Katie Holley named marketing manager for Arkansas Electric Cooperatives

Katie Holley has been named marketing manager for Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. (AECI), the statewide association for Arkansas’ 17 electric distribution cooperatives.

Bringing more than a decade of experience to the role, Holley joined AECI in October 2022 as marketing specialist and led marketing efforts for the cooperative’s Utility Sales and Services division, including utility sales, distribution/transmission powerline and substation construction, right-of-way services and warehouse/logistics services.

In her new role, Holley is responsible for developing messaging and marketing strategies and managing customer relations activities.

She earned a bachelor’s degree in public relations from the University of Central Arkansas. Holley, who was raised in Arkansas, lived in California and Colorado before returning to Little Rock in 2022.

The Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas comprise 17 electric distribution cooperatives; Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. (AECI), a Little Rock-based cooperative that provides services to the distribution cooperatives; and Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. (AECC), a generation and transmission cooperative. The distribution cooperatives provide electricity to approximately 600,000 members, or customers, in Arkansas and surrounding states.