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Board of Directors

The Conservancy Court appoints Miami Conservancy District's Board of Directors, whose three members serve staggered five-year terms. The Board meets quarterly to establish District policy and provide oversight and direction to the Board-appointed General Manager. It is the General Manager’s responsibility to implement Board policy and run the day-to-day operations of the District. Miami Conservancy District employs 50 full-time, year-round staff and 20 seasonal and temporary staff to achieve its mission.

Gayle B. Price
President
Term Exp: June 30, 2012

Gayle Price, Jr. served as Chairman and CEO of Price Brothers Company in Dayton, Ohio. Price Brothers Company is a manufacturer and distributor of construction materials primarily for the water utility industry. Mr. Price retired from Price Brothers in 1998.

Mr. Price received his bachelor’s degree in engineering from Princeton University and attended Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program. He served as a fighter pilot in the United States Air Force from 1951-1955.

Mr. Price has served on the boards of Bank One and Reynolds and Reynolds, and he is a past chair of the United Way Campaign. Mr. Price served on the River Corridor Committee from 1969-1984 and was Chairman of the Committee from 1979-1981. Mr. Price currently serves on the RiverScape Commission.

	William Lukens Vice President Term Expires: June 30, 2010 William Lukens is the President, CEO and Owner of Stillwater Technologies in Troy, Ohio. Mr. Lukens received his bachelor of science degree from Miami University in 1964. He is very active in the community serving on numerous boards, including the Community Improvement Corporation in Troy, the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, Edison Community College Foundation, Area Seven Workforce Investment Board and the Governor’s Manufacturing Workforce Advisory Board.

	Thomas B. Rentschler Member Term Expires: June 30, 2013 Thomas B. Rentschler is a life-long resident of Hamilton, Ohio, and served as President, CEO and Director of The Citizens Bank for more than three decades. Mr. Rentschler received his bachelor’s degree in engineering from Haverford College in Pennsylvania. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served two terms in the Ohio Legislature as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives. He is the fourth member of his family to serve on MCD’s Board of Directors.