by vmdaec-tommy Oct 5, 2023 | Connections
Southside Electric Cooperative is financially strong, and armed with a new strategic plan, its leaders are looking to a bright future focusing on providing safe, reliable and affordable electricity for members while keeping an eye on innovations in the power industry....
From left, VMDABC Chair Casey Logan facilitates the CEO panel, including Jeff Ahearn, Craig-Botetourt Electric Cooperative and Bee Online Advantage; Gary Wood, Central Virginia Electric Cooperative and Firefly Fiber Broadband; John Lee, Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative and EMPOWER Broadband; Mike Malandro, Choptank Electric Cooperative and Choptank Fiber; and Sarat Yellepeddi, Prince George Electric Cooperative and RURALBAND. (Photos by Jim Robertson.)
by VMDAEC Oct 5, 2023 | Connections
Industry leaders collaborate at 2023 Rural Fiber Expo In mid-September, The Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware Association of Broadband Cooperatives hosted its third annual Rural Fiber Expo at the Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center in Roanoke, Va. Each year, this...
PVEC bucket trucks hold welcome sign for annual meeting attendees outside Claiborne High School. (Photos by Jim Robertson, VMDAEC.)
by VMDAEC Oct 5, 2023 | Connections
Powell Valley Electric Cooperative members met for the co-op’s annual meeting on Saturday, Sept. 16, at Claiborne High School in New Tazewell, Tenn. Attendees were served refreshments and enjoyed bluegrass music played by Tennessee 90. Board President Roger Ball...
by VMDAEC Oct 5, 2023 | Connections
James Patrick Guy II of Saxe,Va., has been tapped by the Southern Chapter of the Energy Bar Association as its president-elect for the 2023-24 bar year and will serve as its president in 2024-25. He previously served as Southern Chapter president in 2010-11 and is its...
Retired VMDAEC CEO Richard Johnstone and his wife Blair being applauded after receiving the 2022 Electric Cooperative Leadership Award.
by vmdaec-tommy Aug 31, 2023 | Connections
When Richard G. Johnstone Jr. began working at the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives in 1985, Ronald Reagan was still in the White House and “Back to the Future” was still in theatres. Thirty-eight years later, after a...
Rosa Forrester (front row, second from left) smiles as she learns she is the 2023 recipient of the Unsung Virginian award.
by vmdaec-tommy Aug 31, 2023 | Connections
Northern Neck woman recognized for life of selflessness Rosa Forrester is often referred to as the most generous person in the Northern Neck. The Richmond County native and former circuit court clerk was recently presented with the Unsung Virginian award by the...
