NCSC Director Candidates Announced; Vote by Mail Today!

During the 40^th NCSC Annual Membership Meeting, being held June 14 at the Henry B. González Convention Center in San Antonio, members will elect candidates to fill five seats on the board. The NCSC Nominating Committee has put forth the following slate:

District 1 – Director-Director Position

• Kathy Cooper-Winters, board chair, Northwestern Rural Electric Cooperative Association (PA)
• Richal Vanhook, board treasurer, Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation (NC)

District 2 – Director-Director Position

• R. Wayne Stratton, director, Shelby Energy Cooperative (KY)

District 3 – Manager-Director Position

• Cozy Nelsen, CEO, Guthrie County Rural Electric Cooperative Association (IA)

District 4 – Manager-Director Position

• Bruce Mueller, CEO and general manager, Wheatland Electric Cooperative (KS)
• Les Penning, CEO, Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative (OR)

District 5 – Manager-Director Position

• Mark Snowden, CEO, Cimarron Electric Cooperative (OK)

The meeting is being held in conjunction with the CFC Summer Summit. Since attendance at the Summit is limited due to capacity restrictions, if a system is sending an attendee, that person should be the system’s designated delegate to the NCSC Annual Membership Meeting.

While voting is permitted either by mail or on site, due to social distancing protocols, members are strongly encouraged to vote by mail. To vote by mail, complete and sign the 2021 Official Mail Ballot that was mailed along with the official notice of meeting in late April; only original ballots will be accepted. Ballots must be received at NCSC headquarters no later than Monday, June 7, to be counted.