Lakeview is governed by a Board of five. Directors must either be individually a member of Lakeview; a director, officer or appointed representative of a corporate member of Lakeview; or the managing partner or appointed representative of a partnership that is a member of Lakeview. Directors are elected by the members at the annual meeting and hold office for three years, unless automatically reappointed to a succeeding three year term if he or she is running unopposed. Directors elect from their rank a President, Vice‑President, Secretary and Treasurer for one year terms. The Board meets at least once a month. The Board hires the General Manager, fixes salaries, sets rates and charges, controls the property and business of the corporation, and provides for the proper disposition of surplus funds, if any. The Board may delegate any of its management and operation authority. Any sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the property of Lakeview would require a vote of at least 90% of the members attending a meeting set for such purpose with at least 51% of the total members of Lakeview in attendance at such meeting.
Thomas F. McDonald, President
Mr. Tom McDonald has resided in the Lakeview Light & Power service area since 1977. He has over 35 years experience in the electrical industry retiring as one of the Managers of Madsen Electrical to be an instructor for the Southwest Washington Electrical Joint Apprenticeship Committee, from which he also recently retired. Mr. McDonald was elected to the Board in March of 2003, and believes that the present Board of Directors, as well as our General Manager, are an extremely talented group of individuals, with one focused ideal in mind: To serve the Lakeview community, to the best of their ability, in maintaining your utility rates as one of the lowest in the Greater Puget Sound area.
Robert W. Estrada, Director and Secretary
Mr. Estrada was elected to the Board in March 2003. He retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1992 and from Habitat for Humanity in 2011, where he served as Director of the Habitat’s retail store. Mr. Estrada serves on numerous Boards including Friends of the Lakewood Library, Knights of Columbus, as well as volunteering at Lutheran Community Services NW, and coordinator of his neighborhood’s community services activities. If that doesn’t keep him busy enough, he and his wife Margaret have been foster parents since 1990. In addition, he is a former board member of Big Brothers/Big Sisters, and Bethany Christian Services, an adoption and pregnancy counseling non-profit organization.
Bob Schibig, Director and Treasurer
Mr. Schibig has served on the Lakeview Board since 1974 in various capacities of Director, Secretary, Vice President and presently as the Treasurer. He retired in 1997 as a self-employed milkman at a family business established in 1928.
Linda D. McDermott, Director
Mrs. McDermott has served on the Board since December 2003. She recently retired from her position as a Claims Manager with Allstate Insurance Company’s Property and Casualty Group in January 2012 after 28 years of service. Mrs. McDermott currently chairs the Lakeview Scholarship Awards committee, and is Secretary for both Lakeview’s subsidiaries: Lakeview Wind Energy and Lakeview Green Energy. Keeping the lights on and serving the best interests of the Lakeview community by ensuring rates remain cost based, and comparatively low, are Mrs. McDermott’s primary objectives. In addition to her professional work on the Board, Mrs. McDermott has served as a volunteer instructor for Worldwide Junior Achievement for whom she teaches the course curriculum, “Economics for Success” to middle school students.
Senior Administrative Staff
Robin Rego, General Manager
Robin A. Rego, General Manager. Mr. Rego has served as General Manager of Lakeview since 2000 and has been with the utility since 1982. Mr. Rego has a degree in Electrical Engineering. Prior utility Engineering and Operations experience includes eleven years with Avista (Spokane), City of Port Angeles Light Division, and the Springfield Utility Board in Oregon. He has served on the governing board of Northwest Public Power Association (NWPPA) for six years and chaired the NWPPA Engineering and Operations Conference. Mr. Rego has also recently served on the Executive Committee of the Public Power Council (PPC) for three years. Mr. Rego serves on an 11-member governing board of the local Lakewood United group and has been chairing it for the past eleven years. He also serves on a 15-member governing board of Lakewold Gardens and has been chairing it for the past two years. He belongs to the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE).
Mark Hadman, Operations Superintendent
Mr. Hadman began work for Lakeview as Groundman in 1978 and later moved to the positions of Apprentice Lineman and Journeyman Lineman. He went back to school in the evening to become a Journeyman Meter Technician and was promoted to Operations Superintendent in 2000. Mr. Hadman is responsible for all Operations and Maintenance employees.
Sherry Canavan, Office Manager
Ms. Canavan joined Lakeview in August 2005. She previously worked for the City of Fircrest as a Senior Accountant. She has 13 years of utility experience. She manages meter reading staff, customer service, accounting, billing, and payroll departments.