Board of Trustees Percy Moreu, President District2Trustee@okcoop.org
District 2
Mike Argo, Vice President
1
Rusty Grissom, Sec. Treasurer
3
Ronnie Tharp, Asst. Sec. Treas.
9
Ronnie Grover
4
Shirley Idleman
5
John Jensen
6
Danny Watters
7
Bob Usry
8
District1Trustee@okcoop.org District3Trustee@okcoop.org District9Trustee@okcoop.org District4Trustee@okcoop.org District5Trustee@okcoop.org District6Trustee@okcoop.org District7Trustee@okcoop.org District8Trustee@okcoop.org
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 Mgr of Fiber & Broadband.........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 $50 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
Summer is here, which means we've just wrapped up another successful year of our youth programs as the Youth Tour winners returned from their week-long trip to Washington, D.C. Beginning in July and August, we spread the word about our robust youth development and leadership programs, as well as hands-on electricity and safety education, for kids of all ages. Our seven-county service area includes 26 school districts ranging from some of the smallest in the state to the third largest. OEC's board of trustees has made investing in the next generation a priority of OEC's since 1964 when the first Youth Tour winners were awarded and the program has only grown since then. As a utility, we develop plans and goals for 10 years into the future. The same goes for our youth programs. Making investments early in the youth in our area prepares them to lead their communities. Something new OEC did last year was sponsor area robotics teams. With technology advancing and extracurricular funding for schools decreasing, we feel it is important for students in our schools to have the opportunity to explore activities like robotics. Ensuring schools are able to support a robotics team helps expose the kids, especially those in smaller communities, to all the possibilities of future careers in the fields of science, math and engineering — like one at an electric co-op. Our team plans to expand the Get Charged! program, a hands-on curriculum focused on electricity-based science projects developed by OEC, to more grade levels in the coming year, as well. Get Charged! meets state requirements for STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education. We are always looking to improve the communities we serve and enjoy bringing programs like these to our schools. Visit www.okcoop.org/ LEARN for more information.
