She completed her primary and secondary education in Boise, then graduated with highest honors from the University of Idaho where she was also a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She attended graduate school at Arizona State University where she worked as an Associate Professor of English.

Mayor Terteling-Payne is the immediate Past President of the Boise Public Library Foundation. Carolyn retired in October of 2002 as a trustee for St. Luke�s Regional Medical Center after 27 years of service, was a Past President/Director of the University of Idaho Foundation, a past member of the Board of Directors of the Boise River Festival, and a member of the advisory board for both the Learning Lab and the Warm Springs Counseling Center.

Carolyn is the mother of four grown sons, three of whom live in Boise.

Jerome Mapp was appointed to the City Council in February, 1993, to fill the remainder of the term of Brent Coles, who resigned to become Mayor. He was elected to full, four-year terms in 1993, 1997 and 2001. Jerome served as Council Pro Tem from January 8, 2002 to January 7, 2003. His current term expires in 2006.   

As a member of the Council, Jerome serves on the Transportation Policy Team, which provides policy oversight to the Airport, Boise Urban Stages, and Parking services division in the City. He serves as vice-chair of the board of directors of the Capital City Development Corporation (CCDC), Boise�s downtown redevelopment agency.

As a Council member, and currently as a Board Member of ValleyRide, Treasure Valley�s Regional Transportation Authority, he has been a leader in regional transportation issues. Jerome has been leading the effort to retain rail right-of-way between Boise and Nampa for future transit uses.

Jerome brings to the city many years of experience in the fields of land use planning, urban design, facility planning, grantsmanship, transportation, growth management and public-private sector coordination. With the issues surrounding Boise's rapid growth topping the agenda for both the Council and the community, Jerome's work as a community planner proves invaluable.

He holds degrees in Architecture and Sociology from Idaho State University. His professional experience includes serving as City Planner for the City of Pocatello, Design Review and Zoning Analyst for the City of Boise, State of Idaho Facilities Planner, Executive Director of the Elmore County Impact Steering Committee, Community Development Specialist for Ida-Ore Planning and Development Association and Director of Planning for the Association of Idaho Cities. He also established the firm Planning and Facility Management in 1987.

As a community planning consultant, Jerome currently serves as Land Use Planning Consultant for Moore Smith Buxton Turcke, Chartered-Attorneys at Law, City Planner for the Cites of Horseshoe Bend and Notus, and Hearing Examiner for the City of Caldwell and Canyon County.

Jerome has lived in Idaho for almost 40 years, the majority of which was spent living in Boise. His wife, Lynn, is a schoolteacher. They have three sons.

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Vern Bisterfeldt was elected to the Boise City Council on November 6, 2001. His public service spans almost a half-century, including service in the military, as an Ada County Commissioner, and 28 years as a member of the Boise Police Department.

He chaired the Ada Planning Association Board (now COMPASS), the Ada City-County Emergency Management Board, the Commissioners and Clerks Association of the Idaho Association of Counties and various committees of the Idaho Association of Counties. He is a founding member and first president of the Treasure Valley Partnership and co-founder (with Commissioner Roger Simmons) of the Treasure Valley Hydrologic Study.

Vern has completed course work at Boise State University and the University of Virginia. He completed the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard and graduated from the FBI Academy and the National Intelligence Academy. He taught at the Idaho Police Officers Standards and Training (POST) Academy and served as director of the City/County Vice and Intelligence Squad.

He is one of only three Boise Police officers to ever receive the department�s Medal of Honor. In 1999, he was honored by having the Vernon L. Bisterfeldt City-County Law Enforcement Building named for him. He is active in the Grandparents as Parents organization.

He and his wife, Shirley, have three children and four grandchildren.

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As a member of the Council, Paula serves on Boards for Capitol City Development Corporation (CCDC), a downtown redevelopment agency; the Downtown Boise Association (DBA), working with merchants on downtown issues; Community Planning Association (COMPASS), providing long range transportation planning for the area; the Community House, and the City�s Growth Management Policy Team, providing policy oversight to the Public Works and Planning and Development Departments.

She brings to the City a wide range of organizational skills. From 1985 to 1988 she owned and operated Events Unlimited, a small business specializing in the arrangements of special events. Paula�s background also provides a strong understanding of government. She was employed by United States Senator James A. McClure from 1977 to 1984. She worked in his Washington D.C. and Boise offices.

Paula graduated from Boise State University in 1977 with a degree in Secondary Education and emphasis in Political Science, Government and Sociology.

In addition to her responsibilities on the Council, Paula is an active community volunteer serving in leadership roles in St. Michael�s Episcopal Church, school organizations, and community service groups.

She is an Idaho native and was raised in Fairfield, Idaho where her family still owns a working cattle ranch. She is married to Drew S. Forney. Their three children are fourth generation Boiseans.

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Maryanne was appointed to fill a vacancy in the Council on March 4, 2003.

Maryanne is a small business co-owner. She and her husband, Rocky, run Cop Shop Etc. She has substantial experience in local government, formerly serving on the Boise City Planning & Zoning Commission, as President of the West Valley Neighborhood Association, and as Facilitator of the Boise Neighborhood Alliance.

Maryanne has a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from San Jose State University.

Maryanne has been active in various community projects, such as the Boise Foothills Open Space Campaign, Bench to Valley Study, and Celebrate Community. She has two step-children and two grandchildren.

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Jon Mason was elected to the Boise City Council in November, 1999. Politics have not always been a way of life for Jon. With a background in engineering, the City�s struggles with difficult growth issues attracted him to serve on the City Council. His current term expires in January, 2004.

As a member of the Council, Jon serves on the Growth Management Policy Team, which provides policy oversight to the Public Works and Planning and Development Services departments. He also serves on the Transportation Policy Team, which provides policy oversight to the Airport, Boise Urban Stages (now incorporated into VIATrans), and Parking services division in the City. Jon proves valuable in his guidance in the planning, design, and construction of major projects within the City of Boise.

In addition to his responsibilities on the Council, Jon also actively supports the arts in the community as a member of the Treasure Valley Concert Band (plays trombone). He is a registered Professional Engineer (PE) in the State of Idaho, and is certified as a Professional Constructor (CPC) by the American Institute of Constructors. In 2001, Jon retired from Boise State University, where he taught Construction Management and Engineering for 18 years.  

He holds a BS degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, MS degree in Civil Engineering from Cal State-San Jose, and MBA from the University of Santa Clara. 

Jon and his wife, Peggy, have three grown children and four grandchildren.

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Alan was appointed to the Council on March 4, 2003, to fill the vacancy created by Carolyn Terteling-Payne's appointment as Mayor.

Alan has a strong history in financial management. He has over 23 years of investment experience with such companies as the Union Bank of Switzerland, Citicorp Investment Bank, and North Lake Capital Advisors, where he currently serves as President.

Alan has degrees in History and Politics & Economics from Harvard and Oxford University, earning Cum Laude and honors recognition.

Alan is actively involved in the Idaho Conservation League, volunteers at Boise Elementary Schools, and is an actor with groups such as the Boise Little Theater. He is a two-time Olympian and World Champion in rowing. He and his wife, Laura, have three children.

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