Women In Energy

The Women in Energy series is a joint project between USEA and USAID that was developed out of USEA’s Engendering Utilities Partnership, a program funded by USAID to improve gender policies and gender outcomes at their respective organizations.

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Every month we feature a woman who has shown exemplary leadership. The women come from diverse backgrounds and roles, and they bring with them a unique perspective on gender equality within the energy sector.

Kim Meninger

Leadership Coach and Consultant/Founder
Your Career Success
Kim Meninger is a leadership coach, consultant and TEDx speaker who is on a mission to make it easier to be human at work. She believes that what holds us back in the workplace is rarely our ability to do the work itself – it’s the fears, doubts and insecurities we bring to our interactions with... Read More

Ms. Ingvild Ombudstvedt

Owner and Founder
IOM Law

Mary Louise Vitelli, Esq.

President/Attorney
Vitelli & Associates

Christine Lins

Executive Director
Global Women's Network for the Energy Transition (GWNET)

Veronica Saenz Marin 

Corporate Sustainability Manager
SMI

Jessica Lau

Manager of the Grid Storage and Emerging Technologies Group
Xcel Energy

Dawa Chhoedron

Chief Engineer, Power Systems & Market, Dept of Energy,
Min of Energy and Natural Resources, Royal Govt of Bhutan

Hana Vizcarra

Senior Attorney
Earthjustice

Preeti Jain

Global Director - Policy, Chemicals and Carbon Solutions
LanzaTech

Mary Vargas Cisneros

Information Security Officer
Electrical Corporation of Ecuador, CELEC EP.

Apisake Soakai

Energy Expert
Pacific Islands
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Zehra Aneek

Former Director of ESG and Sustainability
K-Electric Company
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Samantha Hung

Chief of Gender Equality
Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Allison Clements

Commissioner
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Dr. Rashi Gupta

Founder and Managing Director
M/s Vision Mechatronics Private Ltd

Gina Tomlinson-Williams

Director of Business Transformation, Org Development
Jamaica Public Service Company
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Aurea Bigirwamungu

Principal Research Engineer, Energy Innovations
Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO)

Diane Denton

Vice President, Integrated Planning
Duke Energy

Eleonora Kazakova

Executive Director
Kalininskaya HPP

Sheryl Osiene-Riggs

President & CEO
Utilities Technology Council (UTC)

Kora Töpfer

Head of German Public & Regulatory Affairs
European Power Exchange - EPEX SPOT

Yok Potts

Manager of Business & Digital Transformation
MISO

Sharon Yeti

CEO
Powerlive Zimbabwe

Neha Juneja

Co-Founder
Greenway Appliances

Kari Valley

Managing Assistant General Counsel
Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO)

Tatiana Vedeneva

President
Center for Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Development

Sharla Artz

Director, Security and Resilience Policy
Xcel Energy

Katherine Neebe

Vice President of National Engagement and Strategy
Duke Energy

Flavia Anyiko

Head of Risk Management
Uganda Electricity Generating Company Ltd (UEGCL)

Allison Archambault

President
EarthSpark International
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Patricia Tatto

President
Women in Renewable Energy – Mexico (MERM)

Renee Devine

New York EV and Demand Response Program Manager
National Grid

Paola Hartung Martínez

Director of Regulatory Affairs
AES Gener

Danielle Merfeld

Vice President & Chief Technology Officer
General Electric Renewable Energy

Monalisa C. Dimalanta

Chairperson
Philippine National Renewable Energy Board

Jolene Cicci

Line Troubleshooter
FirstEnergy

Agnes da Costa

Head of the Regulatory Advisory Office
Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy

The Energy Utility Partnership Program (EUPP) is supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Development, Democracy, and Innovation (DDI) and implemented by the U.S. Energy Association (USEA). EUPP works around the world to promote energy security, clean energy access, and capacity building to achieve self-reliance. The contents of this webpage are the sole responsibility of USEA and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.