Members Elect 6 Newcomers, Incumbent to CFC Board

At the October 22 Districts 8 and 10 meeting in Oklahoma City, delegates elected newcomer Michael Kirkland to represent District 8 and serve a three-year term on the CFC Board of Directors. Kirkland is general manager and CEO for Petit Jean Electric Cooperative in Arkansas and will be filling Mike Heinen’s seat.

All new incoming directors will be seated following CFC’s annual meeting in June 2027. 

Complete 2026 director election results follow. (* Reflects an incumbent.)

District 2, Manager Position

• John Bartley*, CEO, Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative (FL).

District 3, Director Position

• Mark Isom, board vice president, Appalachian Electric Cooperative (TN).

District 4, Manager Position 

• Brett Perkins, general manager and CEO, Tricounty Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. (OH).

District 5, Director Position

• Tyler Finegan, director, Eastern Illini Electric Cooperative (IL).

District 6, Manager Position

• Mylo Einarson, president and CEO, Nodak Electric Cooperative (ND).

District 8, Manager Position

• Michael Kirkland, general manager and CEO, Petit Jean Electric Cooperative (AR).

District 9, Director Position

• Ron Holmes, director, Wasco Electric Cooperative (OR).

Two Newcomers, Incumbent Elected in Districts 2, 3, 9

At the October 6 Districts 7 and 9 meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah, delegates elected newcomer Ron Holmes to represent District 9. At the October 15 Districts 2 and 3 meeting in Orlando, Florida, delegates reelected John Bartley and elected newcomer Mark Isom to represent District 3. Holmes serves as a director for Wasco Electric Cooperative in Oregon and will be filling CFC Board President Brent McRae’s seat. Bartley is CEO of Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative in Florida. Isom serves as board vice president for Appalachian Electric Cooperative in Tennessee and will be filling Tim Eldridge’s seat.

Holmes and Isom will serve a three-year term on the CFC Board of Directors after CFC’s Annual Meeting in June 2027. Bartley will serve a second three-year term.

Districts 5 and 6

At the September 22 Districts 5 and 6 meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota, delegates elected Tyler Finegan to represent District 5 and Mylo Einarson to represent District 6. Both will serve a three-year term on the CFC Board of Directors. Finegan serves as a director for Eastern Illini Electric Cooperative in Illinois and will be filling Jeff Rehder’s seat. Einarson is president and CEO for Nodak Electric Cooperative in North Dakota and will be filling Jared Echternach’s seat. Both will be seated on the board following CFC’s Annual Meeting in June 2027.

Districts 1 and 4

At the September 10 Districts 1 and 4 meeting in Columbus, Ohio, delegates elected newcomer Brett Perkins to represent District 4 and serve a three-year term on the CFC Board of Directors. Perkins is general manager and CEO of Tricounty Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. in Ohio and will be filling John Metcalf’s seat following CFC’s Annual Meeting in June 2027.