Fredericksburg, Va.—Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC) has promoted Jason Satterwhite to Chief Grid Operations Officer.
In his new strategic role, Satterwhite will oversee REC’s Operations and Construction departments, ensuring that field operations are safe and efficient with a member-first focus.
Satterwhite has nearly 25 years of experience with REC in the areas of Operations and Construction Services. He has most recently served as Managing Director—Regional Operations and Managing Director—Eastern Region.
He has also served as Director of Operational and Construction Services, where he managed and directed all operational and construction service activities in REC’s corporate Operations Center and also served as the primary liaison for administering contracts involving overhead and underground line extensions, cable locating, aerial line patrols, work order inspections and pole inspections. In addition, he coordinated mutual aid during major outages.
Beginning his career in REC’s dispatch department in 1998, Satterwhite also previously served as System Operations Supervisor.
He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Columbia Southern University with a Bachelor of Business Administration-Management in 2014. Satterwhite completed the Leadership Fredericksburg program through the Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce in 2017 and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s (NRECA) Management Internship Program Select in 2018.
Satterwhite resides in the Town of Bowling Green with his wife, Brooke, and their two sons. Active in his local community, he has served as a life member of Bowling Green Volunteer Fire Department, joining in 1994. He also served on the Bowling Green Town Council for eight years, and most recently as Mayor of the Town of Bowling Green from 2016 to 2020.
REC provides electric service to over 175,000 connections in parts of 22 Virginia counties. With its general office in Fredericksburg, Va., the Cooperative operates and maintains more than 18,000 miles of power lines through its service area, which ranges from the Blue Ridge Mountains to the tidal waters of the Chesapeake Bay. For more information about REC, please visit www.myrec.coop. Follow REC on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.
