Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
Mathew Anderson's work experience includes holding the position of Director - Substation & Transmission Engineering and Technical Services at Rappahannock Electric Cooperative since May 2023. Prior to this, they worked at FirstEnergy, where they served as a Supervisor for Regional Operations, Substation from February 2021 to May 2023 and from May 2019 to February 2021. Mathew also worked as a Distribution Technician IV from October 2015 to May 2019 and as a Regional Distribution System Operator from May 2006 to October 2015, with responsibilities that included monitoring and directing the operation and repair of distribution and sub-transmission systems, granting system clearances, providing technical support, and troubleshooting equipment. Before joining FirstEnergy, they worked as an Audio Visual Service and Installation Technician at Media Integration Inc from October 2005 to May 2006. Mathew began their career as a Student Technician at YSU from January 2003 to May 2005.
Mathew Anderson earned an Associate of Applied Science degree in Electrical Engineering Technology from Youngstown State University, where they studied from 2002 to 2005. Mathew later pursued further education and completed their Bachelors of Applied Science degree in the same field at Youngstown State University from 2007 to 2010.
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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.