SPEAKERS

Board President John Powell Jr. first served on the board through an appointed term from 1998 to 2000. He was elected to four-year terms in 2010 and 2014. John is president and chief executive officer of Peter Rabbit Farms, his family’s Coachella-based business, which he joined following graduation from Stanford University. John is a trustee representing California on the governing board of the Colorado River Water Users Association and is a former director and past chairman of the Western Growers Association. His community service includes involvement as a member of the board of the Boys and Girls Club of the Coachella Valley Foundation. The lifelong Coachella Valley resident and his wife Klysta live in Indian Wells and have two children.

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