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Supplier Diversity Program Contacts

Executive Task Force 

  • Robert Esquivel (Chair)   
    Manager, Supplier Diversity & Development 
    Arizona Public Service Co
    P.O. Box 53999, Phoenix, AZ  85072-3999
    Phone: (602) 250-2116  Fax: (602) 250-3873
    E-mail: Robert.Esquivel@aps.com 
  • Jewel Smith (Chair Emeritus)
    Manager, Supplier Diversity
    CenterPoint Energy
    1111 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX 77002
    Phone: (713) 207-6951 Fax: (713) 207-9347
    E-mail: jewel.smith@centerpointenergy.com
  • Vincent Craney
    Diversity Manager
    Southern California Edison
    2244 Walnut Grove Avenue, Rosemead, CA  91770
    Phone: 626-302-5608
    E-mail: vincent.craney@sce.com
  • Rose Davis
    Sr. Supplier Diversity Administrator
    NV Energy
    6226 W. Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas, NV 89146
    Phone: (702) 402-5168 Fax: (702) 402-2117
    E-mail: rdavis@nevp.com

AD Hoc Team Leaders

Industry Trends

  • Graciela Hastings, Supplier Diversity Manager
    Oncor Electric Delivery
    115 W 7th St Suite 817
    Fort Worth, TX 76012
    Phone: (817) 215-6555
    Email: gghastings@oncor.com 

 Member Development

  • Essence N. Harris (Team Lead)
    Supplier Diversity Specialist
    Entergy Services, Inc.
    639 Loyola Avenue, L-ENT-5B, New Orleans, LA 70113
    Phone:  (504) 576-2312; Fax:  (504) 576-7670
    E-mail: eharri3@entergy.com   
  • Hector Martinez
    Supplier Diversity Specialist
    Xcel Energy, Inc.
    414 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55401-0000
    Phone: (612) 330-6048
    E-mail: hector.e.martinez@xcelenergy.com

Performance Measures

  • Tamara Jones-Smith
    Supplier Diversity Coordinator
    Iberdrola USA 
    89 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14649
    Phone: 585-771-4818 Fax:
    E-mail: tamara.jones-smith@energyeast.com

