How to Participate in the Meeting:

The 2022 Annual Meeting of members of Albemarle Electric Membership Corporation will be held Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022 at the Perquimans County Recreation Department, located at 310 Granby St., Hertford. Registration will begin at 10:30 a.m., and the Annual Meeting will begin at noon. Please bring your registration card, which is located on the cover of your September Carolina Country magazine.

How to Vote

Members will have the choice of drive-through voting or attending the meeting and voting inside the building. Members do not have to participate in the inside meeting to be eligible for the prize drawings.

How to Learn About Candidates

Information about candidates as well as their biographical information and speeches can be found on the back of each picture below.

 

2022 Board of Directors Nominees

Joseph W. Goodwin III, District 2 (Chowan County)

Joseph W. Goodwin III

 

  • Self-employed farmer for 38 years
  • Associates Degree in Agri-business
  • Member and deacon, Edenton Baptist Church
  • Chowan County Farm Service Agency Board
  • Chowan County 4-H Livestock Advisory Board
  • Pollock Swamp Drainage Committee
  • Executive board member of the Heritage Association
  • Chowan-Edenton Optimist Club, Advance Ruritan Club
  • NC Work Horse and Mule Association
  • Married since 1983, one child

Allen J. "A.J." Layton, District 2 (Chowan County)

A.J. Layton

 

  • Church Planter and Lead Pastor of Access Point Church, Edenton
  • Founder and President of Calling on Faith Outdoors
  • Field Supervisor, Layton Home Builders
  • Volunteer Chaplain with Chowan County Sheriff's Office
  • Graduate of John A. Holmes High School, Edenton
  • Bachelors in Business Administration from Campbell University
  • Masters in Divinity from Regent University, Va. Beach, Va.
  • Married since 2007 with two sons.

 

Ray Albertson Jr., District 1 (Camden County)

Ray Albertson

 

  • Lifetime resident, South Mills
  • Graduate of Camden County High School
  • Graduate of Wilson Tech. Institute
  • Superintendent of Joyce Creek Watershed District
  • Member of Camden County Planning Board
  • Member of South Mills Fire Commission
  • Attend Ebenezer Baptist Church

Chad Mathews, District 4 (Perquimans County)

Chad Mathews

 

AEMC board member for six years
Credentialed Cooperative Director, Board Leadership Certificate
Self-employed farmer
Member of Bethel Volunteer Fire Department
Member of Mount Sinai Baptist Church
Married since 1999, with two children

2022 Annual Report