Col. John Olshefski

John Olshefski works for Ingevity as a Sales Manager in the Natural Gas space. He retired as Senior Vice President at Huntsville Utilities March 2023. His leadership at Huntsville Utilities extended across Customer Services, Customer Relations, Community Relations, and Public Relations. John’s leadership qualities and passion for providing the best possible service to customers helped align Huntsville Utilities well with its customers, the community, and various organizations. John, also, retired in 2008 as a Colonel in the United States Army and draws from his 27 years of practical operational, logistics and customer related experience to attain Huntsville Utilities goals. John rose through the ranks in the United States Army holding numerous commands and staff positions. In his last assignment as Garrison Commander at Redstone Arsenal, he had oversight for over 2,000 employees providing support for all activities on the Arsenal. John is very familiar with the community through his involvement with Base Realignment and Closure initiative and his role as an ambassador for our region. He represented District Three as Councilman in Huntsville City Council 2010-2014. John received a Master of Science Degree in Administration from Central Michigan University, a Master of Science Degree in National Resource Strategy from The Industrial College of the Armed Forces and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mathematics from The Citadel. He serves on the boards of the American Public Gas Association (Current Past Chairman), and the Madison County ARC Board. John and Sharon have been married for 42 years. They made Huntsville, Alabama, their permanent home. Sharon holds a Master of Divinity Degree and manages the nonprofit Neighborhood Thrift Store under Second Mile Development, Inc.