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President and Chief Executive Officer, Pepco Holdings
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J. Tyler Anthony is the President and CEO of Pepco Holdings, the parent company of Pepco, an electric utility serving Washington, D.C., and suburban Maryland; Delmarva Power, an electric and gas utility serving Delaware and portions of the Delmarva Peninsula; and Atlantic City Electric, an electric utility serving southern New Jersey. Anthony and his team are responsible for guiding the company's delivery of reliable and excellent service to more than two million customers in the Mid-Atlantic. Pepco Holdings is a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, one of the nation's leading energy services companies.
Anthony has more than 30 years of utility operations experience, including electric distribution, transmission operations, nuclear generation, project management, customer service, and labor relations. Prior to joining Pepco Holdings, Anthony served as the senior vice president of Distribution Operations and vice president of Transmission and Substation for ComEd in northern Illinois. Anthony also served as vice president of Projects for Exelon Nuclear, executing large projects across Exelon's nuclear fleet.
Civic Involvement
Anthony currently serves on the boards of several civic and nonprofit organizations including the Washington, D.C. Police Foundation, the Strathmore Hall Foundation, Inc., and the Southeastern Electric Exchange, a nonprofit, non-political trade association of investor-owned electric utility companies.
Senior Vice President, Operations and Chief Operating Officer Pepco Holdings
Tamla Olivier is the chief operating officer for Pepco Holdings, the parent company of Atlantic City Electric, an electric utility serving southern New Jersey; Delmarva Power, an electric and gas utility serving Delaware and portions of the Delmarva Peninsula, and Pepco, an electric utility serving Washington, D.C., and suburban Maryland. Olivier and team are responsible for the overall operations for the three utilities, including Electric and Gas Operations, Projects and Contracts, Support Services and Transmission and Substation functions.
Prior to transitioning to her role at Pepco Holdings, Olivier served as the senior vice president of Customer Operations and Chief Customer Officer at BGE. In this role, Olivier leveraged relationships across Exelon's utilities to develop a strategy to provide equitable access to programs and services for customers and communities in the region. Her team focused on creating value for every customer segment, stakeholders, and employees.
Olivier was also a key member of the Constellation leadership team for 10 years, including time spent as president and chief executive officer of BGE Home, one of the largest home energy service operations in the nation. Providing consumers in multiple markets with energy related solutions ranging from HVAC to home improvements, her organization was key to Constellation's strategic plan to differentiate its deregulated gas and electricity offerings — deepening customer relationships and driving earnings for the business.
Prior to joining Constellation as executive director of Human Resources in 2010, Olivier held leadership roles in human resources and organizational development at T. Rowe Price, United Defense and Wells Fargo.
Olivier is a MedStar Health board member and also serves on the Quality, Safety & Professional Affairs Committee (QSPAC). She is the vice-chair for Catholic Charities of Maryland, where she also leads the human resources committee. She is also co-chair of the women's leadership council for My Sister's Place Women's Center. She is a former member of the MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center Board of Directors and Ronald McDonald House of Maryland.
Olivier is a graduate of Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations.
Senior Vice President, CFO and Treasurer Pepco Holdings
Phil Barnett is the senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer of Pepco Holdings, the parent company of Pepco, an electric utility serving Washington, D.C., and suburban Maryland; Delmarva Power, an electric and gas utility serving Delaware and portions of the Delmarva Peninsula; and Atlantic City Electric, an electric utility serving southern New Jersey. Barnett is responsible for the financial planning and analysis, operational finance, accounting, treasury, and risk management functions for Pepco Holdings. Pepco Holdings is a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, one of the nation's leading energy services companies.
Prior to joining Pepco Holdings in 2018, Barnett served as senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer of PECO in Philadelphia, Pa., another Exelon subsidiary. He also previously served as senior vice president, corporate financial planning of Exelon Corporation, and vice president, Finance of Exelon Generation.
Before joining Exelon, Barnett was with GE Capital. In 11 years at GE Capital, he rose to chief financial officer of three of GE Capital's business operations. Barnett also spent 5 years with the Itel Corporation of Chicago, where he helped provide financial analysis and reporting. He started his career at Arthur Andersen where he was an auditor for two years.
Barnett is a member of the Board of Directors of United Way of Delaware and Maryland Business Roundtable for Education.
Education
Barnett holds a masters in Management from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School at Northwestern University and a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting from Marquette University.
