Exelon nurtures a culture of community involvement in the workplace. The company’s volunteer program provides many opportunities and special recognition programs such as the Leadership in Community Service employee awards. These awards recognize Exelon employees who demonstrate superior dedication to servicing our communities.
Last year, almost 1,750 employees logged through Volunteer Match nearly 53,000 hours of community service on environmental projects, United Way volunteer activities, student mentoring and recognition programs, cause-related walks and races, and renovation and refurbishing projects at schools and community agencies. We’re proud of our employees who work diligently to enrich the quality of life in our communities.
Announcing the Third Annual Energy for the Community Volunteer Award Winners; Exelon to Donate $100,000 to Winners’ Nonprofits
In its third year, the Exelon Energy for the Community Volunteer Awards program received a record number of applications and the winning entries are a testament to the amazing work that Exelon’s employee volunteers do in the community. The 12 award winners below boldly demonstrate Exelon’s commitment to community service and leadership.
"Employee volunteers, particularly these award winners, embody Exelon’s core values while representing the company in our communities, and for that they are very deserving of this recognition. Please join me in congratulating these honorees and all our colleagues who have made volunteer service and giving back to the community a central part of their lives,” Rowe said.
The Honorees
Excellence Award: This is the top Energy for the Community Volunteer Award; the winner’s nonprofit received a $20,000 grant from Exelon.
- Pat Fennel, a senior revenue recovery specialist at PECO, will receive the company-wide first-place Excellence Award for her service with the Kingdom Care Reentry Network (KCRN). During the last year, Fennell has donated more than 100 hours of service to KCRN as a volunteer and board member. KCRN’s mission is to reduce prison recidivism in Philadelphia.
Achievement Awards: Three West employees and two East employees have won regional Achievement Awards. Each of the nonprofit organizations they serve will receive a $10,000 donation from Exelon. These regional awards have been named after two inspirational employees known for their exemplary contributions to the community and leadership as volunteers: Douglas C. Larsen, the late ComEd public affairs director, and Cherrie E. Cooper, the late PECO public affairs director.
- Courtney Erickson, a principal accountant in the BSC, helped organize the Exelon Finance Department’s “People Team” in 2006 and is responsible for leading more than 200 colleagues in a series of volunteer projects with the Greater Chicago Food Depository.
- Shah Quaiyoom, a senior engineer with ComEd in Libertyville dedicates his volunteer time to coaching and mentoring kids at the Mundelein Soccer Club.
- Jaime Salazar, senior engineering technician with ComEd in Libertyville gave 175 hours of service as a mentor and tutor in the family literacy program at Centro Communitario Juan Diego (CCJD), located on Chicago’s South Side.
- Renee Tarpley, regulatory assessor at PECO, has been an active volunteer and board member with the Northwest Raiders Athletic Association of Germantown for 14 years.
- Stephen Serpe, a control room operator at Oyster Creek Generating Station, is a member of the Oyster Creek First Aid Squad and the plant’s Confined Space Rescue Team.
Merit Awards: Six employees have won Merit Awards, with an accompanying Exelon donation of $5,000 to the nonprofit organization served by each employee.
West region recipients of the Merit Awards are:
- Dana Kyles, a principal financial analyst in the BSC, volunteers to give students in Chicago the chance to develop financial literacy skills that will translate into economic empowerment opportunities.
- Ann Harris, generating station clerk at the Clinton Nuclear Power Station, has worked to keep the music alive at Blue Ridge School District #18 in Farmer City, Ill.
- Nichole Tillman, executive assistant in the office of the president at ComEd, has been volunteering for more than half her life, starting at the age of 16, with St. Agatha Family Empowerment (S.A.F.E.) in Chicago’s North Lawndale community.
East region recipients of the Merit Awards are:
- James Laird, director of public affairs with Exelon Generation at Kennett Square, has started a charity softball tournament to benefit the American Cancer Society, it raised more than $38,000.
- Nancy Eriksen, site records manager at Oyster Creek Generating Station, serves as a director for the Natural Resource Education Foundation of New Jersey (NREF).
- Carolyn Selagy, a senior financial analyst with Exelon Generation at Kennett Square, has volunteered with the Kennett Amateur Theatrical Society (KATS) for the past three years.
Exelon’s Energy for the Community Employee Volunteer Awards are open to all eligible employees who volunteered at least 50 hours in the past year. Exelon salutes the employees who dedicated close to 53,000 hours of community service in 2008.