SPOKANE, Wash., May 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Avista Corp.
(NYSE: AVA) announced that shareholders have elected Rebecca Klein, age 44, to the Avista Corp. Board
of Directors for a term expiring in 2013.
Ms. Klein is a principal of Klein Energy, LLC, a regulatory and
government affairs consulting company. She also serves as Of
Counsel to the law firm Tuggey Rosenthal Pauerstein Sandoloski
& Agather LLP. Over the last 20 years Ms. Klein has worked in
Washington, D.C. and in
Texas in the energy,
telecommunications and national security arenas. Ms. Klein's
professional experience also includes service with KPMG Consulting
(now Bearing Point).
Since January 2008, Ms. Klein has
served as chair of the board of the Lower Colorado River Authority,
a public power utility owning generation, transmission, and water
services across the central Texas
area. In addition, she is chair of Power Across Texas, a non-profit
organization that focuses on advancing information about clean,
affordable and reliable energy in the state. She also has served as
a commissioner with the Texas Public Utilities Commission and
subsequently as chair.
Ms. Klein earned a Juris Doctor from St.
Mary's University School of Law in San Antonio, Texas. She also holds a Master of
Arts degree in National Security Studies from Georgetown University and a Bachelor of Arts degree
in Human Biology from Stanford
University. She is a member of the State Bar of Texas.
"We are pleased that Rebecca is joining our board of directors,"
said Scott L. Morris, Avista Corp.
chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer. "As
the energy industry is going through rapid change, Rebecca's
breadth of experience in legal, regulatory, public policy, human
resources and organizational development will be of great value to
our company."
About Avista Corp.
Avista Corp. is an energy company involved in the production,
transmission and distribution of energy as well as other
energy-related businesses. Avista Utilities is our operating
division that provides electric service to 356,000 customers and
natural gas to 316,000 customers. Our service territory covers
30,000 square miles in eastern Washington, northern Idaho and parts of southern and eastern
Oregon, with a population of 1.5
million. Avista's primary, non-regulated subsidiary is Advantage
IQ. Our stock is traded under the ticker symbol "AVA." For more
information about Avista, please visit www.avistacorp.com.
Avista Corp. and the Avista Corp. logo are trademarks of Avista
Corporation.
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