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Ronald D. Carlson Ronald D. Carlson was the third child in a family of two boys and two girls born to Ruth (Cederberg) and Wally Carlson. He grew up on an irrigated farm near Firth, Idaho. During his years on the family farm he learned about caring for all kinds of livestock including the 3500 laying hens his parents maintained. He attended the public schools in Firth and was active in 4-H and FFA. He graduated from high school in 1963. He attended Victor Valley College in California and the University of Idaho. After a brief break in his college education, during which time he returned to Firth to operate the family farm when his father became disabled with a stroke, he went on to graduate from the University of Idaho with a bachelors and Masters of Science in Agricultural Engineering. After graduation, he was hired by the Idaho Department of Water Resources as a hydrologist in Boise, where he worked until 1973 when he moved to Idaho Falls to administer the Dam Safety Program in the Department’s Eastern Region. He became regional manager of the Eastern Regional Office of the Department of Water Resources in 1974. In 1978, the water users of Water District 1 elected him as Snake River Watermaster. Ron was a member of Toastmaster’s International and through his career has been frequently asked to speak to numerous organizations. In addition he is known for has written many papers and articles. In 2004 he prepared prepare a paper providing the historical perspective of water development and management and was asked to present his perspective to the Legislative Interim Committee. Ron was inducted into the Gamma Sigma Delta Agricultural Honor Society in 1985 and since that time has received many recognitions and awards for his service to the state and those who use the state’s water resources. These recognitions and awards include the Idaho Water Users Water Statesman award and the Chamber of Commerce Silver Plow Award. In March 2006 his achievements were recognized on the floor of the U.S. Senate by Senator Michael Crapo who commended Ron for his life time achievements and his current efforts to build the Pearl House as a shelter for at-risk children. This recognition is now part of the congressional record.In 1979 Ron was instrumental in the creation of the Idaho State Water Bank and the local Rental Pools that make storage leases possible in Idaho. During much of the decade of the 1980’s he was involved in negotiations with the Shoshone-Bannock tribes to resolve their reserved water right claims that were filed in the SRBA. The 1990 Fort Hall water rights agreement was one of the first successfully negotiated settlements of Indian water rights claims to have ever been successfully accomplished. Largely as a result of Ron’s efforts the non-Indian water users were able to acquire storage space in Ririe and Palisades Reservoirs to mitigate the impacts that would result from granting the Sho-Bans the best water right on the river. More recently Ron was a technical advisor to the coalition seeking a settlement of the Nez Pierce and ESA Snake River water issues. This settlement has been approved by congress and the Idaho State Legislature. Ron is licensed in Idaho as a professional engineer and land surveyor and also holds a private pilot’s license. He is a skier, a hunter, fisherman, backpacker and while in high school he was actively involved in sport judo. He is married and has three children and currently is living near Firth where he continues to manage an irrigated farm. His wife Angela teaches violin and orchestra in her studio in Firth and directs a community orchestra she started in Firth. In support of his wife’s work Ron works as a luthier and restores and repairs stringed instrument. Ron currently manages Tent Maker Services which provides a verity of services to several small corporations in the community. This includes water resource consulting services provided under the Tent Maker Services under the name IdahoH20 Consulting. |
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Biography: FCC Board of Directors  Brian Haney Married to Enumclaw High School sweetheart - Tami, 5 children, 1 grandchild (more on the way). Experience: 2 years - Enumclaw, WA w/Weldco International, Inc. 2 years - Seattle, WA w/Robert E. Bayley Const., Inc. 2 years - Seattle, WA w/Hospital Central Services Ass. & Univ. of Wash. 18 years - INL Site, ID w/USN, Argonne National Laboratories, & Battelle Energy Alliance. Currently - Idaho Falls, ID w/Edward Jones. |
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 Biography: FCC Board of Directors Mrs. LaDonna Foster Has twenty-nine years of diversified experience as a Contract Specialist, Program Manager, Program Analyst, and Equal Employment Opportunity Special Emphasis Program Manager with the Department of Energy and the Department of Defense. Also, Mrs. Foster has completed 23 years of military service with the United States Air Force and the Alaska and Texas Air National Guard, as a Medical Laboratory Technologist, Medical Service Specialist, and Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician. She graduated from the Executive Potential Program, United States Department of Agriculture Graduate School Graduate, April 2001; and received a Masters of Procurement Acquisition Management and Masters of Management, Webster University, May 1993; Bachelors of Business Administration and a minor in Marketing, University of Alaska, May 1983; and an Associate in Applied Science, Medical Laboratory Technology, Community College of the Air Force, June 1986. Mrs. Foster’s noteworthy accomplishments include: President George W. Bush Call to Service Award for donating over 4,000 hours of community service, 04/2007; Idaho Falls Beta Sigma Phi Woman of the Year , 04/2006; Secretary Of Energy Community Service Award, Department of Energy Headquarters, 05/2003; Lockheed Martin Idaho Technology Company President’s Diversity Crystal Globe Award for Special Achievement in Community Service, 09/1999; The Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory Woman of the Year Award, 03/1998; and the Vice-President Gore special recognition Hammer Award for Special Act or service, 09/1998. Since residing in Idaho Falls, Mrs. Foster has made significant contributions in the community by working with others who have devoted decades to community service. Her accomplishments include: Vice President African American Alliance organized for the purpose of initiating dialogue and providing resources that contribute to the educational, economical and cultural growth and development of the Idaho Falls, Idaho community, 05/2006 to present; Martin Luther King Jr. Banquet Chair, 01/2007; Pearl House Marketing, Events, Feasibility Study and Communications Steering Committees Member, 01/2004 – present; Member, Family Care Center Board of Directors, March 2007; City of Idaho Falls Heritage Festival Chair, 1998-1999 and Principal Advisor 2002 & 2003; Executive Board Member, Skyline High School Booster’s Club, 1997- 2001; Member, Idaho African American Women’s Networking Council, 1996 - 1998; Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1996-present; Youth Advisor, American Red Cross, 1996-1997; Graduate, Idaho Falls Citizen’s Police Academy, 1997; Cinco de Mayo Planning Committee Member, Idaho Falls, 1999; Participant, Hispanic Youth Symposium, 1999; and volunteer for the Power of Music production, 1999 – 2002. |
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FCC Board of Directors Michael Stamper Mike is currently a mortgage officer with Wells Fargo Home Mortgage in Idaho Falls and has been in the mortgage business for eight years. Prior to and in addition to Wells Fargo, he was a pastor for churches in Burley ,Idaho and St Anthony, Idaho for a period of 13 years with the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel and is currently licensed and on staff at Shiloh Christian Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Prior to the position of pastor, Mike sold real estate in Sun Valley Idaho for a period for 1979 to 1988. Mike is married to Janice Stamper since 2000 and has three step children, one foster daughter and a foster grandchild. His involvement with Family Care Center and the Pearl House project has been since late 2006. |
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FCC Board of Directors Phil Bates Phil grew up in Indianapolis. Phil went to school at Purdue University, where he received a degree in Chemical Engineering in December of 1990. He worked in research at M&M/Mars Inc. from January of 1991 to December of 1995 as a Process and Product Development Engineer. In January of 1996 I moved to Idaho to work for Basic American Foods as a Research Engineer. He lived in Idaho Falls since that time, an am now a Sr. Project Manager at Basic American Foods. Phil has been on the board of directors since 2007. |
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