Senior Vice President, Customer Operations and Chief Customer Officer Pepco Holdings
Morlon Bell-Izzard is the senior vice president of Customer Operations and Chief Customer Officer for Pepco Holdings and its utilities, Atlantic City Electric, Delmarva Power and Pepco. Bell-Izzard oversees financial planning, process and technology initiatives, Customer Experience and customer research, and data analytics. Bell-Izzard provides the strategic vision to ensure customers have a premier experience every time they interact with the company.
Bell-Izzard has been with the Exelon family of companies for 28 years and has held leadership roles in Audit, IT, Customer Operations and Utility Performance at BGE and Exelon Utilities. Prior to her current role, Bell-Izzard served as vice president of Customer Operations for Pepco Holdings, responsible for leading a team of more than 1,100 customer-facing employees in Call Center Services, Customer Field Operations, Revenue Management and Energy Efficiency and Demand Side Management.
Bell-Izzard serves on the Women's Advisory Board of the Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital and on the board of directors of the Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan Washington DC and Eastern Pennsylvania.
Bell-Izzard holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree with a concentration in Accounting from the University of Virginia and obtained an executive certification in Transformational Leadership from The Darden School of Business. She is also a graduate of Leadership Baltimore County and is a certified public accountant.
Senior Vice President, Governmental, Regulatory and External Affairs Pepco Holdings
Rodney Oddoye is senior vice president of Governmental, Regulatory and External Affairs (GREA) for Pepco Holdings, the parent company of Atlantic City Electric, Delmarva Power and Pepco. He oversees all state and regional Government and External Affairs and Regulatory departments across the company's five jurisdictions, as well as Corporate Relations and Economic Development. Rodney's focus for the recently merged departments is to ensure the interconnection of the functions to serve customers and communities most effectively.
In his previous role, Rodney was the senior vice president of Government and External Affairs at Pepco Holdings' sister company BGE, where he led State Affairs, External Affairs, Corporate Relations, Economic and Workforce Development, Marketing and Large Customer Services. During his 18-year tenure with BGE, his leadership roles included chief customer officer and vice president of Customer Operations, responsible for overseeing the processes, systems and planning that support internal and external customer interfaces, director of electric operations northeast, responsible for the electric distribution, operations and maintenance for new business activities in Baltimore City, Harford and Baltimore counties, and director of Finance.
Rodney received the Power Engineering Society's Recognition for his leadership of the Bowie Electric Reliability Action Plan Project, an electric reliability initiative that improved customer experience for residents of Bowie, Md.
Rodney serves on the board of directors for the University of Maryland Medical Center, the United Way of Central Maryland, the Connected DMV Regional Congress, Building Bridges Across the River, and the Recreation Wish List Committee/Southeast Tennis and Learning Center. He is a member of the Power Engineering Society – IEEE, and the American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE).
Rodney earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Physics from the University of Maryland College Park and Washington College and is a graduate of Loyola University Maryland's executive MBA program. He is also a 2019 graduate of Leadership Maryland and a 2014 graduate of Leadership Maryland - Anne Arundel County.
President, Pepco
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Donna Cooper, Pepco region president, is responsible for leading relations with key stakeholders in Pepco's Washington, D.C., and Maryland service area, including with state and local officials, community leaders, and business, consumer, and nonprofit organizations. In that capacity, she plays a critical role in shaping policy and managing issues to deliver value to customers and key stakeholders. Pepco is a subsidiary of Pepco Holdings, which serves 2 million customers as the parent company of Pepco; Delmarva Power, an electric and gas utility serving Delaware and the rest of the Delmarva Peninsula; and Atlantic City Electric, an electric utility serving southern New Jersey. Pepco Holdings is a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, one of the nation's leading energy services companies.
Prior to being named region president in 2013, Cooper advanced through a series of positions with the company, including senior public affairs manager and region vice president, District of Columbia, where she was responsible for managing relationships with the city and local government agencies, business organizations and community leaders. Before joining Pepco, Cooper was the policy director to the Council of the District of Columbia. Her previous roles also include clerk/director of the Committee on Government Operations, Council of the District of Columbia, executive director of the National Organization of Black County Officials Inc., and assistant professor at South Carolina State University.
Cooper is actively involved with organizations that support customers in the Washington and Montgomery and Prince George's County Maryland region. She is a Mayoral Appointee on the District of Columbia Sustainable Energy Utility Advisory Board, co-chair of the Washington DC Economic Partnership, a member of the District of Columbia Building Industry Association, chair of the Greater Prince George's Business Roundtable, and a member of the D.C. Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy board.
