N. Charles Hedemark retired as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Intermountain Gas Company, a natural gas utility company in July 2005, after serving as an employee since 1965.
Mr. Hedemark is a graduate of The College of Idaho and the Executive Program at Stanford University. He is a director and past Chairman of Blue Cross of Idaho. Mr. Hedemark is also a director of the Capital City Development Corporation and is a past President of the Northwest Gas Association.
Brad J. Little serves as the Lieutenant Governor of the State of Idaho. Before his appointment to Lt. Governor, Mr Little served Idaho State Senator, representing the citizens of Gem and Northern and Western Canyon Counties, an office he has held since 2000. Since 1980, Mr. Little has also operated a family cattle, farming, real estate and investment business in Idaho=s Treasure Valley and has been active in Idaho and national sheep and public land organizations. He also serves as Vice Chair on the Emmett School Foundation and on the Idaho Endowment Fund Investment Board. Mr. Little recently served as Vice Chair of the Idaho Community Foundation and is past Chairman of the American Sheep Industry Public Lands Committee, the Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry and Idaho Business Week. He is a director of Performance Design LLC, a small manufacturing company in Boise. Mr. Little earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Agri-Business from the University of Idaho.
Richard J. Navarro is the Chief Financial Officer of Albertsons LLC, a retail food and drug company, and has over 29 years of experience in the industry. Mr. Navarro is a Certified Public Accountant and from 2004 until 2006, was a consultant providing financial management services to various businesses. Prior to that, Mr. Navarro was employed by Albertsons, Inc., and held several management positions including Senior Vice President and Controller from 1999 to 2003. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of TitleOne Corporation and the Boise State University Foundation. He is also the past Chairman of the Associated Taxpayers of Idaho.
Mr. Navarro is a graduate of Boise State University and the Executive Financial Management Program at Stanford University, Graduate School of Business.
James R. Stamey is a retired banker, having been employed by U.S. Bank from 1985 until 2001, where he last served as President of U.S. Bank, Idaho and Executive Vice President and Manager of Corporate Banking of the Intermountain Region. Mr. Stamey is President of the Library Foundation. He also served as President of the Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry and served on the Board of Directors for the Boise Philharmonic, the Idaho Bankers Association and the Boise Rotary Club.
Robert A. Tinstman is Former Executive Chairman of James Construction Group, a construction services company, 2002-2007; former President and Chief Executive Officer, 1995-1999, and director, 1995-1999, of Morrison Knudsen Corporation, a general contractor providing global mining, engineering and construction services; former Chairman of Contractorhub.com, an e-marketplace for contractors, subcontractors and suppliers, 2000-2001; director of the Home Federal Bancorp, Inc., banking services, since 1999; CNA Surety Corporation, surety company offering contract and commercial surety bonds, since 2004 and director of Idaho Power Company and its parent IDACORP since 1999.
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