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During storm restoration in Houston, Texas following July’s Hurricane Beryl, two SEC crews were put to the ultimate test when a crew member suddenly lost consciousness and began seizing. When they couldn’t detect a heartbeat or pulse, fellow crew members jumped into action. Per their training and emergency action plan, the crew foreman immediately called 911 while another crew member, a recently hired apprentice, began administering CPR. When that wasn’t working, the company-issued automated external defibrillator (AED) was utilized to administer two rounds of electric shocks to the victim….

Southern Electric Corporation has named Seth Ross, of Greers Ferry, AR, as its Power Player for the month of July. A Power Player is someone with integrity and high moral standards, possessing strong leadership qualities, a track record of safe production, and dedication to our company and industry, who is hard-working and represents SEC well in everything that they do, allowing SEC to Power Forward. Ross, a lead field safety representative, has been with SEC for 5 years. He got his start in the industry 27 years ago, working his way up to crew foreman, then moving over to the safety side w…

Southern Electric Corporation has named Alan Fancher, of Wesson, MS, as its Power Player for the month of June. A Power Player is someone with integrity and high moral standards, possessing strong leadership qualities, a track record of safe production, and dedication to our company and industry, who is hard-working and represents SEC well in everything that they do, allowing SEC to Power Forward. Fancher, a field mechanic, has been with SEC for nearly 12 years and worked as a mechanic for 43 years. He got his start at 15 years old working at his uncle’s shop in Louisiana, eventually moving…

Southern Electric Corporation has named Joann Sprayberry, of Carthage, MS, as its Power Player for the month of May. A Power Player is someone with integrity and high moral standards, possessing strong leadership qualities, a track record of safe production, and dedication to our company and industry, who is hard-working and represents SEC well in everything that they do, allowing SEC to Power Forward. Sprayberry has been with SEC for 25 years, serving as the company’s office manager for the last 16 of those. Sprayberry was hired as an accounts receivable clerk, then quickly took over payro…

Southern Electric Corporation has named Clay Foster, the company’s Controller, as its Power Player recipient for the month of April. A Power Player is someone with integrity and high moral standards, possessing strong leadership qualities, a track record of safe production, and dedication to our company and industry, who is hard-working and represents SEC well in everything that they do, allowing SEC to Power Forward. Foster is celebrating his tenth year at SEC, currently handling all financial reporting and leading the Billing, Accounts Payable, and Information Technology departments. “Cla…

Southern Electric Corporation has named Marlene Stein, of Richland, MS, as its Power Player for the month of March. A Power Player is someone with integrity and high moral standards, possessing strong leadership qualities, a track record of safe production, and dedication to our company and industry, who is hard-working and represents SEC well in everything that they do, allowing SEC to Power Forward. Stein, accounts payable clerk in the Flowood office, handles all lodging coordination for the company and has been with SEC for 11 years. “Marlene is dedicated to helping the company negotiate…

Southern Electric Corporation has named Jason Wilson, of West Point, MS, as its Power Player for the month of February. A Power Player is someone with integrity and high moral standards, possessing strong leadership qualities, a track record of safe production, and dedication to our company and industry, who is hard-working and represents SEC well in everything that they do, allowing SEC to Power Forward. Wilson, a general foreman in Arkansas, has been with SEC for nearly 14 years and has served the electrical utility industry for 30. He got his start with the City of Aberdeen in North Miss…

Southern Electric Corporation has named Ricardo Martinez, of Pompano Beach, Florida, as its Power Player for the first month of 2024. A Power Player is someone with integrity and high moral standards, possessing strong leadership qualities, a track record of safe production, and dedication to our company and industry, who is hard-working and represents SEC well in everything that they do, allowing SEC to Power Forward. Martinez, a project manager in South Florida, has been with SEC for two and a half years. Originally from Venezuela, he moved to the United States 11 years ago after earning …

Southern Electric Corporation has named Ashley Brown, the company’s Payroll Manager, as its Power Player recipient for the month of December. A Power Player is someone with integrity and high moral standards, possessing strong leadership qualities, a track record of safe production, and dedication to our company and industry, who is hard-working and represents SEC well in everything that they do, allowing SEC to Power Forward. Brown has been with SEC for more than 12 years, hired as a payroll assistant in 2011 by her supervisor and mentor Joann Sprayberry. “Mrs. Joann took a chance on me an…

Southern Electric Corporation has named Josh “Hollywood” Hollingsworth, of Mt. Olive, Mississippi, as its Power Player for the month of November. A Power Player is someone with integrity and high moral standards, possessing strong leadership qualities, a track record of safe production, and dedication to our company and industry, who is hard-working and represents SEC well in everything that they do, allowing SEC to Power Forward. Hollingworth, a general foremen in SEC’s transmission division, has been with SEC for six years. He got his start in the industry 23 years ago after his aspiratio…