Carol A. Dodson is vice president of transmission and substations. In this role, she leads many critical areas of the company, including design and engineering of substations, NERC and regulatory compliance and transmission and substations field operations, maintenance and construction.  

Professional History
Dodson joined BGE in 1988 and has held several executive positions in BGE, as well as Exelon Utilities in electric distribution, business transformation, technical services, utility oversight, customer services and support services. Other key leadership roles included electric distribution system operations, strategic customer engineering, mobile installation project, and substation support services. Prior to her current role, Dodson previously served as vice president of support services where she led training, security, environmental management, performance assessment, fleet services, and real estate and facilities. She also was the company’s chief safety officer with oversight for the company’s safety and wellness initiatives.   Dodson is a member of the Southeastern Electric Exchange Executive Committee of the Engineering and Operations Division.  She is the executive sponsor of the Network of Exelon Women-Baltimore, executive sponsor for BGE’s Women in the Field group, and business champion for Exelon’s HeForShe Initiatives.

Civic Involvement
Dodson currently serves on the board of directors the Board of Visitors for the Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland.  She was appointed by Governor Hogan and serves on the Maryland Occupational Safety and Health (MOSH) Advisory Board.  She also serves on the board for Business Volunteers Maryland and “The League” for People with Disabilities. She a member of the Greater Baltimore Committee (GBC) Women’s Advisory Board and Executive Alliance. She is a graduate of Leadership Baltimore County class of 2009.

Education
Dodson earned a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland with honors and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Baltimore. She is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt.

Family
She lives in Baltimore County with her husband and 2 daughters.