Cooper was awarded a bachelor's degree in political science from South Carolina State University, a master's degree in public affairs from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and a doctorate of philosophy in political science from Howard University.
Vice President and General Counsel Pepco Holdings
Anne Bancroft, vice president and General Counsel for Pepco Holdings, is the company's chief legal advisor and provides oversight and management of legal matters affecting Pepco Holdings and its utility subsidiaries, Atlantic City Electric, Delmarva Power and Pepco.
Anne joined Exelon in 2010 as assistant general counsel for Exelon Business Services and held this role until 2017, when she became associate general counsel for leading Labor and Employment for Exelon in Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, DC., providing strategic guidance on a wide range of personnel issues, including labor arbitrations and employment litigation. Anne also has been a vital Legal voice on special company-wide projects, including Exelon's COVID-19 response and diversity, equity and inclusion policies.
Anne is an active member of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC). She was president of the ACC Greater Philadelphia chapter in 2018 and a board officer between 2013-2019. She also led the ACC Greater Philadelphia Diversity Summer Internship Program, which places diverse law students in over 15 corporate law departments each summer. Anne was previously pro bono labor counsel for Opera Philadelphia and Editor-in-Chief for the New Jersey Bar Association Labor and Employment Section Quarterly. Anne was a member of the Leadership Council for Legal Diversity inaugural Fellows class in 2011 and has continued to be a mentor with the program.
Anne received a Juris Doctor from the American University Washington College of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Swarthmore College.
Vice President, Information Technology Pepco Holdings
Jim Calabrese is the vice president of IT for Pepco Holdings, the parent company of Pepco, an electric utility serving Washington, D.C., and suburban Maryland; Delmarva Power, an electric and gas utility serving Delaware and portions of the Delmarva Peninsula; and Atlantic City Electric, an electric utility serving southern New Jersey. Pepco Holdings is a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, one of the nation’s leading energy services companies.
In his role, Calabrese oversees all IT operations, services, and projects enabling Pepco Holdings. He also leads work and asset management functions for all Exelon utilities including BGE, ComEd, PECO, and Pepco Holdings. His responsibilities include IT services for enterprise asset management (EAM), mobile dispatch, support services platforms, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and NERC CIP compliance operations.
As a 28-year veteran of the energy industry, Calabrese has held a variety of IT leadership positions at Exelon and has been responsible for commercial applications and projects, strategic planning, merger and acquisitions, infrastructure operations, organizational transformation, process management, and large utility project delivery. He has worked in Exelon’s commercial, generation, utilities, and corporate functions.
Calabrese serves on the board for Year Up National Capital Region, a not-for-profit focused on providing one-year, intensive training and internships for low-income young adults ages 18-24. He formerly served on the board of the Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore, a not-for-profit economic developmental organization focused on developing Baltimore's information technology industry.
Calabrese received a bachelor's degree in Mathematics from Purdue University.
Vice President, Projects and Contracts Pepco Holdings
Jaclyn Cantler is the vice president of Projects and Contracts for Pepco Holdings and its utilities, Atlantic City Electric, Delmarva Power and Pepco.
Cantler has nearly 20 years of experience with Pepco Holdings, and has held leadership roles in Engineering, Distribution Planning, Transmission Planning, and the Operations Control Center. Prior to being named vice president of Projects and Contracts, Cantler served as director of Project Management for Pepco, where she was responsible for overseeing centrally managed projects, including the continued advancement of the Capital Grid reliability project in Washington, D.C.
She is also a founding member of the Pepco Holdings Engineering Development Committee, helping spearhead the company’s inaugural engineer rotation.
Cantler is a Leadership Delaware Fellow and served as a leader with the Forum to Advance Minorities in Engineering (FAME) and is an advocate for the Pepco Holdings mentoring program.
Cantler holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Delaware. She is also a graduate of the University of Idaho Utility Executive course.
Vice President of Support Services, Pepco Holdings
Sandy Fisher is the Vice President of Support Services of Pepco Holdings, the parent company of Pepco, an electric utility serving Washington, D.C., and suburban Maryland; Delmarva Power, an electric and gas utility serving Delaware and portions of the Delmarva Peninsula; and Atlantic City Electric, an electric utility serving southern New Jersey. Fisher oversees the company's Safety, Environmental, Training, Real Estate, Fleet, and Security business areas. Among other initiatives, she is responsible for managing programs and policies that oversee public and company stakeholder safety, as well as human performance. Pepco Holdings is a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, one of the nation's leading energy services companies.
