The Navopache Electric Cooperative Board of Directors consists of 8 representatives who are elected by members residing within the eight districts throughout the service area. Directors are elected to four-year terms and meet on the 4th Wednesday of each month, unless otherwise designated by the Board of Directors, at our headquarters in Lakeside, AZ.
Current directors have a variety of backgrounds which brings not only diversity but a wide range of skills to the table.
NEC Directors are required to attend education and training sessions to learn more about their role in the Cooperative, the legal requirements and liabilities of their position, various advances in technology and consumer trends, and the effectiveness of Directors in governance issues.
Fred Harper, CCD, BLC, DGC
Board Chair
District 5: Alpine, Greer, Nutrioso, Springerville, Eagar and Blue.
Serving from January 1996 – Present.
Term Expires September 2025.
Email me: harper5@navopache.org
Steve Heckathorne, CCD, BLC
Board Vice Chair
District 6: Clay Springs, Linden, Pinedale, and Show Low.
Served from September 2003 – Present.
Term Expires September 2025.
Email me: heckathorne6@navopache.org
Dennis Hughes, CCD, BLC
Board Secretary
District 1: Lakeside.
Serving from September 2015 – Present.
Term Expires September 2027.
Email me: hughes1@navopache.org
Brenda Pusher-Begay
Director
District 3: Fort Apache Indian Reservation.
Serving from September 2023 – Present.
Term Expires September 2027.
Email me: Begay3@navopache.org
Brad “Tank” Peterson, CCD, BLC
Director
District 4: Concho, Hunt, St. Johns, and Vernon.
Serving from September 2011 – Present.
Term Expires September 2027.
Email me: peterson4@navopache.org
Bill Arendell, CCD, BLC, DGC
Director
District 7: Heber and Overgaard.
Serving from September 1999 – Present.
Term Expires September 2027.
Email me: arendell7@navopache.org
Janet Porter Carrejo
Director
District 8: New Mexico.
Servin from September 2021 – Present.
Term Expires September 2025.
Email me: Carrejo8@navopache.org
