Phone: (804) 346-3344
Association Staff
We are dedicated to supporting member cooperatives through expertise, leadership, and collaboration.
Our team works across key areas including government affairs, safety and training, communications, and member services to strengthen the cooperative network.
With a commitment to service and innovation, the staff ensures that cooperatives have the resources and support they need to serve their communities effectively.
Brian Mosier
President & CEO
(804) 297-3457
bmosier@vmdaec.com
Brian Mosier serves as the CEO of VMDAEC. Mosier has been with the VMDAEC since 2013, originally serving as vice president of government affairs, and later was promoted to vice president of member and government relations. In 2019, he was promoted to chief operating officer. His 30-year career with electric cooperatives began in 1995 with Union Power Cooperative and continued with Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative as vice president of business development. A native of Wilmington, Del., Mosier is a 1989 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where he graduated with a business degree and economics minor and played varsity soccer.
E. Deon Avery
Financial Controller
davery@vmdaec.com
Mary Soulios
Director, Executive Services​
msoulios@vmdaec.com
Sam Brumberg
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs & General Counsel
(804) 297-3459
sbrumberg@vmdaec.com
Sam Brumberg serves as Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and General Counsel. His practice on behalf of rural communities spans over a decade and a half across the fields of energy, environmental protection, broadband and utilities. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Richmond. He received his law degree from William and Mary, where he was the managing editor of the Environmental Law and Policy Review. In 2020, he was nominated and qualified as a candidate for a judgeship on the Virginia State Corporation Commission.
Alex Jones
Director, Regulatory Affairs & Counsel
ajones@vmdaec.com
Kyle Shreve
Vice President, External Affairs
(804) 297-3486
kshreve@vmdaec.com
Kyle has an extensive governmental affairs background that also includes trade association experience including representing the International Dairy Foods Association, Virginia Retail Merchants Association, and the Virginia Association of Health Plans.
Chloe Hodges
Director, Legislative Affairs
chodges@vmdaec.com
Dathie Washington
Administrative Assistant
dwashington@vmdaec.com
Jeff Caldwell
Vice President, Communications
(804) 297-3494
jcaldwell@vmdaec.com
Jeff Caldwell serves as the Vice President of Communications. In his 25+ year career, he served as a communications executive with Virginia state government agencies including the Virginia Department of Transportation, Virginia Department of Health, Virginia Department of Emergency Management, Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority, and as Press Secretary to Governor Bob McDonnell. He also held senior communications roles at private sector companies such as Altria, HCA Healthcare, and Circuit City. He is a double graduate of the University of Richmond, earning his bachelors degree in 1998 and his masters degree in 2017. He lives on a 22-acre Christmas tree farm in Chesterfield County with his wife, Sarah, and enjoys time with their 8 children, tending to a bunch of animals, and in his workshop making rustic furniture and working on antique cars.
Jason Kenney
Director, Strategic Communications
jkenney@vmdaec.com
Tommy Campbell
Digital Producer
tcampbell@vmdaec.com
Laura Emery
Deputy Editor
lemery@vmdaec.com
Sonja Kinney
Advertising Account Representative
skinney@vmdaec.com
John Grott
Director, Creative Services
jgrott@vmdaec.com
Alan Scruggs
Vice President, Safety & Training Services
(804) 297-3491
ascruggs@vmdaec.com
Alan began his cooperative career with Central Virginia Electric Cooperative in 1991 as an apprentice lineman and worked his way through the ranks from apprentice to journeyman lineman. He accepted the position of Division Superintendent in 2002 and was promoted to Manager of Operations in 2010. He began his career with VMDAEC in September 2016 as Vice President of Safety and Training Services. Alan completed the NRECA-Robert I. Kabat Management Internship Program in 2010.
JT Jacobs
Manager, Safety Services
jjacobs@vmdaec.com
Jerone Mabe
Manager, Technical Services
jmabe@vmdaec.com
Rachael Freeman
Director, Safety Training
rfreeman@vmdaec.com
Matt Hathaway
Lead Safety Instructor
mhathaway@vmdaec.com
Wayne Shrader
Safety Instructor
wshrader@vmdaec.com
Jordan Morgan
Safety Instructor
jmorgan@vmdaec.com
Brute Gardner
Instructor
bgardner@vmdaec.com
Thomas Napier
Instructor (P/T)
Bob Wilcox
Instructor (P/T)
Ben Arthur
Lead Mobile Electrical Technician
barthur@vmdaec.com
Aiden Truslow
Lead Mobile Electrical Technician
atruslow@vmdaec.com
James Thompson
Mobile Electrical Technician
jthompson@vmdaec.com
Cody Chappell
Mobile Electrical Technician
cchappell@vmdaec.com
Brandon Burton
Director, Education
bburton@vmdaec.com
Nina Jacobs
Admin Coordinator
njacobs@vmdaec.com