Fisher began her utility career with Atlantic City Electric in 1990 as a Design and Field engineer in the Substation Engineering department. She has held a variety of leadership positions throughout her career, including director of Project Management, director of Substation and Transmission Engineering, manager of Distribution Engineering, and others.
Fisher is an executive member of the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Power Delivery Sector Council. She is also the executive sponsor of the Pepco Holdings' Developing Young Professionals Employee Resource Groups.
Fisher holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Rutgers University, and is a registered Professional Engineer.
Vice President, Government and External Affairs Pepco Holdings
Anne Lindner is the vice president of Government and External Affairs for Pepco Holdings, the parent company of Pepco, an electric utility serving Washington, D.C., and suburban Maryland; Delmarva Power, an electric and gas utility serving Delaware and portions of the Delmarva Peninsula; and Atlantic City Electric, an electric utility serving southern New Jersey. Lindner is responsible for directing and executing legislative strategy for the Pepco Holdings operating companies. Pepco Holdings is a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, one of the nation’s leading energy services companies.
Lindner has 22 years of experience in the electric industry and over 25 years of experience as an attorney. Prior to joining Pepco Holdings in 2018, Lindner served as director of Government and Regulatory Affairs for Exelon in the Mid-Atlantic, representing Exelon at regulatory agencies and before the legislature. She has also served as vice president of Energy Policy for Constellation, and commission advisor to the Maryland Public Service Commission. Prior to that, Lindner worked as a lawyer for the Constellation business. Her experience also includes transactional and securities law.
Lindner serves as vice-chair on Maryland’s Climate Change Commission and is a commissioner on the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund Advisory Board.
She holds a Juris Doctor degree from Duke University School of Law and a bachelor’s in Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame.
Vice President, Large Customer Strategic Solutions and Customer Advocate Pepco Holdings
Felecia Greer is the vice president of Large Customer Strategic Solutions and Customer Advocate for Pepco Holdings, the parent company of Pepco, an electric utility serving Washington, D.C., and suburban Maryland; Delmarva Power, an electric and gas utility serving Delaware and portions of the Delmarva Peninsula; and Atlantic City Electric, an electric utility serving southern New Jersey. Pepco Holdings is a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, one of the nation's leading energy services companies.
Greer is responsible for customer education, outreach and customer engagement. She oversees the strategic direction and management of economic development efforts, low-income customer programs, energy education, claims and damage prevention. Greer also works with several community-based entities, nonprofit partners, and local agencies that focus on the needs of low-income customers and senior citizens.
Prior to her current role, Greer advanced through a series of leadership roles, including director of Large Customer Services, customer advocate and director, group manager for Regulatory Affairs, and manager of Regulatory Projects. Before joining Pepco Holdings, Greer served as executive secretary for the Maryland Public Service Commission, assistant general counsel, and assistant staff counsel. She also served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Robert M. Bell, Maryland Court of Appeals, the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, and the Office of the Attorney General.
Greer serves on the Board of Directors for the Capital Area Food Bank, the University of Maryland Board of Visitors (College of Behavioral and Social Sciences), and the Board of Directors of Washington Performing Arts. She also serves on the Strategic Steering Committee of the Maryland Business Roundtable for Education and is a member of the Iota Gamma Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Ivy Community Charities of Prince George's County, and Greater Mt. Nebo AME Church in Bowie, Md.
Greer holds a bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Maryland and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law. She is a graduate of executive programs at the Columbia School of Business, University of California at Berkeley, and University of Idaho. Greer is also a graduate of Leadership Greater Washington, Leadership Prince George's and Leadership Montgomery.
Vice President, Communications Pepco Holdings
Marshall Murphy is the vice president of Communications for Pepco Holdings, the parent company of Pepco, an electric utility serving Washington, D.C., and suburban Maryland; Delmarva Power, an electric and gas utility serving Delaware and portions of the Delmarva Peninsula; and Atlantic City Electric, an electric utility serving southern New Jersey. Murphy oversees the corporate communications strategy and program execution for internal and external communications, media relations, social and digital media, crisis communications and company advertising. Murphy is also responsible for the employee engagement and leadership development of his entire team of communications professionals. Pepco Holdings is a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, one of the nation's leading energy services companies.
