Heartland is governed by a ten-member board of directors, each elected to represent a designated subdivision within Heartland's service territory. Directors are elected in the general election for terms of six years.

Heartland's original nine subdivisions were established in 1969 and include virtually all rural areas of the 36 counties in eastern South Dakota. Subdivision 10 is made up of the cities of Groton, Madison and Volga, South Dakota. These cities later elected to be annexed into the district.

Our board functions in the best interest of our customers and emphasizes reliable and economical generation and delivery systems. Heartland's board has the ultimate decision making authority for rates and power supply. Board meetings take place at Heartland's headquarters on the second Tuesday of each month and are open to the public.

Dan O'Connor President Subdivision 2 Clay, Union & Yankton Counties	Merlin VanWalleghen Vice President Subdivision 7 Aurora, Brule, Charles Mix, Davison & Sanborn Counties	Jerry Micheel Secretary Subdivision 6 Beadle, Clark, Hanson, Kingsbury, Miner, & McCook Counties
Dave Westbrock Treasurer Subdivision 10 Cities of Groton, Madison & Volga	Ed Lamers Assistant Secretary/Treasurer Subdivision 5 Day, Grant, Marshall & Roberts Counties	Roger Fritz Subdivision 9 Brookings, Codington, Deuel & Hamlin Counties
Mark Joffer Subdivision 1 Bon Homme, Douglas, Hutchinson & Turner Counties	Larry Nielson Subdivision 3 Brown, Buffalo, Hand, Hyde, Jerauld & Spink Counties	Lisa Rave Subdivision 8 Lake, Minnehaha & Moody Counties
Robert Skjonsberg Subdivision 4 Lincoln County