Four AEP executives, a board member named key women in energy in the Americas

Honored at a reception in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday were Melinda Ackerman, senior vice president - human resources; Michelle Kalnas, senior vice president - supply chain; Holly Koeppel, executive vice president - energy services; and Susan Tomasky, executive vice president - policy, finance and strategic planning and chief financial officer. AEP board member Linda Gillespie Stuntz, a partner with Stuntz, Davis & Staffier, P.C., of Washington, D.C., also was recognized. The event was held in conjunction with the joint CEO conference of the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) and the Canadian Electricity Association and the joint directors’ conference of EEI and the American Gas Association.

The women were among 100 selected for the honor by Houston-based energy consultancy Rader Energy in association with sponsors Bozell & Jacobs, EDS and the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Ackerman was honored in the “wisdom” category; Kalnas, “innovation/creativity”; Koeppel and Tomasky, “leadership”; and Stuntz, “pathfinders/trailblazers.”

Last month, Koeppel and Tomasky were named to the list of 50 key women in energy worldwide for 2002 in a program sponsored by Rader Energy and other organizations. More information about both awards programs is available at www.keywomeninenergy.com.

American Electric Power owns and operates more than 42,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the United States and select international markets and is the largest electricity generator in the U.S. AEP is also one of the largest electric utilities in the United States, with almost 5 million customers linked to AEP’s 11-state electricity transmission and distribution grid. The company is based in Columbus, Ohio.