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Leadership

BPU Leadership

Serving you. Serving the Community.

Your neighbors. Your BPU Board of Directors.

With your interests at heart and the goals of the community in mind, six Wyandotte County residents are elected to be your BPU Board of Directors. These board members proudly serve the county by establishing:

  • Policies and Practices
  • Customer Service Standards
  • Short- and Long-Term Planning Goals

The Board of Directors consists of three individuals elected at-large and three elected by district. Each serves a four-year term, with elections occurring every two years for three of the board positions. In addition, the Board is responsible for hiring a General Manager who administers day-to-day utility operations and serves as the BPU’s chief executive officer.

BPU District Map
Meet Our Board of Directors

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BPU Board of Directors
Front row (L to R) Rose Mulvany Henry , Tom Groneman, Mary L. Gonzales and David Haley. Back row (L to R) Stevie Wakes, Sr. and Brett Parker.
Contact Your Board Member
David Haley; BPU Board of Directors

David B. Haley
President

Member-At-Large
Position #2

 

Elected 2021-2025

Re-elected 2025


Mr. Haley has served the community in several capacities having being first elected to the Kansas House of Representatives beginning in 1994 and then the Kansas Senate since 2000 where he was reelected to a 6th term in the Kansas Senate in 2020.


He is the longest tenured African-American in state history to have been elected to the Kansas Senate and is currently the longest serving member in the state senate.


Mr. Haley serves as the Ranking Minority member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and also served on the Senate’s Ethics; Elections & Local Government; Public Health & Welfare; Federal & State Affairs; Assessment & Taxation and Redistricting Committees among other leadership positions.


A native of Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Kansas, he attended and graduated from Morehouse College (Atlanta, GA) and Howard University Law School (Washington, D.C.).


After law school, Mr. Haley returned to Kansas City, Kansas, where he clerked for a local law firm; served as assistant District Attorney (Wyandotte County) and worked for the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD).


An active member of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL) for over 25 years, he has been elected to the Caucus’ Executive Committee At-Large and served as Regional Chair of District 9 (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma).


David is a public affairs counselor and real estate developer and proud father of four adult children.

To learn more about how your BPU Board of Directors are serving you, we invite you to join our Board meetings, which are normally on the first and third Wednesdays of each month, at 6:00 p.m. Please call (913) 573-9025 to confirm meeting dates and times. See the “NEWS” page for virtual meeting access. You can also contact your BPU Board of Directors via email.

 
BPU Chief Officers

Lori C. Austin
Chief Financial Officer

Jerry Sullivan
Chief Information Officer

Abbey Frye
Chief Administrative Officer

Leigh Mulholland
Chief Compliance Officer

 

Lori C. Austin
Chief Financial Officer

Jerry Sullivan
Chief Information
Officer

Abbey Frye
Chief Administrative Officer

Leigh Mulholland
Chief Compliance Officer

BPU Executive Directors
  • Johnetta M. Hinson
    Executive Director Customer Service
  • Darrin McNew
    Executive Director Electric Operations
  • Jerin Purtee
    Executive Director Electric Supply
  • Don Stahl
    Executive Director Electric Production
  • Steve Green
    Executive Director Water Operations
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