Past Chairmen

Chairmen of the National Board of Directors for AABE

  • 1st Chair & Founder (Emeritus) - Clarke Watson (1977-1980)
    Watson Associates, Denver Area Chapter
  • 2nd Chair - Rufus McKinney (1980-1982)
    Southern California Gas, Southern California Chapter
  • 3rd Chair - Robert E. Bates, Jr. (1982-1986)
    Mobil Oil, Washington DC Chapter
  • 4th Chair -  (1986-1988)
     
  • 5th Chair - W. James Sams (1988-1990)
    Standard Oil of California, Northern California Chapter
  • 6th Chair - Mary L. Boyd-Foy (1990-1992)
    Ebasco Services, New York Metropolitan Area Chapter
  • 7th Chair - Erskine E. Cade (1992-1996)
    Standard Oil of Ohio, Cleveland Chapter
  • 8th Chair - Herman S. "Woody" Dorsey (1996-1998)
    Con Edison, New York Metropolitan Area Chapter
  • 9th Chair - Daniel Packer (1998-2000)
    Entergy-NO, Louisiana Chapter
  • 10th Chair - Rufus Gladney (2000-2002)
    Consumers Energy, Michigan Chapter
  • 11th Chair - Frank Johnson (2002-2004)
    CMS Electric & Gas, Michigan Chapter
  • 12th Chair - Hilda Pinnix-Ragland (2004-2006)
    Progress-Energy, North Carolina Chapter
  • 13th Chair - Wilton Cedeno (2006-2008)
    Con Edison, New York Metropolitan Area Chapter
  • 14th Chair - Carolyn L. Green (2008-2010)
    Sunoco, Philadelphia Chapter 
  • 15th Chair - Daniel Packer (2010-2012)
    Natural Energy LLC, Louisiana Chapter
  • 16th Chair - Ralph Cleveland (2012-2014)
    Chartis, Atlanta Chapter
  • 17th Chair - George Williams (2014-2016)
    PMI Energy Solutions, LLC, Chicago Chapter
  • 18th Chair - Rose McKinney James (2016-2018)
    Energy Works, LLC, National Chapter
  • 19th Chair - Telisa Toliver (2018-2022)
    Chevron, Houston Chapter
  • 20th Chair - Rick Thigpen (2022-2024)
    Public Service Enterprise Group, New Jersey Chapter
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Length of office and member chapters are included.

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