SMECO
A lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County, Douglas Frederick retired with more than 37 years of service with the St. Mary’s County Public School system. During his tenure, he served as a certified Asbestos Hazardous Emergency Response Act Inspector/Management Planner, and he also managed the department’s contracts, personnel in the building trades area, and the summer student program for the maintenance department.
Frederick held the positions of vice president and board member of the St. Mary’s County Classified Employees Association. A graduate of Chopticon High School, he is an active member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Morganza, member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, board member of the Unified Committee for Afro-American Contributions, and board chairman of Southern Maryland Tri-County Community Action Committee, Inc.
Frederick joined the SMECO Board of Directors in 2007. He currently serves as a member of the Capital Projects Committee and Chairman of the Public Relations Committee. He holds the Credential Cooperative Director Certification, Board Leadership Certification, and Director Gold Certification from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.
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SMECO
Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative was founded in 1937. Through the Rural Electrification Administration, the co-op received a loan of $165,000 to construct 175 miles of line to serve 600 customer-members. SMECO operated a generating plant at Popes Creek, Maryland, from 1938 to 1953. SMECO has had five general managers: 1938, Forrest Coakley; 1974, Walter H. Smith; 1989, I. Wayne Swann; 2003, Austin J. Slater, Jr.; and 2020, Sonja Cox. As of January 2020, SMECO served 165,000 customers and is one of the largest electric co-ops in the country. SMECO serves all of Charles and St. Mary's counties, the southern portion of Prince George's County, and all but the northeast portion of Calvert County.