Gaskin named to Coastal Electric Cooperative Board

The Coastal Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive Board of Direc­tors has select­ed Chuck Gaskin of Townsend to serve as a direc­tor, replac­ing William L. “Bil­ly” Bland, who retired in Octo­ber. The board announced the deci­sion dur­ing its month­ly meet­ing April 29, 2020.

Coop­er­a­tives are demo­c­ra­t­ic orga­ni­za­tions con­trolled by their mem­bers, who elect rep­re­sen­ta­tives from among the mem­ber­ship to make deci­sions on their behalf. In the case that a direc­tor ends his or her time on the board before time for an elec­tion, the remain­ing board mem­bers select a replace­ment from the area vacat­ed by the pre­vi­ous direc­tor – in this case, McIn­tosh Coun­ty.

“We are for­tu­nate to have such tal­ent­ed mem­bers with enthu­si­asm to serve their com­mu­ni­ty,” said Chris Fettes, Coastal Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive CEO. “We are a coop­er­a­tive with core val­ues of integri­ty, account­abil­i­ty, inno­va­tion and com­mu­ni­ty com­mit­ment. If you know Mr. Gaskin, you under­stand he also upholds these same val­ues.”

Gaskin found­ed Dorch­ester Shoot­ing Pre­serve and Lodge in Mid­way. He over­sees the dai­ly oper­a­tions of Charles M. Gaskin and Asso­ciates LLC, which pro­vides cor­re­spon­dence and online con­tin­u­ing edu­ca­tion for insur­ance agents in Geor­gia and Alaba­ma. He also found­ed Gaskin Finan­cial Ser­vices, Inc., pro­vid­ing mar­ket­ing of equi­ties prod­ucts, finan­cial plan­ning, and life and health insur­ance sales.

Gaskin serves as a dea­con at Com­pas­sion Chris­t­ian Church in Mid­way, and on the board of direc­tors of Pri­or­i­ty Insight Min­istries and Five Stones Coun­sel­ing Cen­ter. He and his wife of 27 years, Tina, call Belvedere Island Plan­ta­tion home. They have four daugh­ters and 12 grand­chil­dren. In his spare time, he enjoys trout fish­ing, hunt­ing and trav­el­ing.