Curtis Wynn opened his National Rural Electric Cooperative Association presidency with a solid message for electric co-ops in the face of change: acknowledge the industry’s transformation, adapt and lead the way for consumer-members.
“During my tenure as president, I will be challenging all of us to fully examine the way we view our future, our individual cooperative’s place in it and how we can lead our co-ops and our communities into the next generation,” Wynn told the final general session of NRECA’s 77th Annual Meeting on March 13 in Orlando, Florida.
Wynn, the North Carolina director serving on the board, was elected to a two-year term to succeed Illinois Director Phil Carson.
As he takes the helm, Wynn will draw from his 38 years in the co-op family. Since 1997, he has served as president and CEO of Roanoke Electric Cooperative in Ahoskie, North Carolina.