Jennifer Williams is well known for her tireless actions as Anza Electric Cooperative’s government relations liaison during the Cranston Fire in 2018 and more recently, her devotion to the AEC/Food In Need of Distribution mobile food pantry program. Less well known, Williams is also a U.S. Marine Corps veteran.“My best friend and I had a lot of friends who were enlisted,” she said. “I enjoyed the camaraderie and felt a strong sense of duty. The Marines was the only branch that I would consider. I am the only Marine in the family. My dad served in the Air Force during Vietnam, and my family was very supportive of me joining. I left for boot camp Sept. 8, 1998, and my EAS – end of active service contract – was Sept. 7, 2002.”While in the service, Williams trained to bec
