Second consecutive year company is
recognized by the magazine's readers
AKRON,
Ohio, March 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- For the
second year in a row, FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) has been
designated as a Top 50 Diversity Employer by Minority
Engineer™ magazine. The rankings are determined based on a
survey of randomly selected Minority Engineer readers who
were asked to name the employers where they would most like to work
or that they believe provide a positive working environment for
members of minority groups.
Karen Sealy, Director of
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer at
FirstEnergy: "A strong diversity, equity and inclusion
program is about more than just talking the talk. At FirstEnergy,
it is a core value that truly shapes the way we do business and
engage with each other. Our diverse teams not only reflect the
communities we serve, but also help drive FirstEnergy's success
through innovation and feedback. We thank Minority Engineer
and its readers for this incredible recognition."
FirstEnergy's commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
includes the establishment of employee business resource groups
(EBRGs), which help strengthen recruitment, development and
advocacy of people of color, veterans, women, the LGBTQ+ community
and those with physical and mental disabilities and major illness.
The company also works with diverse groups and professional
organizations to help recruit new talent, such as the American
Association of Blacks in Energy, the National Society of Hispanic
MBAs, the Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers, the Society of
Women Engineers and more.
In honor of Black History Month, FirstEnergy highlighted the
work of several black team members, such as John Hawkins, Vice President of Operations
Support, in its #PeopleBehindThePower social media campaign. The
company also put a spotlight on black changemakers such as
Lewis Howard Latimer, who modernized
the light bulb in the 19th century, and clean energy
advocate Hazel O'Leary.
The Minority Engineer honor marks the latest recognition
of FirstEnergy's diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. In
the past three years alone, the company has been named as a leading
diversity employer by G.I. Jobs magazine, Forbes,
DiversityInc and the National Organization on Disability, with
additional awards from the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index,
Commerce and Industry Association of New
Jersey (CIANJ), Crain's Cleveland Business magazine
and U.S. Veterans Magazine.
For more on FirstEnergy's commitment to diversity, equity and
inclusion, visit
https://www.firstenergycorp.com/careers/diversity_inclusion.html.
About Minority Engineer
Launched in
1979, Minority Engineer is a career
guidance and recruitment magazine that presents career strategies
and professional guidance for readers to assimilate into a
diversified job marketplace. Seasonal publications are offered at
no charge to qualified engineering or computer science students and
professionals who are African American, Hispanic, Native American
and Asian American. The magazine is made available at colleges and
universities, chapters of student and professional organizations
and through free at-home subscriptions.
About FirstEnergy
FirstEnergy is dedicated to
integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Its
electric distribution companies form one of the nation's largest
investor-owned electric systems, serving customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, West Virginia,
Maryland and New York. The company's transmission
subsidiaries operate approximately 24,000 miles of transmission
lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions.
Follow FirstEnergy on X, formerly known as
Twitter, @FirstEnergyCorp or online at
www.firstenergycorp.com.
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