Lakeview is governed by a Board of six. 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.
Paul D. Russell, Director and President
Mr. Russell has served on the Board since 1994 and has also served as Treasurer. He worked at Parkland Light and Water for 24 years and was the Superintendent until retiring in 1989. He also worked for the town of Ruston.
Gary W. Jones, Director and Vice President
Mr. Jones has served on the Board since April 2003. He is also the President and General Manager of S&W Utility Contractors, Inc., an excavation and underground utility installation company.
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. He serves as a director of Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore, a Home Improvement Outlet. Mr. Estrada has been involved in community activities including: Board of Directors — Friends of the Lakewood Library, Officer - Knights of Columbus, and as a foster parent since 1990. He also served as a board member for Big Brothers/Sisters and for Bethany Christian Services and volunteers weekly at a local food bank.
Bob Schibig, Director and Treasurer
Mr. Schibig has served on the Lakeview Board 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.
Thomas F. McDonald, Director
Mr. McDonald has resided in the Lakeview Light & Power service area since 1977. He served our country for four years in the active Army and 26 years in the Army National Guard. He has over 30 years of experience in the electrical industry. He retired as one of the Managers at Madsen Electric and as a past member of a National Electrical Peer Group, which consisted of 12 non-competing electrical contractors from around the country, sharing ideas on how to better manage our individual companies. He is presently an electrical instructor with the Southwest Electrical Joint Apprenticeship Training Program. He believes that the present Board of Directors and our General Manager are an extremely talented group of people, with one ideal in mind: “To serve our Lakeview community in maintaining our utility rates as one of the lowest in the Puget Sound area”.
Linda D. McDermott, Director
Ms. McDermott has served on the Board since December 2003. She manages Allstate Insurance Company’s auto total loss division for Oregon and Washington, and has been aligned with Allstate’s property and casualty insurance claims group since July 1983. Ms. McDermott is a volunteer instructor for Worldwide Junior Achievement for whom she teaches the middle school curriculum, “Economics for Success” to students in the Northshore School District.
Senior Administrative Staff
Robin Rego, General Manager
Mr. Rego has served as manager of Lakeview since 2000 and has been with the utility since 1982. Mr. Rego has a degree in electrical engineering. Prior utility work experience includes Avista, City of Port Angeles Light Division, and the Springfield Utility Board in Oregon. He served on the governing board of Northwest Public Power Association (“NWPPA”) for six years and chaired the 1989 Engineering and Operations Conference. Mr. Rego presently serves on the Executive Committee of the Public Power Council and its Budgeting and Finance subcommittee, which is also involved with governance issues. Mr. Rego chairs an 11-member governing board of the local Lakewood United group. He also belongs to the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.
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.