Navajo Tribal Utility Authority – an enterprise of the Navajo Nation

 

 
 
NTUA Board Chairperson
Sidney B. Dietz II, Berkeley, California


Mr. Dietz is a regulatory lobbyist for Pacific Gas & Electric in San Francisco specializing in energy efficiency, natural gas, and public purpose programs. He is a doctoral candidate in Energy and Resources at the University of California at Berkeley. He has a Master of Science Degree in Energy and Resources, and a Bachelor's Degree in Physics from UC Berkeley. Chairman Dietz was formerly manager of the Navajo Nation Air Quality Control Program where he led the development of the major source regulations and the creation of a certified air quality monitoring system, a first for the Navajo Nation.
 
 
William H. Clagett, Lone Tree, Colorado

Mr. Clagett brings to the NTUA Board a wealth of experience in the utility industry. He was the Administrator with the Western Area Power Administration and served as a past Assistant Administrator for the Bonneville Power Administration office in state of Washington. He also served as chairman of the North American Electric Reliability Council and as chairman of Western Systems Coordination Council. Currently, Mr. Clagett is the president of A1 Mat, Inc., a consulting firm in Colorado. His field of expertise includes transmission system studies, wholesale customer service engineering design, power contract negotiations, and transmission design standards.
 
Jack Conovaloff, Tolleson, Arizona

Mr. Conovaloff has more than 26 years of experience in water, wastewater, power, land development and agricultural issues. He has served as an advisor to the board of directors of the Navajo Agricultural Products Industry, Water Resources Director to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (Pima & Maricopa), Tribal Planner and T. E. R. O. official for the Colorado River Indian Community (Mohave, Chemehuevi, Navajo & Hopi), Tribal Planner to the San Carlos Apache Tribe, Property Management Coordinator for the City of Mesa, Manager of the Roosevelt Irrigation District in Buckeye, Arizona, the New Magma Irrigation & Drainage District in Queen Creek, Arizona and the Metropolitan Water Improvement District in Tucson, Arizona. Currently, Mr. Conovaloff is managing his family’s farming operation in west Phoenix and provides consulting to various tribes in the Southwest on economic development issues. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.
 
Belinda P. Eriacho,Tempe, Arizona

Ms. Eriacho has more than 15 years of experience in environmental, health and safety management. She is employed with Pinnacle West Corporation in Phoenix where she serves as the Environmental, Health, and Safety Audit Leader. Her job focuses on compliance with federal, state, and local environmental, health, safety and Department of Transportation laws and regulations, advising the company on its scope of responsibility. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Health Sciences, a Master's Degree in Technology, and a Master's Degree in Public Health.