Pepco Holdings Announces Melissa Lavinson as New Senior VP of Government and External Affairs
January 04 2018 - 10:22AM
Business Wire
Lavinson will oversee Pepco Holdings
stakeholder relations and issues management programs
Pepco Holdings announced today the appointment of Melissa
Lavinson as the company’s new Senior Vice President for Government
and External Affairs. She replaces Ken Parker, who retired in
December after 31 years of service at Pepco Holdings and Atlantic
City Electric.
In her role, Melissa will serve as the point person for
designing and implementing Pepco Holdings’ stakeholder relations
and issues management programs. She will also be responsible for
building, strengthening, and deepening ties with state and local
officials, community leaders, business, consumer, and non-profit
groups across the District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, and New
Jersey.
“Melissa’s experience in the energy space and in government
relations will prove a tremendous asset to our company as we drive
toward excellence in every facet of our business,” said Dave
Velazquez, President and CEO, Pepco Holdings. “Her insights will be
a valuable resource as we keep working to forge and sustain strong
relationships with key leaders in our region, in the public and
private sectors, and in the diverse communities where we live and
work.”
Melissa, a resident of the District of Columbia, comes to Pepco
Holdings from PG&E, where she most recently served as Vice
President of Federal Affairs and Chief Sustainability Officer. In
that position, she led PG&E’s federal affairs office, where she
engaged Congress and the administration on a host of energy, tax,
and environmental policy issues. She was also responsible for
developing and implementing PG&E’s company-wide sustainability
strategy and climate change initiatives, as well as establishing
connections at the national, state and local level with NGOs, trade
associations, advocacy organizations, and other key groups.
Previously, Melissa was a Senior Associate as MRW and
Associates, a consulting firm providing financial, economic,
environmental and market analysis to energy suppliers, power
producers, utilities, and more. She serves on the boards of the
Alliance to Save Energy, Climate Action Reserve, the Women's Energy
Resource Council, the China-U.S. Energy Efficiency Alliance, and
She Should Run, which promotes women's representation in public
office.
Melissa will assume her duties at Pepco Holdings effective Jan.
22, 2018.
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The Pepco Holdings utilities Atlantic City Electric, Delmarva
Power and Pepco, owned by Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC), provide
safe and reliable energy to nearly 1.9 million electric delivery
customers in Maryland, the District of Columbia, Delaware and New
Jersey and approximately 130,000 natural gas delivery customers in
northern Delaware.
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