Unless announced otherwise, Mt. Wheeler Power's board meeting are held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Mt. Wheeler Power's main office in Ely.
 
 
BOARD OF DIRECTOR OFFICERS

President: Jerald Anderson
Vice President: Don Phillips
Treasurer: Sandra Green
Secretary: Wilma Sanford

 

 

BOARD MEETING MINUTES   
  
 
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: BIOGRAPHIES

DISTRICT 1 DIRECTOR, Ron Miller

Ron is a long time resident of Nevada, graduating from Ruth grade school and later White Pine High School. Immediately after graduating Ron enlisted and served in the military for three years.  He returned home and took a job working for Kennecott Copper for 6 years. Shortly after leaving, Mt Wheeler Power became a cooperative and he began working as in the office. Ron retired from Mt Wheeler Power on January 1, 2001and feels his more than thirty years of experience have given him something to offer the cooperative.

 
DISTRICT 2 DIRECTOR, BOB SWETICH

Bob Swetich has been serving the member-owners of Mt. Wheeler Power for the better part of three decades.  A Mt. Wheeler Power retiree with 27-years of service, Swetich opted to re-enter cooperative service in early 2006 as the District 2 director.

A lifelong resident of Nevada, Swetich has been involved in many community service capacities outside of the Board.  For ten years he has served on the Regional Planning Commission, acting as its Chairman for four years.
 
DISTRICT 3 DIRECTOR, JERRY T. MORRILL

Elected as the new District 3 director in 2008, Jerry has been a resident of White Pine County, Nevada for most of his life. He has worked for several mines including Kennecott Copper Corporation as an ironworker and BLM as an equipment operator. Jerry also worked for the Bureau of Land Management for 17 years. He is a member of the McGill Town Council, the McGill Volunteer Fire Department and the Nuclear Waste Advisory Board.
 
DISTRICT 4 DIRECTOR,
MT. WHEELER POWER VICE-PRESIDENT: DON PHILLIPS

Don Phillips is a new addition to the Mt. Wheeler Power board, filling a
previously vacant director seat. Because of the District 4 vacancy, Phillips
was allowed to begin serving his director term in March, 2006.
 
DISTRICT 5 DIRECTOR, RICK HENDRIX

Rick Hendrix is a lifelong resident of White Pine County and newly-elected District 5 Director. He has worked in numerous capacities in the electrical field at various mines throughout White Pine County. He is curerntly employed as the Electrical and Instrumentation Superintendent at Robinson Nevada Mining Company.
 
DISTRICT 6 DIRECTOR,
MT. WHEELER POWER PRESIDENT: JERALD ANDERSON

Jerald Anderson serves as the board director for the members of District 6. He has servcd in this position since 2004.

Anderson has over 20 years of experience in the construction industry and currently operates the West Side Ranch in Snake Valley. He holds two Bachelors Degrees from the University of Utah, one in Physics and the other in Accounting.
 

DISTRICT 7 DIRECTOR,
MT. WHEELER POWER TREASURER: SANDRA L. GREEN

Sandra has been a resident of Eureka County for over 35 years and became the new Board Director for District 7 in 2008. Sandra is currently the Program Director of the 21st Century Community Learning Center/Eureka County School District After School Program, volunteer director for Start 2 Finish, Inc., chairman of the DaKaDoiyabe Resource Conservation District, Eureka County Rodent Board member and is an Advisory Board Member for the UNR Cooperative Extension.

 
DISTRICT 8 DIRECTOR,
MT. WHEELER POWER SECRETARY: WILMA SANFORD

Wilma Sanford returned to the Mt. Wheeler Power Board in 2003 as the District 8 Director. She had previously served on the Mt. Wheeler Power Board from 1995 to 1998.

In addition to her Board duties, Sanford is the Manager of the White Pine County Museum. She is happy to listen to any questions member-owners may have, and invites any District 8 member with a cooperative concern to discuss it with her.
 

DISTRICT 9 DIRECTOR, FRANK LEON

Frank Leon was appointed by the Mt. Wheeler Power Board in September of 2005 to serve as the District 9 director.

A lifelong resident of Ely, Leon has a strong background in radiology, serving as the head of a radiology department for 12 years. He also worked for more than 20 years at Kennecott.

 

 
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