(VANCOUVER, WA) -- The Northwest Public Power Association today
(February 24) announced that its board of trustees has selected Anita Decker to
be the association’s next executive director, effective April 1.
“The NWPPA Board of Directors vetted many highly qualified
candidates and we are confident in our decision to hire Anita,” said NWPPA
Board of Trustees First Vice President Ken Weiss. “We strongly believe that her
extensive knowledge of electric power in the Northwest coupled with her several
decades of experience with BPA and PacifiCorp will not only benefit our
members, but it will enrich the Association in the coming years. The board and
I are excited to work with her and start this new chapter in NWPPA’s story.”
Decker comes to NWPPA with over 30 years of experience in
electric power operations in the Northwest. Most recently, since 2007, she
served as Bonneville Power Administration’s (BPA) chief operating officer,
which is the number-three position in the agency. As chief operating officer,
she was responsible for BPA’s Power Services; Transmission Services;
Environment, Fish & Wildlife; Customer Service; and Internal Business
Services. While at BPA, she also served as acting administrator for the Western
Area Power Administration during a seven-month detail from August 2012 to April
2013.
Prior to BPA, she spent 27 years with PacifiCorp, rising to
the role of vice president. While at PacifiCorp, she worked in various
positions of increasing responsibility related to customer service;
transmission/distribution construction and maintenance; sales and marketing;
human resources; energy conservation; procurement; real estate management; and
SAP support functions.
NWPPA is excited to welcome her to our office in April!
