{"id":591,"date":"2022-02-02T15:54:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T20:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scpowerteam.com\/?post_type=team&#038;p=591"},"modified":"2026-03-30T11:57:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T15:57:11","slug":"andrew-folks","status":"publish","type":"team","link":"https:\/\/www.scpowerteam.com\/es\/team\/andrew-folks\/","title":{"rendered":"R. Andrew Gente"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<style>\n\n<\/style>\n\n<div id=\"teamhero-block_240bd93349c73af25e04507dc8efaab4\" class=\"teamhero\">\n  \n  <div class=\"container\">\n    \n    <div class=\"row flex-sm-row-reverse\">\n      \n      <div class=\"col-12 col-sm-6\">\n      \n        <div class=\"team-member-info\">\n          \n          <div class=\"subtitle\">El equipo de poder<\/div>\n          \n          <h1 class=\"entry-title\">R. 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Se gradu\u00f3 de Presbyterian College y es un alumno dedicado. Andrew obtuvo su Maestr\u00eda en Comunicaci\u00f3n de Masas de la Universidad de Carolina del Sur y sigue con entusiasmo los programas atl\u00e9ticos de Presbyterian College Blue Hose y Gamecocks hasta el d\u00eda de hoy. Complet\u00f3 el Seminario Ejecutivo en The Buckley School of Public Speaking en mayo de 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After beginning his career in advertising\/public relations, Andrew joined South Carolina Power Team in 2008 and has acquired more than a decade of economic development experience. As a valued member of the Power Team, he oversees the business retention and expansion (BRE) program where he spends significant amounts of time in communities across the state, joining electric cooperative personnel in direct meetings with co-op served commercial members. Andrew strives to make industrial expansion more achievable by creating partnerships that enhance the success of companies on the cooperative power system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Andrew and his wife, Julia, along with their daughter, Isabelle, live in Columbia\u2019s historic Shandon neighborhood. They are members at Shandon Presbyterian Church, where Andrew is an ordained elder and deacon. In addition, he is an active member of the Rotary Club of Five Points, formerly serving as President. The organization recognized his service by awarding him 2022-23 Rotarian of the Year. Making family a priority, Andrew enjoys spending time with both his and Julia\u2019s extended families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-teal-color has-text-color\" id=\"about-andrew\"><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cNadie es m\u00e1s <\/em><br><em>m\u00e1s importantes para las cooperativas el\u00e9ctricas que sus miembros. Trabajando junto a ellos mientras se preocupan por las industrias. <\/em><br><em>y negocios en sus \u00e1reas de servicio es muy gratificante\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-white-color has-dark-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"personal-facts\">Datos Personales<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-teal-color has-text-color\" id=\"things-other-people-say-about-andrew\">Cosas que dicen otras personas sobre Andr\u00e9s<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>intencional y apasionado<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-teal-color has-text-color\" id=\"andrew-loves\">Andr\u00e9s ama\u2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a1Conectando a las personas entre s\u00ed, con recursos que pueden ayudarlos o con algo que simplemente disfruten!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-teal-color has-text-color\" id=\"his-most-precious-time-is-spent\">Su tiempo m\u00e1s preciado lo dedica...<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>con su familia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-teal-color has-text-color\" id=\"interesting-facts\">Datos interesantes\u2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Andrew tiene una habilidad especial para conocer extra\u00f1os, en su cumplea\u00f1os, que tambi\u00e9n comparten ese cumplea\u00f1os.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-teal-color has-text-color\" id=\"who-andrew-was-back-then\">Qui\u00e9n era Andrew en ese entonces...<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Andrew no creci\u00f3 con una mascota dentro de la casa. Su amor por los dos gatos con los que vive su familia ahora solo puede describirse como rid\u00edculo. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":2297,"menu_order":5,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-591","team","type-team","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scpowerteam.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team\/591","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scpowerteam.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scpowerteam.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/team"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/www.scpowerteam.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team\/591\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2764,"href":"https:\/\/www.scpowerteam.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team\/591\/revisions\/2764"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scpowerteam.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scpowerteam.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}