![]() “Having the opportunity to work alongside some of the finest co-workers I’ve ever met has been both rewarding and gratifying,” said Nelms. Under the Board’s leadership, BRMEMC will begin a search for a new general manager later this summer. We wish Jeremy and his family the best in this next phase of their lives and we sincerely thank him for his service and dedication to BRMEMC.” Jeremy leaves the EMC in very good fiscal health and a great position for growth. He and the employees have done an outstanding job serving our Membership and we know without a doubt this exceptional service will continue. During Nelms’ four-year tenure, the EMC has seen a growth in its Membership that now exceeds 54,000 meters, 46,791 members and 6,200 miles of electric lines.īoard of Directors President Ray Cook said, “The Board is very grateful for Jeremy’s leadership over the last four years. He was hired as the seventh general manager since the inception of BRMEMC in 1938. Nelms began his career at Blue Ridge Mountain EMC in August 2016. Blue Ridge Mountain EMC’s General Manager Jeremy Nelms announced on June 25 that he will resign his position as General Manager in September 2020. Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender.YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. Organized locally in 1937, BRMEMC has invested well over $280 million in physical infrastructure in its mission to provide reliable electric and broadband services to its members where those services would not otherwise have been available. “I offer my sincere gratitude to the Board of Directors for the opportunity to serve Blue Ridge Mountain EMC as the next general manager,” said Glidewell.īlue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation is a member-owned electric cooperative headquartered in Young Harris, Georgia, serving nearly 47,000 members in Cherokee and Clay Counties in Western North Carolina, and Towns, Union and Fannin Counties in Northeast Georgia. Glidewell will begin as general manager Monday, March 22. Glidewell also enjoys playing bluegrass music. He is a widower and the father of three grown children with his first grandchild on the way. He holds a bachelor of science in engineering from the University of Tennessee and a master of business administration degree from Union University. ![]() We’re in an industry that is essential and ever changing, but we can’t forget about service to one another.” This includes both employees and members. “An electric cooperative has to be flexible and nimble ensuring that we meet folks where their needs are. Employees and the members they serve are a co-op’s greatest asset,” said Incoming General Manager Glidewell. ![]() Electric cooperatives were built on the idea of service, and they function best when service is at the heart of each decision, action and policy. “I believe in service to others and electric cooperatives present unique opportunities to serve. Glidewell accepted a couple of positions within the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) working as manager of applied line services and then as transmission system manager. He oversaw the deployment of a state-of-the-art AMI, outage management and SCADA system as well as the construction of a fiber network to connect co-op facilities, substations and commercial accounts. He is responsible for planting and growing the private organization’s venture into the Chattanooga and Birmingham markets.ĭuring his tenure as vice president of operations and engineering at Southwest Tennessee Electric Membership Corporation, he managed daily operations of the 50,000 meter co-op including safety, engineering, operations, information technology, maintenance and member services. a multi-discipline architecture and engineering firm in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Glidewell currently serves as branch manager for Fisher & Arnold, Inc. On behalf of the Board, we want to especially thank Interim General Manager Erik Brinke for his leadership during the search for our new general manager.” Glidewell as a part of the BRMEMC family. “Our Board and legal counsel spent several weeks interviewing and vetting the candidates, and we feel we have an excellent choice as our general manager who will lead the Co-op successfully into the future. “Glidewell’s knowledge, experience, longevity and leadership within the electric cooperative caught the attention of our Board,” said Ray Cook, president of BRMEMC’s Board of Directors. Glidewell brings more than twenty-three years of experience in the utility industry working primarily in electric cooperatives. YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. - The Board of Directors of Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation (BRMEMC) announced in Tuesday night’s Board Meeting that Allan Glidewell has been selected as general manager.
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