Inside Pioneer: Annual Meeting 2016 If you are unable to vote in person at the annual meeting on Saturday, October 15, there is still an opportunity to participate in the 2016 Pioneer Electric Trustee Election! You should have received your official ballot in the mail and hopefully you will take time to make your selections and return the ballot using the envelope provided. In order for your vote to be counted, it must be received by October 12.
District 2 – Carey Thompson Mr. Thompson is a graduate of Greenville High School and has B.S. and Masters Degrees from Auburn University in Agriculture Education. He taught for 29 years at Georgiana and Lowndes County High Schools. Mr. Thompson is past president of the Butler County Cattlemen Association and is a director of the Butler County Farmers Federation, where he serves as chairman of the scholarship committee. He is a member and deacon of Antioch West Baptist Church. Mr. Thompson and his wife, the former Carolyn Casey, have two sons and four grandchildren. Mr. Thompson enjoys working on and collecting antique tractors and is a member of several organizations relating to that subject; he is a co-founder of the Old-Time Farm Day celebration in Butler County and Greenville’s Antique Tractor Parade. Mr. Thompson was elected to Pioneer’s Board in 2007 and has completed training to become a Credentialed Cooperative Director and has earned Board Leadership Certification from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.
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