Customer Account Manager Mike Sikora joined AEP Ohio in April 2021, so he wasn’t involved in the initial application process that awarded Belmont College $10,000 for its new Burn Training Facility. He has deep connections to it though; not only is Belmont College now one of his customers but Sikora was a graduate of the …
Keeping the lights on starts with documenting on our system maps the location of every single piece of equipment that’s used to deliver electricity to our customers. If that sounds simple enough, just ask one of the 12 GIS (Geographic Information System) technicians who constantly input the latest information for the hundreds of thousands of …
With a rise in COVID-19 cases prompting increased vigilance at AEP Ohio, our Western District employees weren’t sure how to most effectively and safely give back to their community. They wouldn’t let this challenge stop them though, and they quickly banded together for a first-time winter accessories drive that surpassed expectations. Employees in our six …
When a tragedy occurs, people often wish to go back in time and stop it. To do something, to say something. They want to do what Dave Lightfritz did. Lightfritz, a records specialist in AEP Ohio’s Right of Way organization, lives in a Dublin subdivision and walks his 8-year daughter every morning to her nearby …
Lucasville is one of the few communities in southern Ohio without a park. With some help from AEP Ohio, that will soon change. AEP Ohio has donated $50,000 to Growing Lucasville Opportunities (GLO) – $25,000 this year and $25,000 next year – to help build a park on Robert Lucas Road about two miles from …
Poverty, which is traditionally defined in terms of income level, is a much broader issue that includes lack of safe housing, health care and food resources. Sadly, minorities experience higher poverty rates due to a number of contributing factors. Fortunately, there are organizations in Ohio working to combat this disparity and bring opportunity to affected …
