W.E. "Ted" Shockley III
W.E."Ted" Shockley III, who lives in Exmore, is a current District 3 board director for A&N Electric Cooperative, and has served on the board since 2020.
Shockley holds a Credentialed Cooperative Director certificate from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. He serves on A&N Electric Cooperative's finance committee and its wage and benefits committee.
Shockley's priorities as board director are for A&N to provide members with the lowest rates and best service, for the cooperative to be responsive to and transparent with its members, and for the cooperative to offer a superior working environment for its employees.
Shockley is editor, general manager, and co-owner of the weekly Eastern Shore Post newspaper and monthly Shore First newsmagazine.
He previously served as the executive editor of the Delmarva Media Group, overseeing a staff of 27 at 11 newspapers in three states.
He is a board director of the ESO Arts Center in Belle Haven. He formerly served as chairman of the Eastern Shore Public Library Board of Trustees and on the Eastern Shore Community College Advisory Board.
Shockley was the keynote speaker at the Cape Charles Memorial Day ceremony May 25. He is a 2026 recipient of the Americanism Award by American Legion Post 56 in Cheriton, and 2023 recipient of the Community Service Award presented by the Northampton County Chapter NAACP.
Shockley earned a bachelor's degree in English from Salisbury University and is a 1991 graduate of Northampton High School.
He and his wife, Amy, the director of student services at Eastern Shore Community College, have two adult children.