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We are a customer-owned utility providing electric and water service in Clark County, Washington. A municipal corporation organized under the laws of the state of Washington, the utility was formed by a vote of the people in 1938.
Assistant to The CEO, General Manager
Ruth WaiteNumber of Employees 314
Contact Information
1200 Fort Vancouver Way
Vancouver, Washington 98663
(360) 992-3000
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NAICS Code Other Electric Power Generation: 221119
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Enterprise software integration in the utility.(Cover story)
Utilities budget money to solve individual department technical needs. Each department does its best to evaluate current issues and selects the best software solution for their budget. Over time, departments end up with distributed, disconnected, special purpose software systems. Even with a viable information technology strategy,...
Clark public utilities wins Tom Hougan award.(Association News)
Clark Public Utilities (Vancouver, Wash.) has been named the 2003 winner of NWPPA's Tom Hougan Award for Overall Excellence in Communication. Corporate Communication Manager Mick Shutt accepted the award on behalf of his utility at the Excellence in Communication gala luncheon during the...
Vancouver, Wash.-Area Utility Board Approves Electricity Rate Increase.
By Allan Brettman, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 19--VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Electricity rates will increase 5 percent starting April 1, Clark Public Utilities commissioners decided Tuesday. The average bill for a typical household using 1,500 kilowatt-hours...
Vancouver, Wash., Utility Board Approves Electricity Rate Increase.
By Allan Brettman, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 19--VANCOUVER, Wash.--Electricity rates will increase 5 percent starting April 1, Clark Public Utilities commissioners decided Tuesday. The average bill for a typical household using 1,500 kilowatt-hours of...
Group Fights Washington State Bill to Legalize Utility's Appliance-Repair Unit.
By Don Jenkins, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 29--OLYMPIA, Wash.--A small business group will oppose bills that would legalize Clark Public Utilities' appliance-repair business and settle an ongoing court battle. "It's pretty cut and dried,"...
Clark County, Wash., Electric Utility Tries to Hold Budget Line.
By Allan Brettman, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 22--VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Clark Public Utilities commissioners will hold a public hearing next week on a proposed 2003 budget that holds the line on electricity rates. But...
Northwest Utility Seeks $60 Million from Kaiser Aluminum.
By Allan Brettmann, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 12--VANCOUVER, Wash.--Clark Public Utilities wants Kaiser Aluminum to repay $60 million it says the smelter illegally reaped in selling electricity to the utility last year. Clark is...
The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash., Mike Rogoway Column.
By Mike Rogoway, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 18--Oregon electricity customers can expect lower electricity prices in 2003, according to a new rate proposal submitted this past week by Portland General Electric. It will likely be...
Clark Public Utilities ends long legal battle. (Industry News).
Clark Public Utilities (Vancouver, Wash.) has agreed to a settlement of a long legal battle over technical documents related to the utility's River Road Generating Plant. CEO/General Manager Wayne Nelson said the utility would pay $110,000 to the Concerned Ratepayers Association, which sued the...
