by Jack Reynolds | Apr 10, 2021 | Our People, People, Your Neighborhood, Your Power
Who’s your favorite superhero? Batman? Spider-Man? Wonder Woman? What about the local lineworkers that get your power back on when you need it? Lineworkers, sometimes referred to as unsung heroes, are the first responders when a power outage occurs. It doesn’t matter...
by Diana Christensen-Clark | Apr 7, 2021 | DEI, Our People, People
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, Education & Employment, 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...
by Lauren Owings | Mar 8, 2021 | Our People, People, Planet
Like most kids, Rebecca Colson’s daughter thinks her mom has a pretty important job. But unlike most moms, Rebecca has worked over 300 feet above the ground performing maintenance on wind turbines. With her tower climbing days now behind her, Rebecca spends...
by Farah Fayz | Mar 3, 2021 | Human Needs, Our People, People
Today is World Hearing Day, a worldwide educational campaign for hearing health care that’s being promoted by DTE. This year’s theme by the World Health Organization (WHO) is “Hearing Care for all. Screen, rehabilitate, communicate,” to encourage people to learn how...
