Pioneer\u2019s Vice President and Chief Communications Officer Nanci McMaken was awarded the LaBerge Award for Excellence in Strategic Communication.<\/p>\n
The LaBerge award, administered by the Council of Rural Electric Communicators and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, recognizes one electric cooperative communicator throughout the country who demonstrates excellence, influence, and impact in co-op communications, both as a practitioner and contributor across the network.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m honored to have been nominated and selected for the 2020 LaBerge award. It will certainly stand as a highlight in my career,\u201d says McMaken, who has worked in communications at Pioneer for nearly four decades.<\/p>\n
LaBerge award judges praised McMaken as \u201cclearly a forward-thinking leader in the communications role at her cooperative and among her peers\u201d and for having a \u201cseat at the table at her cooperative, influencing decisions made with a rational approach using her expertise and member research to make recommendations.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cToday our communicators\u2019 effectiveness is more important than ever,\u201d says Ron Salyer, Pioneer\u2019s president and CEO. \u201cThis award highlights people like Nanci who are on top of their game and inspires others to follow her example.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Pioneer Electric Cooperative is a not-for-profit distribution utility focused on service to its member-owners in its primary territory of Champaign, Miami, and Shelby counties, as well as portions of the eight surrounding counties.<\/p>\n