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Supplier Diversity Program Contacts

If you have an interested  or a utility supplier diversity initiative or program, please send an e-mail to dmatthews@eei.org.

Executive Task Force 

Mark Sebree (Chair)
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 

Robert Esquivel (Chair Emeritus)   
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 

Vincent Craney
Diversity Manager
Southern California Edison
2244 Walnut Grove Avenue, Rosemead, CA  91770
Phone: (626) 302-5608
E-mail: vincent.craney@sce.com

James P. Keating (J.P.)
Supplier Diversity Executive
Ameren Corp
1901 Chouteau Ave, Saint Louis, MO 63103
Phone: (314) 554-3741
Email: jkeating@ameren.com

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

Tabitha Stanislaw (Toby)
Supplier Diversity
FirstEnergy
2800 Pottsville Pike, Reading, PA 19612-6001
Phone: (610) 921-6606
Email:  tstanislaw@firstenergycorp.com 

Glenda S. Thomas
Contracts Agent – Supplier Diversity
Southern Nuclear, A Southern Company
40 Inverness Parkway, Bin B044, Birmingham, AL 35242
Email: gsthomas@southernco.com

Executive Advisory Mentoring Team

Joe Alderete (Chair Emeritus)
Manager, Supplier Diversity
Southern California Edison
2244 Walnut Grove Avenue, Rosemead, CA 91770
Phone: 626-302-4892
Email: joe.alderete@sce.com

Jerry Fulmer (Historian)
Director of Supplier Diversity
WE Energies
231 W. Michigan Street, Milwaukee, WI 532-3
Phone: 414-221-2614
Email: jerry.fulmer@we-energies.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 

Rhonda J Mencarini (Chair Emeritus)
Manager, Supplier Diversity
Pepco Holdings, Inc
701 Ninth Street NW, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20068-0002
Phone:  (202) 872-3008; Fax: (202) 331-6655
E-mail:  rjmencarini@pepco.com   

