Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO)
Shanda Hunter, MBA, currently serves as the Director of State Government Affairs at Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) since August 2023, following roles as State Government Affairs Manager and Senior Communications Consultant. In addition, Shanda is set to instruct a Sustainability in Business course at the University of Arkansas - Sam M. Walton College of Business from January to October 2024. Previous professional experiences include positions as Communications Lead at Paschal Air, Plumbing & Electric, Corporate Communications Manager at Simmons Foods, and Public Relations Manager for the City of Rogers, Arkansas. Shanda's earlier career highlights involve roles at 5NEWS, WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News, and Carnival Cruise Line. Educationally, Shanda holds an Executive MBA from the University of Arkansas - Sam M. Walton College of Business and a Bachelor of Science in Journalism from South Dakota State University.
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Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO)
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Formed as Southwestern Gas and Electric Company in June 1912, AEP Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) is 104 years old. SWEPCO values its most cherished assets – its customers and its employees. When the company was first formed, it had 125 employees and served only three communities – Shreveport, Bossier City and Texarkana – with a combined population of 42,000. Today, SWEPCO serves over 200 communities on its lines, representing a diverse 33,000-square mile service area of northern and central La., east and north Texas, and western Arkansas with a population of two million. There are 1,640 company employees supplying electricity to over 520,000 customers over 5,000 miles of transmission lines and about 25,500 miles of distribution power lines.