Murphy has more than 30 years of communications, government affairs, and public advocacy experience. He joined Exelon in 2008 as the director of Nuclear Communications. In 2012, Murphy led the creation of Exelon Corporation's Public Advocacy function, before accepting the role of director of Generation Communications for the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, South, and West regions the following year. Prior to Exelon, he held communications and external affairs leadership roles at International Paper, Champion International, and Maine Yankee. He has also held several positions in Maine State Government.
Murphy has held leadership positions in nonprofits focusing on education, the arts and the environment primarily in Maine.
Murphy holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from the University of Maine.
Vice President, Regulatory Policy and Strategy
Morgan O’Donnell is the vice president of Regulatory Policy and Strategy for Pepco Holdings, and oversees the development and implementation of federal, state and regional regulatory policy and strategy, with a focus on the District of Columbia and Maryland.
O’Donnell joined Pepco Holdings in 2006 and held various leadership roles in the Regulatory Strategy and Revenue Policy, Financial Planning and Analysis, and Treasury organizations. Prior to being named to her current role in 2021, O’Donnell was the company’s director of Finance, leading budgeting, forecasting and strategic financial analysis for Pepco Holdings and its utilities, Atlantic City Electric, Delmarva Power and Pepco. O’Donnell played a key role in the Exelon/Pepco Holdings merger process and integration efforts and led the research and analysis for several key regulatory filings for Pepco, including the Multi-Year Plan filings for the District of Columbia and Maryland.
O'Donnell is a board member of the Pepco Holdings Community Foundation and a mentor with Generation Hope, which provides education resources to teen parents and their children.
O'Donnell holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Economics and a Master of Business Administration, both from the University of Maryland.
Vice President, Technical Services Pepco Holdings
As vice president of Electric and Gas Operations, Bill Sullivan is responsible for the overall management of Pepco Holdings' electric system assets. Based in Washington, D.C., Pepco Holdings is the parent company of Pepco, an electric utility serving Washington, D.C., and suburban Maryland; Delmarva Power, an electric and gas utility serving Delaware and portions of the Delmarva Peninsula; and Atlantic City Electric, an electric utility serving southern New Jersey. Sullivan oversees the company's system performance, including distribution capacity planning, reliability and maintenance programs, smart grid and innovation, vegetation management and investment strategy for all regions, covering more than 8,800 square miles of territory. Pepco Holdings is a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, one of the nation's leading energy services companies.
Sullivan previously served as vice president of Gas and Electric Operations for Pepco Holdings. He has also held various leadership roles with PECO, Pennsylvania's largest electric and natural gas utility, and Exelon Utilities, including director of Utility Performance and Integration. Sullivan began his career in 1987 as a project engineer and advanced through numerous management positions in engineering, customer service, field services, meter services, accounts receivable, and electric operations.
Bill serves on the President's Council of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington and the board of PECO Energy Benefits Association. He's a 2003 graduate of Leadership Philadelphia.
Bill holds a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and a master's degree in Engineering Management from Drexel University.
Vice President, Gas and Electric Operations Pepco Holdings
Phil Vavala is the vice president of Electric and Gas Operations, overseeing Regional Electric Operations at Atlantic City Electric, Delmarva Power and Pepco, and Regional Gas Operations functions at Delmarva Power including the Pepco Holdings Operations Control Center and Operational Productivity.
Vavala joined Pepco Holdings 30 years ago as an intern in Delmarva Power’s System Planning department and went on to hold positions throughout Operations, including senior supervising engineer, manager of Control Room Operations for Atlantic City Electric and Delmarva Power and director of Regional Electric Operations for Delmarva Power. In his most recent role, Vavala led the organization chiefly responsible for the engineering design, construction, and maintenance of Transmission and Substation assets across the Pepco Holding’s regions.
Vavala served as chairman of the Pepco Holdings and Exelon Diverse Business Enterprise Working Group, focused on developing spending opportunities with minority, women, and veteran-owned businesses.
Vavala holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Drexel University.
Vice President, Human Resources Pepco Holdings
David L. Vosvick II is the vice president of Human Resources for Pepco Holdings and Exelon Utilities. Pepco Holdings the parent company of Pepco, an electric utility serving Washington, D.C., and suburban Maryland; Delmarva Power, an electric and gas utility serving Delaware and portions of the Delmarva Peninsula; and Atlantic City Electric, an electric utility serving southern New Jersey. Vosvick is responsible for all of the company's human resources and occupational health services activities for the utilities operating in all service areas. Pepco Holdings is a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, one of the nation's leading energy services companies.
