Brian currently serves as executive committee chair and Vice President of the Energy United Board of Directors.
Brian has earned the following credentials from the NRECA:
– BLC (board leadership certificate) Sep 2016
– CCD (Credentialed Cooperative Director) Sep 2014
– Director Gold – Jan 2018
Brian has attended the following training in the past two years:
– Cybersecurity – The Boards oversight role
– Applying Emotional Intelligence in the Board room
– Strategic Technologies and their impact on the cooperative
– Appraising and compensating the CEO
– Coop Bylaws – Guiding Principles and current issues
Brian has served on the EnergyUnited Board of Directors since 2013, representing District 3. Brian and his family have been members of EnergyUnited since 1996 and reside in The Lake Norman area of Mecklenburg County. Brian has been married to his wife Tricia since 1991 and they have two children in the Charlotte area.
Brian earned a bachelor’s degree at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (1990) and a Master’s degree from Kennedy Western University (2003). He is the Chief Operating Officer of The Range Companies, which encompasses The Range at Lake Norman, The Range at Ballantyne, and The Pineville Gun Shop. Sisson is also a member of St. Mark Catholic Church in Huntersville, serving on the Usher Commission and the Crisis Abatement team.
Brian is a former Huntersville, N.C. Town Commissioner (2001-2009) and also served as the town’s Mayor Pro-Tem for four years (2005-2009). Brian served on the Mecklenburg Union Metropolitan Planning Organization from (2002–2009), serving as Vice Chair from 2006–2008. He was on the board of directors for the Lake Norman Chamber from 2002–2007 and returned in 2019 where he currently serves. He has also served on the North Mecklenburg Crime Stoppers since 2020.
Brian has been instrumental on the EnergyUnited Board of Directors in influencing policy change that has made EnergyUnited more efficient. He has also worked with the board to influence instituting Director term limits and making it easier for members who wish to serve in their co-op to run for seats on the Board of Directors. Brian also served on the CEO evaluation committee, selecting the first replacement CEO in the History of EnergyUnited.