APPA Board of Directors by Region*

November2014

Region / Continuing on Board / Term Expires in 2015 but Eligible for
Re-election / Term Expires in 2015
  1. MOUNTAIN:
Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming / Jacqueline (Jackie) Ann Sargent
Platte River Power Authority
Fort Collins, Colo.
  1. EAST NORTH CENTRAL:
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin / Andrew Boatright
City of Westerville Electric Division
Westerville, Ohio
Kevin M Gaden
IMEA/IPEA/IMUA
Springfield, Ill.
Nilaksh Kothari
Manitowoc Public Utilities
Manitowoc, Wis. / Paul H. Beckhusen
Coldwater Board of Public Utilities
Coldwater, Mich.
  1. WEST NORTH CENTRAL:
Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota / Scott Miller
City Utilities of Springfield
Springfield, Mo.
Walter Schlink
Rochester Public Utilities
Rochester, Minn. / Colin Hansen
Kansas Municipal Utilities
McPherson, Kan.
Leon Schochenmaier
Pierre Municipal UtilitiesPierre, S.D
Kevin Wailes
Lincoln Electric System
Lincoln, Neb.
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  1. WEST SOUTH CENTRAL:
Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas / Ron Bowman
City of Boerne
Boerne, Texas
Daniel Sullivan
Grand River Dam Authority
Vinita, Okla. / Phil Williams
Denton Municipal Electric
Denton, Texas
  1. ATLANTIC:
Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia / Steven Blanchard
Fayetteville Public Works Commission
Fayetteville, N.C.
Anthony C. Cannon
Greenville Utilities Commission
Greenville, N.C.
Hugh E. Grunden
Easton Utilities
Easton, Md.
Coleman Smoak
Piedmont Municipal Power Agency
Greer, S.C. / Lynne Tejeda
Keys Energy Services
Key West, Fla.
  1. SOUTHWEST:
Arizona, California, Nevada / Ronald E. Davis
Burbank Water and Power
Burbank, Calif.
Walter Haase
Navajo Tribal Utility Authority
Fort Defiance, Ariz. / Leslie James
CREDA
Phoenix, Ariz.
  1. EAST SOUTH CENTRAL
Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee / Brian Skelton
Tullahoma Utilities Board
Tullahoma, Tenn. / Fred D. Clark, Jr.
Alabama Municipal Electric Authority
Montgomery, Ala.
Decosta E. Jenkins
Nashville Electric Service
Nashville, Tenn.
  1. NORTHEAST:
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont / John Bilda
Norwich Public Utilities
Norwich, Connecticut
Bill Bottiggi
Braintree Electric Light Department
Braintree, Massachusetts
Andrew McMahon
Massena, N.Y.
  1. NORTHWEST:
Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington / Bill Gaines
Tacoma Public Utilities
Tacoma, Wash.
Ronald Skagen
Douglas County PUD
East Wenatchee, Wash.
  1. OTHER:
Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Marianas Islands / Vacant

*Officers for 2014-2015:

Paula DiFonzo, New Braunfels Utilities, New Braunfels, Texas, chair

Austin Carroll, Hopkinsville Electric System, Hopkinsville, Ky., chair-elect

Douglas Hunter, Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems,Salt Lake City, Utah, vice chair

J. Gary Stauffer, NMPP Energy, Lincoln, Neb., immediate past chair

Paul McElroy, JEA, Jacksonville, Fla., treasurer

Serving ex officio on the APPA Board of Directors in 2014-2015:

Bill Slaton, SMUD Board of Directors,Policymakers Council chair

Barry Moline, Florida Municipal Electric Association, Inc., Tallahassee, Florida, Advisory Committee chair