Joaquin (Danny) Santos, Jr.
Assistant General Manager for Administration and Consolidation

Mr. Santos is the recipient of the Legion of Merit, Humanitarian Resolution from the Province of Zambales, Republic of the Philippines, and the President's Club, Sprint International.  As the General Manager for the Guam Telephone Authority, Mr. Santos was instrumental in the modernization of the Telephone Authority and transformed the system from analog to digital technology.  After GTA, Mr. Santos became the General Manager of Sprint Guam, a subsidiary of Sprint International long distance service and while there was instrument in the introduction of domestic rate integration for Guam and CNMI.  Mr. Santos is a Retired US Marine Corps Colonel who holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Dayton, as well as a Masters degree from Pepperdine University.  Mr. Santos is a Graduate of the Communication Officer Electronic Warfare Analyst School, and the Joint Armed Forces Staff College, and his Marine Corps commission included staff and command assignment with the Fleet Marine Force from company size to division/wing level in command, control, communications and intelligence

Randall V. Wiegand
Chief Financial Officer

Prior to becoming the Chief Financial Officer for the Guam Power Authority and the Guam Waterworks Authority in September 2003, Mr. Wiegand spent nearly three years as Audit Manager for the Guam Office of the Public Auditor.  Before that he spent a year as the Underwriting Manager for PacifiCare Asia Pacific, nearly five years as Comptroller for the Guam Power Authority and five years for Deloitte & Touche ending in the role of Audit Supervisor.  Each year at Deloitte and Touche, Mr. Wiegand was involved in audits of utilities.  Mr. Wiegand holds certifications as a Certified Public Accountant (Washington State and Guam), a Certified Government Financial Manager, and a Certified Fraud Examiner.  Mr. Wiegand is currently the President of the Guam Chapter of the Association of Government Accountants.  Mr. Wiegand is a graduate of the University of Washington (MBA-1990) and Seattle Pacific University (1983 – BA-Business Finance).

Simon A. Sanchez II
Chairman.

Elected to the CCU and chairman since Jan. 2003. Former Senator, Former Vice Chairman, Public Utilities Commission (PUC) 1988-94. Vice President/General Manager Guam Dry Cleaners since 1988. Served on numerous government and civic organization boards including the Guam Chamber of Commerce, the Guam Visitors Bureau, the Guam Hotel and Restaurant Association and the Guam Memorial Hospital.  Graduated from Harvard University (1980 – MA, City and Regional Planning), and Stanford University (1978-BA, History).

Benigno M. Palomo

Elected and member of Consolidated Commission on Utilities (CCU). Mr. Palomo, has served the Government of Guam for over thirty (30) years, he was an Organization and Methods Examiner, of the Management Section, Department of Finance, Government of Guam.  He was also Deputy Executive Director then Executive Director for the Guam Housing and Urban Renewal Authority. General Manager of the Port Authority of Guam, it was during his time as General Manager, that the Port made a profit by improving productivity and reducing expenses.  Former Senator of the 13th, 14th and 15th Guam Legislature.  Founding president of the Guam Jaycees, and served as Vice-President for the Jaycee International, and also was a founding member of the Chamorro Cultural Association.  Graduated from Belmont Abbey College with a BA, attended DePaul College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, and numerous workshops and seminars on effective management.

Eloy Hara
CCU Treasurer

A graduate of George Washington High School, Mongmong, Guam , he attended Father Duenas Memorial Seminary (FDMS) for two years. At FDMS he completed college preparatory courses prior to attending Saint Lawrence College at Mount Calvary, Wisconsin. and St. Thomas College at Hudson, New Hampshire. Departing from religious studies, Commissioner Hara moved to San Diego, California where he enlisted in the United States Navy for a twenty year career. In the Navy, he attended San Diego City College and the College of the Sequoias at Visalia, California, Chaminade College of Honolulu, University of Hawaii, Northern Oklahoma College (AS degree) at Tonkawa, Oklahoma, and finally earned his Bachelor of Business (BBA) degree from East Texas State University, Commerce, Texas. During Commissioner Hara’s last few years in the U. S. Navy, he completed ten out of twelve graduate courses towards a Masters Degree in Management Science, at La Verne University, Los Angeles, California.

Gloria Nelson
Vice-Chairwoman/Secretary

MS, University of New Mexico; BS Ohio State University; AA, Territorial College of Guam (University of Guam). Served on numerous government and civic organization boards including: Chairperson – Elected Territorial Board of Education, Member – National School Boards Association (NSBA), Member – Joint Board of Education (P.L. 15-44), Chairwoman – Guam Election Commission. Gloria is also an active member of many government and community involvements: cBoard President – Lytico & Bodig Organization of Guam, Vice President – GARP Guam Association, Instrumental in establishing the Adolescent Residential Treatment Center, Humanitarian Volunteer Shelteree for Young Adults & Elderly, Chairperson – Fiestan Guam Liberation Day Festivities.