After the unexpected cancellation due to the extenuating circumstances on May 3rd, we have been able to reschedule the WEN Event with Tricia Pridemore for July 25th.

WEN Atlanta invites you to an evening with Georgia State Public Service Commissioner Tricia Pridemore!

July 25, 2023 5:30-7:30PM

217 Peachtree Circle NE, Atlanta GA 30309

This Event is Free

Registration is limited to 45 participants.

Tricia Pridemore joined the Georgia Public Service Commission in 2018. She was unanimously elected chairman of the Commission by her fellow Commissioners in July 2021. Previously, she chaired the Telecommunications Committee that focuses on telecom matters, including rural broadband. In 2022, Pridemore was elected to serve as 2nd Vice President of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC). She will serve as President of NARUC beginning in 2024. In addition to her duties with the Commission, she serves as the Chair of the Board of the Financial Research Institute at the University of Missouri, as Vice Chair of the NARUC Pipeline Safety and is a member of the NARUC Subcommittee on Education and Research. She is also a member of the Board of the New Mexico State University Center for Public Utilities and the Advisory Council of the Electric Power Research Institute. Chairman Pridemore was recognized by Georgia Trend Magazine on the 100 Most Influential Georgians list in 2022 and 2023.

Chairman Pridemore is a businesswoman with a background in technology, consulting and workforce development. She has served on the Georgia World Congress Center Board of Governors, the 2019 Transition Team of Gov. Brian Kemp, the 2011 Transition team of Governor Nathan Deal and co-chaired both of Governor Nathan Deal's Inaugural Committees in 2011 and 2015. Chairman Pridemore formerly served as the Executive Director of the Governor's Office of Workforce Development. She was also a member of the Cobb Galleria Authority Board of Governors. Pridemore is a member of the Rotary Club of Marietta, established in 1919.

Commissioner Pridemore earned a bachelor's degree from Kennesaw State University. She and her high school sweetheart turned husband, Michael, reside in Marietta, Georgia and are members of Mount Paran Church in Atlanta, where Tricia serves on the Women's Ministries Board.