June 20, 2000

CONTACT: Nancy Mitchell
 
720-962-7054 mitchell@wapa.gov
 

LAKEWOOD, Colo. — An Arvada resident received the Western Area Power Administration’s highest honor during a ceremony here today.
Western Administrator Mike Hacskaylo presented the Exceptional Service Award to Bob Flores, Compliance and Audit Liaison Officer at Western’s Corporate Services Office in Lakewood.
“The Exceptional Service Awards are a positive way to recognize some of our most valued employees. They are symbols of what we as an agency have accomplished and the great things we hope to achieve together in the future,” noted Hacskaylo.
Bob Flores began his Federal career as a cooperative student with the Department of Commerce in 1980. He joined Western in 1991 and served as financial manager in both the Desert Southwest and Sierra Nevada Regions.
Flores was nominated for the ESA by co-workers for using his knowledge and expertise to educate Western management and employees, customers and critics, external auditors, the Inspector General and others on high priority financial, accounting and audit issues.
DSW Financial Manager Dean Criscola commented, “Bob provided outstanding assistance to DSW last year… He continues to be an excellent source of financial information, especially concerning the Department….”
A native of Pueblo, Colo., Flores graduated from the University of Colorado in 1991. When he’s not responding to Congressionally commissioned studies on the status of financial audits, he spends time outdoors–camping, hiking, trail-bike riding and playing basketball and softball.
Western Area Power Administration markets and transmits reliable, low-cost electric power, provides related services and encourages energy efficient management in an environmentally sound manner. Western’s service area covers 1.3 million square miles in 15 western states.