Mitch DeJarnette remembers as a boy riding along with his dad, who worked as a contractor clearing rights-of-way for electric cooperatives along the East Coast. That impressed the young man enough to pursue his own career in line work — most importantly, at a...
Despite the misconception that he needed to be an engineer, Andrew Cotter pursued his passion for the power industry and serves as a power portfolio specialist for Central Virginia Electric Cooperative in Arrington, Va. When he talks with others outside of the...
In just three years, Virginia Clifton went from receiving calls from members reporting power outages to overseeing the inventory and purchasing of materials needed to restore power. Her children often remind the Craig-Botetourt Electric Cooperative purchasing manager...
In her 23 years at Southside Electric Cooperative, Heather Dalton has experienced the inside and outside of the power line industry. Dalton, a staking technician in SEC’s Altavista office, came to the cooperative as a cashier/clerk, equivalent to today’s member...
For Mike Malandro, president and CEO of Choptank Electric Cooperative, it’s all about having a plan. After high school, Malandro joined the Army. His rapid-deployment unit was one of the first units in Bosnia, where he spent a year. “I learned a lot about...
The staff of Cooperative Living magazine recently received recognition for excellence in a publication as part of the annual Marcom Awards competition. Deputy Editor Laura Emery and Editor Steven Johnson both won gold awards from Marcom for their feature articles in...
On Oct. 28, outside of the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Electric Cooperative Training Center in Palmyra, Va., the Fluvanna Garden Club proudly presented its biannual Dogwood Award in a socially distanced ceremony. Founded in 1995, the Fluvanna Garden Club...
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative recently helped to sponsor the Quad County Business Summit. The event brings together businesses from the counties of Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, Madison, Orange and others from Central Virginia for a half-day of networking...
BARC Electric Cooperative has announced that it is donating a total of $20,000 to local public school systems in Bath, Rockbridge and Alleghany counties. Funds will be used for educational programs needing additional resources to advance opportunities for students....
On Oct. 19, Cooperative Living magazine hosted its first-ever Halloween-themed Facebook Live event. During the live event, hosted by Tommy Campbell and Kara Emery, the viewing audience was asked to participate in a series of fun games in order to win Amazon gift card...
