Honorees volunteer their time to support
immigrant youths, empower women around the world and assist the
homeless
For the tenth consecutive year, Exelon is honoring a select
group of employee volunteers for their exceptional efforts in
giving back to the communities Exelon serves.
Exelon is recognizing 21 employee volunteers at award ceremonies
in Baltimore, Chicago and Philadelphia. The recipients were chosen
by an outside selection committee of nonprofit community leaders.
In honor of the employees’ dedication to volunteer service in their
communities throughout the year, Exelon donated a total of $145,000
to the winners’ causes.
“Our employees are deeply invested in the communities we serve,
and they dedicate a tremendous amount of time and energy to
community service,” said Chris Crane, Exelon president and CEO.
“These honorees are truly inspiring, because they not only make a
positive impact on the community through the work they do, but they
also forge real connections with the people they serve.”
The awards were open to all eligible employees of Exelon who
volunteered at least 50 hours of community service in 2015. In the
last 10 years, Exelon has honored 155 employee volunteers for their
volunteerism and contributed $1.1 million to nonprofit
organizations they support.
The awards are part of Exelon’s Energy for the Community
corporate citizenship program, which encourages employee
volunteerism to support preserving the environment; advancing
education; supporting arts and culture; driving neighborhood
enhancement, and encouraging diversity and inclusion.
2016 Energy for the Community Award
Winners
There are three categories for the Employee Volunteer awards:
the Excellence Award, Achievement Awards and Merit Awards. Award
recipients receive $20,000, $10,000 and $5,000, respectively, for
their nonprofit partner organizations. A list of winners by state
follows:
Pennsylvania
George Ahern, senior claims manager at PECO, received
Exelon’s top prize, the Excellence award, for his service with
Friends of Independence National Historical Park, which preserves
buildings and artifacts associated with the American Revolution.
Ahern sets an example for other volunteers, and applies the
company’s core values, such as diversity and inclusion, to his
presentations for the Education and Interpretation program at the
park. He enjoys all aspects of his volunteer work, but finds
interacting with children of all ages, and helping them understand
and get involved in an open civic dialogue, to be the most
rewarding.
Amanda Benner, a senior vegetation project manager at
PECO, received an Achievement Award for her volunteer work with the
Bicycle Coalition of greater Philadelphia, which organizes
education, engagement and leadership programs to make bicycling
safe and enjoyable in the city.
Michael Bodak, engineering analyst at Exelon Generation’s
R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant received an Achievement Award for
his work with the Lincoln Volunteer Fire Department, which provides
fire and rescue protection to residents.
Allen Na, IT technical analyst at Exelon, received a
Merit Award for his volunteer work with the Frederick Douglass
Christian School, which serves students in Chester, Penn., an
at-risk community. Allen provides IT support to the administration,
staff, computer lab and dental clinic.
Illinois
Susan Geist Hoffman, general service representative ComEd
received an Achievement Award for her service with Brookside
Christian Academy, which she founded and where she serves as
executive director. The mission of the organization is to provide
child care, early elementary education and family services to the
local community to improve family life.
Willie “Mickey” Reynolds, material handler at ComEd,
received an Achievement Award for his work as the chairman of the
board for the Campaign for a Drug Free Westside, Inc. The
organization works to help individuals and families in economically
disadvantaged communities achieve independence and recover from
addiction.
Kevin Perryman, an in-processing access specialist at
Exelon Generation’s Clinton Power Station, earned a Merit Award for
his volunteer service at Oren L. Davis, VFW. Perryman helped move
the oldest active VFW Post in Illinois from a dilapidated building
to a more modern facility and also worked to raise funds to offset
the purchase of the building.
Carlos Guevara, account representative at ComEd, received
a Merit Award for his service with the Northwest Side Housing
Center, where he has volunteered for more than 15 years, working to
preserve and improve housing, prevent homelessness, create a safer
neighborhood and improve education.
Kim Wynn, a recent retiree from his position as senior
operations training instructor at Exelon Generation’s Dresden
Generating Station received a Merit Award for his work with Hope
Helps, serving as the scholarship director with the organization,
which is dedicated to promoting local scholarships, and research
and advocacy for individuals diagnosed with autism and their
families.
Robert Belyea, supervisor of project development at
Constellation, received a Merit Award for his nine years of
service, coaching and mentorship with Saugus-Lynnfield Youth
Hockey, a nonprofit organization in Massachusetts, operating youth
hockey programs.
Shelli Hagerty, billing analyst at Constellation,
received an Achievement Award for her work with Langlade County
4-H, where volunteers work with a community of young people
learning leadership, citizenship and life skills and inspire
positive youth development.
Maryland
Beverly Lagarde, Daniel Hurson, Kenneth
Smith and Kimberly Curry, all members of the legal team
at BGE, earned an Achievement Award for their work with Kids In
Need of Defense (KIND), where they serve as a pro bono legal team
to assist a 17-year-old immigrant from Honduras, who escaped the
threat of violence to rejoin her mother, who had immigrated to the
U.S. years earlier. While working to support her in legal
proceedings, this team established a close relationship with her
and helped locate necessary resources for her as her familial and
legal situation progressed.
Jeffrey Myers, director of communications for
Constellation, was recognized with an Achievement Award for his
work with Wide Angle Youth Media, where more than 4,000 Baltimore
City students can learn about digital media, gain leadership skills
and receive workforce training through after school workshops and
community events.
Ijeoma Ozoude Ozobu, senior engineer at BGE, received an
Achievement Award for her seven years of service with Ofuobi Women
of Enugu State WDC Inc., which provides financial support, health
education and resources for education in America and in Enugu
State, Nigeria. Ozobu traveled to Nigeria to identify the facility
for the Ofuobi Vocation Training Center, the organization’s project
to equip youth in Enugu State with skills to help them stay
self-sufficient.
Ken Allor, senior operations training instructor at
Exelon Generation’s Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, received a
Merit Award for his volunteer work with Greenwell Foundation, where
volunteers are dedicated to providing inclusive programs, such as
summer camps for people with and without disabilities.
Robert Francis, engineer at BGE, received a Merit Award
for his service with Mid-Atlantic D.O.G.S, an organization where
volunteers provide skilled canine teams to missing person
emergencies and train new applicants and their canines.
Melanie Komornik, material analyst at BGE, received a
Merit Award for her service at Community Assistance Network (CAN)
Eastside Emergency Shelter, where she assists at-risk Baltimore
residents with financial counseling and supports the food pantry
and homeless shelters operated by the nonprofit.
Nicole L. Shiavone, principal sales strategy at
Constellation, received a Merit Award for her service with CASA of
Baltimore, where volunteers serve as an adult presence for foster
children at the Baltimore City Juvenile Court, monitor children’s
well-being and provide objective written recommendations to the
court.
Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC), now including the Pepco Holdings
utilities, is the nation’s leading competitive energy provider,
with 2015 revenues of approximately $34.5 billion. Headquartered in
Chicago, Exelon does business in 48 states, the District of
Columbia and Canada. Exelon is one of the largest competitive U.S.
power generators, with more than 32,700 megawatts of owned capacity
comprising one of the nation’s cleanest and lowest-cost power
generation fleets. The company’s Constellation business unit
provides energy products and services to approximately 2 million
residential, public sector and business customers, including more
than two-thirds of the Fortune 100. Exelon’s six utilities deliver
electricity and natural gas to approximately 10 million customers
in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, New
Jersey and Pennsylvania through its Atlantic City Electric, BGE,
ComEd, Delmarva Power, PECO and Pepco subsidiaries. Follow Exelon
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