Leading up to this year’s annual meeting on October 29, South Alabama Electric Cooperative (SAEC) members cast their ballots to return incumbents to fill 3 seats on the SAEC Board of Trustees.
The annual meeting, held at the SAEC office in Troy, included a business meeting as well as reports from cooperative officers, trustees, and committees prior to the announcement of election results.
Voting was done by mail with 2,623 ballots cast. Members received a $20 bill credit for their completed ballot.
Cooperative members voted for their choices from nominees for Districts 5, 6, and 7: Delaney Kervin received 1,715 votes and Ray Horn received 820 for the District 5 seat; Douglas Green received 1,757 votes and Brian McLeod 782 for District 6; Tim Sanders received 2,046 votes and Teddy Bundrick 479 for District 7. Members of the board of trustees serve in staggered, three-year terms.
“We appreciate all of our members and thank those who took time to participate in the election process,” SAEC General Manger David Bailey says. “Voting is of the utmost importance to ensure members have a say in the management of their electric cooperative.”
District 5
Delaney Kervin has served on the board of trustees for 31 years and as president for nearly two years. He received his Board Leadership Certificate, Credentialed Cooperative Director Certificate, and his Director Gold Credential from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. Kervin holds a master’s degree in education from Auburn University in Montgomery. He is the retired headmaster of Pike Liberal Arts School. He and his wife, Quintilla, live in the Oak Grove Community, and Kervin serves as a trustee with the Oak Grove United Methodist Church.
District 6
Douglas Green has served on the board of trustees for 40 years. He has received his Board Leadership Certificate, Credentialed Cooperative Director Certificate, and his Director Gold Credential from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. Green holds a master’s degree in administration and supervision from Troy State University. He is a retired educator and administrator. Green lives in Jack and is a member of Hebron Baptist Church, where he serves as a deacon.
District 7
Tim Sanders has served on the board of trustees for 3.5 years. He and his wife, Cindy, live in the Frisco community in Coffee County. He is a lifelong farmer, managing acres of row crops and cattle. He is a member of Roeton Baptist Church and serves on the First South Advisory Board, as well as the Coffee County Baptist Association Finance and Executive Committees. Sanders has received his Board Leadership Certificate and is actively pursuing his Credentialed Cooperative Director Certificate.