Jose Solar
District 2
Jose “Joe” Solar became a member of Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) in 2014. He has served as District 2 Board Director since January 2019. At the September 2023 District 2 meeting, members in attendance recommended Solar to continue representing them for a three-year term. Solar attained the Credentialed Cooperative Director Certificate in 2019, a recognized measurement of competency on key current issues, through course work offered by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.
Solar, retired, served as the store manager for TGY Corporation for 28 years and Family Dollar for another seven.
Solar has displayed the commitment to community important to becoming a board member. He was the president of the Knights of Columbus council while residing in Farmington, New Mexico and currently serves as president of the finance committee at St. Margaret Mary Church, is a teacher for the church’s religious class, the Deputy Grand Knight for the Knights of Columbus council, and volunteers his time working at St. Vincent de Paul of Bullhead City.
In 2001, Solar received an Associate of Arts degree in business management from San Juan College in Farmington. While there, he also studied microeconomics and marketing.
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November 21, 2019
MEC Board President Joe Anderson presents board member Joe Solar with his accredited Credentialed Cooperative Director Certificate. The certificate is a recognized measurement of competency on key current issues attained through course work offered by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.