Board of Directors
Bob Grant
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Bob Grant
Chairperson
East District 3B
Berthold, Mountrail County
Serving Since 1981
701-453-3218
Garrett Lalim
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Garrett Lalim
Vice Chairperson
Central District 2A
Tioga, Williams County
Serving Since 2014
701-641-3154
Blaine Jorgenson
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Blaine Jorgenson
Secretary
West District 1B
Williston, Williams County
Serving Since 2006
701-609-3754
Kyle DeTienne
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Kyle DeTienne
Treasurer
East District 3C
New Town, Mountrail County
Serving Since 2019
701-770-5214
Jennifer Wade
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Jennifer Wade
Director
West District 1C
Grenora, Williams County
Serving Since 2019
701-694-4285
Brion Norby
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Brion Norby
Director
West District 1A
Williston, Williams County
Serving Since 2021
701-580-0804
Pete Peterson
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Pete Peterson
Director
Central District 2B
Epping, Williams County
Serving Since 2021
701-664-5608
Ryan Wilhelmi
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Ryan Wilhelmi
Director
Central District 2C
Stanley, Mountrail County
Serving Since 2022
701-629-1618
Vacant
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VACANT
Director
East District 3A
New Town, Mountrail County
Term concludes 2026
MWEC Board of Directors
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Pictured: Front (LtoR) Bob Grant, Blaine Jorgenson, Kyle DeTienne, and Garrett Lalim; Back (LtoR) Brion Norby, Jennifer Wade, Pete Peterson and Ryan Wilhelmi; Not Pictured-Char Aubol
What are directors?
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A nine-member board of directors governs MWEC. These nine individuals are fellow members of the cooperative and are elected by the membership at the Annual Meeting. The directors serve terms of three years each. Their regular board meeting is on the last Wednesday of each month, where they meet to discuss financial issues, policies and any other issues facing the cooperative.
Want to be a director?
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Each year at the MWEC Annual Meeting, three director seats (one each from East, Central and West Districts) are elected.
The Nomination and Election Rules are printed each year in the North Dakota living magazine and are also available to view online, MWEC Bylaws-Article IV - Directors
Nomination Petition Affidavit - See Below