Ambassadors gather with Secretary Ernest Moniz, Director Dot Harris, and speakers from the White House Forum on Minorities in Energy, a dialogue on diversity in the energy sector held on Wednesday, November 13, 2013.
The Ambassadors of the Minorities in Energy Initiative were announced by Secretary Ernest Moniz on November 13, 2013. These senior-level leaders have committed to lending their voice to the mission of the Minorities in Energy Initiative through outreach and strategic planning. These Ambassadors are passionate about engaging minorities in all aspects of the energy sector, with a special focus on energy economic development, STEM education, and climate change.
President, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
former U.S. Associate Deputy Secretary of Energy, Fahmy Hudome International
Former SBA Administrator, L&L Consulting - a division of Leftwich & Ludaway, LLC
President, National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering
former Governor of New Mexico and former Secretary of Energy
author, former editor of Essence magazine and Founder/CEO of the National CARES Mentoring Movement
former Governor of New Jersey and EPA Administrator
Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics, Science and Technology at Teachers College, Columbia University
HONORARY AMBASSADORS
Congressman Representing the First District of Illinois
Congresswoman Representing the 30th District of Texas
Congressman Representing the 26th District of Florida
Congressman Representing the 17th Congressional District of California
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY CHAMPIONS
Chief Scientist & Senior Advisor to the Secretary, National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy
Director, Strategic Diversity Programs, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Department of Energy
