Julie Hegedus has been in the utility business for more than 20 years. Previously, she held several leadership positions at Consumers Energy including the Executive Director of Gas Distribution and Executive Director of Gas Construction and Transmission Operations.\u00a0She was named the first Female to these positions in May of 2017 and January of 2019, respectively.\u00a0She was also the Director of Regulatory Compliance responsible for all the Gas Code Compliance work for all of Gas Operations, and worked as Director of System Integrity with responsibility for leading the implementation of the transmission and distribution integrity management programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Julie co-led the Women\u2019s Engineering Network at Consumers Energy in 2013-2015 and was the Advisor from 2020-2024. The Women\u2019s Engineering Network is dedicated to creating a network of women in engineering, but more inclusively those in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math or STEM. Julie is highly passionate about the professional development of young engineers & mentors several.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2021, Julie was the recipient of the Energetic Women Maverick Award. The purpose of the Maverick Award is to give special recognition to leaders who have set the standard in promoting, connecting, and strengthening female leaders in energy operations and engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Julie earned a bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degree in chemical engineering from Wayne State University with a concentration in Alternative Energy. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3931,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2502","our-board","type-our-board","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n