Kent County

Olin Davis was appointed to the Choptank Electric Board of Directors in November of 1989. Olin serves on the Board as the representative of Kent County and has previously served as Chairman of the Board. 

Olin has lived on the Choptank Electric Co-op lines for over 50 years and his family has been involved with the co-op since its early days. Davis has completed the NRECA Director’s Training, the Credentialed Cooperative Director’s Program, as well as achieving the Board Leadership Certification.  

Olin was elected in 2020 to represent electric cooperatives from Maryland on the Board of the National Rural Electric Cooperatives Association. He previously has served as Chairman of the Board of the Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives.

Davis holds a B.S. in Agriculture from the University of Maryland. He has previously served as president of the Kent County Farm Bureau, Associate Director for the Kent Soil and Water Conservation District, and a member of the Shrewsbury Parish near Kennedyville.  

Davis, along with his brother, Allen, own and operate Rich Levels Grain, Inc and Rich Levels Poultry LLC., producing grain and poultry on the family farm near the village of Sassafras. He lives on the farm with his wife, and they have three grown children, Brett, Anne, and Chris. Davis said he “considers it a privilege to serve on the Choptank board.”