Illinois American Water President Rebecca Losli Named Chairperson of the Illinois Utilities Business Diversity Council
09 February 2024 - 3:00AM
Business Wire
Rebecca Losli, president of Illinois American Water, has been
appointed chairperson of the board of the Illinois Utilities
Business Diversity Council (IUBDC). Losli succeeds chairman and
president of Ameren Illinois, Lenny Singh, who led the IUBDC in
2023, and remains an active member of the IUBDC Board of
Directors.
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Formed in 2015, IUBDC is a coalition of the state’s leading
utilities focused on increasing business for diverse suppliers
through collaboration, technical development, and sharing of best
practices. Charter members include Ameren Illinois, Commonwealth
Edison, Illinois American Water, Nicor Gas, North Shore Gas and
Peoples Gas.
“IUBDC provides a unique platform for collaboration among the
large utilities in Illinois,” said Losli. “Our greatest strength is
our collective ability to provide opportunities to minority-,
women-, and veteran-owned suppliers. IUBDC empowers us to share
best practices in supply chain procurement and diverse spending
practices that benefit diverse suppliers and communities across
Illinois.”
As presented in the 2021-2022 IUBDC Economic Impact Report,
IUBDC member utilities purchased $1.5 billion dollars in goods and
services from diverse businesses, including more than $894 million
dollars with Illinois-based diverse suppliers.
At its Annual Meeting, the council recognized recipients of
IUBDC-funded scholarships, all diverse suppliers in the utilities
industry, to attend the Kellogg Advanced Management Education
Program at Northwestern University. The Emmett Vaughn Scholarships
are named for the late Emmett Vaughn, who served as director of the
Office of Diverse Business Empowerment at Exelon Corporation and
was a graduate of the Kellogg School of Management.
IUBDC recognized these Emmet Vaughn Scholarship recipients:
- Abe Adewale from ABNA Engineering
- Alan Jackson from Archview Services
- Ronald Givens from GIVSCO Construction
Additionally, Anjanette Brooks of Ameren was awarded IUBDC’s
Jerry Garland Award for Excellence in Supplier Diversity. Brooks is
a senior supplier diversity specialist and a member of IUBDC’s
Education and Best Practices Committee.
For more information about IUBDC programs and services, visit
www.iubdc.com.
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