EnergyUnited announces results of 2024 Board of Directors Elections

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EnergyUnited on Friday announced the results of its 2024 Board of Directors Election, which ended on September 9.

The results were certified by the cooperative’s Credentials & Election Committee members. Three candidates were elected to serve a three-year term, beginning September 19:

District 1

Lisa Campbell Pullis was duly elected to a three-year term. Pullis currently serves as the co-president of the North Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children Board of Directors, ICARE-Headstart Board of Directors, Iredell County Partnership for Young Children Board of Directors, North Carolina Pre-Kindergarten Board of Directors, and many other committees and boards. She also served on the EnergyUnited Member Advisory Committee and has been an EnergyUnited member since 2010.

District 2

EnergyUnited members elected Jill Doss-Raines to serve a three-year term. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she earned two bachelors of arts degrees in journalism and English. Doss-Raines has worked as a senior reporter, magazine editor, lifestyles editor, and community news editor at The Dispatch newspaper since 1992. She lives in Davidson County with her husband, Chris Raines, and their two sons, Wade and John.

District 3

Brian Sisson, the only nominee, was elected to a three-year term. Sisson has served on the Energy United Board of Directors since 2013. He is the chief operating officer of The Range Companies. He is a former Huntersville town commissioner (2001-2009) and also served as the town’s mayor pro tem for four years (2005-2009). He and his family have been members of EnergyUnited since 1996 and reside in the Lake Norman area of ​​Mecklenburg County.

“The cooperative model empowers our members to have a direct say in determining how we operate,” said EnergyUnited CEO Thomas Golden. “These results reflect the trust and confidence that our members have in the democratic process and in the leaders they have chosen to represent them. This sense of ownership represents just one reason why cooperatives like EnergyUnited are uniquely positioned to provide best-in-class service that strengthens our communities.”

About EnergyUnited

EnergyUnited Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) is the largest electric cooperative in North Carolina with 141,540 member connections. Headquartered in Statesville, EnergyUnited provides electric service in portions of 19 counties in west central North Carolina which include Alexander, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Gaston, Guilford, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Randolph, Rockingham, Rowan, Stokes, Wilkes and Yadkin. Visit energyunited.com to learn more about the cooperative’s energy services and community programs.