Unique conversations
Cornell Johnson is Director of Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the Center for Energy Workforce Development.
The "Equity in Energy" event adopted its keynote address' title "Beyond Ordinary" as its theme. A panel discussion among four diverse subcontractor leaders was inspiring as well. The CEO of Trice Construction, the Presidents of APC Construction and EVS, and the Business Development Director of Blaze Contracting all brought unique perspectives on how they and similar companies nationwide can take on increasing roles in the energy transformation.
PUF's Steve Mitnick: What do you do at the Center for Energy Workforce Development, or CEWD?
Cornell Johnson: I am the Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and we're unique that none of our efforts are focused internally as an organization. All our efforts are focused externally on the entire industry.
Success is measured by industry impact. I have the privilege of interfacing with all the chief diversity officers and practitioners from across the energy sector for macro solutioning and maximum impact.
I love it. We're not bogged down to one vertical. As an organization, we're agnostic to the verticals of energy. We represent and service gas, power, electrification, offshore wind, RTO ISO, nuclear, contractors, you name it. We play with all of them.