Speakers
CHeRYL COMER, ESQ.
Strategic Account Manager, Duke Energy Business Services
Cheryl Comer is a Strategic Account Manager in the Sales and Relationship
Management organization at Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions. She
is responsible for developing and sustaining long-term strategic
customer relationships for mutual growth, profitability, trust, loyalty
and risk management. Her assigned strategic accounts are FedEx, Kroger,
Microsoft and T-Mobile.
Cheryl’s passions include international travel, spending time on the
beach with her family and enjoying the zest of life. She grew
up in Kalamazoo, Michigan, has three children and resides in Charlotte,
N.C.
GORDON GALZERANO
Consultant, Advisor, Coach, Former Cisco Leader at Timberwilde Consulting
Group
Gordon Galzerano is responsible for leading Cisco’s Next Generation Sales
and Leadership programs in support 20,000 sellers and sales managers
worldwide. With more than 28 years of technology and business experience,
he is a strong advocate for applying people development practices and
strategies to solve business challenges and improve productivity.
Within Cisco, Galzerano held a variety of sales and operations leadership
positions across several of Cisco’s business segments including Global
Accounts, Enterprise, Service Provider, Commercial, and Channel segments.
He also served as the leader of the Sales Associates Program, overseeing
all aspects of an organization designed to integrate “new in career”
account managers and systems engineers into Cisco.
Prior to joining Cisco, Galzerano was responsible for Ingram Micro’s
northeast sales operations. He is a graduate of Edinboro University
of Pennsylvania with a BS degree in Business Administration.
AMY BOND
Sustainability Sourcing Manager at T-Mobile
Ms. Bond was selected as one of the top 100 energy professionals in the
USA in 2019 by Environmental Leader. The award recognized “movers and
shakers who are helping all of us drive innovation in the environmental
and energy management space”. She is the Sustainability Sourcing Manager
at T-Mobile where she’s driven this kind of innovation for more than
a decade.
Her expertise includes power and utilities procurement, building energy
optimization schemes, corporate goal positioning, carbon disclosure
leadership, and holistic clean energy strategies, including securing
one of T-Mobile’s largest Virtual Power Purchase Agreements. You can
learn more about that clean energy initiative by visiting Duke Energy
Renewables’ “Today’s Leaders, Tomorrow’s Heroes” web series.
DENIS E. GEORGE
Category Manager - Energy at The Kroger Co.
As Category Manager – Energy for The Kroger Co. (www.thekrogerco.com)
– one of the Nation’s largest grocery and retail companies - Denis
George manages the Company’s renewable energy acquisition, gas &
electricity contracts, utility agreements, regulatory intervention
and related matters. From 1998 to 2016, Denis served as Kroger’s
Corporate Manager – Energy with responsibilities that also included
energy efficiency initiatives, carbon footprint calculations, mechanical
system design, and Energy Star program compliance.
Over these years, Kroger received numerous national and regional awards
for energy efficiency and sustainability, including the Energy Star
“Partner of the Year” Award (twice), the Alliance to Save Energy's
top award - the "Galaxy" Star of Energy Efficiency, and an “Award of
Excellence” from Platt’s Publications. Mr. George has presented
before numerous Commissions and Associations, including the Edison
Electric Institute, American Public Power Association, Touchstone Energy
Partnership, Green Retail Decisions, Smart Energy Decisions and the
Critical Consumer Issues Forum. He serves on the Customer Advisory
Board of Smart Energy Decisions and has previously served on numerous
utility customer advisory groups. Denis also served two terms
on the State of Ohio Public Benefits Advisory Board, a non-compensated
Board advising the State of Ohio and utilities on low-income consumer
energy needs.
DAWN JAMES
Director, US Sustainability & Environmental Sciences - Microsoft
Dawn James leads the U.S. sustainability strategy and thought leadership
for Microsoft, focused on delivering digital transformation solutions.
She leverages her subject matter expertise across industries to create
strategic coalitions and partnerships, helping customers leverage Microsoft
technology to accelerate their sustainability journey. Dawn leads a
wide range of initiatives in sustainability, environmental science,
and innovation.
Dawn has over 23 years of industry experience as a geoscientist and systems
leader. She is a certified naturalist, formerly serving as the Americas
Energy Lead at Microsoft and Research Hydrogeologist with the U.S.
Department of the Interior (USGS). Dawn’s expertise not only includes
results-driven leadership and ecosystem innovation but also articulates
value at the convergence of industry and technology.
