Ed Cartner served as Chairman of the Executive Committee and Vice President of the Board of Directors for 10 years. He currently serves on the Board Audit Committee.
Ed has earned the following credentials from NRECA:
• Director’s Certificate – January 1991
• Board Leadership Certificate – September 1996
• Credentialed Cooperative Director Certificate – October 1998
• Director Gold Credential Certificate, Latest Renewal – April 2022
Ed is constantly attending training classes and other schooling as provided by NRECA in this constantly changing
industry. In the past two years at the very minimum, he has attended the classes listed below:
• Appraising and Compensating the CEO
• Increasing Influence and Building Board Consensus
• Boardroom Challenges: Connecting Theory to Action
• Developing Effective Boardroom Decision Making
• Cybersecurity: The Board’s Oversight Role
• Electric Vehicles: Strategy and Policy Consideration
Ed has served on the Board of Directors since 1998, when EnergyUnited was formed. He was previously a member of the Crescent EMC Board. He served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Services Corporation until it was dissolved. He has also served on the CEO Search and Selection Committee.
Ed is a retired business and sales professional. He served in the Army during the Vietnam Era after graduating from Cool Spring High School, and studied Business Administration at Mitchell College. He is active in Ruritan National, having served as local Club President, Zone and District Governor, National Treasurer and National President in 1980. He is a member of the V-Point Ruritan Club. He and his wife Sarah are members of Salem Methodist Church in the Davie
Academy community. They enjoy working on their farm and traveling when possible.