2021 Current Class

Class of 2021

Kellie Conklin

Director, Business Operations
AEP - Appalachian Power
500 Lee Street East, Suite 800
Charleston, WV 25301

I am a native West Virginian who grew up in Follansbee (Brooke County) and attended Brooke High School. I graduated from West Liberty University in West Liberty, WV with a B.S. in Energy Management. During college, I interned with AEP at their Wheeling Power subsidiary which led to full time employment with AEP. In the years since college, I have worked for AEP in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia. My experience spans both subsidiary and corporate functions with leadership roles in the areas of customer service, training, strategic planning, budgeting, financial forecasting and analysis. During my time in Michigan and Ohio, I completed graduate school receiving my MBA at Indiana Wesleyan University (graduating 2 months after giving birth to my first child. That was a busy year!). In 2018, I returned to West Virginia to take on a new role as Director, Business Operations for AEPs subsidiaries in West Virginia, Virginia and Tennessee (Appalachian Power, Wheeling Power, and Kingsport Power). In this role, I am responsible for directing business operations in the areas of budgeting, reporting and analysis, financial forecasting, continuous improvement/LEAN, project controls, performance management, and associated support functions. I also serve on the steering committee for the companys targeted development program which focuses on developing future leaders and as an executive sponsor for a newly forming ERG (employee resource group) for military and veteran employees within the company. Over the years, I have spent countless hours volunteering for many youth related activities Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, US Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program, national league soccer clubs, local recreational sports programs, high school sports programs, music programs, a mentoring program for teen parents and a fundraiser for youth cancer support. I truly believe that a solid foundation built in our youth is what propels people onto successful paths in their adult lives. I currently serve on the finance committee of the Charleston Chapter of WELD (Women for Economic and Leadership Development), the finance committee of the YWCA of Charleston, and am involved in the Putnam County Chamber of Commerce NOW (Network of Women).I reside in Putnam County with my husband Mike. We have two adult children. Our daughter is an Officer in the US Army and our son is currently attending college in Ohio and will graduate in 2022.

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Class of 2020

Kellie Conklin

Director, Business Operations
AEP - Appalachian Power
500 Lee Street East, Suite 800
Charleston, WV 25301

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