Sue Kelly

Sue is the former president and CEO of the American Public Power Association — the first woman to hold the position in the Association’s 76-year history. Under her leadership, the Association advocated to protect tax exemption for municipal bonds and preserve public power’s right to self supply in wholesale electricity markets. She helped strengthen cybersecurity awareness and resources and raise the profile of public power. Sue was designated 2017 Woman of the Year by the Women’s Council on Energy and Environment. In 2015, she was named one of the 100 Most Powerful Women by Washingtonian magazine. She was in the energy field for 35 years, spending much of her career as an energy lawyer.