The Power of Connections

Doug Tracy and members of the CREC Board of Directors break ground on the new headquarters building in 2019.

president at the time. “We are confident in Doug’s abilities to provide great leadership to our members and our staff. We know he will work hard to continue our mission to keep our rates affordable and provide reliable service to our members.” Tracy’s tenure with Cuivre River Electric began when he joined the cooperative in 2003 as manager of administration following the retirement of longtime employee Ray Heald. A few years later, his responsibilities expanded to include the establishment and management of a department of information technology. Since ascending to the position of CEO, Tracy’s priorities have included keeping electric service affordable and reliable while leveraging available technologies to enhance member services. His achievements include guiding the transition to a new

“When I look at my list of duties . . . I try to boil every decision down to two things: taking care of members and taking care of employees. If I can do both, most of the rest of it will fall into place.” —Doug Tracy

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