2025 Board of Directors
Executive Committee:
President Lisa Hurley Executive Director York County Development Corporation [email protected]

1st Vice President Chairperson - 2025 Annual Conference
Karla Organist
Senior Program Manager
University of Northern Iowa - Institute for Decision Making
[email protected]
2nd Vice President Chairperson - Membership Kris Williams Director of Energy Services Ozarks Electric Cooperative Corp. [email protected]

Secretary-Treasurer Jennifer Wakeman Executive Director
DRIVE [email protected]
Past President Chairperson - Nominating Brittany Dickey Vice President, Business Development Corn Belt Power Cooperative [email protected]
Directors:
Appointed Jan Ahlen National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation (CFC) [email protected]
Appointed Chairperson - Strategic Alliances Co-Chairperson - Professional Development Scott Bialick Manager, Member Engagement & Strategic Partnerships Touchstone Energy/NRECA [email protected]
 Appointed Josh Seidemann VP of Policy & Industry Innovation NTCA-the Rural Broadband Association [email protected]
 Director Charles (Chad) B. Dalton Manager of Economic Development & Key Account Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative, Inc. [email protected]
Director Co-Chairperson - Professional Development Allie Bennett Mgr. of ED & Member Services Northeast Missouri Electric Power Coop [email protected]
 Director Beth Bilyeu Forest City Economic Development [email protected]

Director Shawnna Silvius Mayor City of Red Oak Iowa [email protected]

Director Brad Thomas Economic Development Kentucky's Touchstone Energy Cooperatives [email protected]
 Director Brad Ebersole Economic Development Executive Consolidated Cooperative [email protected]

Director Shalimar Mazetis Rural Economic Development Manager Advance Southwest Iowa Corp. [email protected]

Director Co-Chairperson - Marketing Jennifer Wakeman Executive Director
DRIVE [email protected]

Director
Co-Chairperson - Rural Issues Brandon Lane
Economic Development & Community Relations Executive
Sioux Valley Energy
[email protected]
Appointed
Joe McKinney Executive Director
National Association of Development Organizations
[email protected]

Executive Director
NREDA [email protected]
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