• The members of the Board of Directors have been elected by the membership to represent the membership in directing the management of the Cooperative.

• The Board of Directors has as one of its major responsibilities the continued corporate existence of the Cooperative.  In carrying out this responsibility, the Board sets the direction for the Cooperative, sees that resources are available, provides the necessary guidelines through policy to management and establishes the necessary controls to assure that satisfactory results are achieved and information is provided for Board planning.

• The Board achieves results through the General Manager & CEO.  The General Manager & CEO serves as the chief resource person to the Board, providing information, recommendations and assistance to the Board to enable the Board to fulfill its responsibility to the membership of the Cooperative.

• The Board and General Manager & CEO make up the top management team of the Cooperative, and as such maintain a close working relationship, giving and receiving information to assure decisions affecting the Cooperative are made in a timely manner and move the Cooperative in a positive direction toward achieving its objectives.

• The upcoming Nominating/Member Meetings are the first step to becoming a member of the board. Once a member has been nominated either through a nomination or a petition, then the member’s name is placed on the ballot at Annual Meeting and voted on by the members attending the meeting.

For more information, contact Mary Mulligan-Haines: mmh@Northwesternrec.coop