Susan N. Story

Susan Story is President and CEO of Gulf Power Company, which is a subsidiary of Southern Company--one of the largest producers of electricity in the United States. Gulf Power Company is headquartered in Pensacola and provides electricity and energy services in Northwest Florida.

Career:

She joined Southern Company in 1982 as a nuclear power plant engineer and has served in a number of previous capacities including:

Executive Vice-President of Southern Company Engineering and Construction Services
Vice-President of Southern Company Supply Chain Management
Vice-President of Real Estate and Corporate Services at Alabama Power Company

Board and Committee Affiliations:

Chair of Florida Chamber of Commerce
Vice Chair Florida council of 100
Immediate Past Vice-Chair of Enterprise Florida

Serves on the Board of Directors of the

Raymond James financial, Inc.
Association of Edison Illuminating Companies
James Madison Institute
Southeastern Electric Exchange

She also serves on the Board of Trustees/Advisors of the

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
Rebuild Northwest Florida
Florida "Step Up For Students"

Political Appointments and Stewardship

Appointed by Senate President Ken Pruitt to the Florida Tax and Budget Reform Commission (2007-2008)
Appointed by Senator Mel Martinez to serve on the Florida Federal Judicial Nominating Commission.
Serves on the Executive Committee of the Volunteer Florida Disaster Recovery Fund
Appointed by Governor Jeb Bush to the Florida BRAC Advisory Council (served as Chair of the Intra-State Activities Committee)
Served as Chairman of the 2006 Pensacola American Heart Association "Heart Ball"
Served on Governor Bush's Task Force on Healthcare Accessibility and Affordability
Served on Lt. Governor Toni Jennings' Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) Task Force and Career Education Task Force

Awards and Honors

2007 Free Enterpriser of the Year by the Florida Council on Economic Education

Business Leader of the Year for 2007 awarded by the Pensacola Area Chamber of Commerce

International Women's Day Award" for 2007 awarded by World Trade Center Miami

Ethics in Business Award" for 2006 awarded by The University of West Florida and Combined Rotary Clubs of the Pensacola region

Leaders and Legends Award" for Environmental Leadership for 2006

The SEDC Florida Economic Development Volunteer of the Year for 2005

Sacred Heart Hospital's Presidential Achievement Award for 2004

The 2004 Women's Business Center's "Women Breaking the Corporate Glass Ceiling Award"

The Girl Scout's "Woman of Distinction Award"

Distinguished Auburn Engineer Award and the Outstanding Engineering Alumnus Award from Auburn University

Named as an Honorary Commander of the 33rd Fighter Wing in 2004, where she flew in an F-15 fighter jet

Degrees and Professional Development

B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from Auburn University
MBA from the University of Alabama in Birmingham
Executive education programs at Duke University and Oxford University
Completed International business studies at Cambridge University and leadership studies at Harvard University

Ted McCullough
V.P. Generation

Bernard Jacob
VP, Customer Operations

Bentina Terry
VP, External Affairs
and Corporate Services

Philip Raymond
V.P., CFO and Comptroller

- Susan Story, President and CEO