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Melton Earns Director Gold Credentials
Kelly Melton, left, Secretary-Treasurer of Blue Ridge Energy's Board of Directors, accepts her Director Gold credential certificate from Board President Jeff Joines.
Kelly Melton, secretary-treasurer of the Board of Directors of Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation, recently earned the Director Gold credential from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA).
To earn the credential, electric cooperative directors must complete a variety of courses on topics ranging from finance to technology and then commit to a continuing education requirement throughout their service on the cooperative’s board.
Today’s electric utility environment imposes new demands on electric cooperative directors, particularly for increased knowledge of ongoing changes in the electric utility business, new governance skills and a working knowledge of the cooperative business principles. Blue Ridge Energy has a commitment to work through NRECA to sharpen this body of knowledge for the benefit of their electric cooperative consumer-owners.
Melton resides in Lenoir and is chief financial officer of West Caldwell Health Council, Inc.
NRECA represents more than 900 private, consumer-owned electric cooperatives, which provide electric service to nearly 40 million people in 47 states.
Blue Ridge Energy serves some 78,000 member-owners in Ashe, Alleghany, Watauga, Caldwell and parts of Alexander, Avery and Wilkes counties. Learn more at www.BlueRidgeEnergy.com.