Larry Chadwick

Chairman

Age: 66

Tenure: served as board member since September 1982 and as chairman since September 1988

Current or former occupation: Retired as owner and manager of Chadwick's hardware store

Hometown: Roswell

Experience: director certification from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association

Education: graduated from Southern Polytechnic State University with a degree in architectural technology

Family: wife, Sandra; two children; and three grandchildren

Church: member of Crabapple Baptist Church

Other interests: chairman of Black Diamond Coal and past Master of the Hickory Flat Masonic Lodge 205

Sarah Brown

Vice Chairwoman

Age: 81

Elected: 1979

Current or former occupation: retired legal assistant

Hometown: Powder Springs

Experience: director certification from the NRECA

Education: N/A

Family: N/A

Church: member of Lost Mountain Baptist Church

Other interests: member of Foundation Board of Kennesaw State University; a director of the Cobb County Farm Bureau; member of Four Season's Garden Club; charter member of Red Rock Community Club; and former member of Marietta Rotary Club

David McGinnis

Age: 58

Board member

Elected: 1989

Current or former occupation: president of Security Exchange Bank in Marietta

Hometown: Marietta

Experience: past president of Georgia Electric Membership Cooperative Directors Association and has earned director and board leadership certification from the NRECA

Education: management degree with a minor in economics from State University of West Georgia

Family: wife, Marcia; three children; and three grandchildren

Church: member of Milford Baptist Church

Other interests: member of Cobb Chamber of Commerce; member of board of directors for the Center for Family Resources and Security Exchange Bank; trustee for Noonday Baptist Association and Shorter College

Frank D. Boone

Age: 64

Board member

Elected: 1990; also serves on the board of Cobb Energy Management Corp.

Current or former occupation: veterinarian and owner of North Cobb Animal Clinic in Kennesaw

Hometown: Kennesaw

Experience: director and board leadership certification from the NRECA

Education: doctorate in veterinary medicine from University of Georgia; law degree from Atlanta Law School; degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute

Family: wife, Barbara; son, Ryan

Church: N/A

Other interests: active with the Cobb County Humane Society, Cobb County Veterinary Association and the Georgia Veterinary Medical Association; serves on the Kennesaw Downtown Development Authority and is co-chairman of its Citizen Task Force Committee; serves on the Kennesaw Museum Foundation board; and previously served on the Kennesaw Historic Preservation Commission

David Herndon

Age: 65

Board member

Elected: 1994.

Current or former occupation: retired senior pricing analyst with Lockheed-Martin Co.

Hometown: West Cobb

Experience: director and board leadership certification from the NRECA

Education: degree in business administration from Milligan College in Johnson City, Tenn.

Family: wife, Sharon; two children; and four grandchildren

Church: deacon at Roswell Street Baptist Church

Other interests: past president of the Cobb County Civitan Club and the McEachern High School Athletic Booster Club

Alton R. Fortney Jr.

Age: 69

Board member

Elected: 1999

Current or former occupation: owner and president of Fortney Sales Co. Inc. in Kennesaw

Hometown: Woodstock

Experience: director and board leadership certification from the NRECA

Education: forestry degree from West Virginia University

Family: wife, Joyce; three grown sons; and five grandchildren

Church: member of Wesleyan Fellowship Church in Marietta

Donald W. Barnett

Age: 55

Board member

Elected: 1999

Current or former occupation: vice president, wholesale division, of Lummus Supply Co. in Atlanta

Hometown: Powder Springs

Experience: director and board leadership certification from the NRECA

Education: N/A

Family: wife, Karen; two grown children; and one grandchild

Church: member and elder of Midway Presbyterian Church.

Henry Balkcom III

Age: 64

Board member

Elected: March 2005

Current or former occupation: engineer with American Buildings Co.

Hometown: Georgetown

Experience: served as director on the board of Pataula EMC from 1986 to 2005; working toward director certification from the NRECA

Education: civil engineering degree from Georgia Tech

Family: wife, Cynthia; five children; and five grandchildren

Church: member, deacon and Sunday school teacher at Georgetown Baptist Church

Kay Anderson

Age: N/A

Board member

Elected: 2006

Current or former occupation: director of Cobb County Department of Family and Children Services and regional director of DFCS for Cobb, Cherokee and Douglas counties

Hometown: Roswell

Experience: working toward director certification from the NRECA

Education: degree in biology with a minor in secondary education from Valdosta State University

Family: husband, Larry; and two grown sons

Church: member of Mount Zion United Methodist Church

Other interests: secretary of the Rotary Club of Marietta Metro; executive board chairman of Cobb Cares; board member of CobbWorks and the Center for Children and Young Adults

Johnny Gresham

Age: 64

Board member

Elected: 2006

Current or former occupation: consultant and broker with Gresham Real Estate Advisors Inc. in Marietta

Hometown: East Cobb

Experience: working toward director certification from NRECA

Education: degree in information management from Georgia Tech

Family: wife, Lynda; two children; and five grandchildren

Church: Mount Vernon Baptist Church

Other interests: former state representative; served on the Department of Transportation board for 17 years; serves on boards for Bank of North Georgia, Kim King Foundation and the Cobb-Marietta Coliseum and Exhibit Hall Authority; active fund-raiser for the Tuberous Sclerosis Foundation and the Spirit of America Foundation

Sources: Bios and annual reports from Cobb EMC, voter registration records