by DTE Social Media Team | Jun 22, 2021 | Arts & Culture, Community Transformation, DEI, Economic Progress, Human Needs, People, Places, Your Neighborhood
We care deeply about the communities we serve throughout Michigan – and about the unique cultures and traditions within them. That’s why the DTE Energy Foundation supports the River Raisin National Battlefield Park Foundation on its mission to build enduring...
by Farah Fayz | May 28, 2021 | DEI, Our People, People, Your Neighborhood
Monday is Memorial Day, a holiday that many of us will spend enjoying a day off work, traveling or gathering with loved ones over food and fun, and celebrating the start of summer. While relaxing and celebrating is a great way to spend a holiday, please take some...
by Farah Fayz | May 25, 2021 | DEI, People
We are featuring stories of DTE employees in honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month. This week, we are highlighting Felicia Woo and her life as an Asian American. “I always knew that I was different.” Woo said, while reflecting on the times when...
by Diana Christensen-Clark | Apr 7, 2021 | DEI, Our People, People, Your Neighborhood
Ben Felton, senior vice president, Fossil Generation, shared a personal moment that shifted his thinking on the value of diversity and inclusion. Ben and his family live in a suburban city in metro Detroit, and one morning last June, soon after George Floyd’s...
by Je'well Pearson | Mar 29, 2021 | DEI, Our People, People, Uncategorized, Your Power
When Donika Mullaademi packed her bags to flee to her sister’s home in Michigan, the intended plan was a short escape from a war happening in her native country, Kosovo. Donika would be away from the life that she was familiar with only until the war was over. That...
by Diana Christensen-Clark | Mar 10, 2021 | DEI, Our People, People
About a year and a half ago, during workforce reviews in 2019, Rita Lucaj, manager, Human Resources Client Relations and Ryan Stowe, vice president, Distribution Operations, highlighted a need to increase diversity in hiring for front line operations jobs. To address...
