We're looking for community leaders to help shape the future of your electric cooperative! Join a small group of members to learn, provide feedback, and make an impact.
Details:
- Four meetings over one year
- On a weekday, 8:00 am - 9:30 am, at our office in St. Marys
- Receive a stipend for each meeting
Topics Covered:
- Co-op 101 (learn about our history and purpose, member-ownership fundamentals; industry partners, community involvement, board role, function and governance, etc);
- Co-op Financials 101: (financial reports; key ratios; financing source and strategies; patronage; electric rates; cost studies, plans and financial forecasts; budgets, etc)
- Power Grid & Electric Distribution 101: (work plans, capital budgeting and planning, reliability projects and challenges; SCADA, automation, metering and other technology, transmission dependency; etc);
- Future Challenges: (power supply; transmission; regulatory; state and federal energy policy; workforce, etc)
The purpose of the Member Engagement Group is to further the cooperative principles of education, training, and information. Our goal is for group members to become advocates for the cooperative and provide input and feedback that could be considered for customer service and operational guidance. The group also serves as a helpful introduction should you have future interest in serving on our Board of Directors or our Community Connection Fund board.
Please thoughtfully consider serving your community and your cooperative on our Member Engagement Group for just four meetings over the course of just one year. Dates have not been set, but the first meeting would likely be mid to late February. The other three meeting dates will be set after the first meeting.