Our Team

“I chose PWC as my career because I am passionate about our mission and how it is real, immediate and tangible. When you support PWC, you see the immediate effect on people’s lives. It’s solid. I’m always excited to find more ways to serve more people and bring value to the entire community.”

-Jock Pitts-

President & CEO

Jock Pitts

As President of People Working Cooperatively, a unique, non-profit organization to provide critical home repairs, energy conservation and maintenance services to low-income, elderly and disabled residents, Jock Pitts has spent more than two decades creating and managing energy conservation and home repair programs. In all cases, his goal remains the same: serving the needs of clients and the community while still providing a high return on investment for donors and supporters.

A graduate of The Pennsylvania State University (Masters, Environmental Pollution Control) and Miami University, Ohio (B.S., Aeronautics), Jock began his career as manager and director of the Richmond Comprehensive Community Management Program in Richmond, Indiana. While there, the program was awarded the National Award for Energy Innovation, the Indiana Award for Energy Innovation, and other reputable local and state awards. He also served as a consultant to the Ontario, Canada Ministry of Energy.

Jock moved to People Working Cooperatively in 1987, first spearheading the weatherization program and later serving as special projects manager, operations director, executive vice president, and finally, president in 2002.

Under his leadership, PWC has earned the Better Business Bureau’s Wise Giving Seal of Charitable Accountability and is a three-time Torch Award Finalist for ethical business management. PWC has grown from an annual budget of $3.3 million in 1987 to more than $10 million in 2008; from 2,002 total services in 1987, to more than 11,000 in 2008. Jock’s management of PWC’s partnership with Duke Energy Ohio/Kentucky has helped the energy conservation program grow and flourish from 1,054 energy services in 1987 to more than 5,500 in 2008 alone.

In addition to his responsibilities as president of PWC, Jock also serves several other organizations. He was appointed by the governor to Ohio’s Public Benefits Advisory Board and by the Ohio Department of Development to the Policy Advisory Committee. He is also a member of Homesteading & Urban Renewal Corporation (H.U.R.C.) and United Way.