First State Bank of St. Charles, MO, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dan L. Brown as the newest Director of the First State Bank of St. Charles Board of Directors.  Brown, general manager and CEO of Cuivre River Electric Cooperative, has been with the Cooperative since 1971 and has remained an active community leader in the St. Charles County area.

Brown was promoted to Lake Saint Louis Branch Manager in December 1982, and became General Manager / CEO in January 1991.

During Brown’s tenure, the Cooperative has grown from 8,000 members in 1971, to more than 59,000 members today. Under his leadership, the Cooperative has consistently received high marks for member satisfaction. Since becoming a Touchstone Energy® Cooperative in 2002, the cooperative has also received Annual Customer Satisfaction Index scores of 87-90, which rank among the highest in the industry.

Brown also championed the foundation of the Cuivre River Electric Community Trust, which has provided more than $3 million in grants to assist local communities and families through the Cooperative’s Operation Round Up program.

Brown is actively involved in the local community, presently serving as president of the national Touchstone Energy® Cooperative Board of Directors, and as a board member of the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives (AMEC), AMEC Legislative Committee, Central Electric Power Cooperative, Inc., Rural Electric Resource Council, and St. Charles Community College Foundation.

Brown is a Rotarian and a member of the Lake Saint Louis Ambassadors.

Brown graduated from Clopton High School in Clarksville, Missouri, and Moberly Junior College in Moberly, Missouri. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Missouri, Columbia.  Following college, he served in the U.S. Army, including a tour of duty in Vietnam.