At its organizational meeting following the 52nd CFC Annual Membership Meeting in San Antonio on June 14, the CFC Board of Directors re-elected the current board officers to serve a full term and selected committee chairs. The CFC board held a special meeting in November 2020, following the passing of CFC Board President Dean Tesch, to elect board leadership for the remaining 2020–2021 term.
During the annual meeting, CFC Board President Alan Wattles unveiled Dean’s portrait to Debra Tesch, Dean’s wife of 36 years, and Lew and Yolanda Tesch, his father and stepmother. His portrait will join past CFC board presidents as a permanent legacy of Dean’s leadership and contributions to CFC not only as a board president, but also as a director for more than five years.
“I remember when Dean was first elected to an officer position on the CFC board,” Wattles shared. “He was simply elated, you could say giddy, over being elected secretary-treasurer of the board. I know that not only did he mean a lot to us, but CFC meant a lot to Dean.”
BOARD PRESIDENTAlan Wattles, President & CEO
Monroe County Electric Cooperative (IL)
BOARD VICE PRESIDENTBruce Vitosh, General Manager & CEO
Norris Public Power District (NE)
BOARD SECRETARY-TREASURERDavid Felkel, President & CEO
Edisto Electric Cooperative (SC)
CHAIRMAN, AUDIT COMMITTEEBarbara Hampton, CEO
Georgia Transmission Corporation (GA)
CHAIRMAN, CORPORATE RELATIONS COMMITTEEAnthony Larson, Board Secretary
Slope Electric Cooperative (ND)
CHAIRMAN, FINANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEEG. Anthony Norton, Director
Snapping Shoals Electric Membership Corporation (GA)
CHAIRMAN, LOAN COMMITTEEDennis Fulk, Director
Platte-Clay Electric Cooperative (MO)
New Directors Now Seated on the Board
Five new directors elected during CFC district meetings in 2020 took seats on the board, beginning their three-year terms:
District 3Timothy Eldridge, Director, Fleming-Mason Energy Cooperative (KY)
District 4John Metcalf, President and CEO, Mid-Ohio Energy Cooperative (OH)
District 6Jared Echternach, President and CEO, Beltrami Electric Cooperative (MN)
District 8Michael Heinen, General Manager, Jefferson Davis Electric Cooperative (LA)
District 9Brent McRae, Director, McCone Electric Cooperative (MT)