Task Force Members

  • Ronnette J. Anderson   (Ronnette)
    Business Performance Analyst
    Dominion
    701 E Cary St, Richmond, VA 23219
    Phone: (804) 771-4063 Fax: (866)298-7416
    E-mail: Ronnette.J.Anderson@dom.com
  • Al Beavers
    Supplier Diversity Coordinator
    Lower Colorado River Authority
    3700 Lake Austin Blvd, MS 225, Austin, TX 78703
    Phone: (512) 473-3278 Fax: (512) 473-4037
    E-mail: al.beavers@lcra.org
  • Kodi Belford
    Gulf Power Co
    One Energy Place, Pensacola, FL 32520
    Phone: (850) 444-6704
    E-mail: kbelford@southernco.com
  • Fred Bell
    Manager, Supplier Diversity
    Tampa Electric Company
    702 N. Franklin Street, Tampa, Florida 33601
    Phone: (813) 228-4280 Fax: (813) 228-4949
    E-mail: fdbell@tecoenergy.com
  • Richard Benson
    Vice President - Chief Administrative Officer
    Energy East Corporation
    1387 Ithaca-Dryden Road, Ithaca, NY 14850
    Phone: (607) 347-2351
    E-mail: rrbenson@energyeast.com
  • Daryl E. Brown
    Supply Chain Manager
    Mississippi Power Co
    2908 28th Street, Gulfport, MS 39502
    Phone: (228) 867-1071 Fax: (228) 867-1196
    E-mail: debrown@southernco.com
  • Kempis Brown
    Senior Sourcing Specialist
    Dominion
    One James River Plaza, 701 E Cary St, Richmond, VA 23219-0000
    Phone: (804)771-6235
    Email: kempis.brown@dom.com
  • Adriene K. Bruce
    Managing Executive, Supplier Diversity
    Ameren
    1901 Chouteau Avenue MC 1100, St. Louis, MO 63166-6149
    Phone: (314) 554-2959; Fax (314) 554-4267
    E-mail Abruce@ameren.com
  • Karla Causey
    Corporate Sourcing and Subcontracting/Diversity Manager
    PNM Resources Inc
    414 Silver Ave SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102
    Phone: (505)241-0726
    Email: karla.causey@pnmresources.com
  • Ken Compton
    Georgia Power Project Manager, Supplier Diversity & Development
    Georgia Power/a Southern Company
    241 Ralph McGill Blvd. NE, Atlanta, GA 30308
    Phone:  (404) 506-6764
    E-mail:  krcompt@southernco.com
  • Valerie Coyazo
    Manager, Supplier Diversity
    KCP&L
    1201 Walnut, 11th floor,Kansas City, Mo 64106
    Phone: (816) 556-2843; Fax: (816) 556-2644
    E-mail: valerie.coyazo@kcpl.com 
  • Steve Dukes
    Coordinator, Supplier Diversity
    CenterPoint Energy Inc
    1111 Louisiana St, Houston, TX 77002-5231
    Phone: (713) 207-3388 Fax: (713) 207-9347
    E-mail: steve.dukes@centerpointenergy.com
  • John H. Eley, Jr.    (John)
    Manager, Supplier Diversity
    DTE Energy Co
    One Energy Plaza, Detroit, MI 48226-1279
    Phone: (313) 235-3488/Fax: (313) 235-0142
    Email: eleyj@dteenergy.com
  • Amy Fleischman
    Director, Human Resource Performance
    Energy East Management Corporation
    89 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14649
    Phone: (585) 771-6248
    E-mail: ajfleischman@energyeast.com
  • Jerry J. Fulmer
    Director of Supplier Diversity
    WE Energies
    231 W. Michigan Street, Milwaukee, WI  53203
    Phone: (414) 221-2614; Fax: (414) 221-2604
    E-mail:  jerry.fulmer@we-energies.com
  • Paul Garcia
    Director,Supply Chain Management
    El Paso Electric Co
    PO Box 982, El Paso, TX 79960-0982
    Phone:(915) 543-4076
    E-mail: pgarci1@epelectric.com
  • Andrew B. Grier
    Manager, Supplier Diversity
    Duke Energy
    422 S Church St, MC PB04D, Charlotte, NC 28202-1904
    Phone: (704) 382-7690 Fax: (704) 382-3553
    E-mail: abgrier@duke-energy.com
  • Bruce Guilbeault
    Director, Supply Chain
    Indianapolis Power & Light (IPL)
    1230 West Morris Street, Indianapolis, IN 46221
    Phone: (317) 261-8750
    E-mail: bruce.guilbeault@aes.com
  • Quentin A. Guinn
    Contract Manager
    Consumers Energy Company
    One Energy Plaza, EP2-471
    Jackson, MI  49201
    Phone: (517) 788-0734
    E-mail: qaguinn@cmsenergy.com
  • Cindy L. Gurney
    Analyst
    National Grid
