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JEA retired CEO and managing director receives leadership and managerial excellence award
Paul McElroy, retired CEO and managing director of JEA in Jacksonville, Florida, received the Mark Crisson Leadership and Managerial Excellence Award during the American Public Power Association’s National Conference in Orlando, Florida. The award recognizes managers at a utility, joint action agency, or state or regional association who steer their organizations to new levels of excellence, lead by example, and inspire staff to do better.
Paul worked a total of 17 years for JEA and served as CEO from 2012 until his retirement in 2018. In May 2020, after two years of retirement, the newly seated JEA Board asked Paul if he would return to JEA as interim CEO while they conducted a national CEO search. Under Paul's visionary leadership, JEA excelled in financial stability, customer service, employee satisfaction and engagement, as well as operational excellence. In addition to leading JEA, Paul has been a leader in the national public power community. He served as a member of the APPA Board's Executive Committee, holding the position of treasurer, as well as chair of APPA's Finance and Audit Committee and its Retirement Committee. He represented JEA and public power before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, ratings and investment agencies, U.S. House of Representatives staff briefings, and numerous Jacksonville City Council and Committee meetings.
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The American Public Power Association is the voice of not-for-profit, community-owned utilities that power 2,000 towns and cities nationwide. We represent public power before the federal government to protect the interests of the more than 49 million people that public power utilities serve, and the 93,000 people they employ. Our association advocates and advises on electricity policy, technology, trends, training, and operations. Our members strengthen their communities by providing superior service, engaging citizens, and instilling pride in community-owned power.
