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Solidarity Alert - 7/21/2023
Employee Spotlight
Jerri Dolan
Jerri joined the EA the day that she was hired in 2004 and has served in various roles as Designated Union Representative (DUR), NE Region 20 Vice President, Valley-Wide Secretary, and is currently serving as the NE Region 20 President. She has assisted in negotiations in the 2021 and the 2024 Collective Bargaining, Pay Schedules, and Pay Budgets. She began her TVA career in February 2003 at the COC as an intern for TVA’s Environmental Footprint, was hired in September 2003 as a short-term Environmental Scientist contractor at Watts Bar Nuclear Plant (WBN) , and on May 17, 2004, she was hired as WBN’s full-time Environmental Scientist.
Jerri has a Master of Science - Environmental Science from UTC and has worked over 21 years as WBN’s Environmental Scientist. Her legal educational foundation partnered with work experience provides guidance in ensuring WBN’s environmental compliance. Jerri is currently the Senior Environmental Scientist & principal contact for prioritizing NPDES, TMSP, IPPP, & NEPA programs & permit compliance management for assigned power generation sites, with a focus on nuclear. Jerri graduated from the Environment & Sustainability (E&S) Environmental Leadership Development Program in the inaugural 2023 class. Her Scientist position has afforded her opportunities to grow as a leader, cultivate collaborative relationships with State Inspectors, Auditors, Management, and workers in numerous job descriptions. Jerri has a passion for changing perceptions regarding balancing energy production and environmental stewardship/sustainability. She has led numerous cross-functional Continuous Improvement Teams/Projects at WBN and across E&S to develop innovative solutions. In 2019 Jerri teamed up with TVA’s Wildlife Biologist and Transmission to develop the WBN Osprey Mitigation Strategy which provides alternative Osprey nesting platforms away from the transmission lines and the installation of deterrents upon the transmission poles to provide roosting opportunities away from the active transmission lines/poles. By Fall 2020 a total of 15 platforms were designed, built to TVA specifications, and installed with the assistance of TVA Transmission crews. This strategy afforded WBN the opportunity to balance energy and environment. TVA extended an existing partnership with Mississippi State University (MSU) doctoral /graduate students for Osprey research at WBN. The information gained from the data will benefit osprey populations well beyond the Tennessee Valley and will also provide valuable information for TVA’s Avian Management Plan. Above is a photo of Jerri about to release a captured wild Osprey after MSU students collected her biological data and banded with a unique tracking number. The Power to Protect: Keeping Osprey From Energized Equipment (tva.com). Jerri also coordinated the environmental component of two annual WBN Community Days for about 2000 participants per event. She organized 28 volunteers from across E&S who presented over 40 environmental activities. Participants were amazed by the diversity of environmental expertise within TVA, thus contributing towards environmental awareness among WBN employees and their families plus positive ripple effects within the community.
Jerri and her husband Brad, a TVA nuclear engineer, share interests in Ballroom Dancing, traveling around the country/the world, going to the gym, and nuclear energy. They are very proud of their combined six children and five grandchildren. An avid gardener, Jerri also dabbles in landscape architecture, designed her sunroom addition, rescues feral/stray cats to provide them forever loving homes, and is active in her church.
PIERS
The PIERS Alliance is joint-partnership between TVA and the EA that is built upon the foundational elements of Professionalism, Integrity, Excellence, Relationships and Service (PIERS). These foundational elements represent the standards by which TVA and the EA will work together to ensure accountability, strengthen communication, and jointly seek solutions to continue serving the people of the Valley.
PIERS Alliance Champion Training
PIERS Champions Training will equip PIERS Champions developing relationships, learn about effective and intentional listening, facilitating conversations, and problem solving to resolve conflicts and find solutions.
From TVA today, go to Training and Development/ LMS/ search for "PIERS" or "50011881". Champions are able to self-enroll and choose their preferred session to attend. Training and Development (tva.gov)
DURS
Designated Union Representatives (DUR) put forth honest effort in the performance of duties. Promotes and encourages an inclusive and collaborative work environment. Provides informational resources and guidance to EA members on relevant TVA policies and Articles of Agreement. Serves as the lead to coordinate with management and affected employees during dispute resolutions. For more information on DURs, please see https://www.tvaea.com/union-representatives.
Next DUR training will be held in 2025.