Board of Directors
Bob Grant
Bob Grant
Chairperson
East District 3B
Berthold, Mountrail County
Serving Since 1981
701-453-3218
Garrett Lalim
Garrett Lalim
Vice Chairperson
Central District 2A
Tioga, Williams County
Serving Since 2014
701-641-3154
Blaine Jorgenson
Blaine Jorgenson
Secretary
West District 1B
Williston, Williams County
Serving Since 2006
701-609-3754
Kyle DeTienne
Kyle DeTienne
Treasurer
East District 3C
New Town, Mountrail County
Serving Since 2019
701-770-5214
Jennifer Wade
Jennifer Wade
Director
West District 1C
Grenora, Williams County
Serving Since 2019
701-694-4285
Brion Norby
Brion Norby
Director
West District 1A
Williston, Williams County
Serving Since 2021
701-580-0804
Pete Peterson
Pete Peterson
Director
Central District 2B
Epping, Williams County
Serving Since 2021
701-664-5608
Ryan Wilhelmi
Ryan Wilhelmi
Director
Central District 2C
Stanley, Mountrail County
Serving Since 2022
701-629-1618
Geri Bratvold
Geri Bratvold
Director
East District 3A
New Town, Mountrail County
Serving Since 2024
701-898-4834
MWEC Board of Directors
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-Geri Bratvold
What are directors?
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?
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
Districts Up For Election
2025
WEST DISTRICT
PRECINCT 1C:
This precinct shall be comprised of the following townships in Williams County:
Grenora, Barr Butte, Scorio, Blue Ridge, Rock Island, Climax, Good Luck, Orthell, Winner, Ellisville, Strandahl, Bonetraill, Blacktail, Athens and Dublin.
CENTRAL DISTRICT
PRECINCT 2C:
This precinct shall be comprised of the following townships in Mountrail County:
Powers, Lostwood, Cottonwood, James Hill, Manitou, Ross, Idaho, Debing, Alger, Purcell, Rat Lake, Brook Bank, Sikes, Knife River and Crane Creek, Unorganized T153N-R93W.
EAST DISTRICT
PRECINCT 3C:
This precinct shall be comprised of the following townships in Mountrail County:
Wayzetta, Shell, Spring Coulee, Osborn, Van Hook, Parshall, Model, Plaza, Big Bend, Howie, Liberty, Fertile, Banner, Mountrail, T150-R93W, T150-R92W and T152-R93W.