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Susan N. Story

Susan Story is President and CEO of Gulf Power Company, which is a subsidiary of Southern Company--one of the largest producers of electricity in the United States. Gulf Power Company is headquartered in Pensacola and provides electricity and energy services in Northwest Florida.

Career:

She joined Southern Company in 1982 as a nuclear power plant engineer and has served in a number of previous capacities including:

  • Executive Vice-President of Southern Company Engineering and Construction Services
  • Vice-President of Southern Company Supply Chain Management
  • Vice-President of Real Estate and Corporate Services at Alabama Power Company

Board and Committee Affiliations:

  • Florida Board of Education
  • Chair of the Florida Council of 100
  • Immediate Past Chair of Florida Chamber of Commerce
  • Past Vice-Chair of Enterprise Florida, Chair of Enterprise Florida Strategic Council
Serves on the Board of Directors/Trustees/Advisors of the:
  • Raymond James Financial, Inc.
  • James Madison Institute
  • H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
  • Operation Homefront
  • Florida Veterans Foundation, Inc.
  • Florida Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) Council
  • Rebuild Northwest Florida
  • Florida "Step Up For Students"
  • Volunteer Florida Disaster Recovery Fund
  • Aerospace Alliance

Political Appointments and Stewardship

  • Appointed by Sens. Nelson and Martinez to serve on the Florida Federal Judicial Nominating Commission
  • Appointed by Senate President Ken Pruitt to the Florida Tax and Budget Reform Commission (2007-2008), Tax and Finance Committee Chair
  • Appointed by Governor Jeb Bush to the Florida BRAC Advisory Council (served as Chair of the Intra-State Activities Committee)(2003-2006)
  • Served on Governor Bush's Task Force on Healthcare Accessibility and Affordability (2003-2004)
  • Served on Lt. Governor Toni Jennings' Universal Pre-Kindergarten Task Force and Career Education Task Force

Awards and Honors

  • State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame 2010
  • 2010 Woman of the Year Diamond Award Honoree by Girl Scout Council of the Florida Panhandle
  • Pensacola Business Journal 2009 Woman Business Leader of the Year
  • 2007 Free Enterpriser of the Year by the Florida Council on Economic Education
  • Business Leader of the Year for 2007 awarded by the Pensacola Area Chamber of Commerce
  • "International Women's Day Award" for 2007 awarded by World Trade Center Miami
  • "Ethics in Business Award" for 2006 awarded by The University of West Florida and Combined Rotary Clubs of the Pensacola region
  • "Leaders and Legends Award" for Environmental Leadership for 2006
  • The SEDC Florida Economic Development Volunteer of the Year for 2005
  • Sacred Heart Hospital's Presidential Achievement Award for 2004
  • The Girl Scout's "Woman of Distinction Award"
  • Distinguished Auburn Engineer Award and the Outstanding Engineering Alumnus Award from Auburn University
  • Named as an Honorary Commander of the 33rd Fighter Wing in 2004, where she flew in an F-15 fighter jet

    • Degrees and Professional Development

    • B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from Auburn University
    • MBA from the University of Alabama in Birmingham
    • Executive education programs at Duke University and Oxford University
    • Completed International business studies at Cambridge University and leadership studies at Harvard University
    Michael Burroughs

    Michael Burroughs
    VP, Generation

    		        Bernard Jacob

    Bernard Jacob
    VP, Customer Operations
    Scott Teel

    Scott Teel
    VP and CFO

    		        Bentina Terry

    Bentina Terry
    VP, External Affairs and Corporate Services
    Susan Story

    Susan Story
    President and CEO