-old basset hound "Bill".
