East Kentucky Power Cooperative

Darrell Ishmael is the Community and Business Development Manager for East Kentucky Power Cooperative based in Winchester, Kentucky. He is very active in civic and community affairs serving as president of the Lexington Rotary Club, vice-president of Bluegrass Miracle League, Inc., Kentucky Chamber of Commerce board member, Leadership Kentucky board member, director of the Southern Economic Development Council, founding board member and past resident of the Lexington Dream Factory, and Lexington Rotary Club Endowment board member. Darrell resides in Lexington with his wife Kathy and daughter Paige.

David is starting his fourth year as a member of the Lexington Catholic Board of Trustees and serves as the Chairperson of the Athletic Oversight Committee. David and his wife, Jennifer, were born and raised in Louisiana and have lived in Lexington with their son, Jordan, since 1990. David is General Counsel for East Kentucky Power Cooperative. Jennifer is also an attorney and a partner with Greenebaum, Doll & McDonald, PLLC. Jordan will graduate from Lexington Catholic in 2008. The Smarts are members of Christ the King Parish.

R. Wayne Stratton has been a Shelby Energy Director since 1987. He serves the Cooperative District I that encompasses Shelby County. Mr. Stratton serves as Chairman of the Board for East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC), Shelby Energy's power supplier. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a degree in accounting. Mr. Stratton is a Certified Public Accountant; a partner in the accounting firm of Jones, Nale and Mattingly; and serves on the boards of Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority, Kentucky Student Loan Corporation, Republic Bank & Trust Company, Shelby County Industrial Authority, Kentucky Society of CPA's Legislation Committee, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and serves as chairman of the East Kentucky Power Cooperative Board.