Board of Trustees

Consolidated Cooperative is locally owned, locally operated, and democratically controlled by the consumer-owners it serves. That means each account holder can vote for trustees who are also consumer-owners of the cooperative. Trustees govern the cooperative in the best interest of its members. Co-ops also operate on the “one member, one vote” principle – that means no matter how many accounts you have, you vote only once for your trustees. It’s another way co-ops operate differently from shareholder-owned utilities and businesses.

2025 Elections and Nominations

Thank you to everyone who participated in our 2025 Trustee Elections! Election results were first announced at our annual meeting on June 24:

District 1: Doug Loudenslager (Nominees: Kent Kramer and Doug Loudenslager).

District 2: Megan Forman-Karbler (unopposed).

District 3: Tim Bachelder (unopposed).

An Elected Body that Serves on Behalf of All Members

The board is responsible for establishing policies, seeing initiatives through and approving items like work plans, the financial budget, and electric rates.

Trustees ensure that the cooperative operates with the established principles on which it was built, and they maintain its strategic direction of nonprofit operation and cost-of-service-based rates.

Consolidated Cooperative’s board of trustees is composed of nine members, each of whom represents one district, or segment of the service area. If you are not sure what district you are a member of click here to view the district service map.

Who can run for Consolidated’s Board of Trustees?

Any Consolidated member who meets our Qualifications for Nomination is eligible to run for our Board of Trustees within their district. Each year, the qualifying members who receive the most nominations from their district and are willing to serve will be included on the election ballot.