Board of Trustees Percy Moreu, President District2Trustee@okcoop.org
District 2
Rusty Grissom, Vice President
3
Ronnie Tharp, Sec. Treasurer
9
Bob Usry, Asst. Sec. Treas.
8
Mike Argo
1
Ronnie Grover
4
Shirley Idleman
5
John Jensen
6
Danny Watters
7
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Oklahoma Electric Cooperative 242 24th Ave NW | PO Box 1208 Norman, OK, 73070 321-2024, FAX 405-217-6900 http://www.okcoop.org
Senior Management Co-op Manager...............................Patrick Grace Chief Financial Officer.........Preston O’Brien, CPA VP of Engineering...........................Thad Peterson VP of Operations...............................Marty Hayes VP of Administration...........................Jonna Buck VP of HR and Legal Services............Tracy Mowdy VP of Metering................................John Spencer VP of Information Technology.....David Goodspeed Oklahoma Electric Co-op News is published monthly by Oklahoma Electric Cooperative, 242 24th Ave. NW, Norman, OK 73069, (USPS865-700). Subscription rates: $6.00 per year for non-members, 50¢ per year for members. Periodical postage paid at Norman, OK and other additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Please send form 3579 to: Oklahoma Electric Co-op News, PO Box 1208, Norman, OK 73070.
Co-op News Editor Brianna Wall
Hidden Account Numbers Worth $200 Each month, OEC will pay $50 to the two co-op members who locate their hidden account numbers inside the Co-op News that month. The hidden account numbers will be placed at random within the text of each issue and not on the mailing label. The amounts will simultaneously increase in $50 increments until one or both account numbers are located by their respective owners or until the maximum of $500 is reached. 1. One of the hidden account numbers must be your own. 2. You must advise OEC by phone, mail or in person at the co-op’s office by the 15th of the month. If you find your account number call the Member Relations department at 217-6708.
FROM the
TOP Patrick Grace, CEO
As we continue rolling with what 2020 throws at us, I can't help but wish it were a normal year. It's August, which means we should be preparing for our Annual Meeting and Member Appreciation Night, where we would greet thousands of you to thank you for being loyal members. We should be welcoming entertainers and stressing about ensuring each detail represents the appreciation we have for you. We should be preparing the dozens of prizes our sponsors help us give away, assigning employees their duties for the evening and running last minute network connection and security tests to operate all our technology. We should be stocking the Kids' Zone with games, face paint and prizes. Most importantly, we should be double- and triple-checking that our caterer has enough food prepared to feed you and your families. Instead, here we are, still in the midst of a pandemic. Each of our communities differ in their mandates and policies but one thing remains the same: social (and physical) distancing must continue if we are to beat COVID-19. We haven't had a whole lot of luck with our last few Annual Meetings. First the Lloyd Noble Center was under construction and our longtime caterer retired. It took a couple of tries, but we eventually found one. We were excited to make this Annual Meeting one of the best yet, and we can't wait to provide that to you next year. On a different note, we had some wild summer storms over the last few weeks and we are proud of the work our line crews and logistics team did to ensure power wasn't affected longer than it had to be. We have taken a measured and strategic approach over the last few years to decrease our outage times system-wide. As a result, OEC members are enjoying shortened outage times and improved reliability. It's all part of our mission to improve your quality of life with the safe delivery of highly reliable, reasonably priced electric service, innovative energy programs and exceptional member service.
