Historical Board Members
The first meeting of the Board of Directors of Sunnyslope County Water District was held on January 6, 1955, at the Office of the San Benito County Chamber of Commerce.
The first Board of Directors in attendance and their length of term were:
Director Term Began Term Ended
Alvin A. Jones January 1955 March 1960
Herbert W. Bengard January 1955 June 1960
Carmen H. Blakeway January 1955 April 1962
Perry James Loofbourrow January 1955 July 1980
Robert A. Renz January 1955 August 1987
The following are past and present Directors:
Director Term Began Term Ended
Ronald D. Woods July 1960 January 1964
Kenneth Greer March 1960 March 1971
David Porteur April 1962 November 1975
Kenneth M. Churchill February 1964 September 1980
John Hassler January 1972 November 1975
Judy Arzie December 1975 May 1984
Larry Williams December 1975 March 1992
Joe Blaettler July 1980 July 1989
Gary R. Churchill November 1980 November 1990
Frank Guerra March 1992 November 1996
Anthony Santos December 1996 June 1997
John B. Fitch July 1997 November 2000
Dale Rosscamp December 2000 November 2004
Robert Anderson October 1989 March 2006
Larry Cattran April 2006 August 2006
Judi H. Johnson December 2004 September 2007
Stephen B. Hailstone June 1984 November 2010
Marchel Nelson October 1987 November 2010
Douglas C. Keck August 2006 September 2011
Dawn V. Anderson December 1990 November 2012
David G. Clapham December 2010 November 2014
John M. Johnson December 2012 November 2014
David Meraz November 2007 November 2016
Kathleen A. Hill October 2011 November 2016
Daniel Villalon December 2010 January 2017
Honor Spencer December 2016 December 2018
Robert James Rodriguez, II December 2016 July 2019
Ann C. Ross February 2017 May 2021
Judi H. Johnson December 2014 June 2021
Mike Alcorn December 2014 Present
James F. Parker January 2019 Present
Jerry T. Buzzetta September 2019 Present
Dorthy Brown July 2021 Present
Ed Mauro October 2021 Present
The following are past and current Secretary/Auditors and their tenure:
Secretary/Gen Mgr Tenure Began Tenure Ended
Frank A. Heiner January 6, 1955 June 30, 1960
Herbert W. Bengard July 1, 1960 January 31, 1973
Randolph Churchill February 8, 1973 February 27, 1976
J. W. Jackson, Gen Mgr March 1, 1976 February 11, 1988
Bryan M. Yamaoka, Gen Mgr February 11, 1988 December 9, 2011
Donald G. Ridenhour, Gen Mgr January 3, 2012 December 5, 2019
Drew A. Lander, Gen Mgr December 9, 2019 Present