{"id":35380,"date":"2018-03-08T16:47:04","date_gmt":"2018-03-08T21:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.seminole-electric.com\/?p=35380"},"modified":"2018-03-13T13:35:49","modified_gmt":"2018-03-13T17:35:49","slug":"james-s-jim-aul-elected-president-of-the-seminole-electric-cooperative-board-of-trustees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seminole-electric.com\/james-s-jim-aul-elected-president-of-the-seminole-electric-cooperative-board-of-trustees\/","title":{"rendered":"James S. \u201cJim\u201d Aul Elected President of the Seminole Electric Cooperative Board of Trustees"},"content":{"rendered":"

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TAMPA, FL \u2013\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>The Board of Trustees of Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Seminole) announced today they have unanimously elected James S. \u201cJim\u201d Aul from Glades Electric Cooperative to be their next President. Seminole is governed by a 27-member Board of Trustees. The Board is composed of three representatives from each of Seminole\u2019s nine Member cooperatives.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI am honored to be elected by my fellow board members during this time of great importance at Seminole,\u201d said Mr. Aul. \u201cDuring the next several years I hope to keep Seminole in a strong position to be its Members\u2019 preferred provider of wholesale energy service. As we look to the future, we will remain focused on providing safe, affordable, reliable electricity.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jim served our country in the United States Marine Corps on active duty from 1965-1968. He spent 19 months (a tour and a half) in the Republic of South Vietnam. He left active duty in September of 1968 with a rank of Sergeant (E-5).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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After leaving the service, Jim went back to work for a Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Firm in Southeastern Pennsylvania. In 1975 he became the co-owner of a small Professional Land Surveying Group that eventually branched into Civil Engineering. The group specialized in construction layout, design, and land development.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In 1985 Jim moved to Florida and started a family, including two sons. In 1992 he got into the residential construction field, and briefly owned a small corporation working mostly in Sebring and Wauchula.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jim was elected to the Glades Electric Cooperative Board of Trustees in 1996, and the Seminole Board of Trustees in 1997. He joined Montz Builders, Inc. in 1998 and currently works as their office manager. Montz is a commercial construction firm heavily committed to both agriculture and the medical field.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jim has more than 20 years\u2019 experience in governance of both distribution and generation and transmission electric cooperatives. He has completed numerous training sessions as a Trustee, including the Director Gold Program through the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), and has earned a Credentialed Cooperative Director’s Certificate and Board Leadership Certificate from NRECA.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Also elected as officers of Seminole\u2019s Board of Trustees today are Tony Weeks from Central Florida Electric Cooperative, who will serve as Vice-President, and Susie Reeves, from Clay Electric Cooperative, who will serve as Secretary \/ Treasurer.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI am excited to work with the new Board officers elected today\u201d said Lisa Johnson, CEO and General Manager of Seminole. \u201cOne of the benefits of working for a not-for-profit, member-owned electric cooperative is that we are governed by elected representatives of the people we serve in Florida. These citizen representatives all ultimately receive electric service from Seminole and its nine Member distribution cooperatives.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Seminole\u2019s nine Members are:<\/span><\/p>\n

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