2024 Board of Directors Nominees
Lee Powell, District 1 (Camden County)
• Vice President and Manager, First Citizens Bank, Elizabeth City.
• Graduated from Campbell University in 2003 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree
• Board member on the Elizabeth City Foundation
• President Elect for the Elizabeth City Morning Rotary
• Member of the Camden County Planning Board and Board of Adjustment
• Native of Camden County
Michael Whitehurst, District 1 (Camden County)
• Acute Care Nurse Practitioner at Sentara Albemarle Medical Center
• Graduate of the College of the Albemarle’s Associate Degree Nursing program. Bachelor’s degrees in Emergency Medical Care (2009) and Nursing (2012) from Western Carolina University. Master’s degree in Nursing from South Alabama University, in Mobile
• Twenty Seven years of volunteer service with the South Mills Volunteer Fire Department. Currently serving as Assistant Chief
• Native of Camden County
John Spence, District 3 (Pasquotank County)
• AEMC board member since 1991
• Current AEMC board president
• Graduate, UNC at Chapel Hill, Credentialed Cooperative, Director, Board Leadership Certificate, Director Gold Certificate
• Charter Member of the Pasquotank-Newland Volunteer Fire Department, Fire chief for nine years, retired
• Tarheel Electric Membership Association, Inc. Executive Committee President
• Current secretary of Newland Water Management District Advisory Board
• Board member First Citizens Bank (Elizabeth City) retired
Linda Felton, District 5 (All Counties)
- Employed at AFLAC as a licensed benefits advisor.
- B.A. in Business Administration from Elizabeth City State University.
How to Participate in the Annual Meeting:
The 2024 Annual Meeting of members of Albemarle Electric Membership Corporation will be held Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024 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, shown below.
Annual Report
How to Vote
Members will have the choice of drive-through voting or attending the meeting and voting inside the building. If you cannot attend the Annual Meeting, you may vote by proxy. The proxy card, located on the back of the September Annual Report, must be received at the cooperative’s office by close of business on Sept. 18. (P.O. Box 69 Hertford, NC 27944). Please follow the directions on the proxy card carefully.
Prizes
You have to attend the inside meeting to be eligible for the most senior man and senior woman prizes. However, members do not have to participate in the inside meeting to be eligible for the door prizes. If your name is drawn, we will contact you so you can pick up your prize at your convenience.