Southwest Arkansas Electric Cooperative
Corporation’s CFO Kecia Wolf
graduates from the Management Internship Program

Southwest Arkansas Electric
Co-op CFO, Kecia Wolf, has completed an intensive program in electric utility
management with the University of Wisconsin- Madison.
The Robert I. Kabat
Management Internship Program (MIP) is a series of workshops offered by the
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association in conjunction with the University of Wisconsin. The program guides participants through all
facets of the electric utility industry, including the many changes occurring
around the nation.
Wolf is one of only a few
electric utility’s management staff that will graduate from the Management
Internship Program this year. MIP
participants go through three 10-day sessions designed to challenge and educate
participants in new, innovative management techniques. Participants leave with a better
understanding of what consumers want and how to ensure they get it. By also
covering the unique principles that govern the operations of electric
cooperatives, the program helps the co-op analyze other business ventures it
may want to enter as well as enhancing the core organization.
Only rural electric
cooperative CEOs and top level management participate in the program. This
allows greater emphasis of study on management challenges and the aspects of
consumer-ownership that cooperatives enjoy. Participants learn to focus on
member value as part of day-to-day decision making.
Wolf has completed one of the most
exclusive educational programs in the nation for electric cooperative
management.