Alex Adams

34 | Relay Technician Apprentice, Green Mountain Power
Residence: Rutland

Career highlight you are most proud of:
I’m most proud of the people who have stuck with me through my countless mistakes and who have propped me up time and time again when I’ve fallen.

Community involvement:
I joined the Rutland City Board of Aldermen in 2023 and am the aldermanic representative on the Rutland Free Library Renovation Project Committee and the Otter Creek Communications Union District; a referee for Cutting Edge women’s hockey and an assistant coach for youth soccer; a former member of the Rutland City Rotary Club; and a former board member for Rutland Young Professionals and the Chamber and Economic Development of the Rutland Region.

Motivation for living and working in Vermont:
It’s beautiful here, my family is here and the community here is second to none. They don’t make Vermonters anywhere else.

Favorite part of your job:
Getting to learn so much every single day.

Most inspiring mentor:
My Rutland High School history teacher, Taborri Bruhl. I didn’t have very ambitious aspirations for my future. Mr. Bruhl told me I was capable, and he encouraged me to want more for myself. It really motivated me to start trying, and I’ve been trying ever since.

Best career advice you have received:
Keep going, follow my interests and let everything else fall as it may.

Three words that best describe you:
Effort, grit and determination.

Favorite Vermont escape:
Any golf course will do.

Favorite Vermont season:
Fall.

Favorite downtime activity:
Golfing.

Causes you would you support if you had unlimited access to funds:
Cardiology and the intensive care unit at University of Vermont Medical Center; the emergency department and the Rutland Heart Center at Rutland Regional Medical Center; and the Fair Haven Rescue Squad.

Song on your playlist you are embarrassed to disclose to your best friend:
“The Man Who Can’t Be Moved“ by The Script.

Where you see yourself professionally in the next five to 10 years:
As a first-class and qualified relay technician at Green Mountain Power.

Career goal you would like to accomplish in the next five to 10 years?
To take advantage of the learning opportunities I have ahead of me, so that five to 10 years from now I can best serve GMP and our customers that depend upon reliable access to electricity.