Bonita Billingsley Harris

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ABOUT BONITA BILLINGSLEY HARRIS

I am a Sr. Strategic Advisor for External Affairs at Dominion Energy, which provides electric service to 3.6 million homes and businesses in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina, as well as regulated gas service to customers in South Carolina. Headquartered in Richmond, VA, the company is committed to providing the reliable, affordable, and increasingly clean energy that powers our customers\' every day. DE is also one of the nation\'s leading developers of offshore wind and solar power. Please visit DominionEnergy.com to learn more.TALENTS • Award-winning former news reporter • Diverse network of media contacts and community leaders across the country • Impactful organic social media reach • Fundraising and event planning • MC and keynote speaker for community events • Conversational Spanish BACKGROUND Education and achievement have always been top priorities in my family - from my maternal great-great-grandfather, who was born enslaved in Alabama in 1853 and became a newspaper publisher; to his son, my great-grandfather, who graduated from Harvard University; to my father who was born a sharecropper and became a college president, to my mother, the force behind the scenes. ACCOMPLISHMENTS I am honored to have earned numerous local, regional and national awards including from The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Associated Press and National Association of Black Journalists. • At Dominion Energy, recognized for outstanding communications and community service. • As adjunct professor at Old Dominion University - developed Women in the Media class, taught electronic news writing. • Television news reporter in Norfolk, VA; Baltimore, MD; Dallas, TX and Columbia, MO. • News Anchor for Norfolk’s municipal station, earning a Savvy Award for best in government communications. CONTACT INFORMATION Personal: B••••••••@gmail.com