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CVEA Celebrates Successful 2025 Annual Meeting Events

Check out the Annual Meeting Highlight Reel. For more Annual Meeting highlights and information, don't miss the May issue of Behind the Switch - A Newsletter Edition that drops to Member emails and cvea.org on May 15.

The 2025 CVEA Annual Meeting events, held April 29 in Valdez and May 1 in Glennallen, were attended by approximately 400 people across both districts. Attendees enjoyed tasty to-go meals, courtesy of the Emblem Club in Valdez and the Caribou Grill in Glennallen, along with engaging welcome booths, free giveaways, and the opportunity to support the CVEA Community Foundation through a Split-the-Pot drawing.

Congratulations to Split-the-Pot winners, Larry Nutter, who won $331 in Glennallen, and Silas Stites, who won $409 in Valdez. Together, the drawings raised $740 to support CVEA Community Foundation programs. Special thanks to ticket sellers - Kelsey Prax, Carlie Vanbuskirk, Eli Critchlow, Savannah Barton, Merrick McCumby, Joseph Hauptman, Madison Carlton, and Madeline Hamby - and to all who purchased tickets.

All members received a $10 energy credit and were entered to win 75 awesome door prizes, generously donated by Co-op vendors and purchased at local retailers by CVEA. Congratulations to our $1,000 grand prize winners: Lindsay Malone and Jason Crain in the Copper Basin, and Chris Hinton in Valdez.

CEO Jaime Matthews delivered an informative presentation that highlighted key accomplishments from 2024 and outlined 2025 priorities aligned with the Cooperative’s Strategic Plan, focusing on five primary goals:

  • Being the Employer of Choice

  • Building Financial Strength

  • Reducing Dependence on Diesel Fuel

  • Maintaining and Improving System Reliability

  • Advocating for Our Members

Matthews spoke about succession planning, workforce development, and recruitment strategies, which included playing the Co-op's newly produced recruitment video that highlights employee stories to showcase CVEA’s internal culture. She addressed electric rates, shared comparisons with other Alaskan communities, and reviewed the ongoing five-year rate adjustment plan approved in 2023.

She provided an update on the CVEA-Alyeska Intertie Project, that will equate to fuel savings getting passed on to members, and emphasized reliability efforts, including updates on the Dayville Road and Duck Flats relocation projects, outage statistics, extensive right-of-way management work, and a myriad of system improvement projects. Matthews also highlighted CVEA’s continued engagement in legislative advocacy, member communication, and community support efforts. Upcoming community engagement opportunities were communicated:

  • CVEA Community Foundation Contribution Season – Opens July 1

  • CVEA Member Tour – August 19 in Valdez

  • Co-op Month Pick-Your-Own Pumpkin Patch

    • Copper Basin – October 11

    • Valdez – October 18

Annual Meeting announcements also included Director election results, employee service recognition, and Community Foundation scholarship awards.

Yvette Delaquito and Andrew Hess were re-elected to the Board of Directors in the Copper Basin district and Dan Stowe was re-elected in the Valdez district. All will serve three-year terms. Mark Johns and Ray Sutton each won a $100 energy credit in the election ballot drawing.

CVEA proudly recognized the following employees for their years of service:

  • 5 Years – Dirk Williams, Lori Geib

  • 10 Years – Matt Craig, Joyanna Feicht, Coreen Palacios

  • 15 Years – Jessi Gallatin

  • 20 Years – CEO Jaime Matthews

Finally, the CVEA Community Foundation announced the following scholarship awards:

  • $2,000 General Education Scholarships – Kelsey Prax, Joseph Hauptman

  • $1,000 General Education Scholarships – Carlie Vanbuskirk, Eli Critchlow, Madison Carlton, Madeline Hamby

  • $2,000 Continuing Education Scholarships – Anthony Mann, Andrew Carlson

  • Idaho Youth Rally Leadership Camp Scholarships– Savannah Barton, Merrick McCumby

CVEA extends sincere thanks to all members who attended, those who volunteered, and everyone who helped make the 2025 Annual Meeting a success.

Contact:

Sharon Scheidt, Director of Communications     sscheidt@cvea.org     907-255-1425