The counties of Frederick, Shenandoah & portions of Page, Warren & Rappahannock
Michael W. Lindsay (Incumbent)
Mike Lindsay has been a Director since 2010, Treasurer from 2016-2018. He brings over 30 years’ experience in finance: corporate governance, ethics and audit to the REC Board. He chairs the Finance Committee, serves on the HR Committee, and is Board
Chair of RECommunications, Inc, an REC subsidiary.
He previously served on the Virginia Board of the Action Committee for Rural Electrification, a national Political Action Committee focused on the needs of electric cooperatives and their members. His career included over 25 years in senior finance positions with an international environmental, engineering and IT firm. He is also a real estate entrepreneur and investor.
His background includes work for the federal government and large professional service firms concentrating on IT and cybersecurity. His prior experience includes engineering, solar, geothermal and environmental remediation projects. His career carried him to Texas, Saudi Arabia, Okinawa and California before returning to his beloved native Virginia. His numerous professional awards include commendations from the Army and Air Force Exchange Service for efforts on behalf of military members in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait during Operation Desert Shield / Storm.
He is a Credentialed Cooperative Director and a recipient of the Board Leadership Certificate. He holds a BA degree from Emory and Henry College. Lindsay and his wife, Becky, reside in Frederick County, where both participate in local activities.
He served his community as a Director of the Families Reaching Out Group, an organization focused on needs of Foster Families, six years on the Board of the Winchester Youth Development Center (including two years as Chair) and served in county government as a representative on the Public Safety Committee. He’s a member of the Frederick County Farm Bureau.