May, Trotter & Fox Reelected as Trustees
South Alabama Electric Cooperative held its annual meeting on Oct. 31 for members to cast ballots to fill three seats on the Board of Trustees.
This year’s meeting, held at the SAEC office complex, included a business session, and members also had the option to submit their ballots by mail. Each member who voted received a $20 bill credit. This year, 2,668 votes were cast, fulfilling the requirement to meet a quorum.
“Voting in a cooperative election is the most important right of the membership, and we thank all members for taking the time to cast their vote,” SAEC General Manager David Bailey says.
Meet Your Board Members
All the incumbents up for reelection secured new terms on the SAEC board. Raymond Trotter was reelected in District 3, Ben Fox in District 4, and James May claimed the At-Large seat.
Raymond Trotter and his wife, Bonnie, live in the Live Oak Community. He recently retired from Luverne Co-op Services, where he worked for 41 years. He is a member of Live Oak Methodist Church and serves as chairman of its board of trustees. He is a graduate of Troy University, where he received a bachelor’s degree in business administration and marketing. He is a member of the Crenshaw County Cattleman’s Association.
tween Luverne and Brantley. He owns a home-building construction company. He is a member of Alabama Home Builders Association and Mt. Zion Baptist Church. He is taking courses to obtain a Certified Cooperative Director certificate and Board Leadership certification from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.
James May and his wife, Carolyn, are longtime Crenshaw County residents. They are members of the Helicon Baptist Church, where he serves as a deacon and chairman of the trustee board. He has been a project engineer for Montgomery County for 26 years. May also serves on the Mon-Cre Telephone Cooperative Board and on the Crenshaw County Economic and Industrial Development Authority.