Prior to being named vice president of Human Resources in 2017, Vosvick served as vice president of Human Resources for BGE. He also previously served as vice president of Talent Management, Learning and Organizational Development for Constellation Energy. Vosvick joined Constellation Energy in 2005 as an executive in Corporate HR and Strategic Staffing. He has more than 27 years of HR experience and spent numerous years prior to joining Constellation in executive leadership positions. As a senior vice president for MBNA America Bank in Texas, Maryland, and Delaware, Vosvick successfully oversaw strategic human resource initiatives, both as a regional executive and at the corporate headquarters.
Vosvick serves on the boards of several educational and community organizations in Maryland. He is a board member for Maryland Corporate Council, Central Maryland Meals on Wheels, and is a member of the St. Joseph Medical Center Foundation Board. He formerly served on the board of the United Way of Central Maryland and remains active with the organization through annual United Way campaign.
Vosvick holds a bachelor's degree in Human Resources from University of Texas and graduated from the Leadership Baltimore County Program in 2012.
Vice President, Transmission & Substation, Pepco Holdings
As Vice President of Transmission and Substation, Williams is responsible for the design, construction, operations, and maintenance of all substation and transmission assets for Pepco Holdings, the parent company of Pepco, an electric utility serving Washington, D.C., and suburban Maryland; Delmarva Power, an electric and gas utility serving Delaware and portions of the Delmarva Peninsula; and Atlantic City Electric, an electric utility serving southern New Jersey. Pepco Holdings is a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, one of the nation's leading energy services companies.
Williams has over 25 years of experience in the energy industry. He began his career in 1994 at Baltimore Gas & Electric (BGE) in the Gas organization before progressing through numerous leadership roles within the Electric Operations, Gas, Customer, and Support Services organizations. Prior to joining Pepco Holdings in February 2020, Williams served as Director of Electric Operations at BGE.
Williams' leadership extends beyond the business and well into the community. He is currently a member of the Community College of Baltimore Foundation board. Williams has served on the board for the Conflict Resolution Center of Baltimore County and is an active member of the nonprofit "Hundred for One Hundred," which feeds homeless and less fortunate members of the community on a monthly basis. He is also a member of the PHI African American Leadership Council and a board member of the Latin American Youth Center's (LAYC) Washington, D.C. chapter.
Williams earned his Bachelor of Science in Applied Information Technology at the University of Baltimore and his Master of Business Administration at Loyola University of Maryland. He later went on to obtain an executive certification in Strategic Growth at the Columbia Business School at Columbia University.
Independent Director since 2021
Dr. Allen is the president of Delaware State University, an HBCU based in Dover, DE. He assumed this role in January 2020 after serving as the university's provost and executive vice president. Prior to entering academia, Tony developed and led the corporate reputation group at Bank of America and co-chaired the Global Marketing & Corporate Affairs Diversity & Inclusion Council. He started his financial services career as an Executive Vice President at MBNA America. Tony was previously the founding President of the Metropolitan Wilmington Urban League and started his career as a speechwriter to then-U.S. Senator Joe Biden. He recently served on President Biden's Transition Team and was the Chief Executive Officer of the 59th Presidential Inaugural. Currently, Tony is the Chairman of the President's Board of Advisors on HBCUs.
Tony currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Laffey-McHugh Foundation and Graham Holdings. He is also Chairman Emeritus of the National Urban Fellows and a co-Founder of Public Allies Delaware, a leadership development organization for young people interested in public service. Dr. Allen holds a B.A. in Political Science and a Ph.D. in Urban Affairs & Public Policy from the University of Delaware, as well as a Master of Public Administration from Baruch College (CUNY).
President and CEO, Pepco Holdings
Anthony is the President and CEO of Pepco Holdings, the parent company of Pepco, an electric utility serving Washington, D.C., and suburban Maryland; Delmarva Power, an electric and gas utility serving Delaware and portions of the Delmarva Peninsula; and Atlantic City Electric, an electric utility serving southern New Jersey. Anthony and his team are responsible for guiding the company's delivery of reliable and excellent service to more than two million customers in the Mid-Atlantic. Pepco Holdings is a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, one of the nation's leading energy services companies.
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Exelon Corporation
Calvin G. Butler Jr. is a senior executive vice president and chief operating officer of Exelon. Butler oversees Exelon's six local electric and natural gas companies -- Atlantic City Electric, BGE, ComEd, Delmarva Power, PECO and Pepco. Together, they form the nation's largest utility company by customer count, serving approximately 10 million electric and gas customers in New Jersey, Maryland, Illinois, Delaware, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia. Butler serves as chairman of each utility's board and is a member of Exelon's executive committee.
