Governor visits SVCC training program
Published 12:16 pm Wednesday, March 28, 2018
- Governor Ralph Northam spent time at the Southside Virginia Community College Power Line Worker Training Program at the Occupational/Technical Center at Pickett Park. Pictured are, from left, Andrew Vehorn, Director of Governmental Affairs for Virginia, Maryland, Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives(VMDAEC), Dr. Al Roberts, SVCC President, John Lee, CEO of Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative, Governor Northam, Jeffrey Edwards, CEO of Southside Electric Cooperative, and Brian Mosier, Vice President of Member and Governmental Relations for VMDAEC.
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam spent part of a cold, snowy and blustery day touring the field where power line worker students train for jobs in the commonwealth. Northam was at the Blackstone facility to see first-hand the benefits of the Workforce Credentialing Grant Program and discuss issues facing rural Virginia; including broadband deployment and workforce development. Lee presented Governor Northam with a letter, signed by CEOs from all 12 electric cooperatives headquartered in Virginia pledging unified commitment to collaboratively work on a comprehensive solution to rural Virginia’s lack of broadband availability.
