Name Position E-mail
Craig Buros CEO & General Manager cburos@vernonelectric.org
Mark See Dir. of Operations msee@vernonelectric.org
Karla Yanske CFO kyanske@vernonelectric.org
Dave Maxwell Dir. of Member Services dmaxwell@vernonelectric.org
Janet Kotek HR / Executive Administrator jkotek@vernonelectric.org
Sarah Shell Dir. of IT Services sshell@vernonelectric.org
Bernadine Hornby

President

bhornby@vernonelectric.org 

 Representing Division III, Towns of Franklin, Jefferson (Vernon), and Sterling
Orlan Bakkum

Vice President

obakkum@vernonelectric.org 

 Representing Division IV, Towns of Christiana, Coon, and Viroqua
David Dregne

Secretary

ddregne@vernonelectric.org 

 Representing Division X, Village of Readstown
Richard Nemec

Treasurer

rnemec@vernonelectric.org

 Representing Division VIII, Towns of Bloom, Forest (Vernon), Glendale, Union, and Wellington
Daniel Korn

Representative to Dairyland Power Board

dkorn@vernonelectric.org 

 Representing Division V, Towns of Greenfield, Leon, Portland, Washington, Wells, and Sparta

Michael Paulsrud

mpaulsrud@vernonelectric.org 

 Representing Division II, Towns of Genoa, Harmony, Wheatland, and Freeman

Jerry Kramer

jkramer@vernonelectric.org 

 Representing Division I, Towns of Bergen, Hamburg, Medary, and Shelby

James Goodman

jgoodman@vernonelectric.org 

 Representing Division IX, Towns of Greenwood, Henrietta, Hillsboro, Ironton, La Valle, Westford, Wonewoc, and Woodland

Dan Giese

dgiese@vernonelectric.org 

 Representing Division VI, Towns of Clinton, Jefferson (Monroe), Sheldon, and Whitestown

Ole Yttri

oyttri@vernonelectric.org 

 Representing Division VII, Towns of Forest (Richland), Kickapoo, Liberty, Stark, and Webster

Nomination Procedures and Board of Director Duties

A ten-member board of directors meets monthly to conduct the business affairs of the cooperative.  One director is elected from each of the ten geographic divisions that comprise the Vernon Electric Co-op service territory.  Directors are elected to serve for three-year terms.  The terms are staggered so that their terms do not expire all at once.  The initial process of selecting director candidates starts with the members in each director district.  The top three vote recipients from each of the ten districts become delegates to the District Committee Conference.

The district committee delegates at the Annual District Committee Conference select director candidates.  The bylaws require two candidates from each Division for which there is an election.  A petition of fifteen (15) or more members can also select candidates.  An informal mail ballot elects directors.  The results of the informal mail ballots are presented at the Annual Meeting where the members approve them.