Chairman Lou Hernandez has served on the Utility Board since 1997. He is the Executive Director of HELPLINE, Inc., a crisis intervention and information referral telephone hotline in Monroe County . Upon graduation from Texas A&M University , Mr. Hernandez was commissioned by the U.S. Army and served as an Infantry Officer in Vietnam . After completing his Armed Services commitment, Mr. Hernandez secured a Federal internship with the US Department of Transportation in the Human Resources Development area. He worked with several Federal agencies, completing his career in Washington as the Director of Training and Employee Development with the General Services Administration. He moved to Key West in 1983 and has worked in the home renovation business and as a counselor at FTPA and the Public Health Department. Mr. Hernandez has served as president of the Old Island Restoration Foundation, Chairman of the Historic Architectural Review Commission, Chairman of the Monroe County Democratic Party, Secretary/Treasurer of the Key West Redevelopment Land Agency, a Director of the Private Industry Council of Dade/Monroe, member of the Key West AIDS Memorial Board of Directors, president of the Key West Business Guild, and served as Chairman of the Citizen's Review Board of the City of Key West.

Vice Chairman Peter Batty has served on the Utility Board since 2005. He is a Florida Licensed Real Estate Broker and Mortgage Broker and has lived in the Florida Keys since 1989. On November 18, 2000, he was ordained as a Permanent Deacon to the Archdiocese of Miami. Mr. Batty received his Bachelor of Science degree from Eastern Michigan University and his Masters degree from St. Thomas University. Mr. Batty is a former member of the Florida Keys Community College Board and a former Vice President of Wesley House. Mr. Batty was born in Salisbury, England, and immigrated to the United States in 1955. He and his wife Ellen have raised four children in the Florida Keys.

Mr. Charles A. Bradford Jr. has served on the Utility Board since 2006. He has worked in the Banking and Finance industry for 35 years. Mr. Bradford received his Bachelor’s degree in Banking and Finance from the University of North Florida and has certifications in Consumer Lending, Cash Flow analysis, and Accounting. He is the treasurer and member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Chairman of the Florida Keys Community College Island Living Foundation, a member of Arcturus, and serves on a number of other boards in Key West. In addition, is past chair of the Key West Chamber of Commerce and former member of KEYS’ Advisory Committee. Mr. Bradford has lived in the Florida Keys since 1980.

Ms. Mona C. Clark has served on the Utility Board since 2004 and holds the distinction of being the first female Board member in the Utility’s history. She is a retired educator and administrator for the Monroe County School District, where she worked for over 30 years. Ms. Clark received her Bachelor of Science in Education degree from Florida A & M University and her Masters of Education/Leadership degree from the University of South Florida. Ms. Clark has served as Chair of the Mayor’s Revolving Loan Fund for the City of Key West and Chair of the Citizen’s Advisory Task Force for the Florida Keys Housing Authority. Ms. Clark also served on the Florida Keys Community College Board of Trustees from 1993 to 2001, serving as Board Chair from 1999 to 2001. Additionally, Ms. Clark is a Board member of Womankind, Past Sponsor/Director of Tomorrow’s Leaders Today, Mentor for the Take Stock in Children program, past Secretary for the Wesley House Family Services Board of Directors, and past Treasurer and Vice President of the local branch of the N.A.A.C.P.

Mr. Ty Symroski has served on the Utility Board since 2007. He is the owner of Ty Symroski Land Use Planning, LLC, and previously served as the Monroe County Growth Management Director and Key West City Planner. Mr. Symroski received his Bachelor’s degree in Land Use Planning from the University of Michigan and Master’s degree in Regional Planning from the University of North Carolina. He is a member of the Sunrise Rotary Club, Key West Chamber of Commerce, past Chair of the Resort and Tourism Division of the American Planning Association, and advisory member of the Florida Keys Scenic Corridor Alliance. Mr. Symroski has lived in Key West and the Lower Keys since 1984.