Steven L. Taggart

Chair

Division 1: West Valley City (Granger-Hunter Improvement District)

• Trustee since 2002, current term expires January 2012
• Chair since August 2007
• Past Vice Chair (August 2005 to August 2007)
• Chair - Board of Trustees, Granger-Hunter Improvement District, West Valley City
• Vice-Chair Board of Directors, Utah Federal Credit Union
• Former Chair - Salt Lake County Career Council
• Past President – Utah Association of Civil Service Commission & Career Service Councils
• Member - American Water Works Association
• Member - Water Environment Federation, Alexandria, VA

Margaret K. Peterson

Vice Chair

Division 1: West Valley City (Granger-Hunter Improvement District)

• Trustee since 1990, current term expires January 2012
• Vice Chair since August 2007
• Past Vice Chair (August 1998 to August 2005)
• Board Finance Committee Chair (August 1997 to August 1998)
• Executive Director, Community Education Partnership of West Valley City, a 501(c)(3) corporation developing out-of-school-time programs (2001–present)
• Director, Concurrent Enrollment Salt Lake Community College (1998-2001)
• Academic Advisor, Salt Lake Community College (1992-1998)
• West Valley City Councilwoman at Large (1990-2007)
• West Valley City Planning Commission (1983-1989)
• Former Controller, J.D. Larson Co.
• Active in Utah League of Cities & Towns (1990-2007)
• National League of Cities, Finance Committee (1995-2007)

Royce A. Gibson

Finance Committee Chair

Division 2: Kearns Improvement District, Magna Water Company, Hexcel

• Trustee since 1995, current term expires January 2014
• Board Finance Committee Chair since August 2001
• Trustee, Kearns Improvement District since 1986
• Director, Midvalley Federal Credit Union
• Kearns High School Community Council
• Leadership West Board of Chamber West
• Oquirrh Park Fitness Center, Citizen’s Committee
• Past President of Kearns Jaycees, Charter member
• Advisory board member, Academy of Finance
• Served as Voting District Chairman, County delegate, Legislative District Chairman
• Treasurer of the Valley West Republican Club

J. Lynn Crane

Division 8: Bluffdale City, Herriman City, Riverton City

• Trustee since 2008, current term expires January 2012
• Mayor of Herriman (1999-2010)
• Insurance Representative
• School Teacher in Jordan School District
• BS, Secondary Education – Brigham Young University

Dale F. Gardiner

Division 5: South Jordan City

• Trustee since 1997, current term expires January 2012
• Past Chair (August 2005 to August 2007)
• Attorney
• Mayor of Riverton (1981-1989)
• Past Vice-Chair, SL Co. Board Of Health
• Past Chair of Boundary Commission
• Board Finance Committee Chair August 1998 to August 1999
• Shareholder, Vancott Law Firm

W. Richard McDonald

Division 7: Draper Irrigation Company (excluding Draper City), JVWCD retail system, Murray City, City of South Salt Lake, Willow Creek Country Club, White City Water Improvement District

• Trustee since 2006, current term expires January 2014
• Consulting Metallurgist
• Salt Lake Community College Adjunct Physics Instructor
• Retired EIMCO Process Metallurgist
• Retired US Bureau of Mines Metallurgist
• Engineer of the Year from US Bureau of Mines (1991)
• BS, Metallurgical Engineering – University of Utah
• MS, Metallurgy – University of Utah

Ronald E. Sperry

Division 6: Draper City in Salt Lake and Utah Counties, Utah Department of Corrections, and Midvale City

• Trustee since 2009, current term expires January 2012
• Current Executive Vice President/CFO for First Utah Bank, member of Executive Management Committee, and member of Board of Directors
• Board member - First Utah Bancorporation
• Board member - Premier Data Corporation
• Board member – Skyline Mortgage Solutions
• Former director and executive officer of several bank-related companies
• Member, Utah Bankers Hall of Fame since 2008

Lyle C. Summers

Division 4: West Jordan City

• Trustee since 2001, current term expires January 2014
• Division of Water Resources Economist, Water Education/Conservation Manager, & Research Consultant
• Past President, Utah Water Conservation Forum Board of Directors
• Member, West Jordan City Council
• Associate member Governors Council of Economic Advisors
• Member and Past Chair West Jordan Water Conservation Committee
• West Jordan Open Lands Committee

Gary C. Swensen

Division 3: Taylorsville City (Taylorsville-Bennion Improvement District)

• Trustee from 1990-1997; reappointed 2001. Current term expires January 2014 
• Retired Superintendent Salt Lake County Parks and Recreation
• Former Chair, Taylorsville-Bennion Improvement District
• Trustee, Taylorsville-Bennion Improvement District
• Granite School District Board of Education
• State Board of Education
• Former Director, Central Valley Water Reclamation
• Former Director, North Jordan Irrigation Company
• Member, Salt Lake County Art Advisory Board