National Public Power Association Names 2008-2009 Officers
Posted on: Thursday, 10 July 2008, 12:01 CDT
WASHINGTON, July 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Maude Grantham-Richards, electric utility director for Farmington, N.M., Electric Utility System, was named chair of the American Public Power Association's Board of Directors at the association's annual National Conference this week in New Orleans, La.
Since 1996, Grantham-Richards has been electric utility director for the City of Farmington, N.M., which is the largest municipal electric utility in New Mexico. She is actively involved in electric industry restructuring issues and legislation on both the state and federal levels.
Marc Gerken, president and CEO, American Municipal Power-Ohio in Columbus, was named APPA's chair-elect; and Jesse C. Tilton, III, CEO, Electricities of North Carolina in Raleigh was named vice chair. Terry Huval, director of utilities for Lafayette, La., Utilities System, will serve as immediate past chair. Mark Bonsall, CFE and associate general manager, Salt River Project, Phoenix, Ariz., continues as board treasurer.
In addition to the new officers, Steven Klein, general manager of Snohomish PUD in Everett, Wash., joined the board of directors to serve a three-year term.
Seven directors were re-elected to the Board for three-year terms: Lonnie Carter, president and CEO, Santee Cooper, Moncks Corner, S.C.; James Dickenson, managing director/CEO, JEA (Jacksonville, Fla., Electric Authority); Bill Dollar, city manager, Garland, Texas, Power & Light; Kevin Easley, CEO, Grand River Dam Authority, Vinita, Okla.; Roger B. Kelley, president and CEO, New York Power Authority, White Plains, N.Y.; Brian Moeck, general manager, Platte River Power Authority, Fort Collins, Colo.; and David Walters, general manager, Zeeland, Mich., Board of Public Works.
Joey Durel, city-parish president of Lafayette, La., is the new chair of the association's Policymakers Council and joins the board as an ex officio member. Dave Lock, executive director, Colorado Association of Municipal Utilities, in Fort Collins, will continue to chair APPA's Advisory Committee and serve on the board as an ex officio member.
Continuing on the board are: George Caan, executive director, Colorado River Commission of Nevada, Las Vegas; William M. Carroll, general manager, Greeneville, Tenn., Light & Power System; Al Crowser, general manager, Alexandria, Minn., Light & Power; Phyllis Currie, general manager, Pasadena, Calif., Water & Power; Jim Davis, commissioner, Douglas County Public Utility District, East Wenatchee, Wash.; Mel Davis, director of utilities, Lawrenceburg, Ind. Municipal Utilities; Harold DePriest, president and CEO, EPB (Electric Power Board), Chattanooga, Tenn.; Paula DiFonzo, chief executive officer, New Braunfels, Texas, Utilities; Terry Draper, city manager, City of Muscoutah, Ill.; Roger Fontes, general manager and CEO, Florida Municipal Power Agency, Orlando; Robert P. Johnston, president and CEO, MEAG Power, Atlanta, Ga.; Robert Jolly, general manager, Marblehead, Mass., Municipal Light Department; Donald Kom, director of Ames, Iowa, Municipal Electric System; Larry Musick, general manager, Franklin, Ky., Electric Plant Board; Joe Pacovsky, utility manager, Marshfield, Wis., Utilities; Bill Radio, director, member and public relations, Missouri River Energy Services, Sioux Falls, S.D.; Jorge Rodriguez Ruiz, executive director, Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, San Juan, P.R.; J. Gary Stauffer, executive director/CEO, NMPP (Nebraska Municipal Power Pool) Energy, Lincoln, Neb.; Sharon Staz, general manager and treasurer, Kennebunk, Maine, Light & Power District; Colin Whitley, general manager, Kansas Power Pool, Wichita, Kan.; and Robert E. Williams, general manager, Carthage, Mo., Water & Electric Plant.
APPA board members are chosen to represent 10 regions across the country.
Based in Washington, D.C., APPA is the national service organization for the nation's more than 2,000 not-for-profit community- and state-owned electric utilities serving 45 million customers.
American Public Power Association
CONTACT: Tobias Sellier of the American Public Power Association,+1-202-467-2927
Source: PRNewswire-USNewswire
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