About Us
CVEA is a nonprofit cooperative corporation owned by its members. The Board of Directors of the Cooperative is responsible for the overall management of the affairs of CVEA. The Board consists of eight directors (4 members from the Copper River Basin district and 4 members from the Valdez district). Directors are elected by the membership by mail balloting, with the results being reported at the Annual Meeting held by the Cooperative in each district, and are elected for staggered three-year terms.
CVEA Board of Directors (term)
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| Jim Manning |
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| Lyle Von Bargen |
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| Tom Kuckertz |
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| Fred Williams |
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| Jane Brown |
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| Carl Crosman |
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| Joe Freitag |
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| Jeff Saxe |
Board President Jim Manning (2008)
Phone: 822-3670.
Residence: Glennallen. Employment: Retired. CVEA Member: 16 years. Director Since: 2002. Experience: 29
years in Education, Teaching, Supervision, and Administration, Ph.D. in Physiology with a focus on Vocational Education. Community Involvement: Crossroad Medical Center Director,
Nelchina/Mendeltna Community Corporation Director, CRSD Activity Bus Driver, Assistant radio announcer for school sporting activities.
Board Vice President Lyle Von Bargen (2009)
Phone: 835-2248.
Residence: Valdez. Employment: Retired. CVEA Member: 25 years. Director Since: 1997. Community
Involvement: Alaska State Chamber of Commerce, 27 years. Alaska Visitors Association, 9 years. Buccaneer Booster Club Member, 10 years. Common Sense for Alaska, 9 years. Elks Member, 38
years. Epiphany Church Member. Greater Copper Basin Chamber of Commerce, 8 years. Petroleum Club of Anchorage, 27 years. Prince William Sound Tourism Coalition, 8 years. Propeller Club, 2 years.
Providence Hospital Foundation, 6 years. Resource Development Council, 18 years. Rotary Club of Valdez. Tanana Community College Advisory Board, 4 years. Valdez Chamber of Commerce, 15 years. Valdez
United Way, 9 years. Valdez Planning & Zoning Commission, 14 years. Wells Fargo Bank Advisory Board Member.
Board Secretary Tom Kuckertz (2009)
Phone: 835-4610.
Residence: Valdez. Employment: Regional Citizen's Advisory Council (RCAC), Project Manager, Terminal Operations. CVEA
Member: 4
years. Director Since: 2003. Experience: US Army Signal Corp Officer, 2 years. Technical staff member and group leader at Los Alamos National Laboratory,
22 years. 30 years experience as an electrical engineer, computer scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Pajarito Scientific Corporation and BNFL Instruments, Inc. Community Involvement: VFW,
American Legion, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Association for Computing Machinery.
Board Treasurer Fred Williams (2010)
Phone: 822-3922.
Residence: Copper Center. Employment: Retired. CVEA Member: 34 years. Director Since: 1971. Experience: Retired
from Alaska Fish and Game. Community Involvement: Copper Valley Historical Society, Copper Valley Museum Volunteer, Copper Valley Visitors Center Volunteer, Fish and Game Advisory
Committee, Recycling Our Areas Resources Volunteer.
Director Jane Brown (2009)
Phone: 822-3171.
Residence: Copper Basin. Employment: Artist/Graphic Designer Self Employed. CVEA Member: 15
years. Director
Since: 2006. Experience: CVEA Board 1999-2002, Board Treasurer 2000, Chair of Budget & Governance committees. Bachelor of Fine Arts from Pratt Institute
in Brooklyn, NY. Executive Design Director for Estee Lauder, Inc., a graphic designer for NBC News, and a design instructor at the New School/Parson's School of Design.
Director Carl Crosman (2010)
Phone: 822-4109.
Residence: Edgerton Highway. Employment: Part Owner, Bear & Bison Bed & Bath, Creative Images
Photography, Retired Electrician, Custom Woodworking, Electrical Control Design. CVEA Member: 4 years. Director Since: 2004. Experience: Born/raised
in North Pole, Alaska Project Manager UAF Experimental Powerhouse, worked 9 powerhouse projects, 11 years IBEW Executive Board, 7 years IBEW Unit Committee, NICET 2 Fire Alarm License. Community
Involvement: Pioneers
of Alaska 32 years, Kenny Lake Community League 4 years, Chairman 3 years.
Director Joe Freitag (2008)
Phone: 822-3171.
Residence: Valdez. Employment: Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. - Valdez Marine Terminal. CVEA Member: 1 year. Director
Since: 2007. Experience: Contracting
Officer for Alyeska. Operations Manager for a trucking firm in Anchorage for 9 years, Owner-operator of a trucking firm in Anchorage
for 3 years, Operations Agent for an air freight company in Anchorage, Transportation Specialist and Facilities Specialist for Alyeska up to the last 10 years in Valdez as Contracting Officer. Community
Involvement: Anchorage Air Cargo Association, Valdez Motorsports Club, Elks and Elk's Scholarship committee, CVEA
Scholarship Committee, Basketball and Little League coach and umpire.
Director Jeff Saxe (2008)
Phone: 835-2633.
Residence: Valdez. Employment: Owner/Operator of Eagles Rest RV Park, Capt'n Joe's Gas & CJ's Tesoro. CVEA Member: 24
years. Director
Since: 2005. Experience: Owner/Operator of Eagles Rest RV Park since 1991, Capt'n Joe's Gas since 1993, and CJ's Tesoro since 1995. City of Valdez since 1991, Snow
Removal Crew. Community Involvement: Eagles Lodge for 11 years, Valdez Snowmachine Club Director for 14 years.
CVEA Chief Executive Officer
Chief Executive Officer Robert A. Wilkinson
Phone: 822-3171
CVEA Staff
Customer Service, New Service, and Locate Information Mary Ellen Bedrick - Copper Basin
Phone: 822-3211 Fax: 822-5586
Customer Service, New Service, and Locate Information Marlynn Bell - Valdez
Phone: 835-4301 Fax: 835-4328
After Hours Outage Reporting Dispatch
Phone: 1-866-835-2832
Accounts Payable Jeanie Willford - Accountant
Phone: 822-8306
Billing Mary Ellen Bedrick - Revenue Accountant
Phone: 822-8303
Collections Cindy Butherus - Valdez
Phone: 835-7011
New Construction Chris Botulinski - Manager of Engineering
Phone: 835-7001 or 822-5506
Electrical Service Problems Bill Caynor - Manager of Operations
Phone: 822-8362
Power Production John Hunter - Manager of Power Production
Phone: 835-7015
Director of Communications
Sharon Crisp
Phone: 835-7005
Manager of Administration & Finance Jaime Matthews
Phone: 822-8311
Administration & Finance Barbara Nichols - Manager of Office Services
Phone: 822-8305
Engineering Chris Botulinski - Manager of Engineering
Phone: 835-7001 or 822-5506
Engineering Adam Warwas - Field Services Representative
Phone: 255-1103
Work Order Accounting Zena Disney - Engineering Assistant
Phone: 835-7010
CEO's Secretary Nancy Heidelberg - Executive Assistant
Phone: 822-8342
Chief Operating Officer Steve Bushong
Phone: 835-4301