    Purchasing, C-1
    300 Erie Boulevard West, Syracuse, NY 13202
    Phone: (315) 460-1909
    E-mail: cindy.gurney@us.ngrid.com
  • Wayne Hardy
    Manager, Contract Administration
    Westar Energy
    818 S. Kansas Avenue, PO Box 889, Topeka, KS 66601
    Phone: (785) 575-8204; Fax: (785) 575-8137
    E-mail: wayne_hardy@wr.com
  • April Harley
    Sr Supplier Diversity Coordinator
    Progress Energy Florida Inc
    299 1st Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
    Phone: (727)820-5563
    Email: april.harley@pgnmail.com 
  • Geri M. Harsha
    Business Development Representative
    Pepco Holdings Inc
    701 Ninth St NW, Washington, DC 20068-0001
    Phone: (202)872-2141
    Email: gmharsha@pepco.com
  • Dan Hayman
    Diversity Analyst
    Southern California Edison Co
    2244 Walnut Grove Ave
    Rosemead, CA 91770
    Phone: (626) 302-7712/Fax: (626) 302-4410 
  • Dana Heffner
    Business Analyst, Supply Chain
    FirstEnergy Corp
    76 S Main St, Akron, OH 44308-1890
    Phone: (330)761-7772
    Email: heffnerd@firstenergycorp.com 
  • Gloria V. Hines
    Supply Chain Manager, Supplier Diversity
    American Electric Power
    825 Tech Center Drive, 2nd Floor, Gahanna, OH 43230
    Phone: (614) 883-7154 Fax: (866) 705-9689
    E-mail: gvhines@aep.com 
  • Susan Hogan
    Supplier Development Manager
    Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.
    80 Park Plaza, T6, Newark, NJ 07102-4106
    Phone: (973) 430-6906 (Fax) 973-596-9201
    E-mail: susan.hogan@alleghenyenergy.com 
  • Kenneth Huff    (Ken)
    Manager, Supplier Diversity & Development
    Georgia Power Co
    241 Ralph McGill Blvd NE, Bin - 10080, Atlanta, GA 30308
    Phone: (404)506-6347 Fax: (404) 506-7656
    E-mail: klhuff@southernco.com 
  • Carla Hunter-Ramsey
    Director of Supplier Diversity
    National Grid
    175 E Old Country Rd, Hicksville, NY 11801-4257
    Phone: (516)545-4607
    Email: carla.hunter-ramsey@us.ngrid.com
  • Cedrick A. Hurd
    Buyer/Supplier Diversity Coordinator
    Southern Company
    2908 28th St, Gulfport, MS 39503
    Phone: (228) 867-1125/Fax: (228) 867-1196
    Email: churd@southernco.com
  • Tara Huston
    Associate Supplier Diversity Coordinator
    Progress Energy Inc
    410 S Wilmington St, PEB 2A, Raleigh, NC 27602
    Phone: (919) 546-5708 Fax: (919) 546-3087
    E-mail: tara.huston@pgnmail.com
  • Michael A. Jefferson
    Supplier Diversity Manager
    Procurement Department
    Keyspan Energy
    175 East Old Country Road,Hicksville, NY 11801
    Phone: 516-545-4085
    E-mail: mjefferson@keyspanenergy.com 
  • Michael Jennings
    Supply Chain Diversity Manager
    Indianapolis Power & Light Company
    1230 West Morris Street, Indianapolis, IN  46221-1710
    Phone: (317) 261-8046
    E-mail: michael.jennings@aes.com
  • Carolyn Johnson
    Procurement Specialist
    Montana-Dakota Utilities Co
    400 N 4th Street, Bismarck, ND 58501
    Phone: (701) 222-7666 Fax: (701) 222-7840
    E-mail: carolyn.johnson@mdu.com
  • Terrence Johnson
    Sr. Supplier Diversity Coordinator
    Progress Energy Inc
    410 S Wilmington St, PEB 2A, Raleigh, NC 27602
    Phone: (919) 546-4013 Fax: (919) 546-3087
    E-mail: terrence.johnson@pgnmail.com
  • Timothy R. Jones
    Manager Supplier Diversity
    Kansas City Power & Light Company (KCP&L)
    1201 Walnut, Kansas City, MO 64106-2136
    Phone: (816) 556-2595 
    E-mail: tim.jones@kcpl.com
  • Lourdes Jordan
    Corporate Travel and Supplier Diversity Manager
    Florida Power & Light Company
    9250 West Flagler Street, Miami, FL 33174
    Phone: (305) 552-3325; Fax (305) 552-4544
    E-mail:  lourdes_jordan@fpl.com
  • James P. Keating (J.P.)
    Supplier Diversity Specialist
    Ameren Corp
    1901 Chouteau Ave, Saint Louis, MO 63103
    Phone: (314) 554-3741
    Email: jkeating@ameren.com
  • James F. Lesher
    Procurement Manager
    Mississippi Power Co
