ColumbiaGrid operates with an independent, three-person Board of Directors. The Board was originally seated August 16, 2006, with initial terms staggered to accommodate the election cycle. Following the initial seating, ColumbiaGrid Directors are elected for a three-year term.
The current board includes Board Chair, Jim Miller, and Director Ed Sienkiewicz and one open Director position pending an on-going selection process. Both have extensive backgrounds in the electric utility industry.
Jim Miller
Director
Jim Miller is a retired Idaho Power Company executive. An electrical engineer with nearly 33 years of experience with Idaho Power, Jim held a wide variety of senior management positions during his career. At the time of his retirement, he was the Senior Vice President of Power Supply with responsibility over the planning, construction and operation of the company’s hydro, natural gas and coal-fired resources. Mr. Miller has served on a number of regional and national industry boards, and is also involved in many community non-profit boards. He was elected as Director in 2011 to a three-year term.
