District 1
Suzanne (Swango) Parmer | Incumbent
Suzanne resides on 400 N in Greensburg with her husband Mark. They have two children, Cole and Sidney. She is a graduate of North Decatur High School and IUPUI. Suzanne has been the co-franchisee/owner of the H&R Block offices in Southeastern Indiana for over 20 years, where she currently serves as the office manager and senior tax preparer of the Greensburg office. Suzanne has served on the Eli Lilly Scholarship, Decatur County Community Scholarship Foundation, Krista Eldridge Scholarship, St. Catherine of Sienna Parish Council and Finance Committees. She is the current District 1 Director, serving two terms along with completing the Credentialed Cooperative Director Program. Additionally, Suzanne is a member of St. Catherine of Sienna church, executive officer for Home Builders Association of Southeastern Indiana, and a member of North Branch golf course.
Suzanne is committed to continuing her service with Decatur County REMC to ensure decisions are made in the best interest of its members. She has upheld and will continue to uphold a strong fiduciary responsibility, keeping owners informed about changes that may impact the reliability and affordability of REMC services. Her favorite part of being a Decatur County REMC member is belonging to a member-owned cooperative.
Sam Shirk
Sam resides on 500 N in Greensburg with his wife, Shannon, and their daughter. A graduate of North Decatur, he earned a bachelor’s degree in Agri-Business Management from Purdue University. Sam is a 4th-generation farmer, now in his 23rd year of growing corn and soybeans. He and his family attend First Christian Church.
Sam wants to serve Decatur County REMC because he cares about his community and wants to make it better. He wants REMC to continue to provide essential services at affordable prices and be able to support the staff and their efforts to provide outstanding service.
His qualifications to serve Decatur County REMC are being a small business owner with a business background, taking great care in having financial numbers accurate and treating others the way he would like to be treated.
District 2
Michael Dora
Michael resides at Lake Santee with his wife Denise. He studied Ag Econ and Animal Science at Purdue University. Michael also studied to become an advanced EMT and holds a commercial applicators license. He has 42 years’ experience in production agriculture, with four years as State Director of USDA Rural Development under President Trump. In addition, Michael is a State Trustee on the Board at Ivy Teach Community College, serving on the Search Committee to hire a new President for Ivy Tech. He is also an active member at Indian Creek Christian Church.
Michael wants to serve Decatur County REMC because he would very much like to share his broad knowledge of agricultural and rural development with the team at REMC and help hold down the cost of energy. He is also interested in safe and reliable electricity at a cost all can afford.
His qualifications to serve Decatur County REMC are having a large business background with 5,000 crop acres, 800+ sows, and 500 cattle, working cohesively with others on a team, and working with many REMCs across the state helping them apply for internet service grants.
Carl Riedeman | Incumbent
Carl resides on 120 E in Greensburg. He is a life-long farmer in Decatur County.
Carl has been a member of the DCREMC Board of Directors for the past six years.
I would like to thank the members for voting me to the position. My first and top priority, if reelected, is to represent the members of the DCREMC. I will continue to work for the members on ALL ISSUES, including having true transparency on ALL aspects of the DCREMC. I also believe the bylaws, and policies of the DCREMC should benefit the members of the DCREMC, as much as they benefit the corporate part of DCREMC.