    2908 28th Street, Gulfport, MS 39502
    Phone: (228) 867-1191 Fax: (228) 867-1196
    E-mail: jflesher@southernco.com
  • Vernice Lewis
    Diverse Business Enablement Coordinator
    Exelon Corp
    2301 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19101
    Phone: (214) 841-6027 Fax: (630) 437-2177
    Email: vernice.lewis@exeloncorp.com
  • Walter Loyd, Jr. (Chair Emeritus)
    Director, Supplier Diversity
    Entergy Services, Inc.
    P.O. Box 61000, New Orleans, LA  70161
    Phone: (504)576-2036/Fax: (504)576-7670
    Email: wloyd@entergy.com
  • Alicia S. Lyon
    Coordinator, Supplier Diversity/Business Development
    Progress Energy Service Company
    P.O. Box 1551 - PEB 2A, Raleigh, NC  27602
    Phone: (919) 546-2557 Fax: (919) 546-3087
    E-mail: alicia.lyon@pgnmail.com
  • Calvin Marshall
    Supplier Diversity Coordinator
    Tampa Electric Co
    702 N. Franklin Street, Tampa, FL 33602
    Phone: (813) 228-4253 Fax: (813) 228-4935
    E-mail: cdmarshall@tecoenergy.com
  • Rhonda J Mencarini (Lynch) (Chair Emeritus)
    Manager, Supplier Diversity
    Pepco Holdings, Inc
    701 Ninth Street, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20068-0002
    Phone:  (202) 872-3008 Fax: (202) 331-6655
    E-mail:  rjmencarini@pepco.com 
  • Sonia Mercado
    Supplier Diversity Analyst
    National Grid
    175 E Old Country Rd, Hicksville, NY 11801-4257
    Phone: (516)545-5012
    Email: sonia.mercado@us.ngrid.com
  • Tiffany Mikolajewski
    Supplier Diversity Coordinator
    Reliant Energy Inc.
    1000 Main, Houston, TX  77002
    Phone: (713) 497-7033 713.537.7033 (fax)
    E-mail: tmikolajewski@reliant.com
    Website: www.reliant.com/supplierdiversity 
  • Brian K. Montgomery
    Manager, Supplier Diversity
    Nicor Gas
    1844 Ferry Road, Naperville, IL 60563
    Phone: (630)388-2870
    Email: bmontgo@nicor.com
  • Stacey J. Nelson
    Supplier Diversity
    Black Hills Corp
    PO Box 1400, Rapid City, SD 57709
    Phone: (605) 721-1252
    Email: stacey.nelson@blackhillscorp.com  
  • Kathy S. Nitteberg
    Supply Chain Manager
    Avista Corp
    PO Box 3727 MSC-33, Spokane, WA 9920-3727
    Phone: (509) 495-4210 Fax (509) 495-8033
    E-mail: Kathy.nitteberg@avistacorp.com 
  • Murugan Palani
    Manager, Supplier Diversity
    Xcel Energy Inc.
    1225 17th St, Denver, CO 80202-5533
    Phone: (612)330-5500
    Email: murugan.palani@xcelenergy.com
  • Glen Parker, C.P.M., A.P.P. Lead Buyer
    Cleco Corporation
    P. O. Box 5000, Pineville, LA  71360
    Phone: (318) 484-7624/ Fax (318) 484-7789
    E-mail:  glen.parker@cleco.com 
  • Corinne Parks-Crowder
    Diverse Business Enablement Coordinator
    Exelon Corp
    4300 Warrenville Rd, Winfield, IL 60555
    Phone (630) 657-3606 Fax: (630) 437-2177
    Email: corinne.parks-crowder@exeloncorp.com 
  • Ms. Charlie Partridge
    Supplier Diversity Regional Manager
    Atlantic City Electric*Delmarva Power*Pepco
    Pepco Holdings, Inc
    701 Ninth Street, Washington, DC 20068
    Phone: 202-872-3171; Fax202-331-6655
    Email: cmpartridge@pepco.com  
  • Alex Payan
    Specialist Supplier Diversity & Investment Recovery
    El Paso Electric Co
    PO Box 982, El Paso, TX 79960-0982
    Phone:(915)543-2047
    E-mail: apayan1@epelectric.com
  • Angela Payne
    Supplier Diversity Coordinator
    American Electric Power
    825 Tech Center Drive, 2nd Floor, Gahanna, OH 43230
    Phone:( 614) 883-7723/Fax: (866) 897-0566
    E-mail: akpayne@aep.com
  • Pamela Pershing (Pam)
    Contract Coordinator
    Allegheny Energy Inc
    800 Cabin Hill Dr. Greensburg, PA 15601
    Phone (724) 838-6502 Fax: (724) 830-7715
    Email: ppershi@alleghenyenergy.com 
  • David D. Powell
    Manager, Contracts Procurement
    Mississippi Power Co
    2992 West Beach Blvd, Gulfport, MS 39501
    Phone (228) 867-1109 Fax: (228) 867-1196
    Email: ddpowell@southernco.com

