has multiple issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . july 2016 this article does not cite any sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . october 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message florida municipal electric association type trade association industry electric power industry founded 1942 headquarters tallahassee fl united states key people barry moline executive director website www.publicpower.com the florida municipal electric association fmea is the trade association for florida s 34 public power communities . fmea represents the unified interests of their members through government relations communications news and information and education and training . based in tallahassee fmea began in 1942 in response to wwii fuel shortages . together fmea s member utilities now serve 3 million floridians and are the third largest source of power in the state . these utilities are community owned and locally managed . fmea s membership categories along with the 34 municipal electric utility members also include associate member companies affiliates and public agencies . contents 1 member utilities 2 affiliate members 3 public agency members 4 governmental relations 5 communications news and information 6 education and training 7 events 7.1 energy connections conference 7.2 florida lineman competition 7.3 fmea fmpa annual conference 7.4 legislative rally 8 governance 9 staff 10 fmea officers 11 affiliated organizations 12 external links member utilities edit alachua bartow beaches energy services blountstown bushnell clewiston chattahoochee fort meade fort pierce utilities authority gainesville regional utilities green cove springs havana homestead energy services jea key west kissimmee utility authority lake worth lakeland electric leesburg moore haven mount dora new symrna beach newberry ocala orlando utilities commission quincy starke tallahassee wauchula williston winter park affiliate members edit st. cloud the energy authority reedy creek public agency members edit city of south daytona governmental relations edit member cities interests on state and federal issues are represented by fmea s legislative team . fmea also works with the american public power association appa on these issues . communications news and information edit fmea provides its members with access to news resources industry statistics legislative updates and safety and technical information . education and training edit fmea offers educational training programs workshops and online courses to its members . events edit energy connections conference edit the event delivers information to fmea members about steps they can take to improve their daily operations . the event features workshops on transmission and distribution customer connections safety and lineworker training . a trade show is open to vendors . florida lineman competition edit this event brings together utility lineman teams from across the state to compete against one another . fmea fmpa annual conference edit held in partnership with the florida municipal power agency the conference features presentations by industry professionals workshops discussions and more . the conference is designed for utility and city managers and directors and policy makers from all of florida s utilities . legislative rally edit during florida s legislative session to discuss legislative proposals affecting public power communities . governance edit fmea is a trade association ; it is governed by its board of directors and its members . staff edit this section contains information of unclear or questionable importance or relevance to the article s subject matter . please help improve this article by clarifying or removing superfluous information . july 2016 executive director barry j. moline director of public affairs amy s. zubaly director of training & member services cheryl l. anderson director of communications & marketing garnie holmes jr. communications & multimedia specialist jessica c. lumpkin office manager brenda s. thompson information management coordinator s. denise hill fmea general & regulatory counsel frederick m. bryant esq. assistant general counsel & manager of legal affairs jody lamar finklea fmea legislative counsel williams j. peebles esq. fmea officers edit this section contains information of unclear or questionable importance or relevance to the article s subject matter . please help improve this article by clarifying or removing superfluous information . july 2016 president bud para jacksonville president elect mike new newberry vice president nona jones gainesville secretary treasurer clay lindstrom lake worth affiliated organizations edit florida municipal power agency american public power association the energy authority hometown connections the florida league of cities external links edit fmea s website fmpa s website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title florida municipal electric association & oldid 730606096 categories electric power in the united statesindustry trade groups based in the united statesorganizations based in tallahassee floridahidden categories orphaned articles from july 2016all orphaned articlesarticles lacking sources from october 2014all articles lacking sources navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 20 july 2016 at 03 23 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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