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Bailey, Ward, Westman elected Vermont Electric Co-op directors

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Results of Vermont Electric Cooperative’s (VEC) director elections and proposed bylaw amendment were announced during the Cooperative’s 75th Annual Meeting held at Smugglers’Notch on Saturday, May 18, 2013.
Eighteen candidates vied for three seats with four-year terms on VEC’s board of directors. The results are as follows:
* Incumbent District 2 Director John O. Ward, Jr. of Newport won re-election with 332 votes; challenger Karen Jenne received 176 votes, Richard Gosselin received 145 votes, Skip Gosselin received 91 votes, and William (Bill) Hafer received 63 votes.
* Incumbent East Zone Director Tom Bailey of Derby won with 918 votes; challenger Tom Collins received 358 votes, John M. Lewandowski received 210 votes, John F. Alexander received 168 votes, Edward F. Cunningham received 95 votes, Dianne Laplante received 91 votes, and Henry G. Sauvagnat received 82 votes.
* West Zone candidate Richard A. Westman of Cambridge won with 615 votes; challenger John (Jack) Miller received 568 votes, George Brisson received 227 votes, Schuyler Jackson received 214 votes, Patrick J. Calecas received 129 votes, and Brian J. Schaffer also received 129 votes.
One proposed amendment to the bylaws also passed. An amendment to add conditions and processes for removing directors passed with 3,195 votes in favor and 158 opposed.
About 200 VEC members and guests attended VEC’s 75th annual meeting. Featured speakers at the meeting included President Tom Bailey, Treasurer John Ward, and Chief Executive Officer Dave Hallquist. Hallquist delivered the keynote presentation about the challenges and opportunities associated with incorporating more renewable energy into the electric grid.
‘VEC is alive and well at the age of seventy-five! Our members continue to play an active role in setting direction and policy for the Co-op,’commented Hallquist. ‘The large number of candidates running for seats on our board of directors is a great indicator of the interest Vermonters have in shaping our energy future.’