Guam Power Authority Wins Two APPA Excellence in Public Power Communications Awards for the Third Year in a Row

The Guam Power Authority (GPA) was awarded two Excellence in Public Power Communications Merit awards on October 29, 2024, at the American Public Power Association (APPA) Customer Connections Conference award ceremony in Louisville, Kentucky.

For the third year in a row, GPA won two Merit Awards at the annual event. This year, GPA was recognized in the following categories for its communications pieces:

• The Award of Merit for Video for GPA’s Typhoon Mawar “Our Story” video. This category recognizes excellence in video production.
• The Award of Merit in the Print/Digital category for its GPA Annual Report Fiscal Year 2022. This category recognizes excellence in newsletters, bill stuffers, annual reports, advertisements, program/product marketing materials, digital reports, and digital marketing.

GPA Communications Manager Joyce N. Sayama and GPA Utility Services Manager James C. Borja attended the conference and received the two Merit Awards on behalf of GPA’s customers.

Borja stated, "These awards hold great significance for our team at GPA, as they highlight our commitment to enhancing communication with our customers daily and across various channels. We work hard to develop effective communication tools that keep our customers informed about their service and GPA's efforts to shape a better energy future for Guam."

Sayama expressed, “We are very proud to have received these two Merit Awards on behalf of our customers and colleagues in Guam for our Fiscal Year 2022 Annual Report and GPA’s Typhoon Mawar “Our Story” video. The video project was very special to us as it captured the hardship that we faced as an island after the storm and our resilience and resolve to rebuild and get our customers connected.”

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GPA Wins Two APPA Excellence in Public Power Communications Awards 2024