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DEI Impact Awards

Sep 20 2023

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM MST

Sponsored by NRG | Meet the winners of our 2023 DEI Impact Awards, which recognizes the company-wide efforts of large power users advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion while powering the energy transition.

Nominations were accepted for DEI projects and industry influencers from commercial, industrial, institutional, and government organizations across seven categories. Winners were selected by a panel of judges representing energy customer peers and industry experts.

Congratulations to the 2023 Award Winners!

PROJECT / INITIATIVE: 
Brockton Behavioral Health Center, Boston Medical Center (BMC)
Energy & Global Infrastructure, Google 
UAB Sustainability, University of Alabama 
MENTORSHIP:
Marianella Franklin, Chief Sustainability Officer, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 
PAY IT FORWARD:
Susanna Webber, Senior Vice President, Global Supplier Management Group and Global Workplace Enterprise Services and Chief Procurement Officer, Merck 
TEAM:
Sustainability Department, New York City Housing Authority 
PARTNERSHIP: 
Danielle Decatur, Director of Environmental Justice, Microsoft 
Waltasia Mansano, Manager, Clean Energy Jobs Program, PSE&G 
CATALYST FOR CHANGE: 
Sarah Porter-Liddell, Dean of Equity and Inclusion, Bard College at Simon’s Rock 
Emily Schapira, President and CEO, Philadelphia Energy Authority 
ONE TO WATCH: 
Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership, The City College of New York 
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