Butler is a past chair of the Gridwise Alliance, an advocacy organization promoting modernization and innovation for the nation's electrical grid, and currently serves on the Board of Directors for RLI Corp as a member of its audit and nominations/governance committees. In addition, Butler serves on the board of M&T Bank Corporation and M&T Bank, its principal banking subsidiary, as a member of its nomination, compensation and governance committee.
Butler previously served as CEO of BGE from 2014 to 2019. Prior to that role, Butler was BGE's senior vice president, regulatory and external affairs. Butler also served as Exelon's senior vice president of corporate affairs, Chief Human Resources Officer, and held other leadership positions at Exelon and ComEd (Chicago).
Before joining Exelon in 2008, Butler held senior leadership roles in external affairs as well as manufacturing with the print, digital and supply chain solutions company RR Donnelley. He spent his early career with CILCORP (Central Illinois Light Co.), where he held positions in government affairs, legal and strategy.
Butler serves on the boards of several prominent Baltimore-based organizations including the Baltimore Community Foundation, University of Maryland School of Medicine's Board of Visitors, Greater Baltimore Committee, Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation, the Center Club and Caves Valley Golf Club. He is a past board chair of his alma mater, Bradley University. In addition, Butler serves on the boards of the ANNIKA Foundation; the Institute of International Education, a not-for-profit organization focused on advancing scholarship, promoting access to education, and building economies; and the Library of Congress' James Madison Council.
He has been recognized by several organizations for his leadership and community commitment. In 2021, The Daily Record named Butler to their "Power 100" list and has singled him out as one of its top 35 Influential Marylanders, as well as listed him three times as one of Maryland's "Most Admired CEOs." In 2020, he was honored with the BEYA Chairman's Award, recognizing Black leaders for their meaningful contributions to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
That same year, he was named among Black Enterprise magazine's "Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America," and as Zpryme's "ETS Thought Leader of the Year," honoring those with the "inventive and brave vision needed to inspire the global energy ecosystem toward sustainable modernization." In 2019, the Boy Scouts of America honored him with the Whitney M. Young, Jr. Service Award and he has been named by Baltimore magazine as one of its "Top Ten Baltimoreans."
Butler earned a bachelor's degree from Bradley University in Peoria, Ill., and a Juris Doctor degree from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, Mo. He received an honorary doctorate of Humane Letters from Morgan State University in 2014.
President and Chief Executive Officer, Exelon Corporation
Christopher M. Crane is president and chief executive officer of Exelon Corporation, the nation's largest utility holding company. Headquartered in Chicago, Exelon serves more than 10 million customers in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania through its six fully regulated transmission and distribution utilities — Atlantic City Electric (ACE), Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE), Commonwealth Edison (ComEd), Delmarva Power & Light (DPL), PECO Energy Company (PECO) and Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco).
Prior to Exelon's separation from Constellation—its former generation and competitive energy businesses—in early 2022, Crane had been president and CEO of Exelon for 10 years. Under his leadership, Exelon transformed into the nation's leading competitive energy provider. Crane oversaw a family of companies that did business in 48 states, the District of Columbia and Canada, with operations that represented every stage of the energy value chain: Exelon Generation, one of the largest competitive U.S. power generators, with more than 31,000 megawatts of owned capacity comprising one of the nation's cleanest and lowest-cost power generation fleets; Constellation, which provided energy products and services to more than 2 million residential, public sector and business customers, including more than two-thirds of the Fortune 100; and the six Exelon utilities that serve more than 10 million customers today. He previously served as president and chief operating officer of Exelon. In that role, he oversaw one of the U.S. industry's largest portfolios of electric generating capacity, with a multi-regional reach and the nation's largest fleet of nuclear power plants. He directed a broad range of business including major acquisitions, transmission strategy, cost management initiatives, oversight of major capital programs, generation asset optimization and generation development.
Crane has worked in the nuclear industry in progressively more responsible positions for over 30 years. He joined Exelon (then ComEd) in 1998 and was named chief nuclear officer in 2004. He was a key player in the dramatic turnaround of ComEd nuclear performance, and the development of Exelon's proprietary Nuclear Management Model, a codification of industry-leading operational, safety, management, regulatory, workforce and financial practices. The model is the key to Exelon Nuclear's sustained excellence in production, cost and overall effectiveness.
