Lan Smith, Chairman

Lan Smith has been a Gem County Commissioner for six years.  He has been married 33 years and has five children and ten grandchildren.  Mr. Smith earned his degree from the College of Southern Idaho in Fire Science, had a career in the fire service for 22 years, and was the Deputy Fire Chief for ten years.  Mr. Smith has been a member on the Local Highway Technical Assistance Council since June 2007, and is the current Chairman. 

Mr. Smith is very active in the community and has volunteered on multiple boards and worked with various associations.  His accomplishments include: Chairman of the Idaho Association of Counties Transportation Committee, Chairman of the State of Idaho Juvenile Training Council, Walter Knox Memorial Hospital Board of Directors, Idaho Emergency Medical Services Personal Licensure Rules Taskforce, Mayor and Commissioners Youth Action Council, Boy Scouts of America with 25 years of service; Silver Beaver Award, District Award of Merit, Boise Fire Department life saving award, Former Uniform Fire Code Committee member and  a Private Pilot. 

 

Mac Pooler, Vice-Chairman

Mac Pooler has been the mayor of Kellogg since 2001 and began serving as a Local Highway Technical Assistance Council member in May, 2008 and is the current Vice-Chairman.  Mr. Pooler, born and raised in Kellogg, has been married to Margaret for 41 years, has two children and three grandchildren. 

Mr. Pooler’s mission statement is “to work and make the city of Kellogg the best place to live not only for attracting new people but for the residents who have made Kellogg their home for many years.” 

Mr. Pooler began working for the Idaho Water Company in Kellog in 1966 and was appointed manager in 1969. In 1974 a water district was formed where he served as manager for the water district until his retirement in 2004. 

Mr. Pooler currently serves on the Governor’s Drinking Water Advisory Committee, staff member of Idaho Water Certification Board, Idaho Rural Water and AIC Legislative Committee member, an Trustee for Kellogg Elk’s Club #1841. 

 

Dan Schaeffer, Secretary/Treasurer

Dan Schaeffer has been a Highway commissioner for Hillsdale Highway District since 1992. He is married to Tami and has six children, they live in the Paul, Idaho area where he is a Farmer/Feedlot owner.

Mr. Schaeffer has been a board member for Idaho Association of Highway District for the last 10 years.  He has also been the Vice Chairman of the board for A & B Irrigation since 2003, and was appointed by Governor Butch Otter to the Comprehensive Aquifer Management Plan committee (CAMP).

Mr. Schaeffer began serving as a member on the Local Highway Technical Assistance Council in October 2009 and is the current Secretary/Treasurer. 

 

Clark Kauffman, Council Member

Clark Kauffman has served as a member on the Local Highway Technical Assistance Council since January 2000. Clark served four years in the U.S. Air Force and is a Vietnam Veteran. Clark has farmed in the Filer area for 25 years. Clark was elected as Filer Highway District Commissioner in 1992, and is currently a member of the Executive Committee of the Idaho Association of Highway Districts, Board member of the Filer Mutual Telephone Company, Board Member of the Idaho Hay Association, and Chairman of the Idaho Barley Commission. 

 

Terry Werner, Council Member

Terry Werner was elected to the Post Falls Highway District in 1995 and currently beginning his 5th term on the board.  Terry has resided in Post Falls with his wife Cathy since 1982. He has two children, seven grand children and a recent addition of a great granddaughter.

Mr. Werner has worked for the City of Post Falls for twenty years, starting as a meter reader in the water division and working his way to his present position of Public Services Director. He also served on the Post Falls City Council from 1985 to 1991.

Mr. Werner serves as a board member for Idaho Association of Highway Districts, a board member for the Aquifer Protection District for the Spokane-Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer, legislative committee for AIC, Association Manager for the Greater CDA USBC Bowling Association and has served on various other committees in the past. 

 Mr. Werner recently began serving as a member of the Local Highway Technical Assistance Council October 2011. 

 

Lee Staker, Council Member

Commissioner, Bonneville County  

Lee Staker, Bonneville County Commissioner District 3, was elected to a 2-year term in 1993. He was re-elected in January 2001.  Lee has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration.  He served 8 years as a Senator for the State of Idaho.  Lee serves on several local and state boards.

 Mr. Staker began serving as a member on the Local Highway Technical Assistance Council in October 2010.  

 

Don Ebert, Council Member

Don Ebert has lived in Clearwater County his whole life.  Mr. Ebert is married, has five children and seven grandchildren.  He graduated from Timberline high school in 1980 and spent several years after that working in the woods.  In 1992 Mr. Ebert graduated from LCSC with a BS in Business Administration.  For ten years he owned and operated a rock crushing company. Currently they own and operate Mary Ann’s grocery store in Weippe.

Mr. Ebert has served on the Weippe City Council for 13 years, on the school board of district 171 for 9 years, a Clearwater County Commissioner for 9 years, a member of the Idaho Association of Counties public land and transportation committees, and served as the IAC District II President in 2009.  Mr. Ebert has been a member of the Local Highway Technical Assistance Council  since January 2009.

 

 

Randy Prescott, Council Member

Randy has been a Soda Springs City Council member for 18 years and has been the Council President for the last 12 years.  He has been married to his high school sweetheart, Rae Ann for 40 years and they have two children and five grandchildren.

He is currently on the Board of Directors as the Association of Idaho Cities District 6 representative and continues to serve on the Legislative Committee, and the Drug Task Force.  In other, youth related, opportunities he is currently serving a third term as vice-chairman of the Idaho District Six Juvenile Justice Commission. He was a member of the Caribou County Children’s Mental Health Council, and remains active in the Caribou Youth Coalition.

Randy worked in all aspects of the phosphate mining industry for 41 years prior to retirement.  “I feel strongly about preserving the quality of life that we enjoy and I will continue to work to maintain that quality; while efficiently managing the ever increasing costs.  I believe that one should give their best effort in everything that they do.”

Mr. Prescott has been a member of the Local Highway Technical Assistance Council since December 2009. 

 

 

Kevin Poole, Council Member

Mayor, City of Lewiston

Mr. Poole has been a member of the Local Highway Technical Assistance Council since May 2010. 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Ex-Officio Members

Ken Harward, Executive Director, Association of Idaho Cities

Tony Poinelli, Deputy Director, Idaho Assocation of Counties

Stuart O. Davis, Executive Director, Idaho Assocation of Highway Districts