Women Who SPARK Awards
Uplifting Women’s Contributions
Back for its third year, the U2030 Women Who SPARK Awards is a North American program recognizing women who have made great achievements in utility company transformation and innovation and are poised to take on even greater responsibilities in the future.
Elevating the achievements of these vibrant women, our goal is that they will be easily identified for roles with increasing responsibilities. We believe that recognizing and celebrating their accomplishments will inspire more women to pursue leadership roles and help to create a more diverse and inclusive industry.
Women Who SPARK Awards
2024 Awards Program
We are now accepting nominations for our 2024 awards program. The deadline for submittals has been extended to May 15, 2024.
Award Categories
Solution Innovation Awards
Award Categories Include:
Emerging Innovation Leader Award
Operations Innovation Award
Customer-Centric Innovation Award
Business Transformation Awards
Award categories include:
Business Transformation Leadership TEAM Award
Diversity and Inclusion Award
Silo-Buster of the Year Award
Awards Ceremony
Presented as a highlight of the 2024 Annual SPARK Meeting, winners will receive an event pass along with the person who nominated them.
For questions about the awards, please email Vanessa Edmonds at [email protected].
The deadline to submit a nomination has been extended to May 15, 2024. Don't wait!
2023 Award Winners
Recipients of our 2023 awards program were announced in Los Angeles on August 28, 2023. Winners include:
Individual Utility Executive Contributors:
Brandy Bolden
Chief Customer Officer, SMUD
Janisse Quiñones
Senior Vice President,
Electric Operations,
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)
Transformation Leadership Team:
Lauren Preston
Vice President
Customer Care
Liberty Utilities
Katy Liddell
Senior Director
Change Management
Liberty Utilities
Katy Cook
Director Customer Experience
Liberty Utilities
Individual CX Leadership
Contributors:
Nicole Bates
Customer Services Manager
Mount Pleasant Waterworks
Kristina Coppernoll Mandrelle
Director
Customer Experience Design Consumers Energy
Abir Fakhreddine
Senior Product Manager
Ubicquia
Marci Westlake
Customer Service Manager
Truckee Meadows Water Authority (TMWA)
Valerie Williams
Senior Manager
Voice of the Customer (VoC) Program
Liberty Utilities
