Public Information Officer Discusses the Importance of Community Engagement

McGuire Nuclear Station’s communications manager Valerie Patterson (Click to enlarge.)

As the communications manager at McGuire Nuclear Station in Mecklenburg County, N.C., Valerie Patterson wears many hats: she talks about nuclear energy with audiences of all ages, plans community events, and plays a vital role in the plant’s emergency response organization. While she is a generalist by nature, nothing is more important to Patterson than the relationships she and her team have built with the Lake Norman community and the events that keep local residents coming back to McGuire to learn more.

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