PRESIDENT AND DIRECTORS

President & CEO

Don Schaefer, P.E., serves as President & CEO of Jackson Energy. He has held this position since 2000.

Jackson Energy is governed by a nine-member Board of Directors who are elected by co-op members at the Annual Meeting. The directors set the policies that govern the day-to-day operations of Jackson Energy and also hire the President & CEO.

Board of Directors

District 1 Eastern Jackson County
Director Dale Madden

District 2 - Western Jackson County
Director Jim Hays III

District 3 Northern Laurel County
Director Steve Patton, Jr.

District 4 Estill & Powell Counties
Director Fred M. Brown
Board Vice Chairman

District 5 - Rockcastle, Lincoln, Garrard, Pulaski & Madison Counties
Director Phillip Thompson

District 6 - Clay & Leslie Counties
Director Landis Cornett   

District 7 - Owsley & Breathitt Counties
Director Fred Callahan
Board Chairman

District 8 - Lee & Wolfe Counties
Director Ted Cundiff

District 9 - Southern Laurel County
Director Keith Binder
Board Secretary-Treasurer