Young women invited to explore powerful careers by Jim Robertson, Staff Writer Over the past couple of years, several curious young women in high school and college — even some who had completed school — gathered at the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Electric...
Chris Botulinski
World traveler finds fulfillment in serving others by Jim Robertson, Staff Writer “We’re not trying to make money off our neighbors. We’re just trying to provide the best service we can to our members, and we’re trying to be as frugal with that money as we possibly...
Rachel Hines
Career stories from women in the energy industry Last fall, a group of young women took advantage of an opportunity to see firsthand what it’s like to work on a utility line crew. They climbed poles, strung wire, operated a bucket truck and used a hot stick on a...
Having a sense of adventure might not immediately come to mind as an attribute one should have working for an electric utility. But it’s a pretty good one if you aren’t tasked with touching thousands of volts of electricity, and that’s the case for Emily Reitz, a...
As lead instructor for Southside Virginia Community College’s Power Line Worker Program, he has helped guide more than 375 students on the path to successful “powerful careers.” The SVCC Power Line Worker Program was the first of its kind in Virginia. The program was...
Cindy Musick earned a forestry degree and her father was in the electric utility industry. Still, she acknowledges knowing little about electric cooperatives before joining Rappahannock Electric Cooperative. “I have never felt so valued, and listened to, and had the...
