District 1

John Hackman has served as a director for Jackson County REMC since 2010 and is completing his fifth term on the board. Before his election, he was an active member of the REMC Election and Credentials Committee for several years. He is also a National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) Credentialed Cooperative Director (CCD). 

A Brownstown Central High School graduate, Hackman is a full-time grain farmer and lifelong resident of Jackson County. He farms alongside his son, Caleb, and his family. Hackman and his wife, Tammi, live in the Wegan neighborhood of Grassy Fork Township. They have four children and five grandchildren. They are active members of Trinity Lutheran Church in Vallonia, where Hackman has served in various leadership roles. 

Ian Anderson

Ian Anderson is a lifelong resident of Jackson County. He lives with his wife, Kourtney, and their two-year-old daughter, Emma. Anderson is a 2015 graduate of Brownstown Central High School and earned his degree from Vincennes University in 2017. 

He works at Brownstown Electric Supply and previously worked at Goecker Building Supply. Anderson attends Driftwood Christian Church and enjoys golfing, hunting, fishing, camping, and spending quality time with his family. 

District 4

Paul Elliott has served as a director since 2007 and is completing his sixth term on the board.  

Elliott was born and raised in Washington County. He and his wife, Kathryn, have one son, and the family resides in Franklin Township near the community of South Boston. They attend Scottsburg United Methodist Church. Elliott is a graduate of East Washington High School. He earned bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in engineering from Purdue University. He is a licensed engineer and owner of ASET Services, an engineering and consulting service for sports floors. He is also a farmer, involved in cattle and hay production. 

Chad Fitzpatrick

Chad Fitzpatrick lives in Pekin, Indiana, where he has resided for about 20 years with his wife, Rebecca. They have one son, Stefan. Fitzpatrick has also lived in Louisville, Kentucky, New Albany, Indiana, and was stationed in Jacksonville, Florida, during his time in the U.S. Navy. 

He earned a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from the University of Louisville and has been employed at Fortna, formerly Material Handling Systems Equipment, for 22 years. 

Fitzpatrick attends Southeast Christian Church in Jeffersonville, Indiana, and is a retired member of the U.S. Navy Reserve, having completed his service in 2017. 

District 7

Curt Wischmeier has served as a director since 2013 and is completing his fourth term on the board. He is also a NRECA CCD-certified director.  

Wischmeier is a lifelong resident of Jackson County. He and his wife, Mary Ellen, reside in the Sauers neighborhood in Washington Township. They have three children and nine grandchildren. They are members of St. John Lutheran Church at Sauers, where Wischmeier has served on several boards and committees. He is a graduate of Seymour High School and a retired farmer who maintained a cow-calf herd, raised grain, and hay crops. He is a member of the Jackson County Plan Commission and Jackson County Farm Bureau, Inc. 

John Thomas

John Thomas lives in the Dudleytown area near Seymour, Indiana, where he has resided since 1990 with his wife, Patty. They have two children, Luke and Nicole. Before moving to Seymour, John lived in Brazil, Indiana. 

He graduated from Brazil High School and holds a bachelor’s degree from Indiana State University. Thomas retired after 27 years of service with the Seymour Fire Department. 

He is a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Seymour and remains an active part of his community.