2014 ORECA AwardsORECA DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD DAVE SABALA General Manager, Douglas Electric For a Career of Outstanding Achievement

COOPERATOR OF THE YEAR Senator BETSY JOHNSON

PAUL REVERE AWARD STUART SLOAN and GREG PIERCE, Consumers Power

Thank you to our Sponsors and Exhibitors

SPONSORS TOUCHSTONE ENERGY COBANK COOPERATIVE FINANCE CORP. GENERAL PACIFIC FEDERATED INSURANCE RURALITE SERVICES INC. NORTHWEST PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION Save the date! ORECA Mid-Year Meeting – July 14-16, 2015, at Salishan Resort

EXHIBITORS GENERAL PACIFIC INC. HD SUPPLY POWER SOLUTIONS MCFARLAND CASCADE OSMOSE UTILITIES SERVICES INC. WESCO DISTRIBUTION

HJ ARNETT INDUSTRIES COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTER ACUITY BRANDS LIGHTING NATIONAL INFORMATION SOLUTIONS COOPERATIVE

DAVE SABALA

BETSY JOHNSON

OREWA – Spouse and Guest Events sponsored by Ruralite

Wednesday, December 3rd

1pm Private shuttle service to Wood-burn Outlet Mall (meet in

Grand Hotel Lobby)

Thursday, December 4th 9am Brunch in Pringle Creek Room at the Conference Center (2nd Floor)

1 – 5pm NRECA Board Leadership Class – Croisan B 957.1 How to Evaluate and Improve Board Performance 7am Co-op President’s Breakfast – Croisan A

8am-Noon NRECA class continues – Croisan B

Noon-1pm Joint Lunch with Oregon co-op managers and directors Sponsored by CoBank – Willamette B&C • Oregon’s Historic Treasures KERRY TYMCHUK, Oregon Historical Society • BPA Administrator ELLIOT MAINZER 1:15-4pm Director Forum – Willamette B&C • Trends in the R&S Plan - ERIK HAYES, NRECA • Director’s Roundtable - Moderated by RUSSELL GREEN, CEO, Ruralite 1:15-4pm Manager’s Meeting – Croisan A

4-5:30pm Government Affairs Committee – Croisan A

5:30-7pm Reception hosted by General Pacific – Willamette Foyer

Dinner on your own 8:30am Session 1 – Willamette A&D • Welcome from DAVE MARKHAM, ORECA President and CEO, Central Electric Cooperative

8:45am A View Outside of the Region: The EPA Clean Power Plan DUANE HIGHLEY, CEO of Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas 9:30am Break 9:45am Report from CFC board member ROMAN GILLEN, CEO, Consumer’s Power Inc

TUESDAY December 2nd

WEDNESDAY December 3nd

THURSDAY December 4th

10am A Preview of the 2015 Session • Senator BETSY JOHNSON (D-Scappoose) • Representative ANN LININGER (D-Lake Oswego) • Senator BILL HANSELL (R–Athena) • MARGI HOFFMAN, Governor’s Energy Policy Adviser • Moderated by TED CASE, ORECA Executive Director

Report from BOB MARSHALL, Board Member, NRTC Report from JOHN DONNER and GRAHAM KAISER, CoBank

11:40am Cooperator of the Year award ceremony SENATOR BETSY JOHNSON (D-Scappoose) Noon-1:30pm ORECA Luncheon - Willamette B&C Special Luncheon Speaker: EDGAR HARRELL, Survivor of the USS Indianapolis – Sponsored by Touchstone Energy

1:30pm Session 2 – CHRIS SEUBERT, Lane Electric Director presiding Willamette A &D

1:30-2:15 pm Building a 21st Century Co-op Grassroots Program PATRICK AHEARN – NRECA Government Relations

Business Session • STATE OF THE STATEWIDE – DAVE MARKHAM, ORECA President • Report from RUSSELL GREEN, CEO, Ruralite • Report from PHIL IRWIN, CEO, Federated Insurance

Fond Farewells Honoring late and retired cooperative friends

ORECA Awards Ceremony (See Back page of Program) • Distinguished Service Award • Paul Revere Award • ACRE Power Hitter Award 4pm ORECA Board Meeting – Croisan A

5pm Reception hosted by Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange Willamette Foyer Silent Auction bidding opens – Willamette Foyer

6pm ORECA Banquet Sponsored by Cooperative Finance Corp. Willamette B&C ORECA Variety Show featuring talented performers in the co-op family

THURSDAY December 4th

Continued

ELLIOT MAINZER

ANN LININGER

DUANE HIGHLEY

EDGAR HARRELL

BILL HANSELL

KERRY TYMCHUK