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Notes from somewhere in the middle of the journey.

Somewhere around year twenty-seven in this work, time starts to feel different. The early scramble of learning the ropes has faded, but the idea of being “done” is still far off on the horizon. You’ve seen enough to know that simple answers rarely hold, and yet you keep looking for better ways to show up for the people who count on you. That’s where I am now—far enough in to carry some scars and stories, early enough that there is still real, unfinished work ahead.

Today, I serve as CEO of an electric distribution cooperative, and I’ve spent a little over three decades in and around electric cooperatives. I came up as an engineer and grew into leadership through growth management, rate reform, labor conversations with IBEW partners, and long tables with G&T colleagues and cooperative boards. Those pieces matter, but they’re not why I’m writing. At its core, this life has been about people learning to trust each other enough to keep the lights on—and to keep faith with the communities we’re here to serve.

When I stepped into the CEO role in 2020, the world was already tilting. Since then, we’ve been navigating rapid change in technology, expectations, and the very shape of rural life. In the middle of all that, I’ve felt a growing need to pause, to name what I’m learning, and to be honest about the questions that still keep me up some nights. This blog is my way of doing that—a place to reflect on leadership that is imperfect, practical, and hopefully a little bit hopeful.

at 27 years isn’t a playbook or a victory lap. It’s a set of notes from someone still very much in the middle of the journey—trying to lead well, to listen better, and to leave things a bit stronger than I found them. If any of that resonates with where you are, I’m glad you’re here, and I hope you’ll stay and walk this stretch of the road with me.