Essential Utilities Inc. Appoints Erin O’Donnell as the Communications Director Responsible for External and Internal Communications
December 09, 2020 at 12:03 pm EST
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Essential Utilities Inc. announced the appointment of Erin O’Donnell as the communications director responsible for external and internal communications for the company. She will oversee all communications activities for Aqua and Peoples. O’Donnell brings more than 18 years of utility related communications experience to Essential. She started her career with Dollar Energy Fund as a trainer for the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission’s Energy Choice program. She has worked for Peoples, the natural gas division of Essential Utilities, for 10 years. Most recently, she served as the interim communications director of Essential Utilities and the manager of communications and community relations at Peoples. O’Donnell will report to Brian Dingerdissen, vice president, chief of staff, investor relations and communications for Essential.
Essential Utilities, Inc. is a holding company for regulated utilities providing water, wastewater, or natural gas services. The Companyâs segments include the Regulated Water segment and the Regulated Natural Gas segment. The Regulated Water segment consists of water and wastewater regulated utility companies, which are organized by the states where the Company provides water and wastewater services. The Regulated Natural Gas segment consists of natural gas utility companies, acquired in the Peoples Gas Acquisition, for which the Company provides natural gas distribution services. It provides services across Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, New Jersey, Indiana, Virginia, and Kentucky under the Aqua and Peoples brands. The Company also operates market-based activities, conducted through its non-regulated subsidiaries, that provide utility service line protection solutions and repair services to households and gas marketing and production activities.