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SUMMARY:The Woman Effect - Making It In A Male Dominated Industry: Pamela Rauch\, Florida Power & Light
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to our newest event\, presented by the Women In Business Council. The Woman Effect is a virtual podcast-style interview with women who have made it\, in a male dominated industry. Guests will be CEOs and/or executives from various industries all over the US. The entire event will be one hour\, from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. The first 30-minutes will be the guest telling her story on FB Live while the second 30 minutes will be an intimate discussion with up to 20 women "offline" in Zoom. \n\n\n\nThis week's speaker: Pamela M. Rauch\, Vice President\, External Affairs and Economic Development\, Florida Power & Light Company (FPL)\n\n\n\nPamela Rauch is the vice president of external affairs and economic development for Florida Power & Light Company (FPL)\, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy\, Inc. and one of the largest investor-owned electric utilities in the nation. Ms. Rauch is responsible for local government relations\, community engagement and economic development. She has held this position since January 2008.\n\n\n\nFrom 2011-2015\, Ms. Rauch's responsibilities also included project development\, where she spearheaded development of all new power generation for FPL\, including the addition of a natural gas pipeline to serve the state and growing the company's solar generation by installing the first three cost-effective\, universal scale solar projects that went online in 2016. Prior to 2008\, she served as an associate general counsel for FPL\, overseeing the real estate\, land use and environmental matters focusing on local government permitting and licensing issues for FPL and development of its unregulated subsidiary's wind portfolio.\n\n\n\nPrior to joining FPL in 1999\, Ms. Rauch served as assistant and then deputy city attorney for the City of West Palm Beach\, where she played a significant role in downtown redevelopment activities in the mid-1990s\, including the development of City Place\, a.k.a Rosemary Square. Prior to her role with the City\, she was in private practice with Jones\, Foster\, Johnston & Stubbs and Gunster in West Palm Beach with a concentration on local government and real estate law.\n\n\n\nSee her full bio here.\n\n\n\nScheduled dates/speakers for 2021:\n\n	January 6th - Erika Larsen\, National Geographic Photographer\n	\n		 Making It In the World of Photography\n	\n	\n	March 3rd - Cara Smith\, E.I.\, PMP \, Manager Project Management ?T/S\; Power Delivery\, Florida Power & Light Company\n	\n		  Making It In the World of Electrical Engineering\n	\n	\n	May 5th - Summer Piep\, Owner/Operator\, Lost Harbour Spirits\n	\n		 Making it in the World of Distilleries and Spirits\n	\n	\n	July 7th - Michelle Salas\, Founder\, Lady Green Recycling Co.\n	\n		 Making It in the World of Waste Management & Recycling\n	\n	\n	September 1st - Krystyna Krakowski\, Firefighter\, AND Jodi Kalish\, Police Officer\, City of Palm Beach Gardens\n	\n		  Making It in the World of First Responders\n	\n	\n	November 3rd - Pamela M. Rauch\, Vice President\, External Affairs and Economic Development\, Florida Power & Light Company (FPL)\n	\n		  Making It In the World of Energy\n	\n	\n\nOur Women In Business Council is a working council of the Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce that promotes networking and education for professional women and women entrepreneurs while highlighting the women leaders in the community.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<img alt="" height="306" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/727/Image/WIB_Events/The_Woman_Effect/PamelaRauch.png" style="width: 206px\; height: 306px\; float: right\;" width="206" /><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Welcome to our newest event\, presented by the Women In Business Council. <strong>The Woman Effect&nbsp\;</strong>is a virtual podcast-style interview with women who have made it\, in a male dominated industry. Guests will be CEOs and/or executives from various industries all over the US. The entire event will be one hour\, from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. The first 30-minutes will be the guest telling her story on FB Live while the second 30 minutes will be an intimate discussion with up to 20 women &quot\;offline&quot\; in Zoom.&nbsp\;</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">This week&#39\;s speaker:&nbsp\;</span></span><strong><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\;">Pamela M. Rauch\, Vice President\, External Affairs and Economic Development\,&nbsp\;Florida Power &amp\; Light Company (FPL)</span></strong><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Pamela Rauch is the vice president of external affairs and economic development for Florida Power &amp\; Light Company (FPL)\, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy\, Inc. and one of the largest investor-owned electric utilities in the nation. Ms. Rauch is responsible for local government relations\, community engagement and economic development. She has held this position since January 2008.</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">From 2011-2015\, Ms. Rauch&#39\;s responsibilities also included project development\, where she spearheaded development of all new power generation for FPL\, including the addition of a natural gas pipeline to serve the state and growing the company&#39\;s solar generation by installing the first three cost-effective\, universal scale solar projects that went online in 2016. Prior to 2008\, she served as an associate general counsel for FPL\, overseeing the real estate\, land use and environmental matters focusing on local government permitting and licensing issues for FPL and development of its unregulated subsidiary&#39\;s wind portfolio.