SMECO Nominating Committee to Meet
Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative’s (SMECO) Board of Directors has appointed nine members to the 2025 Nominating Committee scheduled to meet on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at SMECO’s headquarters in Hughesville. The committee will review candidate applications for the five Board positions to be elected this year. Elections will be held to fill one position in Calvert/Anne Arundel counties, two positions in Charles County, one position in Prince George’s County, and one position in St. Mary’s County.The 2025 Nominating Committee members follow:
Calvert County: Kimberly Freeland, Prince Frederick; and Jack Sigler, Port Republic
Charles County: Joseph L. Gardiner Jr., La Plata; Jerome Short, Indian Head; and William B. Young Jr., Waldorf
Prince George’s County: Ernest H. Riess, Brandywine
St. Mary’s County: Edith M. Bell, Chaptico; George A. Brown, Loveville; and Catherine Brenda Coates, Lexington Park
SMECO members interested in being nominated should complete a Board of Directors Candidate Application, which may be accessed and submitted online at smeco.coop/annualmeeting. To be reviewed by the Nominating Committee, completed candidate applications should be submitted online by 4 p.m., Friday, May 2, 2025.
In addition to nominations made by the committee, any 15 or more SMECO members acting together may make other nominations by petition. Members running by petition should complete and submit a Board of Directors Candidate Application by 4 p.m., Thursday, May 22, 2025. The application and candidate materials are located on SMECO’s website at smeco.coop/annualmeeting.
SMECO’s Annual Meeting will be held Wednesday, August 20, 2025; however, the election will be conducted by mail and online. Cooperative members will receive ballots in the mail. Members may vote online or return their completed ballots by mail prior to the Annual Meeting. Election results will be announced at the meeting, but no voting will occur on-site.
Selection of the Nominating Committee members is in compliance with SMECO’s bylaws. For more information regarding the committee, nominations, and qualifications of directors, refer to Article IV, Sections 4.02 and 4.03, of SMECO’s bylaws. Bylaws may be obtained from a SMECO office or online at www.smeco.coop.