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Name: Mark Fremder       
Age: 65
Employed with: City of St. Louis Park
Number of years employed with current organization: 15
Past employment: City of Rosemount, Prior Lake and prior to that I worked Highway/Heavy in Florida and Colorado.
Years active in APWA/MN Chapter: New
Originally from: Sioux Falls, SD. Moved to Bloomington when I was 5.
Family: Wife Jody; daughter Ashley & husband Taylor, son Zach, son Joshua, daughter Christina and son Danny
Most challenging Public Works project you have been involved with: Historic Walker-Lake Project
Most enjoyable Public Works project you have been involved with: Historic Walker-Lake Project
Favorite Vacation you’ve been on: Cruise to Mexico with my wife, no work cell phones!
Hobbies/Extra-curricular activities: Skiing, Family activities and attending NDSU football games, especially in Frisco Texas!
At some point in my life I would most like to: Visit Norway and go skiing in Europe.
Is there something about you that we would find surprising (e.g., are you a pilot, do you volunteer as a clown, are you a master gardener, etc.)? When I got out of school, I headed to Colorado to be a ski bum. Spent 10 years during the winter driving sno-cat for Keystone and then Arapahoe Basin.
Words of wisdom to share with the membership: You are never too old to learn something.

Nice to meet you Mark!