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San Isabel Propane

Board Member Profile

District 6

Town of La Veta, Cuchara, & Vacinity

Donald G. Keairns
President
P.O. Box 1189
La Veta, CO 81055
719-742-5278

don.keairns@siea.com

Donald Keairns and his wife Mitzi moved to La Veta in 1999 to take over the operation of Charlie's Market. Before moving to Colorado, Keairns was a computer systems engineer for Lockheed Martin Corporation, providing advanced system engineering support to the U.S. Navy Trident Submarine and AEGIS Cruiser and Destroyer Research and Development Programs. After Charlie's death in 2003, they became full time owners and operators of the store.

Keairns has two daughters and two stepsons. Jamie, his eldest daughter, graduated with honors from the University of Colorado Boulder and intends to pursue a law degree. Ashley attends CU in Boulder. Both boys reside on the east coast. Don's eldest son Kai was recently married.

Keairns has served the community on San Isabel Electric Board of Directors for the past three years. During his first term, he attended training opportunities provided by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. He has achieved the status of Credentialed Cooperative Director, and is in the process of attaining a Board Leadership Certificate.

Keairns serves as San Isabel Electric's representative on the Western United Electric Supply Corporation Board of Directors. He is also the treasurer on the San Isabel Electric Board and is on the Policy, Finance and the Member and Public Relations Committees. Locally he is known for his support of all of La Veta's clubs and events, and loves and appreciates all of the good things about life in a small town.