Spring Breakfast Mistress of Ceremonies Towanda R. Livingston

Position

The Senior Manager of Business Diversity/Supplier Diversity for Constellation. A Fortune 200 company headquartered in Baltimore, Constellation Energy Corporation (Nasdaq: CEG) is the nation’s largest producer of clean, carbon-free energy and a leading supplier of energy products and services to businesses, homes, community aggregations and public sector customers across the continental United States, including three fourths of Fortune 100 companies. With annual output that is nearly 90% carbon-free, our hydro, wind and solar facilities paired with the nation’s largest nuclear fleet have the generating capacity to power the equivalent of 15 million homes, providing about 10% of the nation’s clean energy. We are further accelerating the nation’s transition to a carbon-free future by helping our customers reach their sustainability goals, setting our own ambitious goal of achieving 100% carbon-free generation by 2040, and by investing in promising emerging technologies to eliminate carbon emissions across all sectors of the economy.

Profile

Towanda is the Senior Manager of Business Diversity/Supplier Diversity for Constellation. She serves as the driving force for standing up a progressive supplier diversity strategy that is inculcated into the way Constellation does business. Business Diversity connects Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Workforce Development and Supplier Diversity; these key economic inclusion drivers are critical in ensuring the financial wellbeing of our communities and neighbors. In 2022, Constellation achieved 19.4% ($481.3 million dollars). Annually, Constellation spends approximately $8 billion dollars plus via its various divisions and companies. Constellation aspires to spend 25% of its total spend with diverse and small businesses by 2025. Constellation has 13,000 employees.

Formerly, Director of Civil Rights And Fair Practices Division for the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) located in Baltimore Maryland, Towanda was a highly competent economic inclusive Executive Leader at the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA). The MDTA owns, operates, and maintains eight major toll facilities comprised of four bridges, two tunnels, and two turnpikes across the State of Maryland. For 50 years, the MDTA has provided Maryland's citizens and visitors with safe, secure, and convenient transportation facilities. As an Executive at MDTA she supported the organization with living out their commitment to quality and excellence in customer service that relies on our organization's values, traditions, and – most importantly – our employees to achieve these goals. Fiscally, the MDTA did approximately $700 million dollars in contracting. Towanda led the organization’s economic inclusive efforts in achieving 25% ($175 million) spend with Minority, Women, Disadvantaged, Veteran, and Small Business Enterprises. The MDTA has approximately 1700 employees.

As an innovative and experienced Diversity, Equity and Inclusion & Supplier Diversity Executive, Towanda ensured the successful implementation of the MDTA’s socioeconomic programs in a fast-paced, business-oriented environment. As a highly skilled leader, Towanda successfully implemented a culture of inclusion, professional growth and support at the individual, team, organizational and community levels. As the Leader of Civil Rights and Fair Practices (CRFP) Division, Towanda demonstrated that she is a highly competent communicator, both orally and written, with proven demonstrated experience in change management, crisis management, risk mitigation, process improvement and collaboration skills in government, public and private sectors.

Formerly the Senior Director of The City of Philadelphia Department of Commerce’s Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO). Towanda was the Senior Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity for the City of Philadelphia. She served as the primary Leader in implementing and overseeing inclusion-related programs that are guided by the City of Philadelphia’s legislative mandates and requirements. During her term, The City of Philadelphia achieved, for the first-time in its history, 35 percent minority and women businesses’ contracting participation. Philadelphia is one of the largest Cities in the State of Pennsylvania has an approximate population of 1.5 million. Fiscally, Philadelphia does approximately $4 billion dollars in contracting via its 40 plus departments. Philadelphia aspires to have 35 cents of every dollar The City invests used for Minority/Women/Disable Enterprise (M/W/DSBE) firms’ participation. Philadelphia has approximately 25,000 employees.

Formerly, Towanda was the Director of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission’s (WSSC) Office of Supplier Diversity & Inclusion (OSDI). WSSC is among the largest water and wastewater utilities in the nation, serving nearly 1.8 million residents and approximately 460,000 customer accounts in Prince George’s and Montgomery counties, over an area of nearly 1,000 square miles. WSSC operates and maintains eight (8) water and wastewater plants, more than 5,500 miles of fresh water pipeline and nearly 5,400 miles of sewer pipeline. WSSC currently employs approximately 1,700 people. In the more than 100-year history, WSSC’s drinking water has always met or exceeded federal standards.

Towanda has more than 25 years of experience in the Utility Industry and Government Sector. She is an innovative thought equity, inclusion and supplier diversity leader of this era. She has played an integral role in shaping and leading efforts addressing issues of diversity, strategy, organization, operations and the community. She has worked extensively on issues related to fair and equal access to competitive contracting, as well as, advising and supporting small, minority, and women-owned businesses with competitive positioning, developing business plans and start-up opportunities. Recently, Towanda served as the Chairperson for Women Leadership Magazine-USA. Women Leadership Magazine USA is designed to recognize, promote and celebrate the accomplishments of women in leadership.