Learn more Got it! Management QUICK NAVIGATION CEO • VP, Power Delivery • VP & CFO • VP, Generation • VP, Member Relations • VP, Special Projects • Senior Manager, Legal & Regulatory Compliance • Senior Manager, Information & Security • Senior Manager, Human Relations Gary R. Roulet CEO Gary Roulet, a longtime WFEC employee, has served as Chief Executive Officer for the past 17 years. Roulet, who has more than 46 years of executive, managerial, supervisory, and technical experience with WFEC, began his career with the generation and transmission cooperative in 1974. Roulet currently serves in various capacities of utility industry organizations and boards, including on the ACES Power Marketing Board of Managers, the Southwestern Power Resources Board, Vice President of the Board of the Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives (OAEC), chair of the OAEC Steering Committee in place of the Board of the Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives, and the Board of the Fort Cobb Reservoir Master Conservancy District. In the past, he has served on numerous boards and committees, both industry-related and within the Anadarko community. Roulet has a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting, with a minor in Computer Science, from Southwestern Oklahoma State University. Roulet and his wife, Gail, reside in a rural area near Newcastle. They have two daughters and one grandson. Ron Cunningham EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, POWER DELIVERY & TECHNOLOGY Ron Cunningham, Executive Vice President, Power Delivery, began his employment with WFEC in 1974. He worked in various positions within the Accounting and Finance department, including the position of department manager. In 1995, Cunningham was promoted to senior management, where he served in several positions, including chief financial officer, general manager of Corporate Services, treasurer and financial risk officer and general manager of Transmission and Distribution Services, prior to his current role. A graduate of Gracemont High School, Cunningham earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Southwestern Oklahoma State University and a Master of Arts degree from the University of Oklahoma and is a Leadership Oklahoma, Class XIV graduate. Cunningham is also a past president of the Generation & Transmission (G&T) Accounting and Finance Association. He and his wife, Karen, live in Norman. They have two daughters and four grandchildren. Jane Lafferty VICE PRESIDENT & CFO Jane Lafferty, Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, has over 36 years of experience with WFEC, beginning her career in 1984 after working in the banking and audit industries. Lafferty’s current responsibilities include general and property accounting, finance, treasury, tax, external audits, budget, procurement, inventory and warehousing. Lafferty has also had positions within WFEC as a budget analyst and manager of Financial Services. She is a member of the G&T Accounting & Finance Association and previously served as president and as a member of the Accounting Committee of this group. Lafferty is also a member of the Association for Financial Professionals. A graduate of Mangum High School, she has a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Oklahoma State University. She, and her husband, Bill, reside in Anadarko. They have a son and a daughter and two grandsons. Gary Gilleland VICE PRESIDENT, GENERATION Gary Gilleland, Vice President, Generation, has been with WFEC for over 13 years, and has over 42 years of experience in the generation industry. He has served as a board member for numerous organizations, including the Fort Cobb Water Conservancy Board, the Texas Tech Advisory Board and the Chamber of Commerce. Gilleland received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Texas Tech. He and his wife, Amy, reside in Elgin. They have three daughters and seven granddaughters. Mark Faulkenberry VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING & MEMBER RELATIONS Mark Faulkenberry, Vice President, Member Relations & Marketing, a longtime employee in the cooperative industry, was promoted to his current role in April 2018. Prior to this appointment, he served as Senior Manager, Member Relations and Manager of Marketing and Communication at WFEC. Faulkenberry came to WFEC by way of one of its distribution cooperatives, Alfalfa Electric Cooperative, where he served as Manager of Engineering and Key Accounts for over 15 years. With an additional 20+ years of experience at WFEC, Faulkenberry has a combined total of over 35 years of experience in the electric utility industry. Faulkenberry graduated from Oklahoma State University, with a degree in Agriculture Engineering Technology. He was a member of Leadership Oklahoma (LOK) - Class 21. Faulkenberry and his wife, Yvonne, reside in the Mustang Area. David Sonntag VICE PRESIDENT, SPECIAL PROJECTS David Sonntag, Vice President, Special Projects, began his career with WFEC in 2000. He worked at the Hugo Plant as a plant engineer, operations superintendent, and eventually plant manager. For a few years, he relocated to WFEC’s headquarters to serve as manager, generation engineering, before returning to the Hugo Plant in 2011 to serve as plant manager. In 2018, Sonntag was promoted to a senior management position and relocated to WFEC’s headquarters. Responsibilities in his current role are corporate planning, resource planning, regional market planning, and transmission and distribution engineering. Sonntag earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland at College Park. He and his wife, Shontell, live in Moore and have two daughters. Matt Caves SENIOR MANAGER, LEGAL & REGULATORY COMPLIANCE Matt Caves was promoted to the position of Senior Manager, Legal and Regulatory Compliance in April 2018. Prior to this role, he served as Manager for Legal and Regulatory Compliance and as the WFEC Compliance Officer. Caves began his career with WFEC in 2014 after nearly 15 years as a State regulatory attorney and working in private practice specializing in corporate environmental issues. Current responsibilities include serving as senior management for environmental, health and safety and serving as the Compliance Officer for NERC compliance. Caves also focuses on contracting and managing the cooperative’s legal issues and outside legal resources. He also serves as WFEC’s representative on the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) Markets and Operations Policy Committee (MOPC), is currently serving a three-year term on the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Program Advisory Council (MRO CMEP) and was appointed to the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Air Quality Advisory Council (AQAC) as the electric utility representative. Caves earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Ecology from Oklahoma State University and a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Oklahoma, College of Law, where he spent a semester studying European Economic Law at the University of Oxford, Queen’s College. He and his wife, Jamie, live near Amber and have two sons. Michael Meason SENIOR MANAGER, INFORMATION & SECURITY Michael Meason, Senior Manager, Information and Security, was promoted to his current role in June 2018. Meason began his career at WFEC in 2009 as a Senior Network Engineer and also served as the Manager of Technical Services. Meason has over 20 years of experience in enterprise information technology and cybersecurity within the Financial Services sector and the Electric Utility Industry. His areas of influence include information technology (IT), operational technology (OT), telecommunications engineering, network engineering/operations, and cybersecurity. Meason earned a Bachelor of Science Computer Information Systems from Cameron University, and an Master of Science, Telecommunications Management from Oklahoma State University, and an Master of Business Administration from the University of Oklahoma. Meason is a lifetime member of Leadership Oklahoma Class 32. He and his wife, Lea, reside near Cyril and have two daughters. Rodney Palesano SENIOR MANAGER, HUMAN RESOURCES Rodney Palesano currently serves in the role of Senior Manager, Human Resources. He has been at WFEC over 25 years. He has more than 20 years of WFEC experience in Human Resources, a couple of years of Resource Planning, and about 5 years of Safety & Training. Palesano holds a Bachelor of Science in Fire Protection & Safety Engineering Technology from Oklahoma State University. He also took advantage of WFEC’s education reimbursement program to obtain a Master of Arts degree in Organizational Management, graduating in 2000. Palesano’s current responsibilities include administration of the health and retirement plans (medical, dental, life insurance, retirement security plan, 401(k) plans, short- and long-term disability plans), Property & Casualty insurance plans, compensation, payroll, recruitment, employment regulations related compliance and HR functions. Palesano has participated and held officer positions on multiple Boards, focus groups and industry related organizations to promote WFEC and community interests. He actively participates in opportunities to provide input and direction to NRECA to offer effective heath, retirement, and compensation programs. He and his wife, Michelle, reside in Chickasha and have one daughter and one son. HEADQUARTERS 701 NE 7th Anadarko, OK 73005 405-247-3351 This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer. To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. 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