SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY
February 1, 2019—The Federated Youth Foundation is pleased to once again offer the Charles Van Sickle Endowment Scholarship. This $2,000 scholarship will be awarded to a pre-law or law student who has an interest in cooperative law. The scholarship is made possible by an endowment established in 2013 to honor Wisconsin’s renowned electric cooperative lobbyist and attorney, the late Charles Van Sickle. View application here.
New Lobbyist Begins at WECA
January 7, 2019— Rob Richard, formerly of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation, assumed the position of Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Association’s (WECA) director of government relations January 2.Richard comes to WECA from the position of senior director of government relations for the Farm Bureau. His pre-Farm Bureau resumé includes 15 years’ experience as a legislative aide in the Wisconsin State Assembly and state Senate, including a stint as an aide to Freese when he was a member of the Assembly between 1991 and 2007.
Barron's Chris Kroeze Makes 'The Voice' Final
December 12, 2018—Barron's own Chris Kroeze has reached the live finale of 'The Voice'. Tonight's vote will determine the winner. Watch Chris live on NBC at 7 p.m. and vote for Chris on NBC.com or via the Voice app.
Co-op Difference | Up Close & Personal
Soon after last November’s elections the Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Association, along with Dairyland Power Cooperative and local electric cooperatives, organized a series of informal meetings with the men and women chosen by voters to represent us in Madison. We also met with Wisconsin’s only new member of Congress, Bryan Steil, who succeeds Paul Ryan in Southeastern Wisconsin’s 1st congressional district.
Wisconsin Energy Cooperative News

Upcoming Events
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20Feb
Time Management & Productivity Toolkit (SMDP)
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM CST
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20Mar
Credit Issues & Collections Workshop
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM CDT
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21Mar
Process Improvement Workshop
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM CDT
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26Mar
WECA Education & Lobby Days
3/26/2019 to 3/27/2019 CDT