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Board of Directors

District 1
John Beck, Linton

Elected 2018
 

District 2
Carter Vander Wal, Pollock
Secretary/Treasurer

Elected 2018

District 3
Neil Meidinger, Zeeland

Elected 2019
 

District 4
Victor (Chuck) Wald, Napoleon
Chairman

Elected 2017

District 5
Dean Dewald, Dawson

Elected 2017
 

At Large
Carmen Essig, Lehr

Elected 2017
 

At Large
Dean Hummel, Hague

Vice Chairman

Elected 2019

The KEM Electric Board consists of 7 member elected directors. Directors are elected at the annual meeting each June to serve 3 year terms and meet once a month.

Board meetings are held the 4th Tuesday of every month unless re-scheduled otherwise.

Members are welcome to attend the board meetings at any time. Please contact KEM at chill@iea.coop, or call 1-800-472-2673 or 1-701-254-4666 to confirm the meeting date and location if you wish to attend.

To place an item on the agenda, please contact Board Chairman Victor "Chuck" Wald or Co-General Manager/Chief Executive Officer Donald Franklund at one of the above numbers at least one week in advance. Members May obtain a copy of approved board minutes by completing and returning the "Request for Information or Data" form:

Request Meeting Minutes

Past Statewide Directors for KEM Electric Cooperative, Inc.

  • Carmen Essig: January, 2016 to Present

  • Milton Brandner: April, 2008 to January, 2016

  • Adolph Feyereisen: October, 2002 to March, 2008*

  • Milton Brandner: July, 1999 to October, 2002

  • Glen Perman: October, 1995 to June, 1999

  • Adolph Feyereisen: August, 1993 to October, 1995

  • Joe G. Glatt: July, 1984 to August, 1993

  • Roland Becker: July, 1980 to June, 1984

  • Herbert O. Wiest: October, 1974 to July, 1980

  • Andrew Weigel: February, 1969 to October, 1974

  • Joseph Vetter: June, 1954 to February, 1969

  • Fred J. Ohlhauser: August, 1951 to June, 1954

*Statewide Vice President  (1995-1999)
*Statewide President (1999-2008) 

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KEM Electric Cooperative, Inc., with headquarters in Linton, North Dakota, is a distribution cooperative that provides affordable, reliable electrical energy to consumers in the rural areas of four south central counties in North Dakota.  The Cooperative serves rural electric consumers in all of Emmons County, the south half of Kidder County,  the western two-thirds of Logan County and McIntosh County.

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  • Home
  • Your Account
    • Payment Options
      • SmartHub
      • Credit Card Over The Phone
      • Budget Billing
    • Electric/Power Bill Policy
    • Capital Credits
    • Heating Assistance
    • Seasonal Use or Absenteeism
    • Snow Birds and Vacationers
    • Reading Your Bill
  • Your Cooperative
    • Contact Us
    • Board of Directors
    • Our Employees
    • Career Opportunities
    • About KEM Electric
      • Cooperative Principles
      • Statement of Non-Discrimination
  • Your Partners
    • 3C Construction
    • Basin Electric Power Cooperative
    • CoBank
    • Innovative Energy Alliance Cooperative
    • Maintenance Solutions Cooperative
    • Mid-West Electric Consumers Association
    • Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Cooperative
    • National Information Solutions Cooperative
    • National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
    • National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation
    • North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives
    • Roughrider Electric Cooperative
    • Slope Electric Cooperative
    • Touchstone Energy Cooperatives
    • USDA Rural Utilities Service
    • West Dakota Utility Services
    • Western Area Power Administration
  • Your Community
    • Charitable Giving
      • Operation Round Up Grant Application
    • News
      • Current News
      • Center Pages
      • Connections/Quarterly Newsletter
      • Related Sites
      • Bill Inserts
    • Youth Tour
    • Scholarships
    • Annual Meeting
    • COOP DAY
    • MEDORA DISCOUNT
  • Your Power in Membership
    • Off-Peak Programs
    • Cooperative Action Network
    • Photovoltaic
    • Water Heaters
    • Wind Power
    • ERC & Grain Dryer loans
    • Electric Vehicles
  • Your Outage Information
    • Outage Steps
    • Storm Center
    • Power Restoration
  • Your Safety
    • Report Safety Concern
    • Look Up And Live
    • ND One Call
    • Safety Quiz
    • Electrical Safety Checklist
    • Farm Safety
    • Grain Bin Safety
    • Generator Safety
    • Pad-Mounted Transformers
    • Power Line Safety Tips
    • Tree Planting Guidelines