The service area of North Central Electric is divided into seven districts, each with a member elected representative. Each district has one elected candidate to represent all the members of that district for a term of three years. Due to the large number of members in both Crawford and Wyandot counties, two directors are elected from both District 1 and District 2. Board district map and district descriptions.
Members wanting to vie for the cooperative's board of directors must submit a nominating petition bearing at least 25 member signatures from their respective districts. A maximum of two candidates per district can appear on the official ballot. Should more than two district candidates submit nominating petitions, a runoff district-wide election will be conducted in April. The two candidates receiving the highest number of votes in the district will have their names placed on the official ballot. The entire membership votes on candidates through mail/electronic ballot before the annual meeting. The results of the election will be announced at the annual meeting in June. View the director nomination and election schedule.
The Board of Directors meets monthly. They are responsible for setting the cooperative's policies and rates, approving contracts, and regularly reviewing the operating performance of the cooperative and its appointed management. As representatives of the rural community, they communicate the interests of the cooperative's membership.
Chair: Rodney P. Snavely
Vice Chair: Michael P. Scherger
Secretary: Kevin E. Bishop
Treasurer: Steven J. Seitz
Kevin E. Bishop - District 1
DIRECTOR/SECRETARY
3230 Orr Road
Bloomville, OH 44818
Phone: 419-569-2357
E-mail: kbishop@fesco-oh.org
Mr. Bishop was elected to serve on the North Central Electric Board of Directors in 2005. He earned his Credentialed Cooperative Director certificate from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association in 2008; Board Leadership Certificate in 2012 and Director Gold Credential in 2016. He was elected board secretary in 2016. Married with one son, Bishop enjoys gardening and raising Dutch and New Zealand rabbits.
OCCUPATION: Supervisor/Analyst - Heat Treat, Timken Co., Bucyrus, OH
David S. Green - District 1
DIRECTOR
6241 Connely Road
New Washington, OH 44854
Phone: 419-569-4943
E-mail: dgreen@fesco-oh.org
Mr. Green was elected in June 2018 to his first term. A graduate of the Buckeye Central school district, Green earned his bachelor’s degree in agriculture from The Ohio State University. Green is a Crawford County Farm Bureau member and a volunteer firefighter and EMT for Chatfield and New Washington.
OCCUPATION: Farmer and precision Ag sales for AgInfoTech.
Dennis W. Schindler - District 2
DIRECTOR
5392 Township Road 51
Upper Sandusky, OH 43351
Phone: 419-294-1702
E-mail: dschindler@fesco-oh.org
Elected in 1984, Mr. Schindler served as the board's vice president from 2005-2016. Schindler represented North Central Electric on the Ohio Rural Electric Cooperative Board of Directors until 2019. Holds Credentialed Cooperative Director, Board Leadership, and Director Gold certificates. Mr. Schindler lives on the family farm, purchased in 1867.
OCCUPATION: Retired
Steven J. Seitz - District 2
DIRECTOR/TREASURER
5703 County Highway 37
Upper Sandusky, OH 43351
Phone: 419-310-2082
E-mail: sseitz@fesco-oh.org
Mr. Seitz was appointed to the North Central Electric Board of Directors in 2014 and was elected to a second three-year term in 2019. He earned his Cooperative Credential Director certificate in 2016 and his Board Leadership certificate in 2019. He has served as the cooperative treasurer since 2016. Seitz served as a Wyandot County Commissioner from 2009-2021 and currently serves as an elder of his church, Community Christian Center. He has been married to his wife, Sue, for over 47 years, and enjoys beekeeping in his spare time.
OCCUPATION: Retired
Nick W. Wagner IV - District 3
DIRECTOR
13257 East County Road 56
Attica, OH 44807
Phone: 419-618-8645
E-mail: nwagner@fesco-oh.org
Mr. Wagner has served on the North Central Electric Board of Directors since 2014 and is the OREC Director from North Central. He earned his Cooperative Credential Director certificate from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association in 2016. He has also earned his Board Leadership Certificate and his Director Gold status in the years since. Wager enjoys reading in his spare time.
OCCUPATION: Self-employed- Raises registered Angus cattle
Rodney P. Snavely - District 4
DIRECTOR/CHAIR
9409 East Township Road 138
Republic, OH 44867
Phone: 419-307-2124
E-mail: rsnavely@fesco-oh.org
Mr. Snavely was elected to the North Central Electric Board of Directors in 2001. He holds Credentialed Cooperative Director, Board Leadership, and Director Gold certificates through NRECA. Snavely has served as president of the board since 2021, having previously acted as board vice president and treasurer. He represents North Central Electric on the Federated Energy Services Cooperative Board of Directors.
OCCUPATION: Senior Manufacturing Engineer at Whirlpool in Clyde. Mr. Snavely also farms with his brothers, raising corn, soybeans, and wheat and making maple syrup.
Ronald P. Frisch - District 5
DIRECTOR
2635 East Township Road 86
Tiffin, OH 44883
Phone: 419-618-1392
E-mail: rfrisch@fesco-oh.org
Mr. Frisch was elected to serve on the North Central Electric Board of Directors in 2007. In 2010, he earned his Credentialed Cooperative Director certificate and his Board Leadership Certificate in 2013 from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.
OCCUPATION: Full-time farmer
Michael P. Scherger - District 6
DIRECTOR/VICE CHAIR
6254 West Township Road 154
Kansas, OH 44841
Phone: 419-934-3394
E-mail: mscherger@fesco-oh.org
Mr. Scherger was elected to serve on the North Central Electric Board of Directors in 2016. He earned his Credentialed Cooperative Director certificate in 2018 and received the BLC certificate in 2022. Married in 2004 to Jessica, they have three children. Scherger is a member of the Millersville St. Mary's Church. He enjoys attending sporting events, fishing, golfing, and playing cards.
OCCUPATION: President of Scherger Farms Inc.
Andrew M. Brose - District 7
DIRECTOR
Andrew Brose
10851 W. TWP. Rd 116
Fostoria, OH 44830
Phone: 419-619-0176
E-mail: abrose@fesco-oh.org
Andrew was elected to the North Central Electric Board of Directors in 2022. Andrew currently works at the Tiffin Fire and Rescue Division and is married with two children.