Crane assumed responsibility for Exelon's fossil, hydro and renewables facilities, in addition to the nuclear fleet, in 2007. He oversaw a broad range of generation and business development initiatives, including new nuclear development, nuclear operating services, development of the nation's largest urban solar project, innovative decommissioning strategies and asset optimization. He was instrumental in establishing corporate citizenship and public outreach as a plant priority.
Crane was named president of Exelon Generation in 2008, with added responsibility for Power Team, Exelon's former wholesale power trading and competitive retail organization.
Prior to joining Exelon, Crane served as Browns Ferry site vice president for the Tennessee Valley Authority, and worked in new plant start-up at the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant in Texas and Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station in Arizona.
Crane is an acknowledged leader in the electric utility and nuclear industries. He is former chair and serves on the board of the Edison Electric Institute. He is a member of the board of directors of AEGIS Insurance Services, and former chairman of the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations and the Nuclear Energy Institute, the nation's nuclear industry trade association. He is immediate past chairman of the board of Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry, Get In Chicago and the Economic Club of Washington, DC.
Crane studied at New Hampshire Technical College and attended Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program. He previously held a senior reactor operator certification.
Independent Director since 2016
Ms. Cropp is the former chair of the Council of the District of Columbia holding the role from 1997 - 2007. Prior to serving as chair, she served as an at-large member to the Council of the District of Columbia from 1990 - 1997. She served as the council's representative to the Board of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, where she chaired the Budget Committee and played a major role in the expansion of the Metro Rail system. In 1992, Ms. Cropp chaired the council's Committee on Human Services. Ms. Cropp began her career with D.C. public schools, first as a teacher and then as a guidance counselor. In 1980, she was elected to the D.C. Board of Education, serving as the board's vice president and president.
Ms. Cropp is the past chair of the board of directors of CareFirst, Inc. where she served on the Board from 2011 - 2016. She is currently a member of many professional, civic, and social organizations. Ms. Cropp earned her bachelor's degree in Government and a master's degree in Education, both from Howard University. In addition to her earned degrees, she has been awarded two Honorary Doctorates.
Director since 2012
Mr. Cryor is President of The Cryor Group, LLC, a business consulting firm serving both the public and private sectors. Prior to founding his own company, he was Executive Vice President for Susan Davis International, a well-known public affairs firm headquartered in Washington, D.C., representing Fortune 500 companies and a broad range of national policy and public affairs initiatives. His earlier careers include psychologist and Director of the Department of Consultation and Education at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York; Associate Dean at Morgan State University, and various executive positions in both chambers of the U.S. Congress.
Mr. Cryor currently serves on the boards of The Hippodrome Foundation and the Baltimore Center Club as well as PHI Holdings, LLC, another Exelon subsidiary. He is Chair Emeritus of the University of Maryland School of Medicine Board and previously served as board chair of the Associated Black Charities and vice-chair of the Baltimore Community Foundation. Mr. Cryor earned his bachelor's degree in Experimental Psychology from Morgan State University and a master's degree in Developmental Psychology from Montclair State University. In addition to his earned degrees, he has been awarded three Honorary Doctorates.
Ms. DiLorenzo is a principal with DiLorenzo Davis Consulting LLC, a business consulting firm, since 2020. Previously, she served as President and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce Southern New Jersey (1994 – 2019). During that time, the Chamber was named the "Best Chamber" in the State of New Jersey by NJBIZ and was the first and only Chamber in the U.S. to have earned ISO 9001:2015 Certification. Prior to her role with the Chamber, she served as Senior Vice President, Government Affairs for the New Jersey Business & Industry Association (1990 – 1994) where she directed the organization's lobbying team and various management positions at South Jersey Gas Company (1979 – 1990), including Vice President, External Affairs.
In 2009, Ms. DiLorenzo was appointed by Governor-elect Christie's to his ten-person transition team and chaired the Department of Labor and Workforce Development Subcommittee. In 2011, Governor Christie appointed her to the N.J. Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (reappointed in 2013 and 2017) where she currently serves as Chairperson of the Convention Center and Marketing Committee. In 2017 Governor-elect Murphy appointed her to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development Transition Committee. Ms. DiLorenzo has served on numerous regional and statewide Boards of Directors over her 40+ year career and has received numerous awards. DiLorenzo received a bachelor's degree in Communications and a master's degree (Magna Cum Laude) in Corporate Communications, both from Rowan University.
