The officers for the Colorado Rural Electric Association Board of Directors were elected at the January 31 board meeting. The officers serve on their respective electric cooperative boards and represent those individual co-ops on CREA’s board.
Guiding CREA’s board as president is Jeff Hauck, president of the Mountain Parks Electric Board of Directors. He owns and operates an electrical contracting business in Grand Lake. Mountain Parks Electric serves Grand, Jackson, Summit, Routt and Larimer counties.
Elected as vice president of the board, Ginny Buzcek of Firestone represents the west district in United Power’s service territory. This includes Adams, Broomfield, Weld, Jefferson, Boulder and Gilpin counties. She is involved in several community groups, including 4-H, Girl Scouts and Relay for Life.
Secretary Joe Redetzke lives in Buena Vista. Joe serves on Sangre de Cristo Electric’s board and is involved in many aspects of his community in Chaffee County.
Rod Martinez of Grand Valley Power in Grand Junction was elected as treasurer. A professional photographer and author of outdoor guidebooks, he serves as president of his home co-op board.
The Colorado Rural Electric Association is the trade association for Colorado’s 22 electric cooperatives and the state’s generation and transmission association. The mission of CREA is to enhance and advance the interests of its member electric cooperatives through a united effort.