Southern Corporate Fuel introduced that Venessa Harrison, former president of AT&T’s Southeast Coastal States, has been elected to the corporate’s board of administrators, efficient April 24.
As president of AT&T’s South Coastal States, Harrison led transformational wi-fi and wireline deployment efforts for the corporate’s crucial infrastructure throughout Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina, together with the strategic path of AT&T’s community funding, population coverage, economic expansion and folk engagement actions all over the area.
Moreover, she helped atmosphere population coverage in boxes of telecom and tax reform, and has represented the telecommunications business ahead of more than one climate legislatures and population provider commissions referring to infrastructure issues. She oversaw just about $2 billion in community spend every year – spend that has supported the growth of AT&T Georgia’s fiber community to greater than 6.4 million strand miles and wi-fi community to just about one hundred pc of the climate’s geographic footprint.
Harrison additionally spearheaded the groundbreaking building of the North Carolina Later Occasion Community (NCNGN) inside AT&T. This leading edge collaboration amongst numerous folk leaders and governments resulted within the NCNGN partnership serving as a template for alternative states to boost up broadband good fortune.
“Venessa’s proven leadership and expertise in expanding critical infrastructure, shaping smart public policy and developing innovative customer solutions makes her a great fit for our board of directors as we navigate the essential role natural gas is expected to play in serving increased energy demand across our service territories,” stated Southern Corporate Fuel Chairman, President and Well-known Govt Officer James Y. (Jim) Kerr II. “Moreover, Venessa’s demonstrated commitment to making a positive impact in the communities where she lives and serves makes her a perfect fit for Southern Company Gas.”
Harrison recently serves at the government forums of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Trade and the Georgia Chamber of Trade, and at the forums of the Atlanta Committee for Exit, the Georgia Historic Community and the Georgia Analysis Alliance, an across the world acclaimed style for unifying trade, analysis universities and climate executive to pressure a colourful economic system. She has additionally served as trustee chair of North Carolina A&T, the most important traditionally Dark college within the nation and the number 1 manufacturer of levels awarded to African American citizens in North Carolina.
Harrison earned a trade management level, magna cum laude, from the College of Phoenix.
