Board of Directors

of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA)

NRECA Board Officers – 2021

  • President

    Chris Christensen
    Montana
  • Vice President

    Tony Anderson
    Michigan
  • Secretary-Treasurer

    Joe Martin
    Colorado

NRECA Board of Directors – 2021

  • Alabama

    J. David Hembree
    Cullman Electric Cooperative
  • Alaska

    Meera Kohler
    Alaska Village Electric Cooperative
  • Arizona

    Curtis Nolan
    Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Co-op
  • Arkansas

    Mel Coleman
    North Arkansas Electric Coop­erative
  • California

    Fred Nelson
    Plumas-Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative
  • Colorado

    Joe Martin
    Mountain View Electric Association
  • Delaware

    Michael K. Brown
    Delaware Electric
  • Florida

    Kelley Smith
    Clay Electric
    Cooperative
  • Georgia

    Galen Mills
    Hart EMC
  • Hawaii

    David Iha
    Kauai Island Utility Cooperative
  • Idaho

    Bryan Case
    Fall River Electric Cooperative
  • Illinois

    Phil Carson
    Tri-County Electric Cooperative
  • Indiana

    Randy Kleaving
    Southern Indiana Power
  • Iowa

    Marion Denger
    Prairie Energy Cooperative
  • Kansas

    Patrick Morse
    Victory Electric Cooperative Assn.
  • Kentucky

    Mike Williams
    Blue Grass Energy Cooperative
  • Louisiana

    Jeffery Arnold
    Assn. of Louisiana Electric Co-ops
  • Maine

    Scott Hallowell
    Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative
  • Maryland

    Olin Davis, III
    Choptank Electric Cooperative
  • Michigan

    Tony Anderson
    Cherryland Electric Cooperative
  • Minnesota

    Tim Velde
    Minnesota Valley Cooperative Light & Power Assn.
  • Mississippi

    Kevin Doddridge
    Northcentral Mississippi EPA
  • Missouri

    Chris Hamon
    White River Valley Electric Cooperative
  • Montana

    Chris Christensen
    NorVal Electric Cooperative
  • Nebraska

    Randy Papenhausen
    Cedar-Knox PPD
  • Nevada

    Carolyn Turner
    Nevada Rural Electric Association
  • New Hampshire

    Ken Colburn
    New Hampshire Electric Cooperative
  • New Jersey

    Thomas Madsen
    Sussex Rural Electric Cooperative
  • New Mexico

    David Spradlin
    Springer Electric Cooperative
  • New York

    Daniel Saulsgiver
    Oneida-Madison Electric Cooperative, Inc.
  • North Carolina

    Curtis Wynn
    Roanoke Electric Cooperative & Subsidiaries
  • North Dakota

    Lynn Jacobson
    Burke-Divide Electric Cooperative, Inc.
  • Ohio

    Tom McQuiston
    Ohio Rural Electric Cooperatives
    Butler Rural Electric Cooperative
  • Oklahoma

    Tim Smith
    East Central Oklahoma Electric Cooperative, Inc.
  • Oregon

    J. Ingrid Kessler
    Lane Electric Cooperative, Inc.
  • Pennsylvania

    Gene Herritt
    Adams Electric Cooperative
  • Rhode Island

    Jeffery M. Wright
    Block Island Utility District
  • South Carolina

    Norris Fowler
    Broad River Electric Cooperative, Inc.
  • South Dakota

    Mark Hofer
    Central Electric Cooperative
  • Tennessee

    Mike Partin
    Sequachee Valley Electric Cooperative
  • Texas

    Kerry Kelton
    Mid-South Synergy
  • Utah

    Jeff Peterson
    Utah Rural Electric Association
  • Vermont

    Barry Bernstein
    Washington Electric Cooperative
  • Virginia

    John Lee
    Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative
  • Washington

    Steve Walter
    Tanner Electric Cooperative
  • West Virginia

    CB Sharp
    Harrison REA
  • Wisconsin

    Chuck Simmons
    Scenic Rivers Energy Cooperative
  • Wyoming

    Reuben Ritthaler
    Powder River Energy
    Basin Electric Power Cooperative