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Directors
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Meet OMEC's Board of Directors, updated as of November 7, 2024. Explore the page to learn more about the dedicated leaders guiding our cooperative.
Rudy Brouillette
Board of Directors President
- Town of Augusta
- Served OMEC for 34 years
- Works as a farmer and a rural carrier for the USPS
- Along with wife, Karen has 3 sons, 3 daughters, and 4 grandchildren
- Enjoys raising and showing exhibition poultry, cutting wood, and farming
- Attends Madison United Methodist Church
Dan Saulsgiver
Board of Directors Secretary/Treasurer
- Town of Lebanon
- Served OMEC for 40 years (longest serving director in OMEC history!)
- Attended Jamestown CC, SUNY Cortland, Colgate, Cornell, Ithaca College, and the University of Rochester
- Worked for 40 years as a Biology teacher at Madison Central School
- Married for 50 years to prom date and wife, Carol
- Represents NYS on the National Rural Electric Association (NRECA) Board of Directors
- Attends First Baptist Church of Hamilton
John Lehr
Vice President
- Town of Smithfield
- Served OMEC for 16 years, Vice President since 2023
- Attended Cornell University
- Works for as a Farm Business Consultant at Farm Credit East
- Along with wife, Lynda, has a son, Dylan, and daughter, Kylie
James Nassimos
Director
- Town of Madison
- Served OMEC for 30 years
- Attended Morrisville State College and Rochester Institute of Technology
- Works as a design engineer for GE Aerospace/Lockheed Martin
- Has worked as a NYS licensed home inspector and electrician on the side
- Along with wife, Colleen, has a daughter, Rachel, and son, Daniel
- Enjoys spending time with family, tinkering, woodworking, and helping people
Kurt Peavey
Director
- Town of Eaton
- Served OMEC for 16 years
- Attended Delaware Valley College and SUNY Oswego
- Technology Coordinator at Madison Central School
- Wrestling coach at Morrisville-Eaton
- Along with wife Colleen, has a daughter, Maria and son, Kyle
- Enjoys spending time with family
Seth Howard
Director
- Town of Fenner
- Served OMEC for 3 years
- Attended SUNY Broome and SUNY Cortland
- Works as a physical education and health teacher at Madison Central School
- Coaches baseball and hockey at the little league and varsity levels
- Along with wife, Heather, has a son, Blake
Scott Bugbee
Director
- Town of Brookfield
- 2024 is Scott's first year as a director
- Works as a Technology teacher at Sherburne-Earlville
- Has been an active member of the North Brookfield Fire Department for the last 25 years
- Proudly served in the Army Reserves for 8 years, including a deployment to Iraq in 2004
- Along with wife, Amanda, has two children, Thatcher and Gwen