Board Director Candidate Information

All candidates running for a seat on the Board of Directors are now required to disclose all monetary and in-kind contributions, valued at $20 or greater. A formal disclosure form is included with candidate materials and posted on LPEA’s website.

District 1, Archuleta County Director Candidate Disclosure Forms

Holly Metzler

Michael Whiting

District 2, South and West La Plata County Director Candidate Disclosure Forms

Dan Huntington

Jeff Mannix

District 3, City of Durango Director Candidate Disclosure Forms

Joe Lewandowski

District 4, North and East La Plata County Director Candidate Disclosure Forms

Sarah Ferrell

Jack Turner

As per LPEA bylaws, one-third of the directors’ seats are up for election annually, one in each of LPEA’s four districts. Candidates are required to be members in good standing and permanent residents of the district they seek to represent and cannot work for a competing enterprise or supplier of the cooperative, plus not be employed or have a spouse or child employed by the cooperative in any position. A complete list of director qualifications can be reviewed in LPEA’s bylaws (www.lpea.coop/pdf/policies/LPEA_Bylaws.pdf).

Complete Board Director Candidate Material Packet (ZIP folder ─ 13 PDF files) 3,498 KB

• Complete Board Director Candidate Material Packet (ZIP folder ─ 13 PDF files) 3,498 KB

Individual Board Director Candidate Materials (PDF files)

• Check List/Deadlines for LPEA Board Candidate Materials

• 2019 Annual Election of LPEA Board of Directors Information

• Petition for Election to the LPEA Board of Directors

• Director Qualification Affidavit

• Candidate Profile Form

• LPEA Board of Director General Duties and Responsibilities

• Policy 102 ─ Functions of the Board of Directors

• Policy 105 ─ Director Elections and Annual Meeting Voting Procedures

• Policy 107 ─ Campaign Finance Reporting Requirements

• Policy 108 ─ Disclosure of Cooperative Information

• Policy 109 ─ Director Education and Compensation, Insurance and Travel of Directors

• LPEA Director Candidate Disclosure Form (PDF file)

• LPEA Director Candidate Disclosure Form (Excel Spreadsheet)

• LPEA District Map 

Submitted election petitions must contain at least 15 signatures from co-op members in a candidate’s district. A map of LPEA’s voting districts is available on the cooperative’s website (www.lpea.coop/company_info/board/district_map.html).

Directors are elected for three-year terms. Incumbent directors up for re-election are Mike Alley (District 1 – Archuleta County), Dan Huntington (District 2 – south and west La Plata County), Doug Lyon (District 3 – City of Durango), and Jack Turner (District 4 – north and east La Plata County).