Jewel Smith (Chair Emeritus)
Manager, Supplier Diversity
CenterPoint Energy
1111 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX 77002
Phone: (713) 207-6951; Fax: (713) 207-9347
Email: jewel.smith@centerpointenergy.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
    • Roberto Q. Angulo
      Strategic Sourcing Specialist
      Baltimore Gas & Electric
      750 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202-3106
      Phone: (410) 470-7997
      Email: Roberto.Angulo@constellation.com
    • Kendra Austin
      Supplier Diversity Executive
      Ameren
      1901 Chouteau Avenue
      St. Louis, MO 63166
      Phone: (314) 554-2709
      E-mail: kaustin@ameren.com
    • Al Beavers
      Supplier Diversity Program Manager
      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
    • 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
      Phone: (804) 771-6235
      Email: kempis.brown@dom.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 
    • Rose Davis, CMA 
      Supplier Diversity Program Manager | Supply Chain Management
      NV Energy
      6226 W. Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas, NV 89146
      Phone: (702) 402-5168; Fax: (702) 402-2117
      E-mail: rdavis@nvenergy.com
    • Vickie L. Davanzo
      Supplier Diversity Manager
      NiSource
      1120 West 4th St, Mansfield, OH 44904
      Phone: 419.528.1105
      E-mail: vdavanzo@nisource.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
    • Sherrie Duncan
      Manager, Supplier Diversity
      Progress Energy Service Company, LLC
      P.O. Box 1551, Raleigh, NC  27602
      Phone: (919) 546-2343
      Email: sherrie.duncan@pgnmail.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
    • 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
    • Alice M. Gordon 
      Supplier Relations & Diversity Manager
      Alabama Power Co
      600 N 18th Street, Birmingham, AL 35203
      Phone: (205) 257-4211; Fax: (205) 257-1884
      Email: aggordon@southernco.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
      Email: abgrier@duke-energy.com
    • Quentin A. Guinn
      Contract Manager
      Consumers Energy Company
      One Energy Plaza, EP2-471, Jackson, MI  49201
      Phone: (517) 788-0734
      Email: qaguinn@cmsenergy.com
    • Cindy L. Gurney
      Analyst
      National Grid
      Purchasing, C-1
      300 Erie Boulevard West, Syracuse, NY 13202
      Phone: (315) 460-1909
      Email: cindy.gurney@us.ngrid.com
    • Joan M. Hairston
      Supplier Diversity Program Manager
      Washington Gas
      680l Industrial Road, Springfield, VA 22151
      Phone: (703) 750-4733
      Email: jhairston@washgas.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 Coordinator, Supplier Diversity
      Progress Energy Florida Inc
      299 1st Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
      Phone: (727) 820-5563
      Email: april.harley@pgnmail.com 
    • Grace Hastings
      Supplier Diversity Manager
      Oncor Electric Delivery
      115 W 7th St, Suite 817, Fort Worth, TX 76012
      Phone: (817) 215-6555
      E-mail: gghastings@oncor.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
    • Dana Heffner
      Supplier Diversity Coordinator
      FirstEnergy Corp
      76 S Main St, Akron, OH 44308-1890
      Phone: (330) 761-7772
      Email: heffnerd@firstenergycorp.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
    • 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
    • Rhonda D. Johnson
      Supplier Diversity Specialist
      Duke Energy
      139 East Fourth St, EM902/Cincinnati, OH 45202
      Phone: (513) 287-5657; Fax (513)  287-4233
      Email: Rhonda.Johnson@duke-energy.com
    • Lourdes Jordan
      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
    • Frank Kelly
      Supplier Diversity Director
      Baltimore Gas & Electric
      750 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202-3106
      Phone: (410) 470-7811 
      Email: Frank.kelly@constellation.com
    • Unzell Kelley
      Supplier Diversity Analyst
      Alabama Power Company
      600 North 18th Street, Birmingham, AL 35203-0001
      Phone: (205) 257-2973
      Email: ukelley@southernco.com
    • Darrell Kerr
      Supplier Diversity Program Manager
      NSTAR
      800 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02199-8003
      Phone: (781) 441-8891
      Email: Darrell.Kerr@NSTAR.com
    • Kyna Krause
      Supplier Diversity Administrator
      NV Energy
      6226 W. Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas, NV 89146
      Phone: (702) 402-5154
      Email: kkrause@nvenergy.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
    • Alicia S. Lyon
      Senior 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 
    • 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
    • Pat McLean
      Manager, Supplier Diversity
      American Electric Power
      825 Tech Center Drive, Gahanna, Ohio 43230
      Phone: (614) 883-7760; Fax: 866.728.7268
      Email: pamclean@aep.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; Fax: (713) 537-7033
      E-mail: tmikolajewski@reliant.com
    • Lew Montgomery
      Supplier Diversity Specialist
      Alliant Energy Corporation
      4902 N. Biltmore Lane, Madison, WI 53718-2132
      Phone: 319/786-4898
      Email: lewmontgomery@alliantenergy.com
    • 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 NW, Washington, DC 20068
      Phone: (202) 872-3171; Fax: (202) 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
    • 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 
    • Joseph Pitts
      Senior Supplier Diversity Analyst
      Alabama Power
      PO Box 2641, Birmingham, AL 35291-0001
      Phone: (205) 257-1723
      Email: jspitts@southernco.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
      Supplier Diversity Manager
      LG&E and KU Energy LLC
      820 W Broadway, Louisville, KY 40202
      Phone: (502) 627-2984; Fax: (502) 217-4971
      Email:stephanie.pryor@lge-ku.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
    • 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
    • Russell J. Schumacher
      Director, Support Services
      ALLETE
      30 W Superior St, Duluth, MN 55802-2093
      Phone: (218) 723-3935
      Email: rschumacher@allete.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
    • 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
    • Jamie M. Toledo,
      Manager, Sourcing Supply Chain
      Alliant Energy Corporation
      4902 N. Biltmore Lane, Madison, WI 53718-2132
      Phone: 319-786-4466
      Email: jamietoledo@alliantenergy.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
    • 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 Executive
      Ameren
      1901 Chouteau Avenue MC 1100, St. Louis, MO 63166-6149
      Phone: (314) 554-3092
      E-mail: bwitherspoon@ameren.com

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