W. Rayner Blair

Rayner Blair represents St. Mary’s County on SMECO’s Board of Directors. Owner of Blair’s Jewelry and Gifts and Suntime Tanning LLC, Blair also serves as president of the Blair Real Estate Development Company.

Blair has served on the Board of Cedar Lane since 2013. He is a member of the St. Clements Island Museum and St. John’s Church. An avid boater, he is the current president of the Southern Maryland Boating Club. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland.

Blair has served on the SMECO Board of Directors since 1999. He served as Vice Chairman of the Board from 2013 to 2018. He currently serves on the Board Risk Oversight Committee, and is Chairman of the Capital Projects Committee.

He received the Credentialed Cooperative Director designation in 2005 and is pursuing the Board Leadership Certificate from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.