Leadership
Online & In-Person
Leaders at any level can grow and benefit from the MEA leadership development programs, webinars, and in-person events, like the Energetic Women Conference.
Utility Leadership Insights & Trends Committee
Leadership development influencers and decision makers at gas and electric distribution companies
The Utility Leadership Insights & Trends Committee helps inform MEA of current trends, needs, and opportunities addressing leadership in the utility industry. MEA seeks to engage leaders in all areas of operations, human resources, and talent management to provide insights, updates, and reports on current industry offerings and leadership gaps in the industry. This committee may also work on leadership content development. Time commitment includes one year of service, beginning March 2025, with monthly Teams meetings.
Join this new committee!
Contact the staff liaison Daneen Goncalves for questions and to express interest.
Energetic Women
MEA Energetic Women is a national and leadership development resource within the natural gas and electric utility industry. The mission is to prepare women within the energy industry for leadership roles in operations and engineering by promoting, supporting, connecting and recognizing those who believe in developing high potential leaders to create a sustainable future and increase diversity at the top levels.
Leadership education includes an annual 2.5-day conference, post-conference accountability webinars, complimentary professional development webinars, and more.
Get details about Energetic WomenIn-person
Executive Forums
Hosted twice each year in conjunction with MEA Board Meetings, these events bring together industry executives for presentations on current topics, idea and information sharing, and networking in a relaxed atmosphere.
Get more info about the executive forumsIn-person
Utility Leadership Accelerator Program
The new Utility Leadership Accelerator Program offers leadership training in a small, cohort-based setting over six to eight months, combining 1:1 and group coaching, virtual webinars, and leadership skills assessments. Focused on education and connections, the program empowers aspiring utility leaders to impact the industry by leveraging collective wisdom and personalized support.
Get details about the leadership accelerator programOnline
Leadership Webinars
MEA offers several complimentary leadership webinars per year. These webinars cover a variety of leadership topics and direction for those looking to grow their personal leadership skills.
Check out upcoming and past webinarsOnline
Management and Development Courses
MEA offers this Prositions online course library to individuals looking for immediate help in everyday situations. These are short courses with big impact. Become a better manager in 5-8 minutes with one of 21 bite-sized courses from the MEA online leadership library. The courses focus on managing up, managing others, and managing self.
See if these online courses fit your needsOnline | These courses are no longer being offered.
