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Outreach and Engagement. Rachel Petry is a renewable asset manager for Southern Power and has been with the company for 18 years. She works from Birmingham and in her free time volunteers at FeedBHM, a food rescue program that collects surplus food from grocery stores, bakeries and restaurants and distributes it to those experiencing food insecurity in the community.

Grace Klein Community distributes food from its six drive-thru locations across the city and to over 80 non-profit partners. This year FeedBHM rescued over 1 million pounds of food.

Rachel began volunteering at FeedBHM through her church three years ago and discovered how different circumstances can cause food insecurity and how food distribution can benefit the community and the environment. A major life event such as medical bills or vehicle expenses can force people to choose between buying food and paying their rent," she said.

If we can get it onto plates and out of landfills, it benefits everyone. During the pandemic, food insecurity increased the demand for food distribution in the community.

In March, Rachel and her husband helped launch the FeedBHM Food Rescue app to enable volunteers to select food rescue locations, days and times that worked best for their schedules. The app allowed FeedBHM to quadruple the amount of food rescued compared to previous years.

FeedBHM was listed as a sustainability partner for The World Game and will partner with vendors and food providers to minimize food waste. As a breast cancer survivor, Latesha shares the importance of breast cancer awareness. She is also a four- year breast cancer survivor. Three months later, Latesha found a lump in her breast during a self-exam. Further medical testing revealed she had a cancerous tumor the size of an apple. She was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer on Dec.

During her treatment, Isbell discovered healing can occur mentally before it manifests physically so it was important for her to remain positive and optimistic about her ability to overcome breast cancer regardless of her prognosis. Isbell utilized Best Doctors, a Southern Company resource tool, to find a medical provider for a second opinion which led her to receive medical care at the Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Newnan, Georgia.

The most difficult aspect of her journey was when she completed her treatment. Latesha advises people to be understanding and maintain a positive attitude when encountering someone battling breast cancer and recognize the difficulty that caretakers endure when taking care of a love one. It takes a mental toll on them seeing their loved one in pain.

In addition to running the household and cooking meals, my husband also had to empty my surgical drains and change the dressings on my surgical wounds. It broke my heart when my husband cried while shaving my head after my second round of chemo. Do your self-exams. Be proactive. Khadijah is a Team USA long course triathlete who competes in numerous national and international triathlons. A triathlon is an endurance, multisport race consisting of swimming, cycling and running in the fastest time possible with long course triathlons consisting of swim segments ranging from 1.

The races last between five to 12 hours. Khadijah enjoyed the experience and continued training and competing in races. Pushing my body beyond its preconceived limits has changed my entire perspective on life.

She views hurdles as opportunities to show people the similarities she shares with other triathletes by giving her all like every other competitor. Her triathlon goals continue to advance with each race she finishes. She will compete in the Ironman Maryland and Ironman Florida races this year and qualified for the U. Aquathlon Team. Khadijah also wants to see D. Team, I remember a person I trained with laughed.

I have my eyes set on a U. When she is not competing in triathlons, she enjoys kayaking, hiking, trail running and going on weekend road trips with her youngest daughter. When he started walking, his dad began taking him to watch drag car racing. TJ became fascinated with cars and drag racing right away and credits racing for getting him into engineering. As a kid, his dream was to eventually start racing and own his own racecar.

TJ is responsible for leading a group of engineers and linemen based in Clanton who install power to new customers and maintain reliability for operations. TJ often refers to drag racing in his safety meetings, because to him it is just as important to practice safety in racing as it is for him and his crew members in their line of work. He believes it is vital to wear safety equipment, follow the rules and have work procedures in place to protect employees from inevitable dangers.

TJ is passionate about recruiting and developing students and co-ops. He enjoys being back at Auburn and other campuses to recruit and meet students.

It is important to him that he leaves a legacy at his alma mater. She notes that it was not as appetizing as shish kebabs. She still carries that bank card in her wallet as a reminder of her journey from Iran. I had big dreams of going to college, studying physics, becoming an engineer and getting a job where I would be treated equal to my coworkers. Today, with nearly 30 years at Southern Company, Pourfakhr is a senior project manager in the technology organization working on a range of projects.

Pourfakhr began dancing five years ago as another outlet to tell her story. After taking several classes, she began performing traditional Middle Eastern dance with a local group. Last November, for the very first time, Pourfakhr performed her own choreography.

Wearing a white feathered skirt and jeweled mask, the routine mixed elements of traditional Persian, Indian, Arabic and Spanish dance. Pourfakhr shares her love of the arts with her two children. Her son, a recent college graduate, and daughter, a senior in high school, both play the violin and piano. She and her husband of 28 years instilled values of curiosity, inclusivity and generosity in their children.

She also volunteers with Habitat for Humanity and has assisted with the construction of seven new homes for families in need. Engineer, dancer, photographer, philanthropist, Jewish, Iranian, American, woman, wife, mother, daughter, sister; there are many words to describe Hengameh Pourfakhr, but no single one of them can totally define who she is.

What would you do if a friend challenged you to sing Aretha Franklin in front of thousands of people? Patricia Mitchell, administrative assistant at Southern Nuclear, was signed up by a friend to perform in a Carnival Cruise talent show. Despite nerves and limited time to prepare, she accepted the challenge and sang Aretha Franklin in front of thousands of fellow cruisers.

Mitchell won first place and an all-expenses paid cruise. Tackling new challenges with excitement and grace was instilled in Mitchell from a young age. Before joining Southern Company in , Mitchell was building a career in the retail industry. She noticed a trend in the management teams she encountered not having effective leaders. After realizing this gap, Mitchell set out to become a better leader herself.

At Plant Farley, Mitchell manages scheduling for covered system operators and plant operators. We can always count on her to get things done, and with a smile. She is a proud parent of a high school senior named Jazton, who plans to attend the University of St.

Not only is it how she met her husband, but together they organize dance events together, creating spaces for others to fall in love with partner dancing! Since joining the Southern Company family in , Emily has moved the needle on several cultural initiatives including the roll out of unconscious bias training for Georgia Power executives. She has traveled to nearly 20 different countries across the globe with the goal of understanding and celebrating cultural differences.

When asked where her favorite destination is, Emily responded:. Thailand is phenomenal for the culture and food. Croatia was so rich with history and beauty. Travel for me is both an adventure and a creative rejuvenation.

She met her husband, Benjy, while learning to swing dance. Around Atlanta, they can be found dancing, teaching, and DJing with the swing and blues dance communities. She was recently selected as a member of the Leadership Buckhead class. Soon after, that position turned into his first full-time job at Southern Company. Today, Haygood is the director of finance at Southern Company helping us achieve our overall financial objectives.

But before joining the accounting, finance and treasury AFT organization, Haygood left the company in with plans to attend medical school. Energy can connect people, business and future generations to possibility and opportunity. Driven to realize this potential, Southern Company continues to build the future of energy for the advancement of our customers and communities.

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