South Kentucky RECC District 5 Director Election
Director Candidate District 5
Name: Greg Beard
Occupation: Self-employed Farmer
Education:
Clinton County High School; Credentialed Cooperative Director; National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Board Leadership Accreditation; National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Director Gold Credential Status; Kentucky Beef Quality Assurance Program Certification
Community Involvement:
South Kentucky RECC Board of Directors; American Angus Association; Cattleman's Association
Brief Biography:
Greg Beard is a lifelong resident of Clinton County. He graduated from Clinton County High in 1978. For 40 years, Greg's owned and operated a farm in Clinton County. He's currently serving his eighth year as an SKRECC Director. Greg's completed the Credentialed Cooperative Director and Board Leadership Programs through the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association with gold certification. Greg and his wife Janice reside on their farm in the Maupin Community and have two children, Jessica (Tyler Moore) and Ethan (Vanessa Ostertag) Beard, and a granddaughter Abigail.
Why I want to be a Director:
Greg Beard is an active member of the farming community of Clinton County and has dedicated his life to his family and managing the farm where he raises Angus cattle. Greg has participated in the Clinton County Agricultural Advancement Council, American Angus Association, Cattleman's Association, and other farm related services and activities in the community. Greg believes that all businesses, including South Kentucky RECC, should be run efficiently, and costs be controlled as much as possible, so those savings can be passed along to the members. Businesses should have vision and should constantly work to make improvements in order to provide quality service for the future. He has worked diligently to see that this is accomplished at South Kentucky RECC without an increase in the rates. Greg would like to continue serving as a South Kentucky RECC Director in order to provide a voice in the decision-making process of one of the most important utilities provided to businesses and residents of southern Kentucky. Greg's experience the past eight years, as well as his advanced director training in rural electric cooperatives, make him truly qualified to continue serving the members of South Kentucky RECC.
South Kentucky RECC District 5 Director Election
Director Candidate District 5
Name: Tommy Nelson Jr.
Occupation: Retired
Education:
Graduate of Wayne County High School
Community Involvement:
Kentucky Center for Cooperative Development
Brief Biography:
Tommy Nelson Jr. is a Wayne county native for fifty nine years and a graduate of Wayne County High School. He worked with Cooperatives in seven States. For twenty two years he worked directly with members, staff and their Board of Directors, also helping them with Market Development. He recently retired from Monticello Banking Company after eighteen years of service. He served on the Board of Directors of the Kentucky Center for Cooperative Development.
Why I want to be a Director:
Tommy Nelson Jr. is a 1975 graduate of Wayne County High School. He attended Florida College in Tampa, Florida for three years. He worked for Cumberland Farm Products, a Farmers Produce Cooperative for seventeen years. He was also employed by Horticulture Producers Federation, a Marketing Cooperative for five years. He has worked the last eighteen years for the Monticello Banking Company. Tommy's experience of working with Cooperatives will be helpful if given the opportunity to serve on the Board of South Kentucky RECC. He has been involved from the formation to the management of a Cooperative. He understands that a Cooperative is owned by the membership and that all decisions must be made for the benefit of all members. Tommy also realizes that a Cooperative is a business and must be operated as such. He understands there are challenges that the Cooperative will face in the future and that good leadership will be needed to lead a multi-million dollar organization. The challenges will affect the membership, management and employees. The decisions must be made with all in mind. His experience of serving on the Board of Kentucky Center for Cooperative Development is a valuable asset that will help him in serving on the Board of South Kentucky RECC. He has worked with Boards that makes decisions that affect the membership. Tommy feels that he is qualified and willing to work with other Board Members and help them meet the challenges that South Kentucky RECC will face in the future. His twenty two years of experience of working with Cooperatives and their Boards will be a valuable asset. He has served on a board which works with Cooperatives. He wants to serve the membership of South Kentucky RECC.