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Ms. Conley, age 63, a resident of Chicago, Illinois, has over 30 years of business experience in the energy industry, including significant leadership positions in finance, operations and human resources. Since 2014, Ms. Conley serves as CEO of ER Solutions, LLC, an energy consulting firm. Ms. Conley previously served from 2010-2013 as EVP, Human Resources & Administration, and Chief Diversity Officer of Entergy Corporation, a NYSE-listed integrated energy company. She also previously served as Chairman, President and CEO of Entergy Louisiana and Gulf States Louisiana (2000-2010), an operating subsidiary of Entergy Corporation, that provides electric service to over one million customers throughout Louisiana. Ms. Conley played a key role leading utility restoration efforts in Louisiana in the wake of a number of major hurricanes. Prior to joining Entergy, Ms. Conley worked for eighteen years for PSI Energy/Cinergy Corporation, where she held a variety of positions including President of Cincinnati Gas and Electric.

Ms. Conley serves as a director of US Ecology, Inc., a NASDAQ-listed integrated environmental services company, and is a member of its nominating and governance committee. Ms. Conley also serves on the board of The Indiana Toll Road Concession LLC, a subsidiary of IFM Investors that operates and maintains the Indiana East-West Toll Road. Ms. Conley previously served as a director of Advanced Disposal Services, Inc. (ā€œADSā€), a NYSE-listed integrated environmental services company, and was a member of its compensation committee and nominating and corporate governance committee. ADS was merged into Waste Management in 2020. Ms. Conley also served on the board of directors of ChoicePoint Inc., an identification and credential verification company publicly held prior to its acquisition by Reed Elsevier and was chair of its audit committee.

Ms. Conley is currently Chair of the Board on the Ball State University Board of Trustees and a member of the Ball State University Foundation Board. She is retired from the boards of directors of the New Orleans Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering. Ms. Conley has a B.S. degree in accounting and an M.B.A., both from Ball State University.

Ms. Conleyā€™s qualifications to serve as a director include her extensive utility and energy industry experience, including being CEO of an energy consulting company and holding directorships and executive officer positions at public energy companies, which give her important financial and regulatory insight into our regulated utility businesses and field operations. Ms. Conley also brings valuable experience with respect to labor and human resources.