COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- American Electric
Power (Nasdaq: AEP) has named Janelle N.
Coleman to a new position as vice president, Corporate
Philanthropy and Community Engagement, effective Nov. 30. She also will serve as president of the
American Electric Power Foundation, effective Jan. 1, 2021, replacing Dale Heydlauff, senior vice president of
Corporate Communications and current president of the AEP
Foundation, following his retirement Dec.
31.
Coleman will lead the company's philanthropic community outreach
in its 11-state service territory and will oversee the AEP
Foundation, which in 2019 donated nearly $30
million to support STEM education programs, meet basic human
needs including hunger and housing, and fund the arts and other
initiatives. The AEP Foundation also has contributed nearly
$4 million in emergency funds to
organizations addressing the hardships faced by customers and
communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Coleman will report to
Heydlauff until his retirement.
"Janelle brings more than 20 years of experience in community
engagement and corporate philanthropy that will be invaluable as
AEP builds a brighter future with our customers," said Heydlauff.
"Her leadership skills and passion for helping others will enhance
our continued efforts to empower and invest in our communities, and
we welcome her to the AEP family."
Coleman, 48, joins AEP from the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium where
she served as executive vice president of External Affairs. Prior
to her role with the Columbus Zoo, she worked for L Brands, Inc.
for more than 12 years and held multiple roles of increasing
responsibility including vice president of Community Relations,
chief diversity officer and president of the L Brands
Foundation.
Coleman received her bachelor's degree in journalism from
Ohio University's E.W. Scripps School
of Journalism. She serves as the chair of the Ohio University Board of Trustees and is the
chair-elect on the board of directors for both Experience Columbus
and the YWCA Columbus. Coleman also is the board president for the
KIPP Columbus Foundation and a member of the board of directors for
the National Veterans Memorial and Museum.
American Electric Power, based in Columbus, Ohio, is focused on building a
smarter energy infrastructure and delivering new technologies and
custom energy solutions to our customers. AEP's approximately
17,000 employees operate and maintain the nation's largest
electricity transmission system and more than 221,000 miles of
distribution lines to efficiently deliver safe, reliable power to
nearly 5.5 million regulated customers in 11 states. AEP also is
one of the nation's largest electricity producers with
approximately 30,000 megawatts of diverse generating capacity,
including more than 5,300 megawatts of renewable energy. AEP's
family of companies includes utilities AEP Ohio, AEP Texas,
Appalachian Power (in Virginia and
West Virginia), AEP Appalachian
Power (in Tennessee), Indiana
Michigan Power, Kentucky Power, Public Service Company of
Oklahoma, and Southwestern
Electric Power Company (in Arkansas, Louisiana, east Texas and the Texas
Panhandle). AEP also owns AEP Energy, AEP Energy Partners,
AEP OnSite Partners, and AEP Renewables, which provide innovative
competitive energy solutions nationwide. For more information,
visit aep.com
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