PARKER, Pa., May 10, 2010 – Central Electric Cooperative’s (CEC) board of directors is pleased to welcome its new CEO and General Manager, Matthew Boshaw. “We believe that we have found, in Matt, a leader who is not only very qualified, but will be committed to our members and their needs: providing affordable and reliable electric service,” says James Burd, president of the board of directors.
Matt has almost 20 years of experience in the electric utility industry, both in a large urban electric utility and a small rural one. He was employed at Central Lincoln People’s Utility District, an electric distribution utility on Oregon’s coast, since 1998 where he served as distribution engineering and operations manager and acting general manager. During his career Matt was also employed for several years at Commonwealth Edison Company in Chicago where he held positions including project engineer, reliability planner, and emergency restoration of power coordinator.
Matt holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Technological University where he also played defensive end and linebacker for the football team. He and his wife Lori have two sons: Ryan, age 20, and Maxwell, age 10. Besides spending time with his family Matt enjoys coaching youth, golf and woodworking, when time allows.
Central Electric is a Touchstone Energy Cooperative serving approximately 25,000 members with over 3,000 miles of distribution lines in portions of Allegheny, Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Forest, Mercer and Venango counties.
