2024 Board of Directors

Executive Committee:


President
Brittany Dickey
Vice President, Business Development
Corn Belt Power Cooperative
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1st Vice President
Chairperson - 2024 Annual Conference
Lisa Hurley
Executive Director
York County Development Corporation
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2nd Vice President
Chairperson - Membership
Karla Organist
Senior Program Manager
University of Northern Iowa - Institute for Decision Making
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Appointed
Josh Seidemann
VP of Policy & Industry Innovation
NTCA-the Rural Broadband Association
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Appointed
Chris Martin
VP, Member & Industry Relations
NRTC - National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative
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Director
Charles (Chad) B. Dalton
Manager of Economic Development & Key Account
Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative, Inc.
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Director
Co-Chairperson - Professional Development
Allie Bennett
Mgr. of ED & Member Services
Northeast Missouri Electric Power Coop
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Director
Beth Bilyeu
Forest City Economic Development
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Director
Shawnna Silvius
Economic Development Planner III
Omaha-Council Bluffs Metropolitan Area Planning Agency (MAPA)
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Director
Brad Thomas
Economic Development
KentuckyÆs Touchstone Energy Cooperatives
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Director
Tucker Billman
Chairperson - Rural Issues
Director of Government Relations
Oregon Rural Electric Cooperative Association
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Director
Shalimar Mazetis
Rural Economic Development Manager
Advance Southwest Iowa Corp.
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Director
Chairperson - Marketing
Jennifer Wakeman
DRIVE
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Director
Brad Ebersole
Economic Development Executive
Consolidated Cooperative
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