Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation
Revenue
$182.2m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$179.6m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$524.1m
$313m liabilities
Net assets
$211.1m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
12
7.9 years on average
Staff
215
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
18
named in Part VII
Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation's network
12 people13 organisationsi12 people and 13 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (12). Violet dotted lines (23) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
12 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 12 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angie Miller | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Bryan Edwards | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Cindy Price | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| David Boone | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| David Eggers | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| James B Lawrence | Asst. Sec-Tr | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| James Young | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jeffrey B Joines | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Johnny Wishon | Vice Preside | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kelly Melton | Sec. Treasur | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mitch Franklin | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Tom Trexler (also filed as Tom Trexler) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
18 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Alan Merck | SVP, COO | since 2018 |
| Amy Crowder | Dir. Financial Str | 2018 |
| Brad Shields | SVP, CTO | since 2018 |
| Crystal Spencer | VP CAO-Elect | 2024 |
| Douglas W Johnson | Exec. VP & CEO | since 2018 |
| Jason Lingle | Dir. Innovat | 2024 |
| Jason Smith | SVP & Cco | since 2023 |
| Julie O'Dell | SVP, CAO | since 2018 |
| John Coffey | SVP, Esg & COO | since 2018 |
| Katie M Woodle | SVP, CFO | since 2018 |
| Michael High | Dir. Eng. Serv. | since 2018 |
| Mikeal Kincaid | Dir. of Oper | 2024 |
| Ralph Seamon | Engineering | 2024 |
| Renee Walker | Dir. of Publ | 2024 |
| Renee Whitener | Dir. of Public Rel | 2018 |
| Robert Kent III | Dir. of Operations | 2018 |
| Sandra Hicks | Dir. Member Serv. | 2018 |
| Tanner Greer | SVP CTO | since 2022 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas W Johnson | CEO Consulta | 40 | $934k | $815k | $77k |
| Katie M Woodle | Exec. VP & C | 40 | $515k | $66k | |
| Alan Merck | SVP, COO | 50 | $468k | $40k | |
| Julie O'dell | SVP, Exec Co | 40 | $347k | $96k | |
| Crystal Spencer | SVP, CAO | 42 | $303k | $81k | |
| Tanner Greer | SVP CTO | 46 | $303k | $80k | |
| Jason Smith | SVP & Cco | 45 | $303k | $104k | |
| Amy Crowder | SVP, CFO | 40 | $292k | $136k | |
| Mike High | VP, COO-Elec | 42 | $252k | $173k | |
| Jason Lingle | Dir. Innovat | 45 | $240k | $60k | |
| Mikeal Kincaid | Dir. of Oper | 45 | $223k | $222k | |
| Renee Walker | Dir. of Publ | 40 | $195k | $99k | |
| Tasha Rountree | Dir. Comm. R | 40 | $193k | $41k | |
| Ralph Seamon | Engineering | 45 | $181k | $53k | |
| Kelly Melton | Sec. Treasur | 8.72 | $37k | ||
| David Eggers | Director | 8.13 | $36k | ||
| James B Lawrence | Asst. Sec-Tr | 4.83 | $36k | ||
| Jeffrey B Joines | President | 6.58 | $34k | ||
| Bryan Edwards | Director | 5.78 | $32k | ||
| Tom Trexler | Director | 1.97 | $32k | ||
| Cindy Price | Director | 6.95 | $32k | ||
| Mitch Franklin | Director | 5.15 | $31k | ||
| Angie Miller | Director | 5.38 | $30k | ||
| David Boone | Director | 2.19 | $26k | ||
| Kelvin Gryder | Director | 3.82 | $22k | ||
| James Young | Director | 9.38 | $14k | ||
| Doug Spell | Director | 5.71 | $11k | $8k | |
| Johnny Wishon | Vice Preside | 4.61 | $10k | $23k |
About
- Legal name
- Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation
- EIN
- 560160075
- Address
- Po Box 112, Lenoir, NC, 28645-0112
- State
- North Carolina
- Mission
- Safe and effective distribution of electricity to the members of blue ridge emc (as filed on the Form 990)
- IRS classification
- 501(c)12 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1936
- Principal officer
- Katie M Woodle (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 1961
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsBryan Edwards
≥8years on the filingsCindy Price
≥8years on the filingsDavid Boone
≥8years on the filingsDavid Eggers
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $524.1m
- Total liabilities
- $313m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $211.1m
- Contributions and grants received
- $11.6m
- Program service revenue
- $163.9m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $34k
- Employees
- 215
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $162m | $159.3m | $2.8m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Bre Members Foundation | Energy assistance | $0 |