Meet the Citizens Advisory Committee

About the Citizens Advisory Committee Process

The committee is focused solely on the issues surrounding a potential bond and will conclude following their recommendation. During their time together, their scope of work will focus on the history of the district, how fire districts are funded in Arizona, current and future service levels, budgeting and financial issues, capital needs, as well as tour current facilities. Following their deliberative process, they will make a recommendation to the Board on whether or not they should consider calling for a possible bond election in 2025 to provide revenue for modern public safety facilities, vehicles, and equipment.

Why is this process needed?

Over the past ten years, the annual call volume in the Superstition Fire & Medical District has increased by more than 60% from 8,000 calls in 2014 to nearly 13,000 calls in 2024. The district has maintained excellent response times with an average time of 4:33 including responding to the 76% of all calls requiring rescue or emergency medical services. Call increase has also led to a significant increase in medical transports which have grown from over 4,000 in 2017 to more than 6,500 in 2024. Over the next four years, the number of transports is expected to grow to over 8,000.

At the same time, the district has experienced significant increases in costs of emergency equipment, emergency response vehicles, insurance, dispatch fees, and other financial challenges. The district has addressed these cost increases through fiscally responsible measures including delaying large capital purchases, restructuring its healthcare system, pursuing grant opportunities, reducing pension liability, and partnerships with municipalities for shared services and purchasing.

The district is exploring all options including a potential bond in order to maintain current levels of services to keep up with the growth in emergency response calls, keep response times low, and replace aging equipment.

Meet the Citizens Advisory Committee

Jason Moeller

How many years have you been a community resident?
- 42 years
What is your background?
- 20 + years in healthcare
How are you involved in the community?
- Board member for SFMD
- Life member VFW 7698
What are some of your key priorities as a bond committee member?
- Reach as many residents as possible with any and all information they may need to make an informed decision
What is one thing that stands out to you about the Superstition Fire & Medical District?
- There are certain obstacles that currently are difficult to maneuver that restrict the upward growth of SFMD

Glenn A. Walp, PhD

How many years have you been a community resident?
- 20 years
What is your background?
- Law enforcement (federal, state, and local) for nearly 45 years – currently licensed AZ PI and expert witness in police policies and procedures in U.S. federal and state courts – CEO Desert Bloodhound, LLC
How are you involved in the community?
- President – Association for the Development of a Better Environment (Gold Canyon community organization since 1989)
- Community author in two monthly publications – “Superstition Living” magazine and Gold Canyon newspaper “The Chronicle”.
What are some of your key priorities as a bond committee member?
- Understanding and analyzing operational and administrative functions
- Analyzing budgetary functionality and performance
- Evaluating organizational needs
- Comprehension of needs justifications
- Assisting and/or offering perspectives in needs presentation
- Holistically offering advisory views
What is one thing that stands out to you about the Superstition Fire & Medical District?
- Expertise, professionalism, performance par excellence

Jerry Stevenson

How many years have you been a community resident?
- 15 years in Gold Canyon
What is your background?
- IT Management for IBM, PepsiCo, and Wells Fargo Bank
How are you involved in the community?
- President of Gold Canyon Community, Inc. GCCI is a 501C3 made up of volunteers who focus on Gold Canyon Community interests, needs, and services. This includes major engagements in transportation safety (Pinal, ADOT, EVTI), environment preservation (Dark Skies, Pinal P&Z and Land Managers), utility services (SRP, AZ Water, Liberty Utilities), and safety organizations (Superstition Fire & PCSO). Provide community leadership in concert with the major HOA’s in Gold Canyon.
What are some of your key priorities as a bond committee member?
- Understand the background of the funding issues Superstition Fire is facing
- Review the funding baseline and priorities for the next 7 years
- Review of the financial plan to support the $35-$40 MM bond
- Assist in creating the ‘go to market” strategy & presentations for a YES vote
- Become an advocate for the 2025 Bond vote
What is one thing that stands out to you about the Superstition Fire & Medical District?
- Superstition Fire has a very impressive, dedicated staff who provide comprehensive support for medical and fire services to our local community. They have a remarkable track record of speedy and professional response to meet urban, rural, and highway incidents on a consistent basis.

