Sep 26

New Keynote Speaker for Women In NECA Roundtable!

Women In NECA are delighted to announce that Diane Brown, Vice President of Organizational Development for ThomDiane_BrownThe Roundtable is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 14, from 2-4 p.m. and all women attending the convention and trade show are invited to attend.

Diane Brown is known for providing steady leadership and innovative support for the company’s employees. She works primarily in human resources, but Diane is always thinking about the next generation of electrical workers and how to develop their talents.

She has been at T&B for almost 25 years and has spent roughly half of her tenure there in manufacturing or distribution operations in HR and the remainder in T&B’s corporate office in Memphis as the HR leader in several of their businesses.  Diane now has responsibility for a variety of HR-related services including leadership and employee development, talent and succession planning, talent acquisition, internal communication, HR technology and community relations.

Diane has spoken extensively on how women can develop their leadership skills in the electrical industry, including the National Association of Electrical Instructors Women in Industry Forum and the NAED Women in Industry Bootcamp. She also worked with Rutgers University and the University of Memphis to launch a new executive training program called AmpUp – Accelerating Management Performance University Program, an eight-month program focused on building deep, integrated but practice business skills while enhancing the participants’ executive presence and managerial confidence. She also serves as a director for Healthy Memphis.

Diane previously worked in human resources the financial services industry prior to relocating to Memphis and joining American Electric, which was acquired by T&B in 1992.  Diane is the mother of two adult children who live in Memphis and grandmother of six – a granddaughter, a grandson, and four grand dogs.

If you’re a woman working in the electrical industry, please join us for this year’s Women In NECA Roundtable on “Inspiring Leadership!”

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