About Christopher Hamon

2014                       Inducted into the Academy of Electrical and Computer Engineering

EDUCATION

2004                       Cooperative Credited Director - NRECA

2003                       Registered Soil Scientist- State of Missouri

1990                       Management Internship Program Graduate - NRECA

1989                       Registered Engineer - Oklahoma, Missouri and Arkansas

1989                       Professional Engineering License

1984                       B.S. Electrical Engineering- University of Missouri- Rolla

 WORK EXPERIENCE

1999 - Present    Chief Executive Officer, WhiteRiver Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc.

1997-1999           Operations and Engineering Manager, White River Valley Electric Cooperative

1988-1997           Chief Engineer, White River Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc., Branson Missouri

1984-1988           Transmission Planning Department, Iowa Southern Utilities, Centerville Iowa

OTHER

• National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation, Board of Directors (District 8 Manager)
• Sho-Me Power Electric Cooperative, Board of Directors (past President)
• Branson Chamber of Commerce, Board of Director
• Missouri Sports Hall of Fame (Secretary/Treasurer)
• 2008 Missourian Award
• 2009 Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives Distinguished Service Award
• 2009 JC Brown CEO Communication Leadership Award
• Table Rock Lake Area Chamber of Commerce (past President)
• Taney County Youth Life (past President)
• Kirbyville School Board (past Vice President)
• Association of Missouri Electric’s Alternative Fuel Taskforce
• Association of Missouri Electric Cooperative’s Load Management
• Loss Control and Demand Side Management Committees
• Missouri Society of Professional Engineers member
• Missouri Conservation Federation (Lifetime Member)
• Missouri State Fair Foundation member