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Community Series
From the
December 2008 issue of Alabama Living magazine
Your Credentialed Board;
Trained and Ready to Serve
Article by Kay Marshall
Reference material courtesy of NRECA
Did you know that the individuals who represent Tombigbee’s Board must attend training sessions to learn how to do their job? Tombigbee is among a growing percentage of Alabama Cooperatives that requires that their Board members complete Board Basics training classes and put in the work toward a certification.
This practice was pushed into action by Bob Weeks, and TEC now mandates by law provisions that all directors must complete training on how to serve on the TEC board.
The training programs such as the Credential Cooperative Director Program, or CCD, are presented by NRECA (National Rural Electric Cooperative Association) which offers several programs, classes, and training sessions toward various certification skills. After Board Basic training, directors can take further training in “graduate” level classes as well.
These classes consists of a Summer and Winter School that is held in locations across the country. More than twenty different courses are taught during these sessions that help directors get core knowledge skills, sharpen their leadership skills, and keep them up-to-date on emerging industry issues.
Some of the topics covered during
training includes the following:
- Director Duties and Liabilities
- Legal and Regulatory Concepts that Affect Public Utilities
- Roles and Responsibilities
- Duties of Care and Loyalty
- Understanding the Electric Business
- Board Roles and Relationships
- Strategic Planning
- Financial Decision Making
TEC is proud to state that Jim McRae, William Hulsey, Terry Gosa, and Bob Weeks have all completed their CCD certificates. Currently, David Collins, Dennis “Blue” Harbor, Curt Morris, and Chad Williams are working on securing theirs as well.
Tombigbee EC, again, has set ourselves apart in a unique and beneficial way for our member-owners and for our cooperative. We continue to strive to raise the bar of expectation on ourselves and want you - our members - to know that we do these things to better represent you by having the skills to successfully guide our cooperative. |
