After 47 years serving on the Mountain View Electric Association Board of Directors, B.D. ìBudî Paddock announced his retirement at the October MVEA board meeting. When Paddock was appointed to the board to fill a vacant position in 1971, MVEA was only 30 years old.ìIt went by so fast, but it is time to pass the torch,î Paddock said. ìWhen I started on the board, I was familiar with co-ops as my family owned a ranch in the area. A friend of mine really wanted me to fill the position. I said I would give it a try.îPaddock embraced the position by not only serving as an MVEA board member, but, for 27 years, he was involved in power delivery throughout Colorado by serving as a member and past president of the Colorado Rural Electric Association Board of Directors. He also served as MVEA board vice president from 1988 through 2014.As a dedicated elected official serving MVEAís co-op members, Paddock has been instrumental in developing programs that support the economic development of rural communities as well as energy efficient and renewable energy programs.When asked what he remembers most about his career, Paddock said, ìIt is the people that we serve and the employees that I have met and worked with that have made it memorable.îPaddock will officially retired from the MVEA Board of Directors at the end of 2017.
