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Michael K. Brown
Vice Chair, At-Large 1

Michael (Mike) Brown is a resident of Hartly and a veteran of state service, working for both the Delaware Forest Service and the Division of Soil and Water Conservation, serving in management positions at both agencies. Mr. Brown has a master’s degree in organizational leadership from Wilmington University and a bachelor’s degree in wildlife management from West Virginia University. Following his state service, he served 12 years as the Executive Director of the National Association of State Conservation Agencies, a national nonprofit that works to develop national soil and water conservation policy. In that role, he trained state personnel and conservation district board members on their governance roles in a variety of states across the country. He also sits on the Board of Supervisors of the Kent Conservation District. Mike owned and operated a small business, Clean Cut Tree Service, for over 20 years, and still maintains his ISA Certified Arborist certification. He retired December 31, 2022, and now commits more energy than ever to his role on the DEC Board of Directors.

Since joining the DEC Board 12 years ago, Mike has earned his Certified Cooperative Director credential, his Board Leadership Certificate, and Director Gold credentials from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). These are the most advanced NRECA credentials available to distribution cooperative directors. He currently serves as the Vice-Chair of the DEC Board of Directors as well as the Chair of the DEC Governance Committee. Mike was elected by his fellow DEC board members to serve on the NRECA Board of Directors for the 2020-2022 term. Two years ago he was elected to serve on the Board of Directors of Old Dominion Electric Cooperative, DEC’s generation and transmission cooperative and the supplier of DEC’s electricity. He still serves in this critical role as the lone representative of DEC’s Board of Directors.

Mike lives with his wife of 20 years on their farm outside of Hartly in western Kent County. As an at-large director on the DEC Board, he has the privilege to represent all of our DEC member-owners.

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