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...
With the help of instructor J.T. Jacobs, Shanoa Wright of Louisa County High School operates a hot stick at the Girl Power Camp. (Photo By: Jim Robertson) Eleven high school girls got a taste of what it’s like to be an electric utility lineworker at the first Girl...
If you’re looking for a meaningful career, look first at your electric cooperative. That’s because there will be plenty of job openings at co-ops in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and nationally in the next few years. The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association...
Although electric power has been around more than 100 years, it’s a high-tech industry where even the traditional jobs call for expertise and innovation. Veterans and cybersecurity experts make up today’s electric co-op workforce. “The role of the lineworker may seem...
