Policy Makers Council

The Policy Makers Council is comprised of governing officials from public power utilities, including mayors, city council members, and elected or appointed board members. The PMC meets twice a year in Washington, D.C., during the APPA Legislative Rally in February/March and at a separate PMC-only meeting in July. PMC members participate in meetings with elected representatives and congressional staff to advocate for APPA’s legislative and regulatory priorities. 

Officers

Lee Meyerhofer, Chair
Commission President, Kaukauna Utilities, Wisconsin

Stephanie Madden, Chair-Elect
City Commissioner, Lakeland, Florida

Eric Moerman, First Vice Chair
City Council Member, Sioux Center, Iowa

Alex Cardenas, Second Vice Chair
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Imperial Irrigation District, California

Jeff Hall, Immediate Past Chair
Commission, Benton Public Utility District, Washington

Members

Region One: Mountain
Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming

Lynette Crow-Iverson
City Council Member, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Mike Mendenhall
Mayor, Spanish Fork, Utah

David Wood
Town Council Member, Holden, Utah

Region Two: East North Central
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin

Paul Hach
City Council Member, Painesville, Ohio

Andy Moss
Vice President, Cedarburg Light & Water Utility Commission, Wisconsin

Mike Eberl
President, Marshfield Utilities Commission, Wisconsin

Wayne York
Council Member, Village of Jackson Center, Ohio

Region Three: West North Central
Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota

Madalyn Sukke
Commissioner, Detroit Lakes Public Utilities, Minnesota

Spencer Hawley
Board Member, Brookings Municipal Utility Board, South Dakota

Sara Howard
Director, Omaha Public Power District, Nebraska

Lou Thurston
Mayor, City of Hillsboro, Kansas

Region Four: West South Central
Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas

Wayne Peters
President, New Braunfels Utilities Board of Trustees, Texas

Gerald Hudspeth
Mayor, Denton, Texas

Daisy Zamora
Director-Secretary/Treasurer, Brownsville Public Utilities Board, Texas

Gwen Stafford
Chair of the Electric Utility Board, Lubbock Power & Light, Texas

Region Five: Atlantic
Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia

Joe DiSalvo
Chairman of the Board of Directors, JEA, Florida

Manuel Ortega
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Kissimmee Utility Authority, Florida

Daniel Graves
Mayor, Elberton, Georgia

Christopher Davis
Commissioner, Fayetteville Public Works Commission, North Carolina

Region Six: Southwest
Arizona, California, and Nevada

Nicole Perez
Mayor, City of Burbank, California

Rosanna Herber
President of Board of Directors, Sacramento Municipal Utilities District, California

Christina Nagy McKenna
President of the Public Utilities Board, Alameda Municipal Power, California

Region Seven: East South Central
Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee

Sherry Sullivan
Mayor, City of Fairhope, Alabama

Carl Person
Board Commissioner, Memphis Light, Gas, and Water, Tennessee

Kim Caudle Lewis
Vice Chair, Electric Board, Huntsville, Utilities, Alabama

JT Northcutt
Board Member, Tullahoma Utilities Authority, Tennessee 

Region Eight: Northeast
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont

Joel Rinebold
Commissioner, Wallingford Public Utilities Commission, Connecticut

Allen Coffman
Council President, Borough of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania

Region Nine: Northwest
Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington

Jane Van Dyke
Commissioner, Clark Public Utilities, Washington

Sidney Logan
Commission, Snohomish County PUD, Washington

Garry Arseneault
Commissioner, Chelan County PUD, Washington

Juli Tuson
Commissioner, Mason PUD #3, Washington

Region Ten: Other
Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and Canada

[Vacancies]

At-Large Members

Steve Yagelski
Mayor, Village of Montpelier, Ohio

Jason Bienski
Board Member, Bryan Texas Utilities Board, Texas

Jim Tony Fulkerson
Chairman, Owensboro Utility Commission, Kentucky

Michelle Kaufusi
Mayor, City of Provo, Utah

John Radford
City Council Member, City of Idaho Falls, Idaho

Beth Bennett
Board Member, Gallatin Department of Electricity, Tennessee

Jared Fears
City Council Member, Independence Power & Light, Missouri

Jon Cole
Mayor, City of Vermillion, South Dakota

Bill Gordon
Commissioner, Franklin Public Utility District, Washington