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 APPA Excellence in Public Power Communications Awards 2023
The Guam Power Authority (GPA) was honored with two Excellence in Public Power Communications Awards from the American Public Power Association (APPA) at the 2023 Customer Connections Conference in San Antonio, Texas.
For the second year in a row, GPA received two Excellence in Public Power Communications for the following:
The Award of Merit for Web/Social Media for communications through its website and social media channels. The Web/Social category includes corporate, program, campaign websites, and regular activity and campaigns on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, blogs, podcasts, etc.
The Award of Merit in the Print/Digital category for its November 2022 monthly newsletter. This category recognizes excellence in newsletters, bill stuffers, annual reports, advertisements, program/product marketing materials, digital reports, and digital marketing.
These accolades highlight GPA's dedication to creating content that connects our customers to the services we provide; resources available to them; and insight about our ongoing work to develop Guam’s renewable energy future.
Consolidated Commission on Utilities (CCU) Commissioner Pedro Roy Martinez, CCU Vice Chairman Francis E. Santos, GPA Assistant General Manager of Engineering and Technical Services John J. Cruz Jr., P.E., and GPA Communications Manager Joyce N. Sayama attended the conference and received the awards on behalf of GPA’s customers.
In 2022, GPA received the Award of Merit in the print and digital category for its Customer Service Directory and the Award of Excellence in the video category for its Clean Energy Master Plan animated video. The 2023 awards are displayed at the Fadian Executive Office lobby, showcasing GPA's ongoing commitment to excellence in public communications and its efforts to promote Guam's renewable energy future.
Award of Merit in Print and Digital Category
Award of Excellence in the Video Category
Guam Power Authority won two Excellence in Public Power Communications Awards from the American Public Power Association (APPA) during the APPA Customer Connections Conference on Nov. 14-15, 2022, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. GPA received the Award of Merit in the print and digital category for its Customer Service Directory and the Award of Excellence in the video category for its Clean Energy Master Plan animated video. GPA was recognized alongside 49 public power electric utilities and utility organizations.
Joyce N. Sayama, Communications Manager and Candice Ananich, Management Analyst at Guam Power Authority, attended the conference and received the award for GPA. Sayama said, “We are proud to receive these two awards on behalf of our customers. The two pieces that won awards – GPA’s Customer Service Directory, part of our monthly print & digital newsletter, and the animated Clean Energy Master Plan video – were designed with our customers in mind. We created these tools to connect them to the services we provide and share insight about our ongoing work to develop Guam’s renewable energy future. The awards will be displayed at the Fadian executive lobby for everyone to view.”
Award of Merit in Social Media/Web Category