Traci Polk

How many years have you been a community resident?
- 8+ years
What is your background?
- Government Accounting/Budget
How are you involved in the community?
- Being a good neighbor
What are some of your key priorities as a bond committee member?
- Understand the challenges SFMD is encountering, the purpose of the bond, and the goals that can be achieved if approved.
What is one thing that stands out to you about the Superstition Fire & Medical District?
- First and foremost, respect and support to the residents of this community. Having recently been a recipient of SFMD services, I can honestly say that it was an awesome group of individuals that were nothing but kind, patient, and respectful.
- The challenges to the limited financial resources available
- The extensive service demands placed on the SFMD, including, but not limited to addressing accidents, fires, medical calls, and transport.
- Population growth/sprawl. This unfortunately isn’t going to go away, and will place additional cost and stresses on travel/response time, already aging apparatuses, maintenance costs, supplies/services, etc.

Liz Langenbach

How many years have you been a community resident?
- I grew up in Apache Junction, and later moved my family back to the community, as this is where we wanted to raise our kids. I have lived and/or worked in the area for 50 years.
What is your background?
- I have worked in municipal government for 30 years, all of those with the Parks & Recreation Department. I am currently serving as the department’s director.
How are you involved in the community?
- I’ve raised my kids in this community for over 20 years and volunteered and worked here most of my life.
What are some of your key priorities as a bond committee member?
- To learn more about how the district is funded and what needs have been identified in the near future.
- To insure that our community has all the facts necessary to make important decisions affecting safety for all individuals and properties in the region.
What is one thing that stands out to you about the Superstition Fire & Medical District?
- Throughout my entire life, I have seen The District as one of several critical governmental entities in our community and I’m always impressed with how they work cooperatively with other agencies, in particular our city government and our school district, to ensure the highest quality of life for all.

Jan Snyder

How many years have you been a community resident?
- 15 ½ years
What is your background?
- Department of Army logistics for 32 years
How are you involved in the community?
- President of VFW 7968 Auxiliary for 6 years
- Board of Directors for AJ Chamber of Commerce for 3 years
- Organized Veterans Tribute for 10 years
- On Lost Dutchman Days Committee, Scholarship Committee, & Community Outreach for 2 years
What are some of your key priorities as a bond committee member?
- Learn as much as I can to help SFMD get the funding they need to replace and obtain hew equipment
- Be able to champion throughout the community the need for this bond
- What is one thing that stands out to you about the Superstition Fire & Medical District?
- Volunteering so much at our VFW. I see the quick response time when our veterans are in trouble. All are very professional and caring when treating our veterans.

Amy Doyle

Bio coming soon…

Heather Moeller

How many years have you been a community resident?
- 43 years
What is your background?
- I grew up in AJ and attended elementary school, junior high, and high school here
- Obtained my AA from Central Arizona College and my BS from ASU
- 10 years at AJ Parks & Recreation as the Dues Receptionist
- Volunteer for Lost Dutchman Marathon & AJ Boys & Girls Club Annual Fund Raiser
How are you involved in the community?
- Chair of AJ Parks & Recreation Commission
- Vice Chair of AJ Health & Human Services Commission
What are some of your key priorities as a bond committee member?
- To reach as many citizens as possible and educate them on how this bond will benefit them, us, and the community as a whole
- What is one thing that stands out to you about the Superstition Fire & Medical District?
- It’s a District, not a Department
- Fire & Medical – Fire Trucks and Ambulances
- SFMD is part of the community, and I love to see them at events such as Ice Cream with a Firefighter, 4th of July, Holiday Parde of Lights, April Pools Day, etc.
- Teamwork makes the dream work (One Dream = One Team)