Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
Sophie Wince is an experienced HR professional currently serving as a Payroll Benefits Specialist at Rappahannock Electric Cooperative since May 2023. Previously, Sophie worked as an HR Business Partner at GPM Investments, LLC from July 2022 to May 2023, focusing on enhancing employee communication and onboarding processes, as well as addressing employee relations issues. From October 2006 to July 2022, Sophie held the position of Human Resources Generalist at Quarles Petroleum, specializing in payroll processing and benefits administration for approximately 300 associates while providing exceptional customer service. Sophie earned a Bachelor's degree in Communication and Media Studies from Christopher Newport University between 2000 and 2004.
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.