LPEA Board of Directors

Everyone who pays their electric bill to LPEA is a member of the cooperative and has the right to vote for the directors who represent them on the board and to run for a seat on the board.

The Board of Directors determines the policies and overall directives of the cooperative and provides LPEA staff with goals and objectives for the business. LPEA is governed by a board of 12 directors, three of whom reside in District 1 - Archuleta County, three in District 2 – South and West La Plata County, three in District 3 – City of Durango, and three in District 4 – North and East La Plata County.

Four directors are elected each year at the LPEA Annual Meeting. Directors serve three-year terms and are welcome to run again as incumbents once that term is up. LPEA has no term limits.

Communicating with the Board

LPEA members may contact their board representatives directly via the contact details provided below. Individual directors cannot speak on behalf of the full board. If you wish to receive an official response from the board, you should direct your questions and comments to the Board President. Directors can only answer questions related to board-level strategic matters. Questions of an operational nature will be redirected to LPEA staff for a response. When warranted, Q&As will also be added to LPEA's Fact Checker.

Letters and emails to the board and to individual directors are not published or otherwise made public. If you wish to have a summary of your correspondence read aloud during the public comment period at a Board of Directors' meeting, you must explicitly request this in your correspondence. The Board President will use his/her discretion in managing member comments to ensure the public has sufficient time to address the board, while not impacting meeting efficiency and scheduling.

LPEA BOARD OF DIRECTORS - DISTRICT ONE

Archuleta County

Nicole Pitcher
LPEA Board Director
RoundUp Foundation


Elected on June 8, 2023
npitcher@lpea.coop

Archuleta County

Kirsten Skeehan
LPEA Board Director
Board Vice President
 

Elected on May 12,2018
kskeehan@lpea.coop

Archuleta County 

Holly Metzler
LPEA Board Director
CREA Representative


Elected on May 2, 2019
hmetzler@lpea.coop

LPEA BOARD OF DIRECTORS - DISTRICT TWO

South & West La Plata County

Kohler McInnis
LPEA Board Director

Elected on May 16, 2015
kmcinnis@lpea.coop

South & West La Plata County

Dan Huntington
LPEA Board Director


Elected on May 7, 2016
dhuntington@lpea.coop

South & West La Plata County

John Lee Jr.
LPEA Board Director
Secretary

Elected on May 16, 2020
jlee@lpea.coop

LPEA BOARD OF DIRECTORS - DISTRICT THREE

City of Durango

Rachel Landis
LPEA Board Director


Elected on May 13, 2017
rlandis@lpea.coop

City of Durango

Joe Lewandowski
LPEA Board Director



Elected on May 2, 2019
jlewandowski@lpea.coop

City of Durango

Ted Compton
LPEA Board Director
Board President


Elected on June 17, 2021
tcompton@lpea.coop

LPEA BOARD OF DIRECTORS - DISTRICT FOUR

North & East La Plata County

Tim Wheeler
LPEA Board Director
Treasurer
FastTrack Representative

Elected on May 12, 2018
twheeler@lpea.coop

North & East La Plata County

David Luschen
LPEA Board Director
Western United Representative
RoundUp Foundation

Elected on June 8, 2023
dluschen@lpea.coop

North & East La Plata County

John Witchel
LPEA Board Director

CEO Selection Committee Chair

Elected on September 16, 2020
jwitchel@lpea.coop