Board of Trustees

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Current Board of Trustees

Jordan Valley Water is governed by a board of nine Trustees who represent eight geographical divisions. They are nominated either by the Salt Lake County Council or a city council, depending upon the division they represent. The Governor then appoints Trustees for a four-year term from those nominated.

Corey L. Rushton

Chair

Phone: 801-879-8380

Email: corey@coreyrushton.com

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

  • Trustee, Granger-Hunter Improvement District
  • Councilmember At-Large, West Valley City 2007 – 2016
  • Mayor Pro Tem, West Valley City 2010 - 2016
  • Founding Chair, Jordan River Commission
  • Chairman, National League of Cities-First Tier Suburbs Council 2011-2014
  • Part Owner and Proprietor of Rushton Farms
  • Former Chair, West Valley City Redevelopment Agency
  • Former Staff Assistant, United States Senate, Washington DC
  • Master of Public Policy - University of Utah

Karen D. Lang

Vice Chair

Phone: 801-259-6761

Email: karen.lang6762@gmail.com

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

  • Mayor, West Valley City, 2021 - Present
  • Owner Oakbridge Greenhouse, West Valley City since 1983
  • City Council member District 3, West Valley City 2012 - 2020
  • Member, West Valley City Clean and Beautiful Committee 2015 - Present
  • Member, West Valley City Tree Committee 1994 - Present
  • Member, Jordan Valley Medical Center Governing Board 2015 - 2021
  • Member, West Valley City Planning Commission 1997 - 2007

Mick M. Sudbury

Phone: 385-977-7358

Email: msudbury@msn.com 

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

  • Trustee, Magna Water District, Chair
  • Volunteer Coordinator, Magna Fourth of July Committee
  • Former member, Magna Town Council
  • Former member, Magna Planning Commission
  • Long-time resident of Magna

John H. Taylor

Finance Committee Chair

Phone: 801-558-2465

Email: jtaylor@taylorfam.net

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

  • City Administrator, Taylorsville City
  • Former Community Services Division Director, Taylorsville City
  • Former Associate Senior Project Manager, Forsgren Associates, Inc.
  • BS, Civil Engineering, University of Utah

Zach Jacob

Phone: 801-755-9628

Email: zach.jacob@westjordan.utah.gov

Division 4: West Jordan City

  • West Jordan City Council, District 3
  • Past City Council Chair, 2021
  • Owner and CEO, West Bench Consulting
  • B.S. Business/Marketing, University of Phoenix, 2005
  • Master of Legal Studies candidate, Law and Economics, University of Arizona Law School
  • Board Member, Chamber West
  • Former Chair, West Jordan Sustainability Committee
  • Former Vice Chair, West Jordan Planning Commission

Dawn R. Ramsey

Phone: 801-254-3742

Email: dramsey@sjc.utah.gov

Division 5:  City of South Jordan

  • Mayor, City of South Jordan
  • Point of the Mountain State Land Authority, Board of Trustees
  • Utah League of Cities and Towns, 2nd Vice President
  • Wasatch Front Regional Council, Board of Directors
  • Envision Utah, Board of Trustees
  • Member of various other boards and committees
  • B.S. – Brigham Young University (in progress)

John B. Richardson

Phone: 701-354-5776

Email: jrich5150@gmail.com

Division 6: Midvale City, Draper City, Draper Irrigation Company, Utah Dept. of Facilities & Construction Management

  • Professional Engineer (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Texas, Utah)
  • American Water Works Association (AWWA) member
  • Water Environment Federation (WEF) member
  • WEF Residuals and Biosolids Committee member
  • Water Environment Association of Utah (WEAU) member
  • Former WEAU treasurer and board member
  • B.S. Environmental Engineering, Utah State University, 1995
  • M.S. Civil Engineering, University of Utah, 2000

              Barbara L. Townsend

              Phone: 801-808-5810

              Email: btownsend@opcutah.org

              Division 7 - JVWCD retail system, Murray City, City of South Salt Lake, Willow Creek Country Club, White City Water Improvement District

              • Assistant Disciplinary Counsel at the Utah Office of Professional Conduct
              • Division of Occupational & Professional Licensing Prelitigation Hearing Panel Chair
              • Former Member of the Supreme Court Committee for the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure
              • Former Third District Court Judge Pro Tempore
              • Former Third District Court ADR Mediator
              • Former Member of the Board of Governors Utah Trial Lawyers Association
              • BS University of Colorado
              • BSN University of Utah College of Nursing
              • Juris Doctor University of Utah College of Law

              Andy Pierucci

              Phone: 801-999-0195

              Email: apierucci@rivertonutah.gov

              • Division 8 - Bluffdale City, Herriman City, Riverton City
              • Riverton City Council, District 1
              • Board Member, South Valley Chamber of Commerce
              • Executive Committee, Jordan River Commission
              • Board Member, Jordan River Watershed Council
              • Board Member, Mount Rushmore Society
              • Head of Government Affairs, Savage
              • Adjunct Professor, UVU Center for National Security Studies
              • B.S. – Political Science, Utah State University, 2015
              • MPA, University of Utah, 2018
              • Certificate, Business, International Relations, and the Political Economy, London School of Economics

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