At the annual meeting of their statewide organizations, more than 350 board members, managers  and key staff of North Carolina’s electric cooperatives in April focused on how cooperatives are poised for serving diverse and emerging needs among their members. Referring to the meeting’s theme of leading communities into the future, CEO Joe Brannan of the North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation told the co-op delegates that three key activities will inspire them in that task: communication, technology and service.

The meeting also included a variety of educational panels, keynote speakers, officer reports, as well as service and scholarship awards.

Statewide leaders elected

The following were elected to 2015–2016 board leadership positions in the cooperatives’ statewide organizations.

NCEMC (power supply): President Mark A. Suggs, Pitt & Greene EMC; Vice President Dale F. Lambert, Randolph EMC; Secretary-Treasurer Paul Spruill, Tideland EMC.

NCAEC (co-op services): President Carl W. Kornegay, Tri-County EMC; Vice President Susan E. Flythe, Cape Hatteras Electric; Secretary-Treasurer Toby Speaks, Surry-Yadkin EMC.

TEMA (material supply): President David Eggers, Blue Ridge EMC; Vice President J. Michael Davis, Tri-County EMC; Secretary-Treasurer Bertice Lanier, Four County EMC.