New election process reaches out to more members

The co-op has nine zones for electing directors and each year three of those zones are up for election. Zone 2 (Adams and Cumberland counties), Zone 6 (York County) and Zone 7 (Franklin County) have open seats in 2010.

In prior years, primary elections were held at the co-op’s zone meetings in March, where there were contested seats, in order to select the ballot position for candidates running in the general election. This year, Zone 2 has two candidates running. A primary (ballot position) election will be held on March 9 at a zone meeting at the Eisenhower Inn in Gettysburg. In addition, on March 1, primary election ballots were mailed to all members residing in Zone 2 for voting purposes. Plus members residing in the two other zones with open seats (zones 6 and 7) received election information materials as part of the revamped primary election process.

A general election ballot will be mailed to all members in May and the entire election process will culminate at the co-op’s annual meeting, June 12, at the AllStar Complex in Gettysburg.

In 2010, the following candidates are running for election:

Zone 2 -- Myron D. Bird of East Berlin is running for his first term as a director.  He is a retired master locksmith and was the first Certified Master Locksmith in Pennsylvania through the Associated Locksmiths of America. He is a past president of the Central Pennsylvania Locksmith Association and a past board member of the Greater Philadelphia Locksmith Association.

Myron is a current member of Adams Electric’s Member Advisory Committee. He is also a member of the Pennsylvania DUI Association, the co-chair and treasurer of the Latimore Township Lake Meade Crime Watch Association, and a member of the Lake Meade Property Owners Association Safety and Traffic Watch Committee.

Myron earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial arts education from Millersville University and taught in various schools for 17 years.

What strengths would you bring to the cooperative’s Board of Directors? I have the experience of having operated my own locksmith business for 15 years. I was a member of the property committee of a church for nine years, and its chairperson for four years. During that time, I was responsible for the completion of seven major improvement projects.

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Zone 2 -- Thomas R. Harbaugh of East Berlin is running for his first term as a director.  He is retired from the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency and is also retired as the owner/broker of Home Town Realty in East Berlin.

Currently, Tom is on the board of the East Berlin Senior Citizens Center, a member of the Apple Core Band, a member of the Conewago Community Band, a bugler for the VFW #8896 Memorial Team, and is a member of the Gettysburg Symphonic Band.

Tom earned a bachelor’s degree in general studies from Mount Saint Mary’s University and is a graduate of the Waynesboro Business School.

What strengths would you bring to the cooperative’s Board of Directors? My past experience in the housing, construction and management industries, along with being a real estate broker, and my business and management education well qualifies me for a seat on the board of directors.

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Zone 6 -- Judith J. Queitzsch of New Freedom has been a director since 1999. She serves on Adams Electric’s Community Development and Strategic Planning committees, is liaison to Adams Electric’s Member Advisory Committee and is the cooperative’s delegate to the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative.

Judy earned Credentialed Cooperative Director and Board Leadership certificates, and is a graduate of Penn State University with a bachelor’s degree in English literature. She is also a member of the York County Heritage Trust and the Southern York County YMCA “Strong Kids” program. She is actively involved in the Keystone Winnebago Club and the Boston Terrier Club of Maryland and America.

What strengths would you bring to the cooperative’s Board of Directors? As an Adams Electric Cooperative director, I bring 10 years of education and experience to the board. I am familiar with the opportunities and challenges that face the electric industry, especially electric cooperatives. I keep abreast of national and state electric issues, and discuss these with legislators when necessary.

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Zone 7 -- Jay E. Grove of Shippensburg has been a director since 1992, has been president of Adams Electric’s board since 2008, and is secretary of the Adams Utility Services Company board. He is on the board of Allegheny Electric Cooperative, Continental Cooperative Services, and Mid-Atlantic Cooperative Solutions. He is on Adams Electric’s Executive, Budget and Audit, and Strategic Planning committees. He is also Adams Electric’s delegate to the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.

Jay serves on Shippensburg’s West End Fire Company Victim Service Team, the Southampton Township Agriculture Security Area Committee and owns and operates Gro-Lan Farms partnership.

What strengths would you bring to the cooperative’s Board of Directors? I have many years of business experience. I have served on the Adams board for the past 17 years and have held various leadership positions. I have also owned and operated a dairy farm business all of my adult life.

For more information about the candidates, visit adamsec.coop.

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