“What is the reason we can't organize our own electric co-op here in Eau Claire County?”
Past Chairman of the Board, Walter Roach; Board member 1938-1976
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ECEC is governed by a nine-person Board of Directors elected by members to three-year terms. At each annual meeting, three directors are elected. If you have questions or concerns regarding your Cooperative, please contact your Board Representative.
Term expires 2026
Seymour, West of County Road UN, Eau Claire County; Hallie and Lafayette, Chippewa County, except land in District 2 and the Village of Lake Hallie
Term expires 2024
All Service Areas of the Cooperative within the City of Eau Claire and the City of Altoona.
Term expires 2025
Ludington, and Seymour, East of County Road UN, Eau Claire County; Sigel, including the Village of Cadott, Goetz and Edson, Chippewa County; and the Town of Butler, Clark County.
Secretary/Treasurer of the Board of Directors
Term expires 2024
Washington West of South Lowes Creek Road and Union, Eau Claire County; Spring Brook, Dunn county, except land in District 2
Term expires 2026
Brunswick and Drammen, Eau Claire County; Rock Creek, Dunn County; Albany, Pepin County; Naples, Buffalo County, except service area in District 2
Vice Chair of the Board of Directors
Term expires 2025
Washington, East of South Lowes Creek Rd, North of Walnut Rd, and North of an Easterly extension of Walnut Rd to Mathwig Rd, and North of Mathwig Rd, Eau Claire County, except land in District 2
Term expires 2026
Lincoln, Clear Creek, Otter Creek, and Washington, South of Walnut Rd, South of Easterly extension of Walnut Rd to Mathwig Rd, and South of Mathwig Rd, Eau Claire County; Sumner & Unity, Trempealeau County.
Chair of the Board of Directors & Cooperative Vice-President
Term expires 2025
Wilson, Bridge Creek and Fairchild, Eau Claire County; Garfield, Cleveland and Northfield, Jackson County.
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM
Monica Obrycki
President & Chief Executive Officer
Kyle Rasmussen
Chief Financial Officer
Patrick Bethke
Operations Manager
Rob Weber
Technology & Member Services Manager
Jeni Thorpe
Exec Assistant & HR Administrator
Taylor Skibba
Marketing & Communications Coordinator
WE'VE BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE
Interest in rural electrification arrived in Eau Claire County in 1938, just three years after President Roosevelt established the Rural Electrification Administration. As membership solicitors from the Trempealeau Electric Cooperative came door-to-door just a few miles from the city limits of Eau Claire, they sparked electrification interest in the Eau Claire community. Electricity providers refused to serve those outside the city limits, leaving many farmers anxious for energy.
When a solicitor came to the Walter Roach farm, he asked one question: "What's the reason we can't organize our own electric co-op here in Eau Claire County?" Roach's question prompted a group of like-minded individuals to explore the establishment of an electric cooperative. On March 10, 1938 ECEC held its first annual meeting. What followed were months of planning and construction until the evening of March 3, 1939 when the lights at the Walter and Otto Schumacher farm finally came on. And the rest, is history.