W&H general manager excited for opportunity
Jim Pauk (left) has been the general manger at W&H Cooperative in Humboldt for the past nine years. Jim will be retiring at the end of December. Jim has been working with his replacement, Joe Mernka (right). Joe began his duties as the new general manager on Sept. 1. Humboldt Independent photo by Kent Thompson.
By KENT THOMPSON
“We’re going to keep growing. We’re going to be improving and expanding.”
Those are encouraging words to the members of the W&H Cooperative, a local energy co-op since 1929.
They come from Joe Mernka, the new general manager of W&H Cooperative. Mernka started work for the co-op on Sept. 1. Currently, there is a bit of a transition phase going on at the corporate headquarters at 1021 16th Ave. N., in Humboldt.
Mernka has taken over the general manager duties from Jim Pauk, who has been the general manager for the past nine-plus years. Pauk is staying on as a manager in an advisory role to Mernka. He will be retiring at the end of December.
“Jim has been phenomenal to work with. His experience and knowledge — I couldn’t ask for a better trainer,” Mernka said. Read the full story in this week's Humboldt Independent, your trusted source for local news and sports.
