Who’s Who in Black Cleveland

From left: Tim Washington, Karen Sealy, Lorna Wisham, Chris Walker, Tonya Shelton, John Hawkins and Todd Fite

June 30, 2023

Eleven FirstEnergy employees were honored at the Who’s Who in Black Cleveland 2023 Official Networking & Unveiling Reception on Monday, June 26. The theme for the event was “Black Excellence”.

Karen Sealy, director, DEI and chief diversity officer, spoke on our DEI core value and congratulated our FirstEnergy co-workers and all honorees.

From left: Honorees Dewayne Edwards, Denise DeCluett, Kendra McMichael, Jason Wallace

From left: Honorees Tim Washington, John Hawkins, Todd Fite, Karen Sealy, Lorna Wisham (not pictured Deandra Williams-Lewis)

From left: Honorees Jessica Malone, Terry Malone – Jessica is Terry’s daughter and was nominated by her employer, University Hospitals

The reception recognized the men and women who have made their marks and a difference in their professions in greater Cleveland. It also served as the official unveiling of the 15th edition of Who’s Who in Black Cleveland, which features the 11 honorees.

Congratulations to our FirstEnergy honorees: Karen Sealy, director, DEI and chief diversity officer; Denise DeCluett, director, Revenue Operations; Dewayne Edwards, manager, Transmission Design; Todd Fite, director, Flight Operations; John Hawkins, vice president, Ops Support & Dist Engineering; Kendra McMichael, manager, Customer Service Performance; Terry Malone, Diversity & Inclusion Consultant; Lorna Wisham, vice president, Corp Affairs & Community Involvement; Jason Wallace, director, Customer Analytics & Reporting; Tim Washington, manager, OPS Skills Training; Deandra Williams-Lewis, director, Ethics & Compliance.