  • Stephanie R. Pryor
    Manager, Supplier Diversity
    E.ON | U.S. Services Inc.
    820 West Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky 40202
    Phone: 502-627-2984; Fax: 502-627-3646
    stephanie.pryor@eon-us.com
  • Jessica Raines
    Vice President -Supply Chain
    Energy East Corporation
    89 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14649
    Phone: (585) 724-8487/Fax: (585) 724-8704
    E-mail: jessica.raines@energyeast.com
  • Grady Reid, Jr.
    Supplier Diversity Manager
    Duke Energy Corp
    139 East Fourth St - EM902, Cincinnati OH  45202
    Phone: (513) 287-5657/Fax: (513) 287-4233 
    E-mail: Grady.ReidJr@Duke-Energy.com
  • Kellie Reid
    Buyer
    Portland General Electric
    121 SW Salmon St, 3WTCPL03, Portland, OR 97204
    Phone: (503)464-2625 Fax: (503)464-2606
    E-mail: kellie.reid@pgn.com
  • Angel Rodriguez
    Small Business Liaison Officer
    PPL Corp
    2 N Ninth St, Allentown, PA 18101-1179
    Phone (610) 774-5927 Fax (610) 774-5408
    Email: arodriguez@pplweb.com
  • Sherry S. Rogers
    Support Specialist, Supplier Diversity
    Georgia Power Co/ a Southern Company
    241 Ralph McGill Blvd. NE, Bin - 10080, Atlanta, GA 30308
    Phone: (404) 506-6347 Fax: (404) 506-7656
    E-mail: ssrogers@southernco.com
  • Mark Sebree
    Manager, Supplier Diversity
    Vectren Corporation
    PO Box 209, Evansville, IN 47702-0209
    Phone: (812) 491-4677 Fax: (812) 491-4701
    E-mail: msebree@vectren.com 
  • Richard Shaheen
    General Manager, Power Systems Sourcing
    Florida Power & Light (FPL)
    700 Universe Blvd. MMS/JB, Juno Beach, FL    33408
    Phone: (561) 694-3745 Fax: (561) 691-7471
    E-mail: richardlshaheen@fpl.com
  • Carolyne Sharp
    Procurement Associate
    NV Energy
    6226 W. Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas, NV 89146
    Phone: (702) 402-5164
    E-mail: CSharp@nvenergy.com
  • Stacy A. Simpson
    Administrator
    Con Edison Co of New York Inc
    4 Irving Pl, Room 1708, New York, NY 10003
    Phone (212) 460-3970 Fax (212) 533-0441
    Email: simpsons@coned.com
  • Glenda Stinson
    Supplier Development Consultant
    Georgia Power Co
    241 Ralph McGill Blvd, NE, Bin 10080, Atlanta, GA 30308
    Phone: (404) 506-6134 Fax: (404) 506-7656
    E-mail: gmstinso@southernco.com
  • Glenda Thomas
    Supplier Diversity Consultant
    Georgia Power Company/a Southern Co
    Bin 10080
    241 Ralph McGill Blvd, Atlanta, GA 30308
    Phone: 404-506-3690
    E-mail: gsthomas@southernco.com 
  • Miguel Torres
    Supply Chain Management
    Consumers Energy
    One Energy Plaza, Jackson, MI 49201
    Phone (517) 788-1830 Fax (517) 788-0065
    Email: mtorres@cmsenergy.com
  • Audrey S. Vaughn
    Manager, Supplier Relations & Diversity
    Alabama Power Co
    600 N 18th Street, Birmingham, AL 35203
    Phone: (205) 257-1113 Fax: (205) 257-1884
    E-mail: asvaughn@southernco.com
  • Grace Whitcomb
    Supplier Diversity Manager
    Southern California Edison
    2244 Walnut Grove Ave, Rosemead, CA 91770-3714
    Phone: (626) 302-5325/Fax: (626) 302-4401
    E-mail: grace.whitcomb@sce.com
  • David L. Williams
    Manager, Contract Administration
    Allegheny Energy
    800 Cabin Hill Drive, Greensburg, PA 15601
    Phone: (724) 830-5642 Fax: (724) 830-5692
    E-mail: dwilli1@alleghenyenergy.com
  • Esther R. Williams
    DTE Energy Co
    2000 2nd Ave, Room 587 WCB, Detroit, MI 48226
    Phone: (313) 235-8062 Fax: (313) 235-0412
    E-mail: williamser@dteenergy.com
  • Maurice G. (Maurice) Williams
    Senior Business Development Rep, Supplier Diversity
    Pepco Holdings Inc
    P.O. Box 9239, Newark, DE 19714-9239
    Phone: (302) 454-4411 Fax: (302) 283-6103
    E-mail: maurice.williams@pepcoholdings.com
  • Byron J. Witherspoon
    Supplier Diversity Specialist
    Ameren
    1901 Chouteau Avenue MC 1100, St. Louis, MO 63166-6149
    Phone: 314-554-3092
    E-mail: bwitherspoon@ameren.com

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