Leadership
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NineStar Connect is governed by an elected Board of Directors. Their sole mission is to deliver the highest quality, most efficient services to our cooperative’s membership—and they don’t serve corporate shareholders, customers, or declare stock dividends. Click to view our board districts.
Partnering with the Board of Directors is NineStar’s executive leadership, which oversees the day-to-day operations of our electric and communications cooperative.
Board of Directors
Charles Kennedy
Director District 1
Mark Evans
Director District 2
Robin Ritchie
Director District 3
Scott Pittman
Director District 4
Steve Vail
Director District 5
Joseph Paxton
Director District 6
Jack Negley
Director District 7
Raymond Kerkhof
Director District 8
Philip Hayes
Director District 9
Shelly Kleiman
Director District 10
James Cherry
Director-at-Large
Darrell Thomas
Director-at-Large
Timothy Bryant
Director-at-Large
Executive leadership team
Michael R. Burrow
President and CEO
Regina Bever
Vice President of Administration
Jeff Conley
Vice President of Operations
Ross Ferson
Chief Technology Officer
April Fisher
Vice President of Legal & Analytics
Scott Hiatt
Chief Financial Officer
The co-op Difference
NineStar Connect is a nonprofit electric and communications cooperative, so we don’t sell to customers or work for shareholders. Instead, we have members who are actually our owners.
Learn MoreThe co-op Difference
NineStar Connect is a nonprofit electric and communications cooperative, so we don’t sell to customers or work for shareholders. Instead, we have members who are actually our owners.
