Meet the Team

Here to Power Your Future

When you work with North Carolina’s 26 electric cooperatives, you have access to a collective team of local and statewide economic developers. Our Cooperative Ready Partners can connect you with tools, resources, and programs that support job creation and businesses seeking to start, expand, or relocate.

Ryan Nance

Director of Economic Development

Contact me for: Partnerships, Regional Strategies, Rural Development

(984) 297-4510

Anna Walker

Economic Development Manager

Contact me for: Industrial Projects and Site Readiness

(919) 561-8782

Ann Fitts

Community Development Specialist

 

Contact me for: USDA Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant (REDLG) program and Financial Resources

984-326-2477

Find Your Co-op

Twenty-six locally owned and operated electric cooperatives power and empower North Carolina communities from the mountains to the coast.

North Carolina Electric Cooperatives

CooperativeCounties ServedCooperative Economic Development Contact
Albemarle EMCCamden, Chowan, Currituck, Perquimans and PasquotankChris Powell
Director of Public Relations
chris.powell@aemc.coop
(252) 426-2586
Blue Ridge EnergyAlexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Caldwell, Watauga and WilkesTasha Rountree
Director of Community Relations and Economic Development
trountree@blueridgeenergy.com
(828) 759-8959
Brunswick ElectricBladen, Brunswick, Columbus and RobesonLisa Fitzgerald
VP, Finance
Lisa.Fitzgerald@bemc.org
(910) 7544-391 x5313
Cape Hatteras Electric CooperativeDare
Laura Ertle

Director of Public Relations & Marketing
laurae@chec.coop
(252) 995-7083
Carteret-Craven Electric CooperativeCarteret, Craven, Jones and Onslow
Melissa Glenn

Communications Director
melissag@ccemc.com
(252) 727-2221
Central ElectricChatham, Harnett, Lee, Moore and RandolphJody Albright
VP of Member Services & Business Services
albrightj@cemcpower.com
(919) 708-1635
Edgecombe-Martin County EMCBeaufort, Bertie, Edgecombe, Halifax, Martin, Nash, Pitt and WilsonEddie Stocks
VP of Member & Industrial Development
eddie.stocks@ememc.com
(252) 813-8463
EnergyUnitedAlexander, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth,
Gaston, Guilford, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Randolph,
Rockingham, Rowan, Stokes, Wilkes and Yadkin
Joshua Cleveland
Manager, Economic Development and Key Accounts
josh.cleveland@energyunited.com
(704) 924-2148
Four County EMCBladen, Columbus, Duplin, Onslow, Pender and SampsonGreg Sager
VP of Member Services
gregsager@fourcty.org
(910) 259-1882

Jimmy Smith
Director, Economic & Community Development
(910) 259-1821
jimmysmith@fourcty.org
French Broad EMCBuncombe, Madison, Mitchell and Yancey in NC; Unicoi and Cocke in TNSam Hutchins
Member Services Manager
sam.hutchins@frenchbroademc.com
(828) 649-2051
Halifax EMCHalifax, Martin, Nash and Warren counties
Julia Allsbrook

Director of Member Services & Community Engagement
jallsbrook@halifaxemc.com
(252) 445-1188
Haywood EMCBuncombe, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Madison and Transylvania in NC; Oconee in SC; and Rabun in GAMitch Bearden
Manager of Marketing & Economic Development
Mitch.Bearden@haywoodemc.com
(828) 926-4470 x4117
Jones-Onslow EMCCraven, Duplin, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow and PenderKrystal Phillips
Communications & Community Relations Manager
kphillips@joemc.com
(910) 459-7985
Lumbee River EMCCumberland, Hoke, Robeson and ScotlandJosh Locklear
Manager of Key Accounts
josh.locklear@lumbeeriver.com
(910) 843-7941
Pee Dee ElectricAnson, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Scotland, Stanly and UnionJeremy Dewberry
VP of Communications and Member Services
jdewberry@pdemc.com
(704) 694-7609

Taylor Demby
Manager of Marketing and Communications
tdemby@pdemc.com
(704) 694-7639
Piedmont ElectricAlamance, Caswell, Durham, Granville, Orange and PersonSarah Bohlin
VP of Corporate Services
sarah.bohlin@pemc.coop
(919) 241- 1196
Pitt & Greene EMCEdgecombe, Greene, Lenoir, Pitt, Wayne and WilsonTammy Murphy
Communications Specialist
tmurphy@pgemc.com
(252) 753-3128 x210
Randolph EMCAlamance, Chatham, Montgomery, Moore and RandolphMichael Trent
Vice President of Member Services & Public Relations
michael.trent@randolphemc.com
(336) 625-8188
Roanoke CooperativeBertie, Chowan, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton and PerquimansBasil Williams
Sr. Manager, Member Services, Communications & Public Relations
BWilliams@roanokecooperative.com
(252) 209-2221
Rutherford EMCBurke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, McDowell, Mitchell,
Polk and Rutherford
Brad Bridges
Director of District Operations
bbridges@remc.com
(704) 689-9367
South River EMCBladen, Cumberland, Harnett, Johnston and SampsonCathy O’Dell
VP of Member Services & Public Relations
codell@sremc.com
(910) 230-2982
Surry-Yadkin EMCForsyth, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes and Yadkin
Travis Bode

Manager of Economic Development
TravisBode@syemc.com
(336) 356-5238
Tideland EMCBeaufort, Craven, Dare, Hyde, Pamlico and WashingtonPaul Spruill
General Manager & CEO
paulspruill@tidelandemc.com
(252) 943-3040
Tri-County EMCDuplin, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Sampson, Wayne and WilsonBob Kornegay
Manager of Member Relations
bob.kornegay@tcemc.com
(919) 587-9575
Union Power CooperativeCabarrus, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly and UnionCarrie Stroud
VP of Communications & Marketing
carrie.stroud@union-power.com
(704) 220-0714
Wake ElectricDurham, Franklin, Granville, Johnston, Nash, Vance and WakeKirk Metcalf
Manager of Member Services
kirk.metcalf@wemc.com
(919) 863-6406

Fred Keller
Fred.Keller@wemc.com
(919) 210-6965