2025 Annual Meeting

Watch Coastal Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive’s 2025 Annu­al Meet­ing at 10 a.m. on Thurs­day, May 22nd:

A person in a red jacket holds a tray of food in a kitchen, featured on the cover of Georgia Magazine.

It’s time for Coastal Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive’s Annu­al Meet­ing. Our 2025 meet­ing will stream live begin­ning at 10 a.m. on Thurs­day, May 22nd.

Pri­or to the live meet­ing, reg­is­tra­tion and vot­ing for board mem­bers will take place Mon­day, May 19th, through Wednes­day, May 21st, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at our Mid­way and Rich­mond Hill offices. Please plan to make your voice heard.

Be sure to bring the card locat­ed below this pho­to at the bot­tom of the print edi­tion of this mon­th’s GEORGIA Mag­a­zine with you to reg­is­ter quick­ly and eas­i­ly.

Annual Meeting Registration

Exer­cise your mem­ber right to vote! Plus, reg­is­ter to WIN $1,000 and take home a Lodge Cast-Iron Grid­dle Pan and Lodge Sil­i­cone Hot Pan Hold­er.

Pic­tured at right: Coastal Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive CEO Chris Fettes presents last year’s $1,000 Grand Prize to Sher­rell Mack of Rich­mond Hill.

Don’t miss your chance to be the next win­ner!

Two people hold a large, novelty $1,000 bill at the Coastal Electric Cooperative’s Annual Meeting. They appear to be in an indoor setting.
Ad for a member gift featuring a 10.5-inch Lodge cast iron pancake griddle and silicone hot handle holder, celebrating 85 years.

When you reg­is­ter to vote to elect your co-op direc­tors and get your chance to win $1,000, you’ll also take home a 10.5‑inch Lodge Cast-Iron Grid­dle and a Lodge Sil­i­cone Hot Han­dle Hold­er.

Mem­bers must reg­is­ter in per­son to receive the Lodge reg­is­tra­tion gift and be entered into the grand-prize draw­ing. Win­ner of the grand prize will be announced dur­ing the May 22nd live-stream of the busi­ness por­tion of the 2025 Annu­al Meet­ing.

In accor­dance with the Cooperative’s Bylaws, the fol­low­ing mem­bers have been nom­i­nat­ed by the Nom­i­nat­ing Com­mit­tee, which con­sists of Don­na Moore, Lana Ray, Ray Williams, Tim Beaty, Jack Stan­dard, and Mark Schlag.

Kyle Christiansen, board member

Kyle Chris­tiansen

Bryan Coun­ty, Incum­bent

Board member Holly Fields is pictured

Hol­ly Fields

Lib­er­ty Coun­ty, Incum­bent

Chuck Gaskin, board member

Charles “Chuck” Gaskin

McIntosh/Long Coun­ties, Incum­bent

Official Notice of the Annual Meeting of Members

To Mem­bers of Coastal Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive,

The 2025 Annu­al Meet­ing will be a vir­tu­al event view­able by all mem­bers, attend­ed in per­son by offi­cers and board mem­bers of the co-op. They will meet at Coastal Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive on Thurs­day, May 22, 2025, at 10 a.m.

The meet­ing will be live-streamed for mem­bers’ view­ing online on this web page. Offi­cers and board mem­bers will attend in per­son to act on the fol­low­ing mat­ters:

1. Deter­mi­na­tion of a quo­rum.

2. Read­ing of the notice of the meet­ing and proof of mail­ing.

3. Approval of min­utes of the pre­vi­ous meet­ing.

4. Pre­sen­ta­tion and con­sid­er­a­tion of reports of offi­cers and direc­tors.

5. Report of the Nom­i­nat­ing Com­mit­tee.

6. Elec­tion of three direc­tors for terms of three years to fill the expir­ing terms for a Bryan Coun­ty, Lib­er­ty Coun­ty and McIntosh/Long coun­ties seat on the board.

7. Unfin­ished busi­ness.

8. New busi­ness.

9. Adjourn­ment.

This agen­da was set by order of the Sec­re­tary of the Board,

Lau­ra McGee
Secretary/Treasurer
Coastal Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive
Board of Direc­tors