Dominion Energy names Georgetown native to newly created executive position
December 9, 2020
Felicia Howard, a native of Georgetown, South Carolina, will become Dominion Energy’s vice president of economic development strategy, Jan. 1, 2021.
Howard is being promoted into the newly created position from her current role as vice president of gas operations for Dominion Energy South Carolina. She will be responsible for bolstering Dominion Energy’s local, regional, and state economic development efforts across all 16 states where the company operates. She’ll be based out of Dominion Energy’s corporate headquarters in Richmond, Va.
“To be entrusted with such an important responsibility for both our company and our customers is humbling,” Howard said. “I think the role also makes it incumbent upon me to make myself available to mentor other people, to help them along in their careers.”
Howard came to Dominion Energy through the company’s 2019 merger with SCANA Corp. She joined SCANA subsidiary SCE&G in 1992 as a quality advisor in the utility’s fossil and hydro generation business. Over the last 28 years, Howard has held positions in a variety of functional areas, including key accounts, economic development, government affairs, demand-side management and gas operations. She was the first African American woman to hold an officer position within SCE&G.
Just a few days before her promotion was announced, Howard learned that her sister, Elizabeth Rhue, one of Howard’s six siblings, also was promoted to a VP-level position at Sonoco Products Company in Hartsville, South Carolina.
“Our family is just thrilled that we would both have such exciting news all in the same week,” Howard said. “I think it shows that anything is possible. We’ve both been blessed to achieve results far beyond anything that I would have imagined for myself, and I’m sure she would say the same.”
Howard said her personal and professional experiences have prepared her well for the new opportunity.
“You meet a lot of people on life’s journey,” she said. “With every experience and every person you encounter, they’re pouring a little bit of themselves into you. I’ve been fortunate that people have poured more good things into me than not. As I’m encountering people, I hope I’m pouring a little bit into them, as well, in a way that benefits them.”
Howard graduated from Andrews High School in Andrews, South Carolina before earning a bachelor’s degree in electrical and computer engineering and an MBA from the University of South Carolina.
About Dominion Energy
More than 7 million customers in 16 states energize their homes and businesses with electricity or natural gas from Dominion Energy (NYSE: D), headquartered in Richmond, Va. The company is committed to sustainable, reliable, affordable and safe energy and to achieving net zero carbon dioxide and methane emissions from its power generation and gas infrastructure operations by 2050. Please visit DominionEnergy.com to learn more.
