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Kendall Ward - Employee Spotlight
Kendall WardAVECC Serviceman | 18 Years"As a serviceman, I work in the field across my section of AVECC's service territory. I work with submitted service orders for our members, whether changing out a light, meter or public service work. It just...
Kendall WardAVECC Serviceman | 18 Years"As a serviceman, I work in the...
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Stacie Howe - Employee Spotlight
Stacie HoweHuman Resources Supervisor | 18 Years"In my new role as Human Resources Supervisor, I help employees understand benefits, conduct new hire orientation, complete various required reporting and assist with other tasks or special projects tha...
Stacie HoweHuman Resources Supervisor | 18 Years"In my new role as Hum...
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Sierra Cowen - Employee Spotlight
Sierra CowenMember Service Specialist | 2 years"I have worked at AVECC for almost two years now. I started in August 2022 in the call center as a Member Service Representative and recently took a new position as a Member Service Specialist.My daily w...
Sierra CowenMember Service Specialist | 2 years"I have worked at AVECC...
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Larhonda Melton - Employee Spotlight
Larhonda Melton Executive Secretary | 18 years "I work directly with AVECC’s CEO Al Simpson. I also work with our Board of Directors. I complete meeting minutes, book travel arrangements, process capital credit estate retirements and...
Larhonda Melton Executive Secretary | 18 years "I work direc...
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Kevin McGuire | Employee Spotlight
Kevin McGuireAMR Coordinator | 17 Years #EmployeeSpotlight"As AMR Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) Coordinator, I take care of the platform that reads all 63,000 electric meters in the field, as well as the testing of meters to make sure the accuracy is...
Kevin McGuireAMR Coordinator | 17 Years #EmployeeSpotlight"As AMR Auto...
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Audreia Qualls | Employee Spotlight
Audreia Qualls Member Services Representative | 3 Years "As an MSR, I am often the first person members speak to when they call into the cooperative. I answer phone calls, work in the lobby, help with the mail, and create service orders, all dep...
Audreia Qualls Member Services Representative | 3 Years "As an MS...
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Ryan McClure | Employee Spotlight
Ryan McClureDirector of Human Resources and Safety | 10 yearsMy position gives me an opportunity to build relationships with cooperative employees. I focus on supporting my team with their day-to-day tasks and staying up to date on current laws that I may...
Ryan McClureDirector of Human Resources and Safety | 10 yearsMy position gi...
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Waldron Gals - Employee Spotlight
Rachel Langley & Crystal RidenhourMember Services Representatives | 27 Years (each)Crystal Ridenhour and Rachel Langley have worked together serving cooperative members in the lobby at the Waldron District office for 27 years. After being hired w...
Rachel Langley & Crystal RidenhourMember Services Representatives |&nbs...
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Emily Staton - Employee Spotlight
Emily Staton Multimedia Assistant | 8 Months "My journey with the cooperative started during my junior year of high school when I represented AVECC on Youth Tour. Since then, I've interned as a member service representative and multimed...
Emily Staton Multimedia Assistant | 8 Months "My journey wit...
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Byron Owens - Employee Spotlight
Byron Owens | Fiber-Optic Technician | 2 Years"As a fiber-optic technician, I install and maintain Wave Rural Connect's equipment in each fiber hut and repair the main line fiber across the entire Arkansas Valley Electric powe...
Byron Owens | Fiber-Optic Technician | 2 Years"As a fiber-optic techni...
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Levi Young - Employee Spotlight
Levi Young GIS Analyst | 4.5 Years "I have been a GIS Analyst/UAS Pilot for AVECC for 4.5 years. As a GIS Analyst, I make sure the AVECC power grid is mapped correctly and adds new lines as they are built. I also help manage various softwar...
Levi Young GIS Analyst | 4.5 Years "I have been a GIS Analys...
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Garon Taylor | Employee Spotlight
Garon Taylor Lineman | 3 Years #EmployeeSpotlight“As a lineman for the Van Buren district, my focus is serving our members and keeping them happy. Our number one goal is to keep the members happy and safe; rain or shine, tornadoes, storms, we’...
Garon Taylor Lineman | 3 Years #EmployeeSpotlight“As a lineman for th...
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