Board of Trustees

Mrs. Judy Metz was the owner and manager of Sugar’s Homeplate Restaurant for 30 years. She and her husband Ray sold it in 2021, and after about six months she found she missed the people and the activity. She then went to work for the Clark County Commissioners Office as a Commission Analyst and currently works in the Clark County Rural Town Services Office in Overton. She helps cover the N.E. cities and the unincorporated areas of Clark County including Bunkerville, Mesquite, Moapa, Logandale & Overton.

Judy became interested in the electric business and its many decisions regarding renewable energy and other options; and was elected to the OPD5 Board of Trustees in January of 2015.

Judy is dedicated to:
1. Creating reliability of power to the Mesquite and Bunkerville area in addition to Moapa, Logandale & Overton.
2. Cybersecurity for OPD5 and our customers, and transparency of our operations and actions.

Judy has completed all of her National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) credentials for Cooperative Director Certificate training and continues to be diligent in her training. She serves on the NRECA Governance Education Director Advisory Group (DAG) to assist in creating continuing education for all power company Board members.

-Power Related Credentials-

National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA):
-Nominating Committee
-Governance Education Director Advisory Group (DAG) Member
-Voting Delegate

Cooperative Finance Corporation (CFC):
-Voting Delegate

Nevada Rural Electric Association (NREA):
-Representative to the Region 9 Nominating Committee

Overton Power District No. 5 (OPD5):
-Board Chair
-General Manager Review Committee
-Scholarship Committee

Judy ‘s commitment to her service area throughout the years:
-Member of 20/20 Vision & Strategic Planning Committee
-Member of Moapa Valley Town Advisory Board (MVTAB) 1998-2015
-Member of Moapa Valley Fire Board (MVFB) 1999 – Current
-Member of Overton Station #74 Firefighter/EMTI (1996-2004)
-Member of Mesa View Hospital Planning Commission
-Member of American Legion Auxiliary
-Member of Moapa Valley Chamber of Commerce
-MSHCP – Clark County for 2 years
-Member of Partners in Conservation (PIC)

Bob grew up in Bunkerville, Nevada. After High School, he served a mission in New York City for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Upon his return, he attended BYU where he met his beautiful wife, Jocelyn. Together, they managed a large (360 kids) single apartment complex to pay the bill while he earned a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural-Business. After Graduation, he returned to Bunkerville where he was a Dairy Farmer for 15 years. He also ventured in raising Dairy Heifers. Currently, he runs a herd of Angus cows and sells Alfalfa Hay. He also owns and manages a few apartments in Provo, Cedar City, and Bunkerville.

Bob serves on the Bunkerville Irrigation Company Board where he is the President. He enjoys serving in his church where he has spent a number of years working with the scouts and youth of the Valley. Bob’s favorite hobby is riding anything with 2 wheels. His greatest joy comes from his family. Bob and his wife have 4 children, all graduated from College, and 3 Grand Daughters. He was elected as a trustee for OPD5 in 2014 and is a Credentialed Cooperative Director.

Mike served 40 years in the water and power utility business before coming to Mesquite in 2002. He ran the operation of a water and power system serving 16 million people, reported to a 51-member Board of directors and graduated with degrees in Public Administration. He taught at UCLA school for teachers and taught communications skills at various colleges and his consulting firm throughout North and South America.

Mike worked on negotiating federal, state and local utility service contracts. He served on President George W. Bush’s Critical Infrastructure Protection Council, after retiring, and became Executive Director for a professional association with over 7,000 members. He served on several Boards and received numerous awards for excellence from various Originations. After joining the OPD Board, he continued his education receiving the highest level of education for board members from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. As a refugee from California, he enjoys the good life here in Mesquite.

Jack Nelson is a resident of Moapa Valley.  He and his wife, Gaye, have raised 3 children who currently live in Moapa and Virgin Valley. This includes most of their 21 grandchildren.

Jack retired after 35 years of teaching, 30 of those at Moapa Valley High School. Jack and his wife volunteered for 2 years in Dallas, Texas with their Church, following his retirement with the School District.

Jack enjoys exploring and spending time with his Grandchildren. He enjoys serving on the Overton Power Board as a Trustee and continues to take classes provided by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association to stay current on the issues facing Overton Power District.

Chad Leavitt was born in Las Vegas, Nevada and raised in Moapa, Nevada. Chad graduated from Moapa Valley High School in 1992. He served a 2 year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Valencia, Venezuela. Chad then attended Brigham Young University and received a degree in Construction Management and a minor in Business Management.

In 1996 Chad married the love of his life, Cinnamon Coffman. Together they have seven children. Following graduation, Chad worked for a year in Phoenix, Arizona as a Superintendent building homes for Fulton Homes. He then returned to his roots in Moapa, Nevada and began working with his father and brother in their family owned business, Eagle View Contractors.

Chad was asked to serve on the local CEAB (Community Education Advisory Board) in 2015 where he has been able to advocate for local schools. Chad is also serving on the newly formed Moapa Valley High School SOT (School Organizational Team) where he assists in the decision making process for the improvement of our local students’ education and high school experience. Chad was elected to the OPD board in November of 2016 and will begin training for his NRECA Credentialed Cooperative Director Certificate in February of 2017.

Richard Jones was born and raised in Overton Nevada. After graduating from Moapa Valley High School, he went to work for Nevada Power until there was an opening at Overton Power District No. 5. Richard retired after 35 years of service at OPD5; during that time, he worked as a meter reader, lineman, and Line Superintendent.

Richard enjoys working in the power industry and will continue to use his knowledge and experience to work on upgrading the reliability of the power system and making financial choices that benefit the ratepayers without compromising the integrity of the system.

Richard has been married to his wife Shelley of thirty-eight wonderful years; they have three children and seven grandchildren. He has also been involved in the community as a Little League Coach, volunteer for the Moapa Valley Booster Club.

He currently serves as the chairman of the Moapa Valley Educational Foundation (MVEF), Overton Cemetery Board, and the Old Overton Gym Board.

Dale Rust was born in Argonia, Kansas; a small farming community in south central Kansas. He attended Kansas State University and received a degree in Mechanical Engineering and later a degree in Business Administration. After graduation, he went to work for Fisher Controls Company in Marshalltown, Iowa. After ten years at the corporate headquarters, he accepted the opportunity to move to Salt Lake City, Utah and start his own business, Rust Instrumentation & Controls, Inc., as the exclusive representative in a four-state area for Fisher Controls.

Dale is married to Cheryl Rust and together they have five children and thirty-two grandchildren. He now states that the great grandchildren are coming too fast to keep track of, but the current count is twenty.

Dale enjoys hunting, fishing and makes regular trips to Utah, Alaska, and South Dakota to pursue these sports. Since moving to Mesquite, he and Cheryl have enjoyed playing golf together and learning the game of Pickleball. Another favorite activity is attending the grandchildren’s school events.

He is an active member of the First Baptist Church of Mesquite and serves as the Chairman of their Administrative Council. Dale also serves on the Board of the Mesquite Christian Academy. His latest project has been the remodeling of the old Mesquite Hospital (ARCON Building) into a new home for their church, FBC.

Having spent most of his career working with various utilities, power generation, oil and gas production, water & Waste Treatment Facilities, he looks forward to helping OPD5 continue to supply reliable and affordable electricity to our customers.