Claverack Appoints Kilmer to Management Post

WYSOX, PA (Oct. 6, 2003)- Claverack Rural Electric Cooperative today appointed Bobbi Kilmer of Towanda as the cooperative's executive vice president and chief operating officer. Kilmer's responsibilities include overseeing the day-to-day operations of the cooperative, interfacing with the board of directors and budget preparation.

Kilmer began duties with Claverack as an accountant in 1999. In 2001, she was promoted to executive assistant for Claverack and its partner cooperative, Tri-County Rural Electric, headquartered in Mansfield.

Prior to her co-op career, Kilmer had been employed by the Kilmer Insurance Agency in Wyalusing. She holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Mansfield University and is a graduate of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association's (NRECA) Robert I. Kabat Management Internship Program at the University of Nebraska.

A Bradford County native, Kilmer and her husband, Todd, reside in Asylum Township with their son, Jonathan.

A member-owned, non-profit utility, Claverack Rural Electric Cooperative provides electricity to more than 17,000 consumer-members in Bradford, Susquehanna, Wyoming, Tioga, Lycoming, Sullivan, Lackawanna and Luzerne counties.

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