Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
Linda Brooks has over three decades of experience in administrative roles, currently serving as the Engineering and Power Supply Administrative Assistant at Rappahannock Electric Cooperative since October 1990. In this position, Linda manages records for the meter, apparatus, substation, and engineering departments, while also handling spreadsheets and reports for the Manager of Engineering and Power Supply. Prior to this, Linda worked as a Secretary at Tamarac Press from June 1985 to June 1990, where responsibilities included receiving government contracts for bid related to printing projects. Linda is a graduate of Bethesda Chevy Chase High School, having attended from 1966 to 1969.
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
REC is a member-owned utility that provides electric service to nearly 170,000 connections in portions of 22 Virginia counties. The Cooperative was formed in 1980 after the consolidation of two cooperatives, Virginia Electric Cooperative in Bowling Green and Northern Piedmont Electric Cooperative in Culpeper. REC's general office is in Spotsylvania County. REC operates and maintains more than 17,000 miles of power lines through its service area, which ranges from the Blue Ridge Mountains to the tidal waters of the Chesapeake Bay. The Cooperative serves a variety of residential, commercial and industrial accounts. REC provides the electricity for such familiar names as Kings Dominion Amusement Park, Equinix, Inc., Merillat Industries, General Electric, Axalta, Kraft Foods Group, Inc. and Southeastern Container, Inc. The Cooperative is guided by a board of directors, also member-owners of REC, and who are elected by REC's other members during the annual meeting. Directors serve three-year terms.