by Robin Runyan | Jun 4, 2025 | DEI, Our People, People
Giving back and helping others thrive comes naturally for Demetrio “Doc” Dockery. They’re two of the many reasons that our REACH energy group members are honoring him as a 2025 Trailblazer. Doc was nominated for the Trailblazer Award by Andre Diaz, public improvement...
by Dominique Hicks | Oct 1, 2024 | DEI, Our People, Your Neighborhood, Your Power
Creating opportunities to help build our local workforce and foster economic growth is what fuels DTE. this summer, we expanded our Energy Efficiency Academy to west Michigan, hosting an upskilled training for professionals already working in the clean energy sector....
by Kate Mitchell | May 20, 2024 | DEI, Our People, People, Volunteerism
When Rose M. Volpe started working for the power company, times were a little different. DTE was still known as Detroit Edison, the world was only starting to heal from WWII and wages were $23 per week. “I started working on Dec. 10, 1945,” Volpe said. “I felt like...
by Elizabeth Durham | Feb 20, 2024 | DEI, Energizing Youth, Energy Future, Our People, Progress
Celebrated annually, National Engineers Week reaffirms the commitment of engineers to making a difference in the work they lead in their roles at organizations across the country. This year’s theme, “Welcome to the Future,” points to how engineering is tackling...
by Robin Runyan | Feb 15, 2024 | DEI, Our People, People
What is our most finite resource? Many would say time. It’s something we can’t get back, and how we use it matters. One important way Trailblazer Rodney Cole, president, DTE Energy Foundation and Corporate Citizenship, uses his time is giving back to the communities...
by Robin Runyan | Feb 1, 2024 | DEI, Our People
What makes a person a Trailblazer? It could be someone who’s a leader and lifts others along the way. It could be someone you can count on when a problem arises, someone who executes on creative ideas or someone who gives back in extraordinary ways in their community....
