SVEC Seeks Candidates for Board of Directors
February 19, 2020
ROCKINGHAM – Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC) members who live in Rockingham County and are interested in serving on the Board of Directors may run for a seat this year.
SVEC’s board members serve staggered four-year terms, meaning only a handful are up for re-election in a given year. In 2020, the two seats up for re-election both are in Rockingham County. While the people occupying the seats will reside in Rockingham County, they will represent the entire co-op membership as a board member.
In December, the board selected members for the 2020 nominating committee. It is the duty of this committee to recommend one candidate for each director seat up for election. The committee nominated incumbents Suzanne Obenshain, Board Vice Chair, and Stephen W. Burkholder to be on the ballot.
For any other SVEC member who wants to be a candidate, he or she must submit a petition with the signatures of 50 SVEC account holders. Petitions are due March 16. To learn more about the requirements of the petition and how to receive one, please contact Dale Davenport at (540) 433-2444.
One of the advantages of electric cooperative membership is local governance. Every member receiving service has a vote in director elections. Mail-in balloting and online voting will be offered for several weeks this summer leading up to the annual business meeting on Thursday, Aug. 13, at Stonewall Jackson High School in Quicksburg. In-person voting will be available at the meeting.
Potential candidates for the board must be bona fide residents of SVEC’s service area. Candidates must be at least 21 years of age and may not, in any way, be employed by a competing enterprise or a business selling electric energy or supplies to the cooperative.
For more details on the job responsibilities of a board member, please visit www.svec.coop.
Chartered in 1936, SVEC serves approximately 98,000 meters in the counties of Augusta, Clarke, Frederick, Highland, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah, and Warren and the city of Winchester in Virginia. Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative was the first electric cooperative chartered in Virginia. This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer. SVEC supports our armed services and veterans in employment opportunities.
SVEC’s board members serve staggered four-year terms, meaning only a handful are up for re-election in a given year. In 2020, the two seats up for re-election both are in Rockingham County. While the people occupying the seats will reside in Rockingham County, they will represent the entire co-op membership as a board member.
In December, the board selected members for the 2020 nominating committee. It is the duty of this committee to recommend one candidate for each director seat up for election. The committee nominated incumbents Suzanne Obenshain, Board Vice Chair, and Stephen W. Burkholder to be on the ballot.
For any other SVEC member who wants to be a candidate, he or she must submit a petition with the signatures of 50 SVEC account holders. Petitions are due March 16. To learn more about the requirements of the petition and how to receive one, please contact Dale Davenport at (540) 433-2444.
One of the advantages of electric cooperative membership is local governance. Every member receiving service has a vote in director elections. Mail-in balloting and online voting will be offered for several weeks this summer leading up to the annual business meeting on Thursday, Aug. 13, at Stonewall Jackson High School in Quicksburg. In-person voting will be available at the meeting.
Potential candidates for the board must be bona fide residents of SVEC’s service area. Candidates must be at least 21 years of age and may not, in any way, be employed by a competing enterprise or a business selling electric energy or supplies to the cooperative.
For more details on the job responsibilities of a board member, please visit www.svec.coop.
Chartered in 1936, SVEC serves approximately 98,000 meters in the counties of Augusta, Clarke, Frederick, Highland, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah, and Warren and the city of Winchester in Virginia. Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative was the first electric cooperative chartered in Virginia. This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer. SVEC supports our armed services and veterans in employment opportunities.
