Phil Burkett
Commissioner of Public Works
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Commissioner Phil Burkett and his wife live on Prairie Schooner Circle. As Commissioner of Public Works, Phil is responsible for maintaining and developing the city’s infrastructure of streets and physical services. He tends to be conservative in his approach to spending the city’s money, and he likes to make sure the city maximizes its limited resources.
The street system is the city’s largest single asset, and Phil is proud of the accomplishments the city has made in maintaining its streets and right-of-ways to a high level for many years. He is also focused on planning and preventive measures to help these investments attain their maximum useful life. His is pursuing a managed approach to preventive maintenance techniques that should yield the highest quality street surfaces for the lowest effective cost.
Lakesite’s street system has developed more through evolutionary processes than from planned expansion, and the topography of the community presents special considerations for drainage and right-of-way upkeep. Phil’s vision is that through effective spending on road surface upkeep, the city will be capable of making steady progress of upgrading and beautification of the right-of-ways.
John McPherson
Commissioner of Public Utilities
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Vice-Mayor John McPherson and his wife Juanita live on Pineway Trail. They have been married for 43 years and have one son and three grandsons. John serves as the Commissioner of Public Utilities for the City of Lakesite. He also serves as Chairman of the Hamilton County Storm Water Management Committee.
John retired from TVA in 1997 after 25 years of service. At TVA, he managed the Mechanical Plant Performance Section at the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant for 10 years. He also served as project manager for plant modifications for another 10 years, where he managed work scope, procurement, and installation of a multimillion-dollar computer system.
John is also a veteran of the United States Navy. There he served in the nuclear power and submarine service for seven years. For two years he was the training instructor in Nuclear Plant Operation at West Milton Prototype in Schnectady, New York.
Ken Wilkerson
Commissioner of Public Safety
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Commissioner Ken Wilkerson currently serves as Mayor of Lakesite and Chairman of the Safety and Security Committee. An 8-year veteran of the Commission, he and his wife Kristen, along with two of his three children,have lived in the City for 10 years. He previously served as Chairman of the Parks and Recreation Committee and was instrumental in the initial improvements and upgrades in the city park. Ken coordinates items between the citizens and Commission of Lakesite and the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department and Dallas Bay Volunteer Fire Department. He has been the Chief of Hamilton County Emergency Medical Services for 18 years and is familiar with governmental operations, budgets, and issues. His priority is his position is maintaining a safe and healthy lifestyle for the citizens of Lakesite.
David Howell
Commissioner of Parks & Recreation
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Commissioner David Howell, his wife Lori and their three children live on Collins Lane. As Commissioner of Parks and Recreation, David is responsible for maintaining and developing the city park. He will be instrumental in the improvements and upgrades to the current park and well as future projects.
David is a native of Hamilton County and graduated from Ooltewah High School. He has degrees in Business and Education from the University of Tennessee.
David supports a conservative approach to spending, strong families, limited government, top quality Education and safe streets and neighborhoods. He loves spending most of his time at the baseball field watching his two sons play.
Valerie Boddy
Commissioner of Budget & Finance
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Commissioner Valerie Boddy and husband Keith have resided in Lakesite since 1991. Valerie is a native of Hamilton County and attended Ooltewah High School and graduated from Collegedale Academy. She has a B.S. in Business with a major in Accounting and a Masters of Accountancy, both from the University of Tennessee.
Commissioner Boddy is conservative with all things financial and is a firm believer in community involvement. She has previously served on the National Night-Out Committee and the Parks and Recreation Committee. She is an avid supporter of Lakesite and is committed to attracting new business opportunities to the city while maintaining the small town environment.
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