Midwest Electric’s Manager of Administrative Services Julie Marchal has completed an intensive program in electric utility management at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

The Robert I. Kabat Management Internship Program (MIP) is a series of workshops offered by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association in conjunction with the University of Wisconsin. The program guides participants through all facets of the electric utility industry, including the many changes occurring around the nation.

Julie Marchal is one of only a few electric utility management staff that will graduate from the Management Internship Program this year.

MIP participants go through three 10-day sessions designed to challenge and educate in new innovative management techniques. Participants leave with a better understanding of what consumers want and how to ensure they get it.

By also covering the unique principles that govern the operations of electric cooperatives, the program helps the co-op analyze other business ventures it may want to enter and enhances the core organization.

Only rural electric cooperative CEOs and top-level management participate in the program. This allows for greater emphasis of study on management and leadership challenges and the aspects of consumer ownership that cooperatives enjoy. Participants focus on member values as part of day-to-day decision-making.

Julie Marchal has completed one of the most exclusive management development programs in the nation for electric cooperatives.