(LISTEN): Boone Electric general manager Todd Culley appears on 939 the Eagle's "CEO Roundtable"

Columbia-based Boone Electric Cooperative has about 30,000 members in Boone as well as Audrain, Callaway, Howard, Monroe and Randolph counties. Boone Electric Cooperative was incorporated in June 1936 during the Great Depression. It was Missouri’s first rural electric cooperative. By 1937, they served 140 members in rural Boone County. Boone Electric general manager and chief executive officer Todd Culley joined host Fred Parry in-studio for the hour Saturday on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable” program. Mr. Culley tells listeners that Boone Electric now has about 30,000 members and 36,000 meters, saying they are primarily a distribution cooperative. Boone Electric have nine directors. It was formed during the Rural Electrification Administration (REA) under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Some old-timers still use the term REA today. Boone Electric now has 3,200 miles of distribution lines, with 1,400 of those underground. Mr. Culley grew up in Boone County, Indiana, a rural area north of Indianapolis. He tells listeners that Boone Electric has always had a national reputation. Mr. Culley has been in the position for about 18 years. He replaced Roger Clark and Bob Alderson before him. Mr. Alderson served as Boone Electric’s chief executive officer from 1977 to 2000, one of the longest-serving CEOs in Boone Electric history. Mr. Parry and Mr. Culley also discussed the June 18 food truck frenzy during the one-hour interview. The food truck frenzy will take place at Boone Electric headquarters on Rangeline: