About MEC Board of Directors

Mountain Electric Cooperative is a non-profit electric cooperative, chartered under the laws of Tennessee to distribute electric energy to the people living in its service area.
The members own and control it through an elected Board of Directors. The Board of Directors is composed of 8 members, one elected from each of the districts - Three from Johnson County, three from Avery County and two from Roan Mountain. The board members are also members of the cooperative.
Each August there are district meetings held for the members of that district to vote for the candidate of their choice.  Nominations are made by a signed petition (10 members required on petition). The voting is conducted by written ballot, and trustees are elected to serve three-year terms.
The board is the policy making and supervisory body for MEC. It sees that the cooperative is run properly and to the best interest of all members and that the policies agreed upon are carried out. The board employs a General Manager to oversee the cooperative’s day-to-day operations. MEC's current general manager is Joe Thacker.
The present board members are:

District 1: Joe Atwood	District 2: George Lowe Secretary/Treasurer
District 3: Ross Dowell - Vice President	District 4: Harry Smith - President
District 5: R. Bruce Lacey	District 6: Ronnie Townson
District 7: W.O. Hampton	District 8: David Ellis

MEC Districts, board members, and communities served:

Service Area Map