The Nominating Committee selected the following candidates for trustee to be voted on March 19, 2009:

District 2:
Dan Gehret resides at 6101 Cohee Road, North Star, in Wabash Township, Darke County, and has been a member of Darke Rural Electric Cooperative for 23 years. He has served as chairman of the Darke Rural Electric Cooperative Operation Roundup and also has served on the Darke Rural Electric Cooperative Nominating Committee for approximately 15 years. Dan and his wife, Amy, have one son. He is employed by Spring Creek Building Supply and also is engaged in farming. Dan grain farms 350 acres and also has livestock. The Gehrets are members of the St. Louis Catholic Church in North Star. Dan currently serves as president of the Holy Name Society.

Scott Smith resides at 14304 Mangen Road, Yorkshire in Wabash Township, Darke County, and has been a member of the cooperative for 10 years. He currently is employed as an assistant sales manager at the Green Tokai Company in Brookville and is a part-time farmer raising sheep and lambs. Scott is the head swim coach for the YMCA of Darke County. He and his wife, Debra, have three children and they attend the St. Louis Church in North Star.

District 6:
Jack Kitchel resides at 9568 Pence- Shewman Rd., New Paris, in Monroe Township, Preble County, and has been a member of Darke Rural Electric Cooperative for 44 years. Jack has served on the Board of Trustees for 24 years, currently serving as president. He is retired from Color Box in Richmond, IN, where he was a sales service assistant. Jack owns and operates a 400-acre grain farm. He is a member of the United Methodist Church in Eldorado, and is a member of the Ohio Farm Bureau. Jack and his wife, Jean, have four children and seven grandchildren.

Robert Weireter resides at 591 Wikel Road, West Manchester, in Monroe Township, Preble County. He has been a member of the cooperative for four years. Robert is retired from Baxter Corporation where he was a machinist for research and development of medical products. Robert and his late wife, Linda, became foster parents through Focus on You after his retirement. He has continued in the foster parent program after the passing of his wife in July. He has four grown children, 16 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.