Co-op Leadership Team

Pat Lindley was born and raised in Mount Vernon, TX and attended Mt. Vernon High School. He also owned and operated a dairy in Mt. Vernon for 33 years. Presently, he is the owner and operator of a beef cattle ranch. He is also a current board director for the First National Bank of Mount Vernon. Over the years, he has also served his community as a director on the Mount Vernon Independent School Board and as a member of the Franklin County Appraisal Board. Importantly, in the electric cooperative industry, he has also been elected and served on the boards of several Generation and Transmission Cooperatives. Currently, he serves on the boards of Northeast Texas Electric Cooperative, East Texas Electric Cooperative and Tex-La Electric Cooperative. He has acted as a WCEC Board Member since 1978, and during that time has served in the officer’s position of Vice President and his current role of President. During his WCEC board tenure he achieved the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s highest certification of Credentialed Cooperative Director (CCD), which demonstrates understanding and competencies in five core areas of cooperative governance. Parents of two children and four grandchildren, Pat and his wife Judy reside in Mount Vernon where they attend the First Baptist Church of Mount Vernon.

Lewis Young is a lifelong Texan and was born in Van Zandt County. He graduated from Prairie Creek High School and attended Texas College in Tyler, TX, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree. Mr. Young had a career of distinction as a Texas educator retiring after 36 years from the Canton Independent School District where he taught middle school reading. He also served as secretary/treasurer of R.P.M. Water Supply Corporation for 35 years. Lewis also served his country in the United States Army. He has acted as a WCEC Board Member since 1981 and is currently the Secretary/Treasurer. During his WCEC board tenure he achieved the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s highest certification of Credentialed Cooperative Director (CCD), which demonstrates understanding and competencies in five core areas of cooperative governance. He and his wife Clotene are the parents of two children and three grandchildren and they reside near Ben Wheeler, TX. They are very active in the Prairie Creek CME Church, where Mr. Young is a steward.

Cathy Roberts is a native-born Texan (Victoria, TX) and spent her pre-school years in Edna, moving to Mineola while in elementary school. She graduated from Mineola High School and received her Bachelor’s in Food and Nutrition from North Texas University and attained her Master’s Degree in Public Health Nutrition from Columbia University Teachers College. For over 30 years she worked as a Closer and President of Don Roberts Abstract & Title Company. Since selling the title company, she is an assistant at her husband’s Quitman law practice. Cathy has been a WCEC board member since 1991, and during that tenure has achieved National Rural Electric Cooperative Association's highest certification of Credentialed Cooperative Director (CCD), which demonstrates understanding and competencies in five core areas of cooperative governance. She and her husband Richard have two children and one grandson, and reside in Quitman where she attends the First United Methodist Church.

Burke Bullock was born in Tyler, TX and is a lifelong East Texas resident. He graduated from Pickton High School and attended and obtained both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s from East Texas State University. He served the community for over thirty years as an agriculture teacher at Winnsboro High School and after retirement acted as a Hopkins County Commissioner for two terms. For 15 years, Burke was also a Winnsboro Volunteer Firefighter. Since 1969 he has owned and operated a successful Dairy. He also currently serves his community as the President of the Cornersville Water Supply. Burke has been a WCEC board member since 1992, and during that tenure he achieved the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s highest certification of Credentialed Cooperative Director (CCD), which demonstrates understanding and competencies in five core areas of cooperative governance. He and his wife Sue are the parents of four children and twelve grandchildren and they reside in Winnsboro and attend the Pine Street Baptist Church in Winnsboro.

Kenneth Langley was was born in Tyler, TX, and raised in Red Springs. He attended Winona Independent School District from first through twelfth grades, followed by studies at Tyler Junior College and the National Fire Academy. Kenneth was a career firefighter, serving with the Tyler Fire Department where he achieved the rank of Captain before retiring after over 30 years of service. He also owned and operated two businesses - Ken’s Country Store and Red Springs Feed, both in Red Springs.

Over the years, he has served his community as both a director and president of the Winona Independent School Board. For over 20 years he has served as a board member of Sand Flat Water Supply, where he is currently the Secretary/Treasurer. He is a past board member of the Smith County Jr. Livestock Show and a lifetime member and committeeman of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. He and his wife of over 40 years, Rosie, reside on their working cattle ranch near Red Springs and are members of Cross Brand Cowboy Church in Tyler. They have three children and 8 grandchildren.

Brent Glenn is a lifelong and proud member of a fourth generation Yantis, TX family. He graduated from Yantis High School and attended East Texas State University, which is now Texas A&M Commerce. He has owned and operated a successful dairy since 1976. He also owns and operates Glenn Cattle Company, which specializes in back grounding feeder cattle and cow and calf operations. He has served as a WCEC Board Member since 2002 and during that tenure he achieved the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s highest certification of Credentialed Cooperative Director (CCD), which demonstrates understanding and competencies in five core areas of cooperative governance. Parents of two sonsand one grandchild, Brent and his wife Diane, reside today on the Yantis homestead that his great grandfather settled in the early 1800’s. They attend the First Baptist Church of Yantis.

Jane Roberson is a native Texan and lifelong resident of Grand Saline. She graduated from Grand Saline High School and attended Tyler Junior College. She received her Bachelor's degree in education from the University of Texas at Austin. Jane was an early childhood education teacher for more than 20 years. She worked both at Grand Saline ISD and Mineola ISD, retiring in 2014. Jane has been a WCEC board member since 1993, and during that tenure she has achieved the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s highest certification of Credentialed Cooperative Director (CCD), which demonstrates understanding and competencies in five core areas of cooperative governance. Jane has one daughter, son-in-law, and two grandchildren.