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The Public Utilities Board is made up of seven Anaheim residents who are appointed to staggered four-year terms by members of the Anaheim City Council. The Board’s role is to advise the Council on utility matters, including: sources of water and power supply; renewable energy resource options; water and energy conservation and efficiency incentives; water and electric rates; annual capital and operating budgets; and other utility matters.
Lon Cahill - Chairperson Appointment Date: 7/15/2003 Term Expires: 6/30/2011 Lon Cahill joined the Public Utilities Board in 2003, bringing with him 38 years of experience in municipal and private fire departments. Currently, Mr. Cahill serves as our Board Chair, which he has served for the last four years. He has worked for four Orange County cities’ Fire Departments, and retired as Garden Grove’s Fire Chief in 1993, going on to become Fire Chief for the Disneyland Resort. He is also the past President of the Orange County Fire Chiefs Association and former board member of the California Fire Chiefs Association representing Orange and Los Angeles Counties, and has taught 14 years in state and local fire technology programs as a credentialed vocational education instructor. Mr. Cahill has been active with the CHOC Walk in the Park, the Marine Corp League, and Toys for Tots .
Kristine L. Murray - Vice Chairperson Appointment Date: 9/11/2007 Term Expires: 6/30/2014 Ms. Murray joined the Board in September 2007. Ms. Murray currently serves as the Executive Director, Government Relations for the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA). She came to OCTA with more than 20 years experience in government affairs within both the public and private sector. Ms. Murray started her career in Washington, D.C., serving as the senior legislative assistant to U.S. Representative Stephen Horn. In that capacity, she was responsible for the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee work. She also coordinated legislation pertaining to water resource issues, authorization of the Alameda Corridor project and defense conversion. Ms. Murray has a bachelor’s degree in political science from California State University, Long Beach. She also received a master’s certificate in transportation management from the Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University. Jordan Brandman Appointment Date: 7/17/2007 Term Expires: 6/30/2011 Jordan Brandman joined the Public Utilities Board in 2007. A graduate of public schools and the University of California at Irvine, Mr. Brandman is particularly passionate about education, and is committed to providing a clean and efficient utility for the next generation. He was elected to the Board of Trustees of the Anaheim Union High School District in February 2008. Mr. Brandman has served as the Director of Workforce Development and Education for the Orange County Business Council (OCBC), and has also done a significant amount of work in environmental planning. He has worked on projects ranging from major regional transportation corridor and utility transmission line studies to residential, commercial, and industrial developments. From 2002-2004, he served as a policy advisor in the Governor's Office of the Secretary for Education, advising the Governor and Secretary on various education policy issues, and from 2004-2006, Jordan served as Legislative Aide to Assemblymember Tom Umberg, advising and staffing Mr. Umberg on various policy issues including education, local government, and transportation. Mr. Brandman currently is a director of his family’s environmental planning and consulting firm, Michael Brandman Associates, and is involved in the development of public and private projects around Orange County and the state . Pat Carroll Appointment Date: 4/25/2006 Term Expires: 6/30/2013 Pat Carroll has been a member of the Public Utilities Board since 2006. He received his Bachelor’s degree at UC Irvine, and his Juris Doctorate at Loyola University. Beginning in 1997, Mr. Carroll served as university counsel for the California State University system, then as on-campus counsel at California State University, Fullerton (CSUF); he became Executive Assistant to the President of CSUF in 2007. Prior to joining CSUF, Mr. Carroll served for four years as judge pro tem in the Orange County Superior Court. He was in private practice for 17 years and was a partner in the Orange County firm of Menke, Fahrney & Carroll, where he specialized in general business litigation and real estate. He is a member of the California Bar Association and the National Association of College and University Attorneys, and serves on the Acacia Adult Day Care Center Board of Directors and volunteer advisory board of the Garden Grove Girls and Boys Club. He is also actively involved as a volunteer with the CSUF Special Games - Kathleen E. Faley Memorial .
John Machiaverna Appointment Date: 6/23/2009 Term Expires: 6/30/2013 John Machiaverna joined the Public Utilities Board in 2009. Mr. Machiaverna is familiar with the City of Anaheim as both a resident and a business owner. A graduate of the Gemological Institute of America, he has owned his own thriving jewelry business in Anaheim, J Mac Jewelers, for 20 years – and he has been a resident here for over 45 years. Mr. Machiaverna has long been active in the Anaheim community. He has been heavily involved in local business organizations, such as the Concerned Merchants for the Betterment of Anaheim Plaza (COMBAP). He has been a member of the Anaheim Boys and Girls Club since 1989, and has served as president for the past six years; he also served on the Anaheim Community Services Board for ten years, and was president of the Anaheim Museum for two years. In 2000, he was named Orange County Volunteer of the Year .
David Morgan Appointment Date: 8/26/2009 Term Expires: 6/30/2014 Mr. Morgan joined the Public Utilities Board in 2009, and has been serving the City of Anaheim for over 35 years. He retired as the City Manager of the City of Anaheim in June 2009, after having served almost 8 years as Anaheim’s top executive officer. During his time as City Manager, Mr. Morgan oversaw a variety of important initiatives, including a new citywide General Plan, the acquisition of the Grove of Anaheim, development of the Tiger Woods Learning Center and a new club house at the Anaheim Hills Golf Course. He oversaw the development of GardenWalk and the advancement of the Canyon Business Center as well as new libraries, parks, youth centers, fire stations, and service improvements.
Mr. Morgan received his bachelor’s degree in Political Science and his master’s degree in Public Administration from California State University, Fullerton. He also attended the Leadership for the 21st Century Program at Harvard University in 1998. He has been a member of the International City Managers Association since 1985, and a member of the YMCA Anaheim Board since 1997. He has previously served on the West Anaheim Medical Center Board, the California City Management Foundation, and the Anaheim Memorial Hospital Board.
Charles Peltzer Appointment Date: 11/28/2006 Term Expires: 6/30/2013 Charles Peltzer has been a member of the Public Utilities Board since 2002. He is the owner of Peltzer Pines, and a third generation farmer in Anaheim. As a product of Anaheim schools and an Anaheim native, Mr. Peltzer is passionate about providing low-cost, efficient utility services to the Anaheim community. In 1913, his grandfather had a twenty-acre site in the city, used for growing citrus trees and dairy farming. The family farmed this site until 1954, when it was sold to Walt Disney and became part of Disneyland, at which point they relocated to east Anaheim. Mr. Peltzer planted the first Peltzer Pines farm in 1963, and in 1966 sold his first Christmas trees. The farm still provides Orange County with beautiful trees, and Mr. Peltzer’s sons have continued the family tradition by opening a palm tree nursery and a pumpkin patch.
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