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August 2006...
Service to Community is Co-op Way
I received an email recently from an FKEC member in Key Largo writing to compliment the work of one of FKEC's employees. The note refers to a recent project where the Co-op facilitated the removal and replanting of a problem tree that was posing a threat to nearby power lines.
In the note, the member and business owner notes that FKEC went well out of its way to make the tree trade happen and to to assure as little disturbance to the resort grounds and guests as possible.
While I was happy to hear that one of FKEC's employees, Jason Richards, had worked well with the community and provided quality service, it reminded me that that is, essentially, why we are here.
In 1940, Florida Keys Electric Cooperative was founded by this community to serve this community, and it continues to do so today.
Like any company, the co-op is made up of people, and people are prone to make mistakes, have bad days and make errors in judgment. But I like to think that cooperative people, the ones working for this community by serving at FKEC, are not just ordinary people. They are people who understand the value of service. That understanding is illustrated not only in the tree trade story, but throughout the August issue of FKEC News.
The first article is about one of our Marathon directors, Karl Wagner. He is a third generation firefighter and was featured on the cover of the June/July issue of Key West Magazine for his 25 years of fire rescue service to our local community.
Another article is about the third annual football camp that one of our long-time Marathon employees, John Kornetti, founded and organizes every year so that local kids can have the unique opportunity to train with professional football players.
There's also a feature story about employee Barbara Mungovan, who was recently honored with FKEC's Illumination Award. Barbara, too, was recognized not for her daily work, but for her volunteer efforts and tireless service to charitable organizations, her co-workers and her community.
Sixty-five years ago, the people of this community got together and formed an electric cooperative to deliver electric power to their homes and to serve their community. Now more than six decades later, that cooperative spirit lives on in the selfless service of FKEC's dedicated directors and outstanding employees.
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ABOUT SCOTT NEWBERRY
Scott Newberry joined FKEC in 1990 as Planning, Rate and Budget Analyst and
was promoted in 1996 to Chief Financial Officer. As CFO, he oversaw all of
the financial, accounting, billing and information system functions of the
cooperative. He was promoted to CEO on January 1, 2006.
Scott is an active member of the Upper Keys community and is a past
president, current director and president-elect of the Rotary Club of Key
Largo, is a director for the Key Largo Chamber of Commerce and is co-founder
and president of the Upper Keys Golf Association.
In 1994, Scott completed the three-year national electrical course for
apprentice linemen to further his education in cooperative operations. He
is a graduate of Leadership Monroe County Class XI and completed the
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association's Management Internship
Program in 2005.
Scott graduated from Arkansas State University with a degree in Agriculture
Business and Economics in 1986. In 1988, he began his career in the
electricity industry when he joined the Rural Electrification Administration
(REA) in Washington, D.C. With the REA, he worked first as a Commercial Loan
Specialist and was later promoted to Power Requirements Officer before
moving to the Florida Keys to join FKEC in 1990.
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