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Board of directors
Associated’s board of directors and officers are, from left, (seated in front) R. Layne Morrill, AECI secretary, KAMO
Power; Emery O. Geisendorfer Jr., AECI vice president, Northeast Missouri Electric Power Cooperative; John C. Farris, M&A Electric Power
Cooperative; (back row) Charles C. Baile, AECI treasurer, NW Electric Power Cooperative Inc.; Jerry W. Divin, Sho-Me
Power Electric Cooperative; Douglas H. Aeilts, Northeast Missouri Electric Power Cooperative; J. Chris Cariker, KAMO
Power; O.B. Clark, AECI president, Central Electric Power Cooperative; Gary L. Fulks, Sho-Me Power Electric Cooperative;
Harold E. Jordan, M&A Electric Power Cooperative; Donald W. Shaw, Central Electric Power
Cooperative; and Don R. McQuitty, NW Electric Power Cooperative Inc.
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Officers
Associated Electric Cooperative President O.B. Clark brings to AECI's board of directors decades of service on the board of his distribution cooperative, the generation and transmission cooperative that serves it, and the board of AECI.
A rancher, now retired, Clark joined the board of Co-Mo Electric Cooperative Inc. in Tipton, Mo., in 1973, and was elected board president in 1978.
In 1973, Clark also was elected to serve on the board of Central Electric Power Cooperative. In 1974, he joined AECI's board of directors and has served as president since 1981.
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Emwry O. Geisendorfer, vice president
 Associated director Emery Geisendorfer joined Associated’s board of directors in spring 2004 following his election as president of Northeast Missouri Electric Power Cooperative. He has served on Northeast’s board since 1996, including holding the office of vice president. He has been on the board of the Lewis County Rural Electric Cooperative since 1994, serving as its president since 2001.
Geisendorfer co-owns a cattle farm and also manages a large cattle backgrounding operation. He is actively involved in his industry, serving with the Missouri Beef Industry Council and the Missouri Farm Bureau. |
R. Layne Morrill, secretary
As a Realtor and developer in the Branson area, AECI director and Secretary R. Layne Morrill has seen firsthand the tremendous growth in the service territory of White River Valley Electric Cooperative Inc. A lifetime resident of the Branson/Lakes area, Morrill has served on White River's board since 1976, holding the office of secretary-treasurer. Morrill has represented White River's member-owners on the board of their power supplier, KAMO Power, since 1990, and serves as president on that board. He represents KAMO on AECI's board, which he joined in 2002, and serves as secretary. In addition, his service includes the board of the Bank of Kimberling City, the Kimberling City Planning and Zoning Commission and the executive committee of the National Association of Realtors, of which he is a past president.
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Charles C. Baile, treasurer
Associated built 1,633 megawatts of clean, gas-based generation to meet member peak demand from 1999 to 2002, culminating construction with the Holden Power Plant. The 321-megawatt simple-cycle plant is in Johnson County, which is served by West Central Electric Cooperative Inc.
AECI Treasurer Charles C. Baile has served on West Central Electric Cooperative's board of directors since 1978, including terms as vice president and president. Since 1990, he has served on the board of NW Electric Power Cooperative, serving as vice president. He joined AECI's board in 1997.
A retired businessman and entrepreneur, Baile has owned service, real estate and farming businesses that have contributed to the development of the Warrensburg community.
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