Portland, Ore., Electric Utility Declares Itself Y2K-Prepared.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 9 -- It wasn't exactly a magnum of New Year's champagne. It was, to be prosaic, a plastic ballpoint pen with the slogan "PGE: putting the OK in Y2K." Peggy Fowler, president of Portland...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Ruth Waite | Assistant to The CEO, General Manager |
| Andy Huck | Chief Operating Officer |
| Rick Dyer | Chief Financial Officer |
| Carol Curtis | Vice President |
| Cal Morris | Director of Engineering |
| Doug Quinn | Director of Water Services |
| Jan Gourlie | Director of Information Services |
| Jim Sanders | Director of Energy Resources |
| Larry Bekkedahl | Director of Engineering |
| Mat McCudden | Director of Customer Services |
| Pat McGary | Director of Energy Resources |
| Bart Hansen | Appliance Repair Manager |
| Bonnie Sant | Construction Services Manager |
| Dean Sutherland | Senior Manager |
| Jerry Watkins | Customer Service Manager |
| Larry Blaufus | Senior Manager of Energy Technologies and Services |
| Lynn Aspass | Power Manager |
| Mick Shutt | Manager, Comm |
| Rick Closson | Accts Manager |
| Robert Hill | Customer Service Manager |
| Russ Glaser | Water, Wastewater Operations Manager |
| Russ Wastewater | Manager, Operations |
| Bruce Carter | Energy Specialist |
| Duane Northrup | Forestry Maintenance Superintendent |
| Lisa Beranek | Coordinator |
| Nancy Barnes | Secretary |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Clark Public Utilities | Assistant to The CEO, General Manager | Current |
| Clark Public Utilities | Assistant | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Clark Public Utilities | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Clark Public Utilities | Director of Operations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Clark Public Utilities | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Clark Public Utilities | Director of Finance and Treasurer | Current |
Commissioner Curtis was elected in 1982. She was re-elected in 1988, 1994, 2000 and 2006. Her term expires at the end of 2012. Curtis attended the University of Oregon where she majored in English and music. Curtis is an associate broker with Windermere Real Estate/Stellar Group. Commissioner Curtis serves as the board's representative to the American Public Power Association's Legislative Committee, Columbia River Economic Development Council and the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Clark Public Utilities | Vice President | Current |
| Windermere Real Estate/Stellar Group | Associate Broker | Current |
| Energy Northwest | Board of Directors | Current |
| Clark Public Utilities | Co-Chairman, Vice Chairman | Current |
| University of Oregon | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Clark Public Utilities | Director of Engineering | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Clark Public Utilities | Director of Water Services | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Clark Public Utilities | Director of Information Services | Current |
| Clark Public Utilities | Data Processing Executive | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Clark Public Utilities | Director of Energy Resources | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Clark Public Utilities | Director of Engineering | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Clark Public Utilities | Director of Customer Services | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Clark Public Utilities | Director of Energy Resources | Current |
| Clark Public Utilities | Power Manager | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Clark Public Utilities | Appliance Repair Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Clark Public Utilities | Construction Services Manager | Current |
Dean Sutherland has been a member of the Columbia Springs Board since inception in 2000. He was the catalyst in creating the vision in 1997 and in obtaining 501 (c)(3) status and moving the vision and mission forward. Mr. Sutherland is the senior manager of Government and Community Affairs for Clark Public Utilities. He joined the utility in June 1996 as the environmental resources manager. He previously worked as a consultant to the utility. In 1988, he was elected to the state Senate where he served until retiring in July of 1996. In the Senate he chaired the energy and utilities committee and the water policy committee. He also served on the natural resources, environmental affairs and ways and means committees. His current involvements include: Columbia Springs Foundation Board of Directors, 2001 Current; Vancouver Rotary Club; Chair, Festival of Trees; and Member Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce's Public Affairs Committee. Sutherland enjoys nearly all outdoors activities, including fishing, hiking, swimming, scuba diving and boating. Dean and his wife, Roxane, are the parents of two grown sons and have four grandchildren. They make their home in Vancouver.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Clark Public Utilities | Senior Manager | Current |
| Columbia Springs Environmental Education Center | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Clark Public Utilities | Customer Service Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Clark Public Utilities | Senior Manager of Energy Technologies and Services | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Clark Public Utilities | Power Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Clark Public Utilities | Manager, Comm | Current |
| Clark Public Utilities | Corporate Communications Executive | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Clark Public Utilities | Accts Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Clark Public Utilities | Customer Service Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Clark Public Utilities | Water, Wastewater Operations Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Clark Public Utilities | Manager, Operations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Clark Public Utilities | Energy Specialist | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Clark Public Utilities | Forestry Maintenance Superintendent | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Clark Public Utilities | Coordinator | Current |
Commissioner Barnes was elected in 1992. She was re-elected in 1998 and in 2004. Her term expires at the end of 2010. Barnes earned a bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University in English and journalism. Barnes has been involved in numerous community activities, including a large neighborhood association and participation in education issues with her local school district.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Clark Public Utilities | Secretary | Current |
| Clark Public Utilities | Secretary | Former |
| Brigham Young University | bachelor's degree | Former |
| Brigham Young University | bachelor's degree | Former |
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