DE&I FORUM

Annual Workforce Development Summit

2024 HOTEL INFORMATION

The 2024 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Forum will begin on Thursday, May 9th at 9:00 AM ET and conclude on Friday, May 10th at 2:30 PM ET, taking place at 701 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20004. The hotel room block secured for this meeting has now passed but see below for additional hotel information.

The Edison Electric Institute has agreements at the certain D.C. hotels to offer discounted guest room rates as space/capacity allows. Please find that information here.

Additionally, there are many hotels within walking distance to the meeting venue. Please find a list of available hotels here.

CEWD DE&I FORUM
EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE

Taiwan Brown – Entergy 
Vice President, Diversity and Workforce Strategies 

Joyce Cooper, MHR, PHR – Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) 
Director, Diversity Equity & Inclusion 

Laurie Dowling – National Utilities Diversity Council (NUDC) 
Executive Director 

Silas Dulan III, MSM – Black & Veatch 
Associate Vice President, Global Director of Diversity Equity & Inclusion 
Vice Chair of the Board for DE&I at CEWD 

Natalie Edwards – National Grid 
Global Chief Diversity Officer  

Steven Fleischer – Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) 
Executive Director, HR – Diversity Equity & Inclusion and Talent Acquisition 

Nichelle Grant, CDE – Siemens USA 
Head of Diversity Equity & Inclusion

Missy Henriksen – Center for Energy Workforce Development
Executive Director

Cornell Johnson – Center for Energy Workforce Development
Director, Diversity Equity & Inclusion

Robert Matthews – Exelon 
Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer 

Paul McFadden – JEA
Director, Diversity Equity & Inclusion 

Gwen Mizell – Ameren
Senior Vice President, Chief Sustainability, Diversity, and Philanthropy Officer 

Courtney Peterson, PCC – Edison Electrical Institute (EEI)
Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer, and Chief Diversity Officer
Chief Administrative Officer for CEWD  

Sharene Pierce – Duke Energy
Vice President, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer 

Tanya Spencer – GE Vernova
Chief Diversity Officer 

Rayfield Stringer III – Constellation
Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer 

Angela Thompkins, J.D., LL.M. – Consumers Energy
Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer 

Constance Thompson, CCDP/AP – American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE)
Senior Vice President, Equity & Justice 

Markisha Webster, Ed.D. – Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)
Director, Diversity Equity & Inclusion 

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