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Sonja M Cox

President & · Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative INC

President & at Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative INC. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 3 organizations on the Form 990 record.

Ambiguous identity This name matches 1 other individual we could not verify as the same person. Each is kept as a separate record below — treat them as distinct people unless an explicit match is confirmed.
Organizations
3
Roles reported
3
Reported compensation
$967K
Others who share this name
1

Who this is

Profile

Everything on the left is verified from the IRS filings. The biography on the right is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as President & of Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative INC, based in Hughesville, MD.
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Received $967K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as President & of Southern Maryland Elec Cooperative, uncompensated.
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Also listed as Vice Preside of Smeco Charitable Foundation INC, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

President and CEO of Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) since 2020. Board trustee and recent chair of College of Southern Maryland.

CPA licensed in Maryland.

Compiled from public web sources (4 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

Real tenure, career, and education — from public web sources, what you need to vet a founder or leader beyond the filing window.

Tenure here
SMECO since 1999; CEO since 2020; CSM trustee 2019–present
Education
  • B.S. in Accounting from University of Maryland University College
  • MBA in Finance from Johns Hopkins University

Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative INC President & · $542.5M revenue · Hughesville, MDSafe and effective distribution of electricity to the members of Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative.pay $412K → $967KFiled FY2024, FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$967Kreported comp
Southern Maryland Elec Cooperative President & · $874K revenue · Hughesville, MDTHE TRUST PROVIDES WORKER'S COMPENSATION BENEFITS THROUGH SELF AND EXCESS COVERAGE INSURANCE, AS SPECIFIED BY THE COURT AND/OR OTHER AUTHORITIES, TO…Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
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Smeco Charitable Foundation INC Vice Preside · $85K revenue · Hughesville, MDTO SERVE AS THE CONDUIT FOR SMECO'S CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES BY APPLYING ITS INCOME FROM VARIOUS EVENTS (GOLF TOURNAMENTS, WALKATHONS, BIKE RIDES AND…Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Sonja M Cox

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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Sonja M Cox 1 organization · Corinth, TXAssociation of Large Distribution Cooperatives

Network

Serves alongside

Other officers, directors & key employees at this person's organizations, by latest reported compensation.

M
Sr VP & Counsel · FY2022
$587K
J
Sr VP & CIO · FY2022
$484K
C
Sr VP & Csio · FY2023
$459K
B
Sr VP & CFO · FY2024
$415K
R
Sr VP & COO · FY2024
$400K
C
Sr VP & CHRO · FY2024
$383K
D
VP Legal Aff · FY2024
$351K
A
President & CEO · FY2020
$315K
C
Elec Ops Dir · FY2021
$276K
E
VP Rates & E · FY2024
$276K
J
VP Transm E& · FY2024
$266K
T
VP Govt. & P · FY2024
$254K

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