North Central Electric Cooperative Board of Trustees President Duane Frankart has a new executive team to work with following the election of officers at its July board meeting.  

Frankart was re-elected president. A resident of Loudon Township in Seneca County, he begins his fifth year as president. He has been a member of the board since 2001. He earned his Credentialed Cooperative Director (CCD) certificate from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association in 2005 and his Board Leadership Certificate in 2007.  

Rodney Snavely of Adams Township in Seneca County begins his first year as vice president after serving four years as treasurer. Snavely has been a member of the board since 2001. He received his CCD certificate in 2005 and Board Leadership Certificate in 2010. He replaces board member Dennis Schindler as vice president. Schindler continues to represent North Central on the Ohio Rural Electric Cooperatives (statewide trade association) Board of Trustees and was installed as its chairman in August. 

Replacing Snavely as treasurer is Steven Seitz of Tymotchee Township in Wyandot County. He joined the board in 2014. He has completed all of his classes for his CCD and will officially receive the certificate later this year. 

Kevin E. Bishop of Chatfield Township in Crawford County begins his first year as secretary. He has been a member of the board since 2005. He received his CCD in 2008 and his Board Leadership Certificate in 2012.  He replaces Eileen Gabel, who retired from the board in June and passed away days after the June 14 annual meeting.  

For more information about the North Central Board of Trustees, including full board member biographies, election schedules, and service territory maps, visit the cooperative’s website, www.ncelec.org, and click on the About Us tab.