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Guam Power Authority wins two more awards this year on the APPA National Stage
Guam Power Authority
December 3, 2025
Guam Power Authority wins two awards on the APPA National Stage (Photo courtesy of Guam Power Authority)
(Fadian, Guam) – For the second time this year, the Guam Power Authority was recognized by the American Public Power Association for exceptional work, this time in communications. In June 2025, GPA won the APPA Sue Kelly Community Service Award presented to community-owned utilities for their “good neighbor” activities that demonstrate commitment to the community, and GPA’s Assistant General Manager – Administration (AGMA) Beatrice “Tricee” Limtiaco, won the prestigious Alan H. Richardson Statesmanship Award, which recognizes public power leaders who work to achieve consensus on national issues important to public power utilities.
Fifty-three public power electric utilities and utility organizations earned Excellence in Public Power Communications Awards from the APPA. The awards were presented on stage at APPA’s Customer Connections Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah from November 3 - 5, 2025, in Salt Lake City, Utah. According to the APPA, the recent awards recognize excellence in communications in three categories: Print & Digital, Web & Social Media, and Video with ingenuity and creativity in storytelling through outstanding copy, design, financial data presentation, graphics, social media engagement, video editing, and web layout and interactivity.
Consolidated Commission on Utilities Commissioner Melvin Duenas, GPA Communications Manager Joyce N. Sayama, and GPA Program Coordinator II with GPA’s Communications Office Joleen A. A. Cruz attended the conference and received the following awards on behalf of GPA’s customers:
The Award of Excellence for Video for GPA’s Lineworkers Read Aloud video. This category recognizes excellence in video production for creative, engaging, and memorable work.
The Award of Merit in Web and Social Media for GPA’s Community Powered Web and Social Media campaign that recognizes GPA employee’s hard work in the community. This category recognizes visually engaging and innovative websites and social media campaigns that are customer-friendly and accessible, to name a few.
GPA General Manager John M. Benavente, P.E., said, “We commend our Communications and customer engagement teams for this recognition. Each award tells us we have done a good job communicating with our most important audiences – our customers and the community. Each year, we challenge our team to find more innovative and effective ways to communicate with those who depend on us.”
Sayama added, “We were proud to receive these awards on the APPA national stage on behalf of our GPA customers. This recognition helps us gauge the effectiveness of our communications program in informing our community of news that affects their lives. As Guam’s public power utility, we are committed to better serving and communicating with our customers year over year.”
The 2025 awards are on display at the Fadian Executive Office lobby for customers to view.