2016 Board of Directors of National Rural Development Organization Elected

    HAYS, KS, December 12, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The National Rural Economic Developers Association (NREDA) has unanimously elected Nicole M. Pfannenstiel to the Board of Directors during the organization's annual membership meeting held during the 2015 NREDA Annual Conference in Denver, CO for a three year term. She will assume the role on January 1st.

Nikki Pfannenstiel joined Sunflower Electric Power Corporation in 1997 and has served as the manager of member services since 2012. She has approximately 20 years of rural development experience, 10 years of leadership development and facilitation experience, and is currently working on her Certified Key Account Executive certification. Nikki has been successful in securing funds from the Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant program to support projects for Sunflower's member distribution cooperatives. She most recently served on the Touchstone Energy Business Development Advisory Committee and is a past recipient of the Touchstone Energy Brand Champion award. Nikki currently serves on the executive committees for the western Kansas Rural Economic Development Alliance and the Heartland Community Foundation. Nikki serves on the NREDA Grassroots Advocacy Committee and conducted strategic planning for NREDA in 2014.

"All NREDA activities are designed to help members succeed in meeting the diverse economic development objectives and challenges faced by local, regional and statewide economic developers and the rural communities they serve," said NREDA President Rand Fisher. "The Association supports its members and their economic development allies with networking and educational publications, a comprehensive annual conference, and advanced economic development education workshops and webinars." Fisher continues, "We are very pleased to have Nicole M. Pfannenstiel join the Board of Directors to serve the members around strategic issues.

About NREDA
NREDA is an organization of 280 economic development professionals focused upon the issues and opportunities of rural America. It is dedicated to meeting the unique needs of its membership through ongoing education and networking programs, while serving as an information source and conduit for developers, site selectors and existing/prospective businesses to NREDA members and the areas they serve. For more information about NREDA visit http://www.nreda.org or contact NREDA headquarters at (515) 284-1421.

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