Allegheny Energy Board of Directors Elects Two New Officers.Business Editors HAGERSTOWN, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 15, 2000 Allegheny Energy Allegheny Energy (NYSE: AYE) is a traditional public utility based in the Pittsburgh suburb of Greensburg. It services communities in Western Pennsylvania, Western Maryland, Northern West Virginia, Northwest Virginia. , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AYE) Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer Alan J. Noia announced the appointment of Marleen L. Brooks as Secretary of the Company and Cynthia A. Shoop as Vice President, Corporate Communications Corporate communications is the process of facilitating information and knowledge exchanges with internal and key external groups and individuals that have a direct relationship with an enterprise. . Both appointments are effective July 1. Brooks was elected Secretary of the Company and its subsidiaries by the Boards of Directors of the companies. A 19-year veteran of Allegheny Energy, she will succeed Eileen M. Beck, Secretary, who is retiring July 1. In April, Brooks was named Assistant Secretary for Allegheny Energy. Prior to her promotion, she served as Senior Attorney in the Company's Legal Services legal services n. the work performed by a lawyer for a client. department. Brooks joined Allegheny Energy in 1981 as an Attorney. She received a Juris Doctor The degree awarded to an individual upon the successful completion of law school. Juris doctor, or doctor of Jurisprudence, commonly abbreviated J.D., is the degree commonly conferred by law schools. from the University of Maryland School of Law University of Maryland School of Law is a law school located in downtown Baltimore, Maryland. It is part of the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Established in 1816, it opened in 1823 as the Maryland Law Institute, making it one of the oldest law schools in the country. . Brooks and her husband, Ted Roberts Ted Roberts (born 17 April, 1931 Sydney, New South Wales ) is an Australian television scriptwriter and supervising producer. After completing his education at Marist Brothers College in Randwick, Roberts worked in advertising and sales promotion before commencing his career , reside in Middletown, Md. The Board of Directors also elected Shoop Vice President, Corporate Communications. Currently serving as Director, Corporate Communications, Shoop joined Allegheny Energy in 1985 as a Public Information Representative. Throughout her 15-year career with Allegheny Energy, she has held supervisory and management positions within the Corporate Communications department and was named Director, Corporate Communications in July 1997. A native of Chambersburg, Pa., Shoop earned a Master of Science degree in Communications Studies from Shippensburg University and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Pittsburgh. Shoop and her husband, Tom, reside in Chambersburg with their daughters, Chelsea and Hilary. Allegheny Energy, Inc. is a diversified energy company headquartered in Hagerstown, Md. The Allegheny Energy family includes Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , which operates and markets competitive retail and wholesale electric generation and operates regulated electric generation for its affiliates; Allegheny Power, which delivers energy to about three million people in parts of Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia; and Allegheny Ventures, which actively invests in and develops telecommunications and energy-related projects. For more information, check our web site at www.alleghenyenergy.com. Editor's Note: Allegheny Energy will provide photos of the executives featured in the above news release. We can send photos to you electronically or through U.S. mail. To request photos, please contact Michelle Sonesen via phone 301-790-6394 or e-mail at msonese@alleghenyenergy.com. You can also fax your request to 301-790-6004. |
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