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1. 1. AVCA Board of Directors and Committees

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   Published on: 5/24/2008   Last Visited: 5/24/2008

   Art Boudreault, President (Term: 2007-2009) artb@netwiz.net
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   Art BoudreaultA resident of Almaden Valley since 1981, Art moved to San Jose from Massachusetts in 1978.He has an Associates Degree in Electrical Engineering from Merrimack College (1963) and a BS in Business from the University of Phoenix (1981).He developed a love of engineering while teaching how to repair nuclear-tipped missiles in the U.S. Army (1955 - 1958).He worked as an Engineer at Raytheon Co. and Teradyne, Inc.He moved to marketing with Genrad and Schlumberger.In 1989, he formed a consulting company focusing on improving productivity for Nissan's automotive plant in Tennessee and some of its suppliers in the U.S. While working in Massachusetts, he used rail to travel to work in Boston.In 1965, he headed an organization which successfully stopped the Massachusetts state legislature from abandoning passenger train service.He served as president of the San Jose chapter of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence.He has been appointed to the Certification Appeals Board by the Santa Clara County supervisors, which was set up as the result of Proposition 36.He is currently a director and treasurer of the New Almaden Quicksilver County Park Association and serves as a docent at the New Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum.He was appointed as chair of the AVCA Transportation Committee in January, 2005.Art was elected AVCA President in Spring 2007.

2. 2. Mercury News | 04/18/2003 | Board saves Opry House

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   Published on: 4/18/2003   Last Visited: 4/18/2003

   "I feel pretty good," said Art Boudreault, a docent at the mining museum in La Casa Grande."The community was solidly in favor" of preserving the Opry House, he said.
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   "We have many volunteers willing to help with some of the work to reduce the costs," said Boudreault, a board member of the New Almaden Quicksilver County Park Association.
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   "We're interested in preserving the Opry House so it can be used for large groups and people who want to watch multimedia presentations" on the mines' history, Boudreault said.

3. 3. www.svcn.com

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   Published on: 1/17/2008   Last Visited: 6/3/2008

   Boudreault is the go-to guy
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   Whether it's learning about one's family history, describing the economic benefits of the New Almaden Quicksilver Mine or creating solutions to slow speeding drivers on Graystone Lane, Almaden Valley resident Art Boudreault is the go-to guy.
   
   Recently Boudreault went from battling developers to battling cancer.With the cancer in remission, the New Almaden historian is continuing his 27 years of preserving and improving the Almaden community.
   
   "Almaden is a very forceful community," Boudreault says."We have the opportunity to have our voices heard."
   
   Boudreault's efforts in the community have not gone unnoticed.He was recently recognized by San Jose city officials, including Mayor Chuck Reed, for his years of hard work in the community.
   
   Reed and District 10 Councilwoman Nancy Pyle recognized Boudreault at the Nov. 6 city council meeting for "his dedication and outstanding commitment to the Almaden community."
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   "Art offers unique perspective and insight into government policies and programs," Pyle said in an e-mail."I enjoy working with him on city government issues."Boudreault's desires to reach out to the entire community are what make him such an asset to the city.
   
   "Art has a strong and generous spirit," Pyle says."He is always willing to bear new responsibilities in order to benefit the community as a whole."
   
   Boudreault, 70, is the president of the Almaden Valley Community Association and a member of the New Almaden Quicksilver County Park Association.He also volunteers as docent and researcher for the Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum.
   
   In addition, Boudreault was instrumental in saving part of the Almaden Feed and Fuel, a historic building that dates back to the 1930s.
   
   When he is not preserving history, he is fighting to stop speeders on Graystone Lane and working to find usage solutions at TJ Martin Park, where a rift has developed between nearby residents and the Almaden Valley Youth Soccer League.
   
   Boudreault's active life was put on hold after he was diagnosed with leukemia in February 2007.Boudreault underwent chemotherapy; despite being given only a 30 percent chance of survival, he is currently in remission.
   
   Boudreault describes himself as very fortunate and says he has learned a lot from the experience.
   
   "It's taught me to focus on what I can do today, rather then what I might do tomorrow."
   
   History Buff
   
   A native of Massachusetts, Boudreault worked as an electrical engineer and started his own automation services company in Tennessee before retiring in 1999.
   
   Boudreault says he followed his lifelong passion for history and genealogy, which is why he volunteers at the Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum.It keeps him busy during retirement.
   
   Boudreault has organized all the museum's documents, photos and historical archives with hardware and archival software.
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   Through his years of cataloguing at the museum, Boudreault gained a wealth of knowledge.He used his technical writing experience and teamed up with New Almaden resident Michael Boulland to write Images of America: New Almaden, an illustrated book showcasing people, architecture and events that all contributed to the area's rich history.
   
   "I don't think people realize the importance that New Almaden had in the American economy," Boudreault says.
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   "If you don't put it in print, your history disappears," says Boudreault, who is currently working on his own three-part memoir, which he plans to publish."If you write it, it will continue on forever."
   
   Learning about genealogy and the experiences of family ancestors are what make history fun, he says.
   
   "In schools the focus is on dates and places, but if more focus was placed on genealogy or personal experience, it would make history easier to understand," Boudreault says.
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   "Art has been a huge asset to New Almaden."
   
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