An initiative started at Rappahannock Electric Cooperative prior to the pandemic has resulted in nearly 70 trained and/or soon-to-be unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) operators. Thanks to training provided by Sentinel Robotic Solutions, REC personnel in the Substation,...
Rob Book, new CEO of Delaware Electric Cooperative
Delaware Electric Cooperative has named Rob Book acting president and chief executive officer. Book was selected for the top job by the Co-op’s board of directors in November. He previously served as the senior vice president of member services at the Greenwood-based...
Chessa Trimble successfully climbs a utility pole.
Young women throughout Virginia challenged their determination to reach new heights at this year’s Girl Power Camp, hosted by the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives, its member cooperatives and generous partners. On Dec. 2, several...
Rachael Freeman, David “Maxie” Rozell and Sonja Kinney
The Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives welcomes three new employees to its co-op family. Effective Nov. 21, Rachael Freeman joins the Association as the safety and training coordinator. She’ll provide administrative support to the...
Earlier this month, more than 50 representatives from 10 electric co-ops attended a seminar provided by Utility Training Services Inc. regarding updates to the National Electrical Safety Code. The Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives...
Bill Rees (l) & Scott Boyd (r)
Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative has recently added two new faces to its senior staff. Bill Rees is the new vice president of operations, while Scott Boyd is the cooperative’s first director of infrastructure development. Both employees have long histories in...
Providing trusted information that Southside Electric Cooperative members can use and exemplary services they need — that is what SEC’s new vice president of member engagement and communications plans to do. Sheena Lankford wants SEC members to “connect with their...
As federal funding opportunities dramatically increase for new electric vehicle infrastructure, Old Dominion Electric Cooperative is committed to ensuring rural Virginia is not left behind. Today, more than 4,500 EVs are on the roads in the Greater Richmond region. If...
Cooperative Living’s new advertising account representative, Sonja Kinney, recently attended the 2022 VA1 Governor’s Tourism Summit in Norfolk, Va. This year’s summit was themed “Riding New Waves of Tourism.” “I had an awesome time at the VA1 Governor’s...
