Anita Decker, Chief Operating Officer at the Bonneville
Power Administration
On Aug. 15, the Department of Energy announced that Anita
Decker, Chief Operating Officer at the Bonneville Power Administration, will
serve up to a four-month detail as Acting Administrator of Western. She starts
Aug. 20 and will work out of the Administrator's office at the Corporate
Services Office in Lakewood, Colo.
“This is a great development opportunity for Anita and for
Western. I have worked with her closely over the years as a fellow Power
Marketing Administration COO, and I am excited to have her come on board. Anita
brings a wealth of experience, professionalism and new perspectives. I am
confident she will carry out Western's essential functions and services in
support of our mission,” said Montoya, who will return to his COO position.
“I also want to thank customers for their support during my
detail,” he added. “I enjoyed working with you.”
Anita’s focus will be to support and carry on Western’s core
mission of delivering cost-based, renewable, non-carbon-emitting Federal
hydropower to our firm electric service customers. “I’m honored by the chance
to work with Western’s leadership team at a key time as they go through the
process of hiring a new administrator. I
will gain from the experience and bring a different perspective back to BPA when
I return,” Decker said.
Decker has served as COO for the BPA since 2007. Before this
position, she spent 27 years with PacifiCorp, rising to the role of vice
president. As COO she has responsibility for BPA’s Power Services; Transmission
Services; Environment, Fish and Wildlife; Energy Efficiency; Customer Service
and Internal Business services.
Decker earned a bachelor’s degree in business management
from Utah Valley University and completed a senior business leadership program
through the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. She
is also a graduate of the European Institute for Business Administration, also
known as INSEAD, advanced management program in Fontainebleau, France.
See her full biography at http://www.bpa.gov/corporate/about_BPA/execs/adbio.cfm.
