The service area is divided into nine districts, each represented by a board director who serves a three-year term. The board is a governing body of the Cooperative. Acting as a group, they establish the policies by which the Cooperative is operated, review all activities of the Cooperative, attend training courses and other Cooperative program-related meetings in order to carry out their duties and responsibilities as directors.
| District 1 | Monroe County | Jamie Ebbesmeyer, CCD | President |
| District 2 | Monroe County | Russ Thomas, CCD | Treasurer |
| District 3 | Audrain County | Bill Sonwalt, CCD | Director |
| District 4 | Audrain County | Mike Van Maanen, CCD |
Vice President |
| District 5 | Audrain County | Michael Curtis, CCD | Director |
| District 6 | Audrain County | Shera Dameron, CCD |
Secretary |
| District 7 | Pike County | Patty Fisher | Director |
| District 8 | Montgomery County | Bill Deichman, CCD | Director |
| District 9 | Montgomery County | Nancy Cobb, CCD | Director |
*CCD indicates achievement of the Credentialed Cooperative Director certificate.
An ever-changing business environment has imposed new demands on electric cooperative directors, requiring increased knowledge of changes in the electric utility business, new governance skills and a solid knowledge of the cooperative principles and business model. Consolidated Electric Cooperative directors have made a commitment to work through NRECA to sharpen this body of knowledge for the benefit of their electric cooperative member-owners.
The NRECA Credentialed Cooperative Director (CCD) program requires attendance and demonstrated understaning of the basic competencies contained in five core courses:
- Director Duties and Liabilities
- Understanding the Electric Business
- Board Operations and Process
- Strategic Planning
- Financial Decision Making