LMRE District 6 Director Joe Swinko earns his Board Leadership Program certificate. 

Lorain-Medina Rural Electric Cooperative is pleased to announce that Joe Swinko, the District 6 representative on the cooperative’s board of directors, has met the requirements to complete step two of the three-part Director Education Program through the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA).           

Swinko has previously completed the Credentialed Cooperative Director Certificate (CCD), which signifies his continued commitment to his education throughout his service on the board as an addition to NRECA’s Director Education Program. Completing the CCD is the first step in completing the three-part Director Education Program. Swinko recently completed his Board Leadership Program, which is step two. 

The Board Leadership Program (BLC), consists of a series of courses focusing in greater depth on specific industry and governance issues. These include issues such as risk management, power supply, parliamentary procedure, technology and policy development. A director can earn the BLC if they have 1) completed the CCD 2) Earned 10 credits from a choice of over 20 BLC courses.

NRECA is the national service organization representing the nation’s more than 900 consumer-owned electric cooperatives, which provide service to more than 37 million people in 47 states.