Board of Directors
As a non-profit, consumer-owned cooperative, CVEC is governed by a member-elected board of directors. The board, which meets monthly, is responsible for helping to set guidelines for our operation, oversee the costs and spending at the cooperative, and to help plan our future direction.
CVEC's service area is divided into six nominating areas. Area meetings are held each year in the respective districts where the director's 3-year term has expired. A member is nominated from that area, then voted upon at the annual meeting. Our board is comprised of members just like you, who play active roles in the communities they serve.
A seven-member Board of Directors leads the co-op. Our Board members, who are also members of the cooperative, are elected for three-year, rotating terms. CVEC's electric service area is divided into six districts. All of the districts are represented by one director except for District 5, a portion of Tom Green County, which is represented by two directors.
AREA 1: JAMES FURR, was appointed to the board in January 2026. Furr is a 43 year resident of Irion County. James owns an oil field construction company and has been in business for 37 years. He is in the process of becoming a Credentialed Cooperative Director through National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.
AREA 2: WAYNE KLATTENHOFF, CVEC board vice president, was appointed to the board in January 2002 and elected in July 2002. He also is president of the Willow Creek Water Control District board. He resides in northern Tom Green County, where he raises cotton, wheat and sorghum. Klattenhoff also ranches, raising cattle and sheep. He is a Credentialed Cooperative Director.
AREA 3: JEFF COPELAND, CVEC board president, was appointed to the board in September 1991 and elected in July 1992. He resides 8 miles northeast of Sterling City, where he is involved in ranching and wheat farming. He is a Credentialed Cooperative Director through National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.
AREA 4: DARYL SCHNIERS, board secretary, was elected to the board in July 2009. He has farmed and ranched since 1979. Schniers serves as a director on the Tom Green County Soil and Water Conservation District board. He is a Credentialed Cooperative Director and has earned the Board Leadership and Director Gold certificates from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.
AREA 5A: WILL WIGGINS was appointed to the board in November 2021. Wiggins is a lifelong resident of the Wall Community and an Angelo State University alumnus. He has co-owned a local water well service business for over 25 years while also farming and ranching in Tom Green and Schleicher counties. He is an active member at First Methodist Church-San Angelo and helps lead the Costa Rica mission team. He is in the process of becoming a Credentialed Cooperative Director through National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.
AREA 5B: DAVID KEMPEN was appointed to the board in August 2018 and elected in July 2022. He has been a resident of San Angelo for 16 years. Kempen resides in Trinity Park, where he has served as president of the Trinity Park Homeowners Association. As a member of the Texas Pork Producers Association Board of Directors for 26 years, he has served as president, executive committee member and chairman of numerous committees. Kempen is a retired agricultural science teacher and is an active volunteer with the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo Association, serving as the Stars Breeding Gilt Show superintendent. He is a Credentialed Cooperative Director through National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.
AREA 6: RALPH WILLBERG was elected to the board in July 2008. He has lived for the past 48 years on a farm and ranch 7 miles west of Paint Rock, where he raises sheep and cattle. He was a Concho County commissioner for 24 years. Willberg is a Credentialed Cooperative Director with a Board Leadership certificate from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.