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Wehkamp Elected as Sunflower Board Chair
The Victory Electric Board of Trustees is elected by member-owners like you. Trustees are cooperative members who live in the districts they serve, and they often take on other service roles in their community. Kenny Wehkamp, District 6 trustee, was recently elected as chairman of the Sunflower Electric Board of Directors. He previously served as vice chairman of the Sunflower board.
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“I’m honored to serve as chairman of the Sunflower Board of Directors,” Wehkamp said. “It’s a privilege to work collaboratively alongside my fellow board directors and company leadership as we continue to support the evolving needs of Sunflower’s member systems and the rural Kansas communities they serve. I will build on the solid foundation laid by past board leadership to support long-term electric reliability, affordable rates, and forward-thinking energy solutions.”
Sunflower is a member-controlled generation and transmission (G&T) cooperative governed by a democratically elected board of directors. Each of the six Sunflower member-owners—Lane-Scott, Pioneer, Prairie Land, Victory, Western, and Wheatland—has two representatives, who are elected by their fellow distribution cooperative members. The 12-member board establishes rates and develops policies that are in the best interest of their local co-ops, fellow members and Sunflower. Victory Electric’s other Sunflower director is CEO Shane Laws.
Josh Young, representing Wheatland Electric Cooperative, and Nick Zerr, representing Western Cooperative Electric, were recently elected as directors on the Sunflower Board of Directors. John Sullivan, also from Wheatland, and Terry Hobbs, from Western, were selected to serve as alternate directors.
Wehkamp joined Victory’s board as a trustee in 1997 and previously served as board president. He is a farmer and lives in Cimarron with his wife, Ivy. District 6 includes members in the Cimarron, Ingalls and Plymell areas. Wehkamp maintains the Director Gold Certification through the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA).