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.

Mary Louise Vitelli, Esq.

President/Attorney
Vitelli & Associates
Mary Louise Vitelli is an attorney born and raised in Milford, Connecticut. For more than 30 years, she has provided legal advisory with emphasis on countries in economic transition to prepare mining and energy strategy, policy and legislation. She has worked with governments and key stakeholders... Read More

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 A. Harbert

President & CEO
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 & Chief Executive, Merribel Ayres Consultancy
(formerly Lighthouse Consulting Group, LLC)

Minaxi Garg

Chief General Manager
POSOCO

Linda Breathitt

FORMER COMMISSIONER
KENTUCKY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Majida Mourad

Senior Vice President, Federal Government Relations
Tellurian, Inc.

Proscovia Magaret Njuki

Chairperson & Eng
Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited

María Nohemi Arboleda Arango

Chief Executive Officer
XM

Tracey Evers

Vice President of Strategy and Business Development
Tetra Tech Inc. Power

Susan N. Kelly

Member of the Board of Trustees
North American Electric Reliability Corporation

Rebecca Miano, OGW

Managing Director and CEO
KenGen

Neli Magubane

Chairperson
Matleng Energy Solutions (Pty) Ltd

Colette Honorable

Partner
Reed Smith LLP

Kelly Tomblin

Chief Executive Officer
INTREN

Agnes Obara

Chief Planning Officer
Kenya Power and Lighting Company

Aneta Petrovska-Rusomaroski

Head of Human Resources
EVN Macedonia

Sheila Hollis

Of Counsel and Chair, Duane Morris (Ret.)

Hon. Vicky A. Bailey

Founder, Anderson Stratton International, LLC

Reem Hamdan

Director General Deputy
Electricity Distribution Company (EDCO)

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