Email: wla@windstream.net

• Bill has been the District 5 HILCO representative since June 2004. He has served in various capacities in and around his community, having been a school board trustee for the Whitney I.S.D. along with being a current member of the Advisory Committee for the White Bluff Property Owners Association and currently being a member of the Protective Services Committee and a volunteer of the WB volunteer fire department. He also serves on the Board of San Miguel Electric Cooperative, a power supplier for HILCO.
• He is a graduate from The University of Texas in Austin , having received a Bachelor of Business Administration. He is licensed as a Certified Flight Instructor and has both owned and operated small business and ranching concerns.
• In his position as a HILCO director, he has continued his education, having completed the course requirements for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association's Credentialed Director Certificate (CCD). The courses included:
• Directors Duties and Liabilities
• Understanding the Electric Business
• Board Roles and Relationships
• Strategic Planning
• Understanding Financial Planning
• Credentialed Cooperative Director Certification
• In addition to the above certification courses, leadership courses completed to earn the NRECA Leadership Certification included:
• The Role of the Board Chair in Conducting Effective Meetings
• Cooperative Communications and Public Opinion - The Directors Perspective
• Creating a Political Action Plan: The Board's Role
• When Disaster Strikes - Continuity Management and Emergency Response Planning for Directors
• Appraising and Compensating the CEO
• Understanding the New World of Power Supply
• Effective Boards - Why Some Succeed and Some Fail
• The Role of Renewables in Power Supply
• Energy Efficiency, Conservation & Demand Response in Today's Cooperatives
• Capital Credits: Legal and Financial Issues
• Board Leadership Certification from NRECA