On August 14, 2025, twenty eight graduates celebrated their accomplishments as a part of cohort #28. When the last graduate stepped-up he represented the 680th graduate since the program started in March of 2016. Casey Logan, President & CEO of Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative (MEC) was the graduation speaker.
Graduates included (Front row, left to right):Jamie Jamerson (instructor), Mike Costley (instructor), Caleb Owens (Chase City), Ryan Vick (Dyke), Dalton Swaim (Suffolk), Owen Haynes (Gloucester), Christopher Salyers (Barboursville), Zachary Harris (Chesapeake), Dylan Mabe (Appomattox), Bradley Cox (Scottsville), Colby Williams (Suffolk), Christopher Zimmer (Gretna) Bryan Velasquez (Chesapeake), Spiros Reinson (Farmville), Richard Weathers (Lynchburg),
Back row, left to right: Christian Cook (Chesterfield), James Scheid (Mechanicsville), Luke McDaniels (Powatan), Charles Cespedes (Colonial Heights), Jesse Lanzillotti (Powhatan), Braden Drugatz (Fredericksburg), Chris Dooley (Saxe), Bradley Seay (Glen Allen), Chayanne Duarte-Ceron (Ruckersville), Nicholas Hartwell (Rice), Jacob Scott (Mechanicsville), Braucher Sieverling (Arlington), Nicholas Davis (Dinwiddie), Deon'Ta Jones (Lawrenceville), Luke Royall (Amelia).
Congratulations to Christopher Zimmer on receiving the "Climbing Higher Award". Recipients of the "Climbing Higher Award" are nominated by classmates and chosen by instructors. Recipient names and pictures are displayed in the Power Line Worker classroom.
Congratulations to Cohort 28! To learn more about SVCC's Power Line Training Program, call Suzanne Shook at 434-292-3101, or email suzanne.shook@southside.edu, or visit our website https://southside.edu/power-line-worker