Valley Metro Board of Directors

Councilmember Scott Somers, City of Mesa

Councilmember Somers represents Mesa’s District 6 and has been serving as a Mesa councilmember since June 2006. As an employee of the Phoenix fire department, Somers has participated on the Arizona Task Force One for the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue team. Somers also serves as a faculty associate for Arizona State University and is a consultant for the Continuity of Government/Operations Planning.

Somers’ community involvement includes serving as Chair of the Council Audit and Finance Committee, as well as serving on the committees of public safety and general & economic development. He is also a board member of the East Valley Partnership, Mesa United Way, a representative on the Mesa Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Arizona Town Hall.

His membership includes the American Society for Public Administration, International Research Committee on Disasters and received the National Defense Service Medal from the US Air Force in 1991.

The councilmember received his Ph.D. in Public Administration from Arizona State University in 2007 and received his M.S. in Technology from ASU Polytechnic in 2002.