NEWS FROM WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE: October 3,
2006
MEDIA CONTACT: LaVerne Kyriss, 720-962-7051, kyriss@wapa.gov
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NAMES NEW ADMINISTRATOR FOR
WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION
LAKEWOOD, Colo.-Department
of Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman today
announced the selection of Timothy J. Meeks as the
new Administrator of Western Area Power Administration,
effective Jan. 4, 2007.
“Tim is a dedicated public servant who brings years of leadership experience and engineering expertise to the post,” Secretary Bodman said. “In addition, I would like to congratulate the outgoing administrator Michael Hacskaylo for his dedicated service to the Department of Energy and wish him well in his retirement.”
Meeks currently serves as Western’s Chief Operating Officer where he provided executive leadership and strategic direction for Western’s engineering and administrative programs critical to Western’s mission.
Meeks' career spans 24 years in the electrical utility industry. He began his government career in 1982 as an engineering student with Western in Sacramento, Calif. As a new college graduate, he joined Western as an electrical engineer. Meeks has served in progressively responsible positions with Western including Maintenance Manager for the Sierra Nevada Region and Assistant Administrator for Power Marketing Liaison in Washington, D.C.
A California native, Meeks earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical and electronics engineering and a master’s in engineering. He is currently completing a master’s degree in counseling psychology. A registered professional engineer in California, he is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society.
“Western is an important provider of electricity
to the people of the region, and I look forward to
working with Tim to continue Western's strong record
of reliability," Secretary Bodman said.
Western’s current Administrator Michael S.
Hacskaylo will be retiring from Federal service at
the end of the year after a distinguished career
with Western and earlier with the Department of the
Interior.
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Western Area Power Administration annually markets and transmits more than 10,000 megawatts of power from hydroelectric powerplants owned and operated by the Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 15 western and central states. It is part of the Department of Energy.
Serving the West with Federal hydropower
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