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By Philip Reed On May 22, Rodney Bailey became senior vice president and manager of the Colorado River Storage Project Management Center. He had been acting in the position since January. “Rodney’s extensive knowledge of WAPA-wide and CRSP operations, long-standing partnerships with customers and experience leading WAPA’s market efforts will be instrumental to support CRSP […]

By Lisa Meiman​ On June 19, Jack Murray took the helm as Desert Southwest’s senior vice president and regional manager. “Jack’s extensive WAPA-wide and DSW experience, coupled with his strength in building and maintaining productive and positive relationships, will serve WAPA and customers very well in this time of rapid industry transformation,” said Administrator and […]

By Philip Reed​ Every year, WAPA’s administrator honors standout employees with Exceptional Service Awards. The ESAs recognize those who excel in technical competency, enthusiasm, innovation and commitment to bettering themselves and WAPA. “The ESA recipients represent WAPA’s best and brightest – those employees who have demonstrated sustained excellence in their performance combined with a willingness […]

By Philip Reed​ On Jan. 15, 2020, the General Services Administration published a Robotic Process Automation Program Playbook to assist federal agencies in initiating robotics programs and implementing them into their daily processes. WAPA is currently exploring the potential of robotics and automation, with Finance being the first department to implement RPA-based solutions.​ “The goal […]

By Lisa Meiman​ On July 17, a powerful microburst with 80 mile-per-hour winds uprooted trees, damaged multiple high-voltage transmission lines and flattened a mobile home in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community north of Phoenix, Arizona. WAPA, Arizona Public Service and Salt River Project all suffered significant transmission line damage along a shared corridor when […]

​By Philip Reed In June, Administrator and CEO Tracey LeBeau announced the first participants of WAPA’s Leadership Learning Intensive, or L2I, Program. The L2I Program is an enhanced version of the organization’s previous Leadership Emergence and Development Program, including mentoring, coaching and numerous assessments to facilitate growth and continue developing WAPA’s pipeline of leaders. L2I […]

By Teresa Waugh The Open Mic events are still new, and momentum continues to build since their inaugural session in December 2021. The platform informs and educates employees across WAPA who are seeking to learn more about what WAPA does as an organization, how it is done and what challenges and opportunities are faced in […]

By Philip Reed In May, Environmental Protection Specialist Andrea Severson received the Emerging Leader Award from RMEL in Denver, Colorado. “The Emerging Leader Award recognizes and honors RMEL members who are high potentials in their company and have five to 10 years of experience in the industry, establishing significant contributions within their organization and have […]