District 4 Directors

Herbert C. Brodsky resides at 1824 County Road 204, Durango. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. He has a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Purdue University and a master of automotive engineering from Chrysler Institute of Engineering.

Brodsky is a management consultant, advising businesses on organizational and financial planning, and designing systems and procedures for his clients. His professional experience includes: vice president, directory of property management, Melvin Simons and Associates, Indianapolis; product manager for the Carborundum Company, Commercial Filters Division, Lebanon, Indiana and the Air Maze Division of Rockwell Standard Corporation Cleveland, Ohio. He also served as a staff engineer for Chrysler Corporation, Detroit. He is a past president of the La Plata County Unit of the American Cancer Society, Durango Natural Foods and the Durango Repertory Theatre Company.

Brodsky served as president of the LPEA board for three years. He serves on the Administration and Budget Finance & Audit Committees as well as serving on the FastTrack Board the La Plata Electric Round Up Foundation board.

Contact Herbert C. Brodsky: (970) 247-9266

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Ed Zink of 4166 CR 203, Durango, was elected to the LPEA board in 2002. Ed was born in Durango and holds a bachelor’s degree in business management from Fort Lewis College. He was an LPEA board member from 1986 to 1992 and has taken several continuing education classes about rural electric co-ops.

Ed serves on the Budget Finance & Audit Committee and serves on the FastTrack Board of Directors.

Zink's business experience is extensive. He helped start and still helps to operate Mountain Bike Specialists (opened in 1967 as the Outdoorsman) and Handlebar Cycle. He purchased from his father and continues to operate Waterfall Ranch and Waterfall Ranch Outfitters. He was an original partner in the VanDal Landfill, Falcon Heights subdivision and Stoneage Engineering.

Ed's volunteer experience includes six years on the LPEA Board of Directors; he founded the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Committee; Board Member and Chairman, National Off-Road Bicycle Association; and Board of Directors, USA Cycling. He helped form and served on the boards of the San Juan Mountains Association and the Durango Foundation for Educational Excellence.

Awards he has received include: Business Supporter of the Year from the La Plata County Fair Board; Korbel Cup for lifetime achievement in cycling from USA Cycling; and Volunteer of the Year from the Durango Area Chamber/Resort Association.

Contact Ed Zink: (970) 247-8758

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Pam Patton of 1784 County road 505, Bayfield grew up in the Pine River Valley, graduating from Fort Lewis College after attending primary & secondary school in Bayfield. She spent a twenty-year career in the U.S. Navy before returning to the Pine River Valley in 1994.

Pam has served on LPEA’s board since 2000 and is currently President. She is an NRECA Credentialed Cooperative Director and has also received a Cooperative Board Leadership certificate from NRECA. She serves on the Systems' Operation & Planning and External Organizations & Issues Committees. She also serves on the board of FastTrack Communications, the La Plata County Service Extension Unit of The Salvation Army, Community Emergency Assistance Coalition, The League of Women Voters of La Plata County, and La Plata Electric’s Round-Up Fund. She is a member of the Rotary Club of the Pine River Valley, & Calvary Presbyterian Church and is active in other community organizations.

Pam and her husband, John, serve as U.S. Naval Academy liaison officers for this region and like to ski, hike, fly, cook, and adventure around.

Contact Pam Patton: (970) 884-2206