<br />\n<br />\nPrior to joining FPL in 1999\, Ms. Rauch served as assistant and then deputy city attorney for the City of West Palm Beach\, where she played a significant role in downtown redevelopment activities in the mid-1990s\, including the development of City Place\, a.k.a Rosemary Square. Prior to her role with the City\, she was in private practice with Jones\, Foster\, Johnston &amp\; Stubbs and Gunster in West Palm Beach with a concentration on local government and real estate law.</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">See her <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/homr0xktuzd4uc1/Pamela%20Rauch%20FPL%20Bio%20July%202021%20Speaking%20Engagements.pdf?dl=0">full bio here</a>.</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Scheduled dates/speakers for 2021:</span></span>\n<ul>\n	<li style="color: black\; vertical-align: baseline\;"><a href="https://members.npbchamber.com/events/details/the-woman-effect-making-it-in-a-male-dominated-industry-28479"><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">January 6th&nbsp\;-&nbsp\;<u>Erika Larsen</u>\, National Geographic Photographer</span></span></a>\n	<ul>\n		<li style="vertical-align: baseline\;"><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">&#8203\;Making It In the World of Photography</span></span></li>\n	</ul>\n	</li>\n	<li style="color: black\; vertical-align: baseline\;"><a href="https://members.npbchamber.com/events/details/the-woman-effect-making-it-in-a-male-dominated-industry-cara-smith-electrical-engineer-28499"><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">March 3rd -&nbsp\;<u>Cara Smith</u>\, E.I.\, PMP \, Manager Project Management ?T/S\; Power Delivery\, Florida Power &amp\; Light Company</span></span></a>\n	<ul>\n		<li style="vertical-align: baseline\;"><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">&#8203\;</span></span><span style="font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\;">&#8203\;</span><span style="font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\;">Making It In the World of&nbsp\;</span><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">Electrical Engineering</span></span></li>\n	</ul>\n	</li>\n	<li style="color: black\; vertical-align: baseline\;"><a href="https://members.npbchamber.com/events/details/the-woman-effect-making-it-in-a-male-dominated-industry-28501"><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">May 5th -&nbsp\;<u>Summer Piep</u>\, Owner/Operator\, Lost Harbour Spirits</span></span></a>\n	<ul>\n		<li style="vertical-align: baseline\;"><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">&#8203\;Making it in the World of Distilleries and Spirits</span></span></li>\n	</ul>\n	</li>\n	<li style="color: black\; vertical-align: baseline\;"><a href="https://members.npbchamber.com/events/details/the-woman-effect-making-it-in-a-male-dominated-industry-28500">July 7th -&nbsp\;</a><a href="http://members.npbchamber.com/events/details/the-woman-effect-making-it-in-a-male-dominated-industry-28500"><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">Michelle Salas\, Founder\, Lady Green Recycling Co.</span></span></a>\n	<ul>\n		<li style="vertical-align: baseline\;"><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">&#8203\;Making It in the World of Waste Management &amp\; Recycling</span></span></li>\n	</ul>\n	</li>\n	<li style="color: black\; vertical-align: baseline\;"><a href="http://members.npbchamber.com/events/details/the-woman-effect-making-it-in-a-male-dominated-industry-28502"><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">September 1st -&nbsp\;Krystyna Krakowski\, Firefighter\,&nbsp\;AND Jodi Kalish\, Police Officer</span></span>\,<span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">&nbsp\;City of Palm Beach Gardens</span></span></a>\n	<ul>\n		<li style="vertical-align: baseline\;"><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">&#8203\;&#8203\;Making It in the World of&nbsp\;First Responders</span></span></li>\n	</ul>\n	</li>\n	<li style="color: black\; vertical-align: baseline\;"><a href="https://members.npbchamber.com/events/details/the-woman-effect-making-it-in-a-male-dominated-industry-pamela-rauch-florida-power-light-28503"><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">November 3rd -&nbsp\;</span></span><span style="font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\;"><u>Pamela M. Rauch</u>\, Vice President\, External Affairs and Economic Development\,&nbsp\;Florida Power &amp\; Light Company (FPL)</span></a>\n	<ul>\n		<li style="vertical-align: baseline\;"><span style="font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\;">&#8203\;&#8203\;</span><span style="font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\;">Making It In t</span><span style="font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\;">he World of Energy</span></li>\n	</ul>\n	</li>\n</ul>\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Our&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.pbnchamber.com/about/committees-councils/women-in-business/">Women In Business Council</a>&nbsp\;is a working council of the Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce that promotes networking and education for professional women and women entrepreneurs while highlighting the women leaders in the community. </span></span>
LOCATION:Virtually via Zoom\; you will receive the link once you have registered. This event is exclusively for women (via Zoom)\, however we invite everyone to tune in on Facebook Live.
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