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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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 $100 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.
Here at OEC, we're coming up on our busiest months of the year. Between potential storms, District Meetings, Annual Meeting, staff trainings, an increase in power line construction, and helping members understand their summer bills, we would typically be gearing up for three months of nonstop action. But as we know, this year looks a little different. While we wait on local and state officials for direction, our District Meetings and Annual Meeting are in a sort of limbo. Safety remains our top priority, so no matter what the circumstances, we base our decisions on the safety of our employees, members and the general public. If we are able to conduct events this summer, they might look very different, understanding the challenges we have now. We might have to postpone them a month or two or, dependent on future cases, not hold them at all. Did you ever think we would be experiencing something of this magnitude? We were forced to celebrate my 6-year-old's birthday last month via Facebook and Zoom calls with family. It will definitely be a time we won't soon forget. The beginning of June marks 12 weeks of adjusted procedures for us, and we are still able to continue operations as normal as possible. We are still building new service to housing additions and businesses, maintaining our system, assisting members, continuing to build out our fiber network and more. We are as hopeful as you are that we can return to normal soon, but we understand the need to continue taking precautions. As electric and broadband service have been deemed essential, one thing is certain. We will continue serving you the best we can under any and all circumstances.
