2019 KEA Board Candidate Election – It’s Time to Vote!

2019 KEA Voting Packet

The Notice of KEA’s 77th Annual Membership Meeting, Voting Packet and Annual Report were mailed to all KEA members on March 28.  Have YOU voted yet?

Your signed postage-paid ballot envelope enters YOU into grand prize drawings for two (2) $250 certificates for free electricity and two (2) round-trips for two (2) to the Terror Lake Hydroelectric Facility!

Remember to mark and return your ballot in the postage-paid envelope provided.  Make your vote count…the last pickup of ballots at the U.S. Post Office will be at noon on Friday, April 19.  Vote early!

All members actively participate in setting the cooperative’s policies and in making decisions through your locally elected Board of Directors.  Every member of the cooperative has a voice and a vote.

Election results will be announced at KEA’s Annual Membership Meeting on Monday, April 22 in the Gerald C. Wilson Auditorium.  The doors will open at 6:30 p.m., and the meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m.  Mark your calendar and make plans to attend this exciting community event!  Every member who registers and attends the meeting will receive an Electric Energy Credit!

2019 Election: Six (6) Candidates for the KEA Board of Directors

Mark Anderson mark.anderson@gci.net

Linda Freed freed@gci.net

Brian Himelbloom kayakadq@gmail.com

Jay T. Johnston jay.clarion@ak.net

Tyler Kornelis tykornelis@gmail.com

Matthew Moir mmoir@npsi.us

Six (6) cooperative members are candidates for the three (3) three-year seats open for election this year on the KEA Board of Directors:  Mark Anderson, Linda Freed, Brian Himelbloom, Jay T. Johnston, Tyler Kornelis, and Matthew Moir.

Members with questions for the candidates are invited to contact them directly.

The Notice of Annual Membership Meeting, Ballots, and Annual Report will be mailed to all KEA members on Thursday, March 28, 2019.  All voted ballots must be returned in the postage-paid return envelopes that are provided with KEA’s voting packet.  KEA’s last pick up of the ballots at the post office will be at noon on Friday, April 19, 2019.

Election results will be announced at KEA’s 77th Annual Membership Meeting on Monday, April 22, 2019 in the Gerald C. Wilson Auditorium.  The meeting will be called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Cliff Davidson, Chairman of the KEA Board of Directors.

The signed postage-paid return envelopes will be entered into prize drawings during the Annual Membership Meeting and winners need not be present to win.  The prizes are two (2) $250 certificates for electricity and two (2) round-trips for two (2) to the Terror Lake Hydroelectric Facility.

Reminder for Students: Scholarship Application Deadline is February 15, 2019

$55,000 to be awarded in 2019
scholarships!

An important reminder for Kodiak Island students!  Kodiak Electric Association (KEA) is committed to supporting the overall health of the communities we serve.  One of the ways we do this is by annually awarding scholarships to graduating high school seniors and adult learners who are heading to college, university, trade, or technical schools.  In 2019, KEA will award $55,000 in scholarship awards!   A total of fifteen (15) scholarships will be awarded in the following categories:  Academic scholarships, full-time and part-time Continuing Education scholarships, and Vocational/Career and Technical Education scholarships.

The application deadline is February 15, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. at the KEA office at 1614 Mill Bay Road.

Applications and full eligibility guidelines are available on the KEA website.

Recipients will have demonstrated leadership potential and the capacity to make a significant contribution to the cooperative and community upon completion of their formal educations.  Applicant or applicant’s immediate family must be receiving service from KEA.

Questions about the scholarships, applications, or selection process?  Contact Nancy B. Sweeney, Communication/Human Resource Specialist, at 907.486.7700.