Author: Angela Perez
Hi - I’m Angela Perez.
I’ve spent years working in communications, strategy, and content for electric cooperatives and other utilities. I know the industry from the inside: the board packets, the ACSI scores, the outage updates, the annual meetings, the endless balancing act between members’ needs and system realities.
I also know that for all our talk about service and community, co-ops sometimes get too comfortable. We can fall in love with our high satisfaction scores and local goodwill - and miss the hard questions that need asking.
That’s why I started this newsletter.
It’s not here to sell you a software package or impress you with consultant-speak. It’s here to do one thing:
✅ Help anyone in a co-op - lineworkers, member service reps, engineers, managers, GMs, board members - think more clearly, ask better questions, and serve your members with open eyes.
I write these briefings because I care about the mission. I believe member-owned utilities matter more than ever in an era of change, uncertainty, and opportunity.
If you work at a co-op or in any technology industry, you’re welcome here. No matter your title. No matter your years in.
Pull up a chair. Let’s talk about the real work.
Stories from rock bottom to joy: Books about an alcohol-free life
Hobbies Without a Hangover
Pop-Up Dry Bar in Wilmington, NC in Jan. at Pomona Shrub Co.
One month without alcohol: mindful drinking and watching other folks get loaded
Ask a chef: A thoughtful gift? Non-alcoholic spirits
North Carolina: Bars & restaurants that serve non-alcoholic spirits and drinks
Once you finally decide to moderate or just quit drinking alcohol altogether
The Quick and the Living: One week into a commitment not to drink alcohol
