SEMO Electric Co-op CEO Sean Vanslyke is selfish about safety
It doesn’t matter if it’s a lineman at the top of a pole, a member services representative in SEMO Electric Cooperative's office, or a passenger failing to buckle up on a short drive to the Sikeston, Missouri, headquarters. "We're all responsible for safety."
Cooperative CEOs on Cybersecurity
"This is something that we're going to have to be engaged with on a day-to-day basis." Cooperative CEOs sound the alarm on cybersecurity:
How a Tree Becomes a Utility Pole
Branch out, press play, and learn a little something:
Serve Our Coops, Serve Our Country
The only thing that kept Jeremiah Sloan from extending an exciting career in the U.S. military was an offer to join an electric cooperative and return to his roots in northeast Arkansas.
Training the Next Generation of Rural Line Workers
Electric utilities could lose as much as 40 percent of the lineworker population to attrition and retirement between 2015 and 2024. But if you train the next generation workforce, they will climb.
The Value of Learning
Continuing education can help ease co-op employees out of those comfort zones—and weather industry changes—by introducing them to new technologies, skill sets, and perspectives, according to professional development experts. Got training?
A Co-op with a Purpose
“We’re small town people here. We believe in the co-op way of doing business. And to me, that’s service to the people. It’s not just sending them an electric bill and keeping the lights on.” ~ Billy E. Brown, Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Co-op Leadership Leads Safety Culture
Nothing makes a bigger impact on the safety results of a cooperative than active leadership in making safety a priority. See how NDAREC and Roanoke Electric Cooperative are putting safety first:
Hurricane Katrina: Cooperatives Help Repair the Gulf Coast
“As a meter reader I had been in almost all of these neighborhoods and it looked like a wasteland. Out of maybe 75 homes, two were standing.” #HurricaneKatrina
Plant in Peril
"It’s hard to look someone in the eye when you can tell they’re genuinely concerned about their livelihood.” ~ Lisa Johnson, CEO of Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Clean Power Plan, meet any small town USA:
