Touchstone Energy Leadership Summit

Each year, Harmon Electric Association, Inc. chooses two high school students to send to the Touchstone Energy Leadership Summit in the month of January.   These students are given the opportunity to broaden their leadership skills and to interact with like-minded peers from across the state.  Each teen who attends the Saturday morning, Touchstone Energy-sponsored leadership program also takes home a $250 college scholarship and has an opportunity to win an additional $1,000 scholarship.

Oklahoma's rural electric cooperatives first launched the Touchstone Energy Leadership Summit in 2000 to help prepare students to become effective leaders and challenge them to take on important roles in their communities.  Each participating co-op sponsors two high school seniors to attend the annual training.

Jamie Haas and Tennessee Yocham were chosen to represent Harmon Electric Association, Inc. at the January 8, 2011 Touchstone Energy Leadership Summit. 

Haas is the daughter of Kathy Haas.  She served as Hollis High School FFA President, Junior Aeolian Secretary, played Fast and Slow Pitch Softball.  Jamie also showed livestock and attended UMYF.  Jamie now attends Southwestern Oklahoma State University and plans to major in pharmacy.

Yocham attended Blair High School and served as FFA President, Cheerleading Captain, and was chosen as FFA Sweetheart.  Tennessee won numerous FFA awards including speech contests, Livestock Evaluations,  and Leadership and Livestock Exhibitions.  She is the daughter of Calvin and Stephanie Yocham and has plans to attend WOSC and Oklahoma State University majoring in public relations.

For more information or an application form, contact Beth Peningtion at (580)688-3342 or email her at bpenington@harmonelectric.com