Board of Directors

Senior Staff

About Craighead Electric Cooperative

Craighead Electric Cooperative is a member-owned, not-for-profit electric utility serving the people of northeast Arkansas.
Since energizing our first lines in 1937, we’ve grown into a modern electric cooperative built on the same promise we started
with—putting people first and providing safe, reliable, and affordable electricity to the communities we serve.

A Member-Owned Cooperative

As a cooperative, we don’t operate to generate profits for investors. We are owned by the members we serve, and every
decision we make is guided by what is best for our communities. Our Board of Directors is elected from our membership,
ensuring local representation and local leadership. Any margins are reinvested into strengthening our system or returned
to members through capital credits.

Service Territory

Craighead Electric Cooperative proudly serves members in portions of the following counties:

Craighead • Crittenden • Greene • Independence • Lawrence • Poinsett • Randolph

We power thousands of homes, farms, schools, and businesses throughout northeast Arkansas—helping our region grow stronger every day.

Reliability, Innovation & Safety

We are continually investing in stronger infrastructure, smarter technology, and system upgrades that improve reliability
and prepare our system for the future. Safety is at the heart of everything we do—for our members, our employees, and the
communities we serve. Our crews receive continuous training and follow the highest safety standards in the utility industry.

Community Commitment

Craighead Electric is more than a utility provider—we are part of the communities we serve. We proudly support local schools
and organizations, invest in economic development, provide scholarships and Youth Tour opportunities for students, and give
back through Co-Op Cares, our employee-funded nonprofit organization that helps families and communities in times of need.

Cooperative Affiliations

Craighead Electric Cooperative is a proud member of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) and part of the
statewide cooperative network through Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (AECC), which helps ensure affordable and reliable
power supply for cooperative members across Arkansas.

Our Story

Founded in 1937 to bring electricity to rural Arkansas farms and families, Craighead Electric Cooperative has grown alongside the
communities we serve. Today, we are still locally led, locally owned, and locally committed—focused on providing dependable energy
and service you can trust.

A Message from Our CEO

At Craighead Electric Cooperative, our mission has always been simple: to power the lives of the people we serve. Since the day we
first brought electricity to rural Arkansas, we’ve remained committed to reliability, innovation, and community.

As a member-owned cooperative, we don’t answer to shareholders—we answer to you. Every decision we make is guided by the responsibility
we feel toward our members, our employees, and the communities that depend on us.

Today, we’re investing in smarter infrastructure, stronger systems, and new technologies that ensure safe, affordable, and dependable
energy for generations to come. But even as we grow and evolve, our values remain the same. We believe in service. We believe in integrity.
And we believe in the power of working together.

Thank you for trusting us to keep your homes, farms, and businesses running. It’s an honor to serve you.