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Joining the OTEC Board of Directors
Were you aware that people just like you serve on OTEC’s Board of Directors? That's because your electric cooperative is a democratically-controlled business. It doesn’t have stockholders, so the board isn’t made up of the people who own the most shares and are looking for big returns on their investment. Your cooperative is governed by local people with your best interest and the cooperative’s best interest at heart. And they are elected by you, the member.
One of the basic qualifications for serving on the board is you have to receive electric service within the District up for election—so that means all directors are members. These people are also active, community leaders representing the needs of their local constituents. Click on the links below – these documents contain exact details about director qualifications and the nomination/election process.
Elections are held annually during the annual meeting (normally held in April) and the first call for nominations in in December - a reminder is published in the November issue of OTEC’s Ruralite magazine. If you are interested in a board position and want more information, please call Joan Macy at 541-524-2831 or email her at jmacy@otecc.com.
If you are interested in applying for a board position, please review the following documents. To view these documents, you must use Adobe Acrobat Reader. To download this (if it isn't already on your computer), click here.
Current OTEC Board of Directors
To send a message to a current Board member, please visit our "Contact Us" page.
Baker County
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| Position 2 - Charles Hofmann, President |
| Occupation: |
Private practice, General Internal Medicine, Baker City, Oregon |
| Education: |
University of Oregon, BS, with honors; MD, Oregon Health Sciences University; Resident in Internal Medicine, Maricopa County General Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona |
| Honors: |
Academic appointments – Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Oregon Health Science University; Adjunct Clinical Instructor and Clinical Preceptor, Pacific University School of Physician Assistant Studies. Awards – Doctor Citizen of the Year, Oregon Medical Association; Charles Preuss Outstanding Alumnus of the Year, Oregon Health Sciences University; Man of the Year, Baker County Chamber of Commerce; and 50 Great Leaders for Oregon, Oregon Business Magazine |
| Community Involvement: |
City of Baker City: Councilor, Mayor; DE and Jane Clark Foundation, trustee; and the Leo Adler Trust committee member. |
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| Position 9 - Peggi Timm, Director |
| Occupation: |
Retired as Assistant Director for Oregon Department of Human Services |
| Education: |
Tri-Cities Business College, Washington |
| Honors: |
Original founder/incorporator of Oregon Trail Electric Consumers Cooperative, served as first President, served as Secretary/Treasurer, and on various standing committees; NRECA Credentialed Cooperative Director certification; Northwest Public Power Association award for Outstanding Public Service; Statewide “White Rose” recognition for women of achievement; and named three times as Baker Woman of the Year |
| Community Involvement: |
Oregon Trail Electric Consumers Cooperative representative on the Northwest Public Power Association Board, elected as Baker County Treasurer and Baker City Councilperson, current President of Oregon Trail Regional Museum, and appointed by Department of Interior to the National Advisory Board for the National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center |
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| Position 5 - Ralph Ward, Director |
| Occupation: |
Retired as Baker County Judge (four years); Partner, Ward Ranches |
| Education: |
Baker public schools; Oregon State University, Agricultural, BS |
| Honors: |
NRECA Credentialed Cooperative Director certification |
| Community Involvement: |
Executive Board member of Oregon Trail Preservation Trust Inc., Oregon Wheat Commission, Oregon Wheat Growers League, Baker School Board member, Governmental Affairs Committee - Oregon Rural Electric Cooperative Association, and Diamond Pioneers member - Oregon State University Agriculture Department |
Grant County
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| Position 6 - Gary Miller, Director |
| Occupation: |
Oregon Telephone Corporation, retired after a 34-year career |
| Education: |
Grant Union High School, John Day; Eastern Oregon University, La Grande, Business Administration, BS |
| Honors: |
NRECA Credentialed Cooperative Director certification |
| Community Involvement: |
Blue Mountain District Board of Director, board chairman for four years; Blue Mountain Hospital Budget Committee, Grant County Sheriff’s Posse, past Captain; Grant County School District #3 Director; City of Mt. Vernon Planning Commission member; and John Day Elks Lodge member, past Exalted Ruler, and served on numerous local and state committees for The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks |
Harney County
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| Position 3 - Robert Cargill, Director |
| Occupation: |
Lifetime rancher, retail business in Burns for three years |
| Education: |
BS at Colorado State University |
| Honors: |
NRECA Credentialed Cooperative Director certification |
| Community Involvement: |
Oregon Cattlemen Association, the National Cattlemen Association, Harney County Stock Growers, Crane High School Board, Harney School District Budget Board, Harney County Fair Board, Church Board, and 4-H leader |
Union County
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| Position 8 - David Baum, Director |
| Occupation: |
Attorney/part time farmer. Practicing law in La Grande, Oregon as a partner in Baum, Smith and Eyre, LLC. Practice areas: Litigation, Business Law, and Estate Planning |
| Education: |
Eastern Oregon University (B.A. Cum Laude, 1972), Willamette Law School (J.D. 1975) |
| Honors: |
Member of Oregon Trial Lawyers and Oregon Association of Defense Council |
| Community Involvement: |
Union County Planning Commission for five years-chairman the last year. Rotary-past president |
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| Position 4 - George Austin Bingaman |
| Occupation: |
Full-time farmer; has worked as a farm foreman and fabricator |
| Education: |
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Idaho |
| Honors: |
Union County Seed Growers' Assoc., 2007-present; Oregon Mint Commission, 2011-present; Orodell Canal Co., 2010-present |
| Community Involvement: |
Pendleton Grain Growers-irrigation, grain merchandising, fuel sales; Wallowa County Grain Growers-chemical sales, equipment dealer |
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| Position 1 - George Galloway, Secretary/Treasurer |
| Occupation: |
Cherry Grower |
| Education: |
Colgate University (BA), University of Michigan (Masters in Public Policy and J.D.) |
| Honors: |
Union County Bar Association Pro Bono Attorney of the Year |
| Community Involvement: |
Cherry Commission, Legal Aid Services of Oregon volunteer attorney, Union County Family Law Advisory Committee |
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| Position 7 - Greg Howard, Vice President |
| Occupation: |
Production Manager, Boise Cascade, LLC; Elgin |
| Education: |
B.S. in Business & Economics, Eastern Oregon University (Cum Laude) |
| Honors: |
NRECA Credentialed Cooperative Director certification |
| Community Involvement: |
La Grande-Union County Chamber of Commerce past member, La Grande Optimist Club past member, La Grande Youth Baseball past coach, Imbler Budget Committee past member, Imbler City Council past member |
