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.

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Sonja M. Cox

Melanie Kay Asher

Cheri Leszczynski

Michael Campbell

Denise Chalmers

Sylvia Welch

Jeff Shaw

Terrie Barringer

Brian Lazarchick Ms, Csp

Ken Capps

Terry Ressler

Jonna Jones

Campbell Hawkins

Beth A. Kennedy

Joseph Trentacosta

Roger E. Schneider

Cindy M. Rauner

Mark A. Macdougall

The leadership team at SMECO has a history of working in customer service and retail. They have experience with managing alarms, collections, and call center operations. They are also educated, with at least some college experience.

Leadership Team

Board of Directors

CEO and Executive Team

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Team members

Other teams at SMECO

Board of Directors

CEO and Executive Team