CAEC Appoints New Board Member

Central Alabama Electric Cooperative appointed Elmore County resident, Mark S. Presnell, Sr., to the Board of Trustees, representing District 2 , a position formerly held by the late Don Whorton. Presnell has lived in Elmore County since 1962. He is an entrepreneur, establishing Mark’s Service Center and Body Shop, Inc. in 1985. In addition to his automotive repair and paint and body shop, he owns and manages a sixty-two unit self-storage business in Wetumpka. “We are pleased to welcome Mark to the board,” said Chase Riddle, Chairman of the Board. “As a private business owner for over 25 years, Mark understands the importance in providing quality and reliable service to customers.”   Riddle stated that the process to name Trustee Whorton’s replacement following his death included a board committee reviewing 3,600 names of members living in District 2, issuing letters of invitation to more than a dozen individuals to determine their interest in serving on the board and then conducting interviews. Presnell has served on multiple local boards and committees, including Wetumpka Area Chamber of Commerce, past president; Wetumpka Lions Club, past president and current secretary; Colonial Bank, past board member; Wetumpka Planning Board, past chairman; City of Wetumpka Industrial Development Board, past board member; and Hohenburg Field Stadium Foundation Committee, past board member. He and his wife Cindy reside in Elmore County, just north of Wetumpka and they are members of Mulder Memorial United Methodist Church in Redland. They have one son, Mark Jr. who is married to the former Andrea Haynes of Wetumpka, and one granddaughter, Marlee Sanders Presnell.