POWERGRAMS

19 19 'Just another employee' 'Just another employee' C O N T R O L O P E R ATO R P R O U D TO B E AT A P C , C O N T R O L O P E R ATO R P R O U D TO B E AT A P C , WA N T S TO M A K E I T B E T T E R WA N T S TO M A K E I T B E T T E R Krista Presnall is the quintessential all-American girl. She was in the top 10% of her high school class. Her first job as a teenager was at San Destin Beach Resort. She played in the University of Alabama Million Dollar Band. She's a trailblazer following in her family's footsteps working at the Alabama Power plant they helped build. She is an animal lover who rescues dogs. She loves hunting with her Dad. She is a VIP in one of Alabama's top volunteer groups. The Barry Steam Plant control operator has worked there 13 years with a mostly male staff, been married for nine years and owned a home for three years in Stapleton. Presnall is on the Alabama Power Service Organization State Board after a term as Barry Chapter president and being named earlier as its Volunteer of the Year. Life is good but sometimes queasy for the 52-year-old native of Eight Mile, where her parents still live at the end of the road Presnall grew up on and walked up and down about "a million miles." Getting a job in 2008 was a milestone. "When I came to work for Alabama Power, that was one of the proudest moments in my and my parents' life," she said. "You know, to work for Alabama Power in this state is like you might as well become mayor, governor or something. People look up to you just because you work for Alabama Power. I love it for me. I didn't care if I had to come in and shovel JUNE PRIDE MONTH By Chuck Chandler PHOTOS by MIKE KITTRELL Third from left, Presnall was a member of the Million Dollar Band.

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