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April is significant for many reasons – flowers in bloom, warmer weather and one step closer to summer – and at Exelon, April also marks the cherished tradition of National Volunteer Month. As a child, I was taught that we are blessed to be a blessing to others. Throughout this month, the Exelon community is finding ways to help others. The Public Policy and External Affairs (PPEA) team hosted events across the enterprise, with the strong support of our Baltimore Gas and Electric, ComEd, PECO and Pepco Holdings colleagues. At the heart of these activities lies a central theme – uplifting women and families most in need. When we uplift women, we uplift families. Fifty-five team members volunteered time at N Street Village in Washington, DC, PathWays PA in Philadelphia, Sarah's Circle in Chicago and Paul's Place, Inc. in Baltimore, where we helped with meal services and “shopping” for those in need of clothing, cleaned out closets and helped with outdoor repairs, all with organizations dedicated to empowering women and families in the communities we serve. Thank you to the team for joining me in these meaningful service events. #NationalVolunteerMonth

On Thursday, Pepco Holdings and its Asian American Resource Group and Organizatjon of Latinos at Exelon chapters were invited by the SASE - Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers chapter at the University of Delaware for their speed interviewing session! It was great to meet students and enhance their interviewing skills while networking. Thank you to Alfonso Nava, PE and Tanishia Lewis-Lambert, SHRM-CP for their support and allyship towards the Pan-Asian community! Thank you to Hannah Burrowes and Duy Duc Tran for putting this event together!

It’s World Innovation Day and we’re reflecting on our 1st annual Innovator of the Year Awards, where we had the privilege of recognizing our top innovators across Atlantic City Electric, Delmarva Power and Pepco who have gone to great lengths to ensure safe and reliable energy service to our customers. Throughout 2023, they developed groundbreaking solutions to streamline our operations and innovated new and improved ways to deliver a more positive and personalized customer experience.      Join us in congratulating our fellow team members who are driving the innovations that pave the way for a cleaner, brighter, and more equitable future! Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/eUTPrGAJ #WorldInnovationDay

Yesterday, the PHI Emerging Leaders Class of 2024 convened for our kickoff event. It was truly invigorating to finally meet face-to-face with colleagues whom we often collaborate with virtually. As I glanced around the room, filled with the promising individuals who will shape the future of our organization, I couldn't help but feel pride in myself to be counted among this esteemed cohort. Here's to the journey ahead, Class of 2024! #PHIEmergingLeaders #LeadershipDevelopment

NEW Pepco's spectacular 2024 Women's History Month celebration concluded with an resounding roar of success in an inspiring conversation moderated by the phenomenal Colette Honorable , EVP of Public Policy & Chief External Affairs Office at Exelon and our special guest the legendary and icon Dean Phylicia Rashad. Thank you Colette Honorable, Valencia McClure, VP of Govt & External Affairs, Pepco President, and Tamla Olivier, Chief Operating Officer Pepco Holdings for your leadership and support. Thank you Dean Rashad for sharing your thoughts on the significance of women's history, declaring that "It's about time” we recognize the importance of women's history and that much work remains to address disparities in representation within the workplace." We are truly grateful to have experienced such an epic NEW Pepco Women's History moment. A BIG! Thank You to our NEW Pepco member Ralph Bolton – Your collaboration took my vision and made it a reality! And to all the NEW Pepco board & members! Thank You! #NEWPepco #WomensHistoryMonth

What a way to round out Women’s History Month! It was a true honor to share the Pepco Holdings Gallery stage with Phylicia Rashad – acclaimed actor, singer, director and Dean of the Howard University Chadwick Boseman College of Fine Arts. Words can’t do justice to describe our time with her! Her iconic depiction of Clair Huxtable was an inspiration to so many, including a little girl from Arkansas who was able to envision the possibility of pouring into your family while having a thriving legal career – such a powerful example. Dean Rashad lit up the room with incredible humility, poise, grace and power – while encouraging those gathered to explore and share their own light. Thank you to the Pepco chapter of the Network of Exelon Women for organizing this wonderful event, and for this honor. Congratulations on your powerful series of programs in recognition of Women’s History Month.

Calling all innovators! The Exelon Foundation STEM Academy application process is now open. If you know any young women who are passionate about learning, creativity, and problem solving, this program may be a great fit! The Exelon Foundation STEM Academy high school girls hands-on experience in STEM, energy, and sustainability. Girls living or going to school in the Atlantic City Electric, Delmarva Power, or Pepco service areas are encouraged to apply. For more information please visit https://lnkd.in/e3JV7dF

I was incredibly proud to celebrate our top innovators across Atlantic City Electric, Delmarva Power and Pepco at the Pepco Holdings Innovator of the Year Awards.    These teams are tackling significant challenges and helping us improve our operations and reliability through enhanced analysis technology, a thoughtful approval to our workforce development efforts and internship programming, and enhanced efficiency in our field, among many other exciting projects.    The nominees and recipients represent a story of perseverance, innovation and commitment to excellence, and I’d like to thank each of them for their dedication, talent and hard work.  Innovation requires diversity of thought and experiences, and I’m proud of PHI’s commitment to DEI and our firm and unwavering goals to cultivate an inclusive environment where innovation can flourish.    Each day, our employees give it their all to ensure safe and reliable energy service to our customers – and these innovators play an important role to ensure that we’re bringing new ideas and innovative solutions every step of the way.   

Leading the energy transformation is all about innovation – which is why I couldn’t be prouder to celebrate our Atlantic City Electric, Delmarva Power and Pepco teams at the Pepco Holdings Innovator of the Year Award ceremony. The team members and projects we honored are driving the innovations that allow us to lead the way for a cleaner, brighter, and more equitable future for the communities we serve. They are improving our internal processes, our performance measurements and our customer service. A few team highlights include: ·  The Edison Place Audience Favorite, a project that enhanced our State Estimator and Contingency Analysis to help operators to maintain situational awareness for unexpected events. ·  The Atlantic Regional Audience Favorite, which created an intern playbook to help interns have a better understanding of our strategy planning of the grid to engage them on the project management team. Not only did the effort bring fresh thinking to the team, it helps increase intern engagement and job offer acceptance as we build the energy workforce of the future. ·  The Delmarva Power Audience Favorite, which created a centralized regulatory resource center to allow for a visual tracking system toward the progress of our goals. ·  Innovation Excellence Award, a project from our Transmission and Substation team that allows crews to scan device barcodes while in the field, which is then stored in a database to increase efficiency, avoid importer installations and reduces troubleshooting. Congratulations to our winners – and thank you to Kaiser Yang for your inspirational words to our team about the power of micro-innovations, and for reminding us that innovations don’t need to be big to make a significant difference.

It was an absolute pleasure to hear from Democratic House Leader Hon. Hakeem Jeffries at the Edison Electric Institute Spring Board of Directors and Chief Executive Meeting. Here are my three takeaways from an informative and inspiring talk: · Rep. Jeffries underscored what we at Pepco Holdings already know – the incredibly crucial role utilities play in supporting climate solutions. We are providing the necessary infrastructure for a cleaner, brighter and more equitable future. · He had an interesting take on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, noting that it’s not limited to just a social justice initiative. It’s much more than individual inclusion in our country – it’s an effort to support classic American values, and American competitiveness. · His strong support of the Inflation Reduction Act solidifies our industry’s importance to the energy transition, and the transformation of our country.    Thanks to Edison Electric Institute for this opportunity to get together, and for Rep Jeffries for the inspiring words!