Commissioners(495 total words in this text) (19332 Reads)  Commissioners
Dalton H. Cole |
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Appointed to the Commission in January 2002 for a term to run until 2008, Dalton Cole was elected to be the Chairman in January 2008 and is a retired businessman and farmer. A past member of the Central Arizona Water Conservation District Board, Mr. Cole co-founded and chaired the HoHoKam Irrigation District. For 18 years, he also served on the board of Electrical District No. 2 in Pinal County and is a past chairman. In addition, Mr. Cole is a past chairman of the State Board of Directors for Community Colleges. He has served on the Ground Water Management Committee for Pinal County, as well as advisory committees to the Arizona Legislature regarding water and power issues.
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Richard S. Walden |
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Appointed to the Commission in 1984 and appointed vice-president in January 2008. Mr. Walden is the President and CEO of Farmers Investment Co., a family-owned, pecan growing and processing company headquartered in Sahuarita, Arizona. Mr. Walden is a member of the Board of the International Tree Nut Council and in that capacity serves as the chairman of the Committee for Nutrition and Education associated with the Nutrition and Education Foundation. Mr. Walden is also a former member of the Advisory Council on Small Business and Agriculture for the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and a member of the Board of the National Pecan Shellers Association.
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LT Gen John I. Hudson |
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First appointed to the Arizona Power Authority Commission in March 2000, John I. Hudson is a retired Lieutenant General in the U.S. Marine Corps where he served for 37 years, John Hudson is a member of the Board of Directors of the Yuma Regional Medical Center. In addition, he is a member and past chairman of the Greater Yuma Port Authority Board of Directors, a founding Director of the Foothills Bank of Yuma, and past president of Yuma’s 78-CRIME Board of Directors.
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Stephen M. Brophy
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Stephen M. Brophy is president of Page Land & Cattle Co. and Aztec Land and Cattle Company, Limited,and a partner in Santa Lucia Farms and Agua Fria Packing. Among his professional affiliations, he is president of the Arizona Cattle Growers Association, chairman of Economic Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, and vice-chairman of Mountain States Legal Foundation. He received an M.B.A. from Stanford University and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Arizona.
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