Board of Trustees

Steven L. Taggart

Chair

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

  • Board member since 2002, current term expires January 2008
  • 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)

  • Board member since 1990, current term expires January 2008
  • Vice Chair since August 2007
  • Past Vice Chair (August 1998 to August 2005)
  • Board Finance Committee Chair (August 1997 to August 1998)
  • 1998 Director, Concurrent Enrollment Salt Lake Community College
  • Academic Advisor, Salt Lake Community College (1992-1998)
  • West Valley City Councilwoman at Large, 1990 - present
  • West Valley City Planning Commission
  • Former Controller, J.D. Larson Co.
  • Active in Utah League of Cities & Towns
  • National League of Cities, Finance Committee

Royce A. Gibson

Finance Committee Chair

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

  • Board member since 1995, current term expires January 2010
  • 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 6: Draper City, Herriman City, Midvale City, Utah Department of Corrections

  • Board member 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: Bluffdale City, Riverton City, South Jordan City

  • Board member since 1997, current term expires January 2008
  • 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, Utah County, Willow Creek Country Club, White City Water Improvement District

  • Board member since 2006, current term expires January 2010
  • Consulting Metallurgist
  • Salt Lake Community College Adjunct Physics Instructor
  • Retired EIMCO Process Metallurgist
  • Retired US Bureau of Mines Metallurgist
  • 1991 Engineer of the Year from US Bureau of Mines
  • BS, Metallurgical Engineering – University of Utah
  • MS, Metallurgy – University of Utah

Lyle C. Summers

Division 4: West Jordan City

  • Board member since 2001, current term expires January 2010
  • 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)

  • Board member 1990-1997; reappointed 2001. Current term expires January 2010
  • 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