BROAD RIVER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE - Key Persons


Anita Whitney

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chairman, Union County
Anita Whitney has served on the Board of Trustees since 1993. She serves as a Tax Advisor with HR Block and as the Student Activities Coordinator and head volleyball coach at the University of South Carolina's Union campus. She represents Broad River Electric on the Central Electric Power Cooperative Board of Directors. She has earned the NRECA certificates for a Credentialed Cooperative Director and Board Leadership and Director Gold Credential. She is a graduate of Spartanburg Community College and Columbia College, where she earned her masters degree in athletic coaching.

Bill Peeler Cherokee

Bill Peeler has served on the Board of Trustees since 1995. He currently serves as the Real Estate Project Manager for Clemson University and has earned the NRECA certificate for a Credentialed Cooperative Director.

Bobby Foster

Bobby Foster has served on the Board of Trustees since 2012. He currently serves as a Vice President with Truist Bank and has been in the banking industry for 36 years. Bobby has earned the NRECA certificates for a Credentialed Cooperative Director. He is a graduate of Limestone College and Spartanburg Methodist College.

Cary Johnson - COO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Operating Officer

E. Dewitt McCraw Cherokee

Job Titles:
  • Senior Agent With the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
E. Dewitt McCraw has served on the Board of Trustees since 2005. Dewitt currently serves as a Senior Agent with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED). He has earned the NRECA certificates for a Credentialed Cooperative Director, Board Leadership and Director Gold Credential. Dewitt is a graduate of the University of South Carolina.

Eric West

Job Titles:
  • Factory Manager for Siemens Industries
Eric West joined the Board of Trustees in September 2023. Eric works as a Focus Factory Manager for Siemens Industries. For much of his career, he has worked in the industrial manufacturing sector focusing on power generation and electrical distribution products. Eric is a graduate of Clemson University where he studied mechanical engineering.

Jeffrey Humphries

Job Titles:
  • Vice President of External Affairs & Economic Development

John Fowler

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Member Services

Kenny Griswold

Job Titles:
  • Vice President of Information Technology

Kevin Moss

Job Titles:
  • Vice President of Moss Insurance Group, Inc
Kevin Moss has served on the Board of Trustees since 2016. Kevin is the Vice President of Moss Insurance Group, Inc. and has earned NRECA certificates for a Credentialed Cooperative Director. Kevin is a graduate of the University of South Carolina.

Mark Patterson Cherokee

Mark Patterson has served on the Board of Trustees since 2013. He represents Broad River Electric on the CEEUS, Inc. Board of Directors and has earned the NRECA certificates for a Credentialed Cooperative Director and Board Leadership and Director Gold Credential. Mark is retired from UPS and is a graduate of Spartanburg Community College.

Norris Fowler

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, Union County
  • Owner and Proprietor of Fowken Farms
Norris Fowler is the owner and proprietor of Fowken Farms in Jonesville, SC, and has served on the Broad River Electric Board of Trustees since 1989. He represents Broad River Electric on the boards of directors for New Horizon Electric Cooperative and the Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina (ECSC), previously serving as its chairman. Norris also serves on the NRECA Board of Directors. Norris has earned the NRECA certificates for a Credentialed Cooperative Director, Board Leadership, and Director Gold Credential. He is a graduate of North Carolina State University and Lees-McRae College.

Terry Mallard - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • President
  • Current CEO
Current CEO Terry Mallard and the Board of Trustees has continued the tradition of visionary leadership and service to the members of Broad River Electric Cooperative.

Wes Allsbrook

Job Titles:
  • Vice President of Engineering