Our City Council

Mayor Jeff Serdy

Elected Mayor November 2016
Serving on City Council since June 2007
Family: Married to Svitlana, three grown children and 1 grandchild.
Work: Owner of AJI Sporting Goods since 1999. Previously worked in the gas and oil field industry and in wildlife management.
Associations: Apache Junction Little League coach, volunteer and manager; Apache Junction Chamber of Commerce member; Lifetime National Rifle Association member; Governor's Tourism Advisory Committee board member; Kiwanis; Superstition Horsemen's Association; Greater Phoenix Economic Council board member; Focal Point and Tourism Committee chairman; Dons Club of Arizona and founding member of Superstition Business Owner's Group

Vice Mayor Chip Wilson

602.361.6135

Elected Vice Mayor January 2017
Re-elected to Council November 2016
Serving on City Council since June 2007.
Family: Married to Peggy. They have two sons and three grandchildren.
Education: High school diploma, Spencerville, Ohio.
Work: Has worked for Boeing since 1997.
Associations: Superstitions Horsemen's Association member, served as President 1997-2006; Arizona Horse Council member and current President; and is a board member of the East Valley Back Country Horsemen.

Councilmember Robin Barker

Re-elected to Council November 2016
Elected Vice Mayor in June of 2013.
Serving on City Council since June of 2007 (third term).
Previous service on City Council 1989-1997, serving as Vice Mayor 1993-1995.
Education: Master's Degree, Northern Arizona University; Bachelor's Degree, Arizona State University; Associate's Degree, Central Arizona College.
Family: Married to Ed. They have four children, nine grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
Work: Retired English teacher for Mesa Public Schools and CAC, Reporter with the Apache Junction News. Previously worked at the Apache Junction Police Department.
Associations:
- Vice Chair, MAG Domestic Violence Council
- City Parks and Recreation volunteer
- Board Member, MAG Regional
- Chairperson/Past Vice-Chair, Pinal County Alliance
- Board Member, Pinal Partnership
- Member, Pinal County Domestic Violence Coalition
- Chairperson, Apache Junction Focal Point Enhancement Project (2010- current)
- Chairperson, Apache Junction Centennial Project (2012)
- Soroptimist
- Served on City Planning and Zoning Commission, 2003-2007
- Assisted in establishing both the City Health and Human Services Commission and the City Citizen Leadership Institute.

Councilmember Dave Waldron

480.250.0944

Was appointed to fill Council vacancy May 1, 2012.
Previously served on City Council from June 3, 2003, to June 5, 2007.
Re-elected to full four-year term in May/2013.
Moved to Apache Junction in 1993
Married to Kathleen.
Served on the Planning and Zoning Commission as a member and Chair from 2000 to 2003.
Member and previous Chair of the Veterans Day Parade Committee.
Retired IT Specialist
A graduate of the University of Montana.
Served in the United States Marine Corps from 1968 through 1972; Vietnam Veteran.
Member of Mountain View Lutheran Church.
Elected in 2017 as Chair of the Pinal County Air Quality Hearing Board
Elected in 2017 as Chair of the Board for the Pinal County Rural Transportation Authority (PRTA)

Councilmember Gail Evans

Appointed to City Council June 2012 to fill a vacancy.
Elected to full four-year term in March/2013.
Served six years on Planning and Zoning Commission.
Formerly married to Rob Evans, three children, and one grandchild.
A resident of Apache Junction since 2003.
Born in Irwin Pennsylvania, graduated Norwin Senior High.
Licensed Realtor since 1987, earned both the GRI (Graduate of Real Estate Institute) and CRS (Certified Residential Specialist) designations.
EAGALA certified horse specialist, for the use of Equine Psychotherapy for humans.
Member of Pinal Partnership, Pinal Partnership Open Space Committee, founding member of Superstition Mountain Promotional Corporation, past member of SALT, past member of Superstition Horsemen Association, current Vice-President of Don's of Arizona, founder of The Whole Kit and Kaboodle (free clothing and household items for those who need a little extra help), and one of three individuals that have worked for three years on the first community garden in Apache Junction.

Councilmember Christa Rizzi
crizzi@ajcity.net
480.330.7744

Elected Councilmember in May, 2013.
Business Owner/Operator - Tiremen Services for five years.
AJUSD Bus Driver for eight years.
Spouse - Robert with four adult children.
Graduate of the AJ Citizen Leadership Institute.
Has served on the Planning and Zoning Commission, Health and Human Services Commission, the Municipal Property Corporation and Apache Junction Industrial Development Authority.
Has been an active member of the Chamber of Commerce, AJ Soroptomists International, AJ Boys and Girls Club and Focal Point and Tourism Committee.

Councilmember Jeff Struble

480.694.5100

Elected to the City Council 2016

I have five grown children and two grandchildren
I have owned and operated Rhino Dreams LLC and Padgett Business Services since 1999.
I served as the CEO/Administrator of rural health care systems in Montana and Wyoming from 1988 to 1999.
I graduated from high school in Rapid City SD
I earned a BS degree in accounting, finance, and economics from Northern State University, Aberdeen SD in 1985.
2013-2016 served on the Superstition Mountain Community Facility District #1 (Sewer District)
2009-2016 served on the Apache Junction’s Industrial Development and Municipal Facilities Corp boards
2011-2013 Served on the Apache Junction Parks and Recreation board
Currently Co-chairman of the Focal Point Enhancement Committee since 2011
I serve on the boards of Kiwanis Club of Apache Junction, Superstition Mountain Republican Club, AZ Justice Center and the Fire and Water International Church.
Founder and president of The Rhino Recreation Center