District Board of Trustees

Clyde Pratt / Vice Chairman, Past Chairman of the Board, spent 38 years in management and the skilled trade department for Chrysler Corp., retiring in 2000. In 1972, he volunteered with the Lake Wauwanoka Sewer Company and served as President from 1993-2003. In 2005, Pratt was appointed to the newly created Jefferson County Public Sewer District and served as Chairman from 2007 until 2021. He continues to bring his experience and knowledge to serve on the Board as Vice Chairman.

David Keeley / Secretary, US Air Force retired with 30 years of experience in the management, operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, repair and logistical support of drinking water and wastewater treatment systems both inside and outside of the Continental United States. David has worked in some of the harshest environment around the world to begin or resume drinking water production or wastewater treatment. David began his service as on the Board in 2019.

Richard Williams / Financial Officer, is a retired professional with a diverse background in logistics, small business ownership, and printing. He spent over three decades as a Logistic Specialist at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency in St. Louis, Missouri, where he worked from 1983 until his retirement in 2019. Concurrently, he was the owner of Williams Printing Co. for 36 years, where he gained extensive experience in all aspects of the printing industry, including production, management, and sales. His skills include proficiency in computer programs for graphic arts and a background in offset printing, which he studied at South County High Tech School.

Greg Kornuta / Board Trustee , an experienced manager with a Bachelor of Science in Management from the University of Phoenix. His career highlights include a notable tenure at RGI Utility Consultants, where he served as a Project Manager guiding land developers and public agencies, earning an award for his work on the Woodbury master-planned community. At Glazing Industries, he successfully managed and grew field operations, turning a struggling location into a national leader in product volume. His expertise extends to improving company procedures and client relations, as demonstrated by his work to increase a company’s customer base by achieving National Home Quality Assurance membership and his role on the Community Utility panel to improve the perception of his clients among city engineers. He also has a strong background in sales, having successfully minimized losses and increased window sales for Window Express by resolving litigation threats and securing new orders from a major national home builder.

Douglas Bjornstad / P.E., District Manager, a registered professional engineer with more than 30 years of engineering experience, is a former member of the Board of Trustees for Jefferson County Public Sewer District. With a BS in Civil Engineering from Kansas State University, he previously served as senior project leader, project manager, and City engineer for various consulting engineering firms. His experience in the private sector includes roadway design, municipal water and wastewater design, storm water systems, environmental permitting, flood studies, project management, design-build construction administration, and asset management. His work has included State and Federally funded projects, FEMA projects, municipal infrastructure projects, and design build projects for governmental agencies including the US Navy and US Army Corps of Engineers.