Please join us for the annual meeting of cooperative members on Thursday, April 23, to discuss important policy and leadership issues and review the successes of 2025. All customers of Choptank Electric Cooperative are members and are entitled to vote and participate in discussions about how our electric distribution company functions here on the Eastern Shore.
The annual meeting and dinner will be held at The Fountains Wedding & Conference Center at 1800 Sweetbay Drive in Salisbury. Doors will open at 4:30 p.m. for members to register, visit with staff and vendors, and enjoy a buffet dinner.
The business portion of the annual meeting will begin at 6 p.m. with President and CEO Mike Malandro reporting on the Co-op business over the last 12 months.
Four Board members will be standing for reelection during the 2026 meeting:
- John Burke Jr., representing Cecil County,
- Craig Mathies, representing Somerset County,
- Jeff Rathell, representing Talbot County and
- Bob Thompson, representing Ocean Pines.
Director candidate biographies are posted online here and are displayed in the lobby of the headquarters office in Denton. Petitions for nomination were submitted, reviewed and approved by the Credentials and Elections Committee. Because there is only one approved Director candidate for each district, the Committee has invoked Bylaws section 4.06(b). This section states that in the event of an uncontested election, Choptank Electric Cooperative may forego the balloting process.
Members will also be voting on updated bylaws for the Cooperative. You will receive the proposed bylaws in mid-March with a ballot to approve or not approve the amendments. More details about this vote are on the next page.
All members who attend the annual meeting will be awarded a $10 bill credit on their next electric bill (limited to one per membership). There will also be door prizes drawn at the end of the meeting ranging from $100 to $500 in bill credits.
To RSVP and reserve your space at the 2026 Annual Meeting, please contact our Member Service Center by:
- Calling 1-877-892-0001
- Emailing us at annualmeeting@choptankelectric.coop
We will need your name, account number, email address and total number in your group to reserve your space and accurately register you for the 2026 Annual Meeting. The RSVP deadline is Thursday, April 9, but call today to guarantee your spot.
