Board & Staff
2021 AECC Board of Directors and Officers
Martha Pennington
Chairman
Don Crabbe
Vice Chairman
Sam Houston
Secretary
David Smith
Treasurer
Arkansas Valley
Al Simpson
Sam Davis
Ashley-Chicot
Rodney L. Chapman
Martha Pennington
C&L
Greg Smith
Bubba Hudson
Carroll
Rob Boaz
Dr. Alan Hunnicutt
Clay County
David Smith
John Dalton
Craighead
Brian Duncan
Terry Rorex
Farmers
Larry Bright
Sam Houston
First
Don Crabbe
David Luebke
Mississippi County
Brad Harrison
Neil Burge
North Arkansas
Mel Coleman
Dennis Wiles
Ouachita
Robbie Stinnett
Jim Garner
Ozark
Mitchell Johnson
David Verucchi
Petit Jean
Michael Kirkland
Terry Kirkendoll
Rich Mountain
Brad Castor
Mark Robbins
South Central Arkansas
Colby Wells
Shelley Loe
Southwest Arkansas
Dion Cooper
Warren Plyler
Woodruff
Michael L. Swan
Chris Burrow
Staff
Buddy Hasten
President and Chief
Executive Officer
David Frankenberg
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Robert H. McClanahan
Vice President, Chief Technology Officer/Chief Security Officer
Sandra Byrd
Vice President of Public Affairs and Member Services
Maria Smedley
Chief Human Resources Officer
Lori L. Burrows
Vice President and General Counsel
Andrew Lachowsky
Vice President of Planning and Market Operations
Jonathan Oliver
Vice President of Utility Sales and Services, Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc.
Kirkley Thomas
Vice President of Governmental Affairs Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc.
Steve Metcalf
Vice President of Power Production and Delivery