supplier diversity
Multi-Cultural Leadership Honors Six
for Diversity Promotion
F
or their work in promoting minor-
ity-, women-, and service-dis-
abled veteran-owned businesses
in the utility sectors, the National
Association of Regulatory Utility
Commissioners [NARUC] has hon-
ored six individuals and one company
with Utility Marketplace Access Part-
nership (UMAP) awards.
The UMAP awards were first
launched in 2005 as a means to recog-
nize individuals, companies, and pub-
lic service commissions that have
made strong contributions to promot-
ing UMAP’s supply diversity mission.
Award winners are:
Utility Leadership Award—
FirstEnergy Corp.
FirstEnergy’s companies have been Glenn Etienne Mark Sebree
strong supporters of the NARUC Utili-
ty Market Access Partnership (UMAP) Diverse Business Leadership Emerging Advocate Award—
and their efforts have yielded a 50% Award—Glenn Etienne, Mark Sebree,Vectren Corp.
increase in dollars spent with diverse President, CEO, SouthCoast Mr. Sebree has been instrumental in
suppliers. Energy Partners Corp. the development and growth of the
Since 2004, Mr. Etienne has provid- Indiana GATE Program, and he has
ed his 25 plus years of experience and also been Secretary for Ohio’s Gate
Emerging Diverse Business perspective to UMAP. Program. He has made UMAP presen-
Award—Les Minthorn, His career has bridged the regulato- tations that have influenced others to
President,Yaka Energy ry, corporate and small business participate and leads many diversity
Mr. Minthorn vision helped create a worlds, and he has acted as an informal groups.
Tribal diversification strategy into advisor for moving UMAP forward.
energy and economic development Great Strides Leadership
projects such as a natural gas and UMAP Advocate Award— Award—Chairwoman
power firm that markets to utilities, Joan Kerr, Executive Director, Arnetta McRae, Delaware
industry, and government; other ven- Supplier Diversity,AT&T Chairwoman McRae has provided
tures were a 104 Mega Watt Wind For two decades, Ms Kerr has been many years of leadership for UMAP.
farm, a software development and cus- a national leader, advocate, and vision- Its ongoing success is due to the lead-
tomer contact center, and industrial ary in supplier diversity through her ership of Chairwoman McRae and its
park and power plant development. work at AT&T. She also works on success can be seen following the sup-
many initiatives, leads the National plier diversity program model seen
Minority Supplier Development Tele- emerging in New Jersey, California,
com group and participates in the Bil- Ohio, Indiana, Maryland, Pennsylvania
lion dollar diversity roundtable. and other States. HNM
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