Announcing the 2024 GRIT Awards Finalists, Honoring Difference-Makers in Energy, Sustainability and Climate

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Sep 09, 2024, 10:00 ET


Join ALLY Energy for a reception on Sept. 12 during Houston Energy & Climate Week.

HOUSTON, Sept. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- , the talent and culture platform leveraging AI to power the energy workforce of the futureâ„¢, is thrilled to announce the finalists for the . The prestigious annual awards include new categories such as The Sustainability Champion and The Best Energy & Climate Startup this year.

"We received more nominations than ever. The panel of judges worked tirelessly to piece through the stories of many inspirational, hard-working leaders and organizations," said Katie Mehnert, founder and CEO of ALLY Energy. "All finalists are helping the energy sector and the world move forward in the ultimate marathon: the race to achieve net zero."

On Thursday, Sept. 12, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. CDT at the House of Blues Houston, people from across the energy sector will gather for a reception celebrating the achievements of all these finalists and the winners of the . In addition, other leaders from business, government, and civic society will attend.

The event is part of the inaugural , which has drawn people worldwide to the energy capital for the

Winners will be

And the finalists are…

Individual Awards Finalists

The Professional:

  • Abdulla Al Marzooqi - SVP, Operation Support, ADNOC Offshore
  • Mimi Batrony - Commercial and Engineering Senior Manager, Oceaneering International
  • Ilyana Folmar - Senior Development Planner, Shell USA
  • Erica Frederick - Technology & Data Science Director, Southwestern Energy
  • Laura Gregersen - Petroleum Geologist, State of Alaska DNR Division of Oil and Gas
  • Kate Griener - Principal, Inclusion & Diversity, Woodside Energy
  • Obianuju Igbokwe - Technology Strategy Consultant, SLB
  • Adriana Perez - Director, Multi-Projects Group, Fluor
  • Linda Santiago - SVP, Sales Eastern Hemisphere, TGS
  • Darya Swaby - Senior Director, Supply Chain Management, Sempra Infrastructure

The Executive:

  • Tom Foster - President, Worley US & Worley Consulting Americas
  • Sandhya Ganapathy - CEO, EDP Renewables North America
  • Cheryl Ginyard-Jones - Managing Director, Ramboll Americas
  • Kerry Moreland - President, ExxonMobil Canada

The Entrepreneur:

  • Kent Johnson - CEO, CLS Wind
  • Tara Karimi - Co-Founder & Chief Science Officer, Cemvita Factory
  • Julie Bliss Mullen - Founder & CEO, Aclarity
  • Sahar Sam - CEO, Solaires

The Sustainability Champion:

  • Michael Avery - President, 1PointFive
  • Ilyana Folmar - Senior Development Planner, Shell USA
  • Fang Jia - Nature-Based Solutions Researcher, Shell
  • Mona Johnson - EVP, EHS&R, Consolidated Asset Management Services
  • Victor Keasler - Sustainability Director, Chemical Technologies, ChampionX
  • Marcia Leonard - Low Carbon Energy Sector Lead, IS North America, Worley
  • Mette Munkholm - VP, Transformation Projects ESG, Baker Hughes
  • Melinda Truskowski - Principal, Americas Director of Strategy, Ramboll
  • Maru Williams - ESG Manager, Chevron
  • Abraham Zamora - SVP, Chief Sustainability Officer, Sempra Infrastructure

Groups and Teams

Best Affinity Group, Employee Resource Group, or Business Resource Group:

  • Appeal, Relate, Connect (ARC) - ChampionX
  • Asian Pacific American Forum (APAF) - Baker Hughes
  • Black Employee Network (BEN) - Baker Hughes
  • EmBRace (Employees Beyond Race) - Woodside Energy
  • Friends, Relatives, and Individuals Empowering Neurodiversity (FRIEND) - Occidental
  • IMPACTO! - ChampionX
  • Launch - Wood
  • Multicultural ERG - Baker Hughes
  • Pride@Work - Baker Hughes Incorporated
  • RISE (Recognize, Inspire, Share, Exchange) - ChampionX
  • WING (Women In Natural Gas) - Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline
  • WAVE (Women Adding Value Everywhere) - Shell

Best Energy Team:

  • Direct Air Capture - 1PointFive
  • Clean Energy Jobs Program - PSE&G
  • Global Renewables - Wood Mackenzie
  • Project Light PMO - ADNOC Offshore
  • Simón Bolívar Foundation - CITGO
  • Training - Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline
  • Human Resources - SWN

Top Voice:

  • Energy Influencers - Kathairos Solutions
  • Podcasts and Articles - Savvy Consulting

Best Energy Workplace:

  • Baker Hughes
  • ChampionX
  • EDP Renewables North America
  • Occidental
  • TGS
  • Wood PLC

Best Energy & Climate Startup:

  • Amperon
  • Cemvita
  • Kanin Energy
  • Syzygy Plasmonics

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