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
Jan Cochard
Director District 5
Joseph Paxton
Director District 6
Jack Negley
Director District 7
Raymond Kerkhof
Director District 8
Philip Hayes
Director District 9
Thomas Ording
Director District 10
Richard Griffin
Director-at-Large
Susan Bodkin
Director-at-Large
Timothy Bryant
Director-at-Large
Executive leadership team
Michael R. Burrow
President and CEO
Scott Hiatt
Senior Vice President
Regina Bever
Vice President of Administration
Ross Ferson
Vice President of Business Development, Innovation, and Technology
SARA PECHIN
Vice President of Human Resources
Tommy Nance
Vice President of Operations
George Plisinski
Vice President of Engineering
Brad Rennier
Vice President of Finance
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.