Earlier this month, more than 30 human resources professionals from VMDAEC member cooperatives came together for the annual HR Roundtable. The two-day meeting began with a discussion about compliance, employment laws and regulations led by Betsy Davis with Whiteford,...
Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative was recently named a 2022 Best-in-Class Employer by Gallagher for its strong efforts to continuously improve employee and organizational well-being. MEC scored in the top quartile of midsize employers (100-999 full-time...
In collaboration with Fiber Broadband Association and S&N Communications, the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives is excited to open enrollment into its first Fiber OpTIC certification class, which is scheduled to begin Feb. 21....
Family members, supervisors and others gathered on Jan. 27 in celebration of the completion of a four-year apprenticeship by 12 young line technicians representing electric cooperatives and municipal utilities. Graduating from apprentice to journeyman status requires...
After serving three years on the board of directors of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, John C. Lee Jr., president and CEO of Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative in Chase City, will not seek reelection. Lee, who represented Virginia’s electric...
In the early-morning hours of Dec. 22, Delaware Electric Cooperative hot-bucket crew chief Ben Salisbury was responding to a power outage when he came across an overturned vehicle outside of Greenwood. He quickly assisted the driver and saved a life. On his way...