Mark Johnson, Flathead Electric
Cooperative, as Chairman
Dan Peterson, Pend Oreille
PUD as Vice Chair, Administration and Budget
Matt Michel, Lane Electric
Cooperative, as Vice Chair, Long Range Planning
Jim Smith, Klickitat PUD, as
Vice Chair, Allocation/Rates/Contracts
Debra Smith, Central Lincoln
PUD, as Vice Chair, Fish and Wildlife
PPC
Executive Director Scott Corwin said, “PPC is very fortunate to have Chairman
Johnson and these Vice Chairs at the helm.
The Northwest public power community will be very well-served by the
expertise and leadership of our newly elected officers.”
“I am excited to serve as the Executive Committee
Chairman,” said incoming Chairman, Mark Johnson. “I look forward to working with the
Committee, other member utilities, and the PPC staff to handle the many issues
facing public power over the next two years.”
At its Annual Meeting of
Members on December 11, 2014, the Public Power Council announced the newly elected
Board Members who will serve a two year term beginning January 2015. Elected to the 21 member board for the 2015-2016
term are:
Steve Boorman, City of
Bonners Ferry
Ed Brost, Franklin County PUD
Jorge Carrasco, Seattle City
Light
Ted Coates, Tacoma Public
Utilities
John Gerstenberger, Hood
River Electric Coop.
Roger Gray, Eugene Water
& Electric Board
Tom Hutchinson, Clearwater
Power
Mark Johnson, Flathead
Electric Coop.
Steve Klein, Snohomish County
PUD
Pat McGary, Clark Public
Utilities
Don McMaster, Cowlitz PUD
Matt Michel, Lane Electric
Cooperative
Fred Mitchell, Clallam County
PUD
Joe Noland, City of Cheney
Kevin Nordt, Grant County PUD
Dan Peterson, Pend Oreille
County PUD
Debra Smith, Central Lincoln
PUD
Jim Smith, Klickitat County
PUD
Les Teel, Columbia Rural
Electric Assn.
Chuck Thurman, Monmouth Power
& Light
Dave Ward, Grays Harbor PUD
“PPC, and the entire region, is
fortunate to have the leadership of these impressive utility managers and
directors who offer enormous amounts of time and knowledge for the benefit of electricity
consumers in the Northwest,” said Scott Corwin, Executive Director of PPC.
