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Current Treasure Valley Partnership Members

Mayor Phil Bandy, City of Eagle
Mayor John Bechtel, City of Wilder
Mayor Dave Bieter, City of Boise
Mayor Tom Dale, City of Nampa (Board President)
Mayor Tammy de Weerd, City of Meridian (Board Vice-President)
Mayor Scott Dowdy, City of Kuna
Mayor John Evans, City of Garden City
Commissioner David Ferdinand, Canyon County
Mayor Brad Holton, City of Greenleaf
Mayor Nate Mitchell, City of Star
Mayor Garret Nancolas, City of Caldwell
Mayor Vicki Thurber, City of Middleton
Commissioner Hal Tolmie, Owyhee County
Mayor Margie Watson, City of Parma (Board Secretary/Treasurer)
Commissioner Paul Woods, Ada County

Read Member Biographies ...

Many of the Partnership's original members have left office since 1997, but because of the camaraderie of the group and the dedication to proactive growth management, the new members have come on board with great attitudes and support for the Partnership.

 

Past Members


Frank McKeever, Middleton
Dean Obray, Kuna
Nancy Merrill, Eagle
Matt Beebe, Canyon County
Dean Obray, Mayor of Kuna
Bob Flowers, Mayor of Parma
Ted Ellis, Mayor of Garden City
Rick Yzaguirre, Ada County Commission
Brent Coles, Mayor of Boise
Winston Goering, Mayor, City of Nampa
Maxine Horn, Mayor, City of Nampa
Dick Winder, Mayor City of Caldwell
Laurle Neal, Council Member, City of Kuna
Vern Bisterfeldt, Ada County Commission
Abe Vasquez, Canyon County Commission
Todd Lakey, Canyon County Commission
Elizabeth Conner, staff
Kristi Nygard, staff

Staff


The Treasure Valley Partnership has one part-time staff person, Project Manager Bill Larsen .

Mr. Larsen has been with the Partnership since June of 2005. He acts as a facilitator on project activities the Partnership decides to work on. Early on in his employment with the Partnership, Bill coordinated with officials in law enforcement, the State Pharmacy Board and numerous State legislators to develop language for City/County ordinances to restrict the sale of Pseudoephedrine. The purpose behind these ordinances was an attempt to restrict the supply of pseudoephedrine being used in the manufacture of methamphetamine.

Bill holds a Masters’ in Business Administration and has professional experience in developing and managing projects covering a wide variety of disciplines. He has held positions such as Project Coordinator for the University of Idaho, Resource Development Specialist for the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Marketing Manager for two different businesses and has been the owner and manager of his own business providing Medicaid related services to clients in the Treasure Valley. He has also been a member of several state-wide boards and commissions beginning in the early 80’s.


Lastly, the Partnership is very privileged to have worked with leading individuals such as:

Hank Dittmar, Great American Station Foundation
Shelley Poticha, Congress for the New Urbanism
Christine Saum, Mayor's Institute on City Design
Gianni Longo, ACP Visioning & Planning
Rolf Pendall, Professor, City Planning, Cornell University
Jim Weatherby, Profession, Political Science, Boise State

in the pursuit of finding the right solutions to the pressures of rapid growth in our valley.