By Gilbert Sun News
John Lewis is back in the saddle.
After serving a three-year stint as mission leader for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Cambodia, the former Gilbert mayor is returning in January as president and CEO of the PHX East Valley Partnership.
He is replacing the man who replaced him – former Maricopa County supervisor and community leader Denny Barney of Gilbert, who is stepping down to pursue his own business ventures.
When Barney was asked to replace Lewis after he answered his church’s call to serve, Barney said he would give the EVP post a try for three years and then decide what to do when Lewis returned.
