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. We want to showcase your story this month. The women among you come from diverse backgrounds and roles, and they bring with them a unique perspective to gender equality within the energy sector.

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Katherine Neebe

Vice President of National Engagement and Strategy
Duke Energy
Katherine Neebe serves as vice president of national engagement and strategy and chief sustainability officer for Duke Energy. She also serves as president of the Duke Energy Foundation. In these capacities, she leads Duke Energy’s stakeholder engagement efforts to develop solutions to meet... Read More

Flavia Anyiko

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

Allison Archambault

President
EarthSpark International
Woman sitting on chair

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

Carol Dodson

Vice President, Transmission and Substations
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE)

Anita Nana Okuribido

President
Women in Renewable Energy Association (WIRE-A)

Kathy Curtis

Senior Vice President–Generation
Dominion Energy Virginia

Ntombifuthi Ntuli

CEO
South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA)

Barbara Tyran

President of the Board of Directors
Women’s Council on Energy & the Environment (WCEE)

Angela Livino

Director of Corporate Management Division
Brazilian Energy Research Office (EPE)

Cheryl A. LaFleur

Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Columbia University
Director, ISO-NE

Wasantha Perera

Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Power & Energy, Sri Lanka

Karen Alderman Harbert

President and Chief Executive Officer
American Gas Association

Ndeye Ami DRAME

Transmission Planning Manager
Senelec

Kelly Speakes-Backman

Chief Executive Officer
Energy Storage Association

Rosa Escobar

Engineering Manager
LAGEO

Abigail Ross Hopper

President and CEO
Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

Uwera Rutagarama

Director
Rwanda Energy Group

Zeridah Zigiti

Board Director
Uganda Electricity Generation Corporation Limited (UEGCL)

Maria Korsnick

President & CEO
Nuclear Energy Institute

Julia Hamm

President & CEO
SEPA

Bentina C. Terry

Senior Vice President - Northwest Region
Georgia Power Company

Casiopea Ramirez Melgar

Managing Partner
Fresh Energy Consulting

Jacqui Nelson

General Manager Operations
Contact Energy, Ltd.

Merribel S. Ayres

Founder & Principal
Lighthouse Consulting Group, LLC

Minaxi Garg

Chief General Manager
POSOCO

Linda Breathitt

FORMER COMMISSIONER
KENTUCKY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Majida Mourad

Senior Vice President, Government Relations
Tellurian, Inc.

Proscovia Magaret Njuki

Chairperson & Eng
Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited

María Nohemi Arboleda Arango

Chief Executive Officer
XM

Tracey Evers

Market Director Power Delivery Solutions
Mortenson

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.