William L. Allen
Board Member | District 5
Email: wla@windstream.net
- Bill has been the District 5 HILCO representative since June 2004. He has served in various capacities in and around his community, having been a school board trustee for the Whitney I.S.D. along with being a current member of the Advisory Committee for the White Bluff Property Owners Association and currently being a member of the Protective Services Committee and a volunteer of the WB volunteer fire department. He also serves on the Board of San Miguel Electric Cooperative, a power supplier for HILCO.
- He is a graduate from The University of Texas in Austin , having received a Bachelor of Business Administration. He is licensed as a Certified Flight Instructor and has both owned and operated small business and ranching concerns.
- In his position as a HILCO director, he has continued his education, having completed the course requirements for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association's Credentialed Director Certificate (CCD). The courses included:
- Directors Duties and Liabilities
- Understanding the Electric Business
- Board Roles and Relationships
- Strategic Planning
- Understanding Financial Planning
- Credentialed Cooperative Director Certification
- In addition to the above certification courses, leadership courses completed to earn the NRECA Leadership Certification included:
- The Role of the Board Chair in Conducting Effective Meetings
- Cooperative Communications and Public Opinion - The Directors Perspective
- Creating a Political Action Plan: The Board's Role
- When Disaster Strikes - Continuity Management and Emergency Response Planning for Directors
- Appraising and Compensating the CEO
- Understanding the New World of Power Supply
- Effective Boards - Why Some Succeed and Some Fail
- The Role of Renewables in Power Supply
- Energy Efficiency, Conservation & Demand Response in Today's Cooperatives
- Capital Credits: Legal and Financial Issues
- Board Leadership Certification from NRECA