Electric Cooperative reelects four incumbents to its board of directors

PLYMOUTH — Members of New Hampshire Electric Cooperative have returned four incumbents to the company’s board of directors.

Seven candidates ran to fill four seats on the 11-member board. Election results were announced at NHEC’s Annual Meeting, held in June in Plymouth.

Reelected to three-year terms on the board were: William Darcy of Benton, Madeline McElaney of Plymouth, and Harry Viens of Center Harbor. Reelected to a one-year term on the board was incumbent member Leo Dwyer of Sandwich.

Additionally, NHEC members approved one proposed amendment to the NHEC Code of Bylaws, but a second proposed amendment failed to reach the required supermajority approval of 66% of the votes cast. The first proposed amendment gives the board additional flexibility to efficiently receive, process and count NHEC membership votes that are cast electronically. The second proposed amendment would have eliminated the use of gendered language when referring to individuals in the bylaws.

As a member-owned cooperative, NHEC relies on the active participation of its members to govern and sustain the business.

At the board's organizational meeting, also in June, the following officers were elected to one-year terms:

Chair, Sharon Davis; vice chair, McElaney; treasurer, Edward French; assistant treasurer, Carolyn Kedersha; and secretary, Brenda Boisvert.