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 $250 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
This time of year, we are typically gearing up to visit schools all over our service area. Whether we’re giving away curriculum kits, teaching about the components of electricity or bringing our Live Line out, we enjoy bringing a little of our world to our communities. Thanks to the global pandemic, it’s something else that will have to look a little different this year. We have devoted resources to educational outreach for years, and now we’re being forced to adapt and get creative. Thanks to the dedicated efforts of our educational and outreach team we have formulated curriculums, science projects and other activities to help students of all ages and grades learn about electricity whether it’s in a classroom or by virtual means. In addition to our educational curriculum, intended mostly for elementary-aged classes, we are still continuing our Energy Camp and Youth Tour contests, despite not knowing exactly what 2021 holds for them. It will be up to organizers of both programs to decide what those look like, but we want to be sure students in our area are prepared should they occur. We are also dedicated to the education of electric safety, which is why we created our Live Line. While it is not necessarily hands-on due to safety reasons, it accurately reflects the dangers associated with electric lines and equipment with trained linemen operating it. The Live Line travels throughout our service area and is one activity we can perform while practicing social distancing in small groups. As you can see, we remain dedicated to the communities we serve and will do whatever we can to ensure learning continues across our communities — whether that be inperson or virtual. Visit www.okcoop.org/curriculum to submit a programming or Live Line request.
