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She received her BA native of Fayetteville, N.AC. , Terry holds a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Michigan Law School and a Bachelor of Arts in English (cum laude) in English from North Carolina State University . She is a member of the North Carolina State Bar and a Jthe Georgia State Bar, Leadership Atlanta, Leadership North Carolina and Leadership Florida, the American Association of Blacks in Energy and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.D. from In 2008, she was selected as one of the University “Twelve Young Professionals Under 40” and she was selected as a member of Michigan Law Schoolthe “2009 IN Power List” which recognizes the top 50 most powerful and influential people in greater Pensacola.
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In this role, Terry is responsible for the company’s external efforts including regulatory affairs, governmental relations, environmental affairs, economic development and corporate communications. She is also responsible for the company’s ethics and compliance efforts as well as the security, safety and health, labor relations, facilities and real estate organizations. Most recently she also assumed responsibility for Gulf Power’s nuclear development efforts.
Terry is very active outside of Gulf Power and serves on Board of Directors or Trustees for the following: the Florida Chamber of Commerce Foundation Board, Leadership Florida, SunTrust Bank (NW Florida Board), [[University of West Florida ]] (waiting Senate Confirmation), the Florida Energy Systems Consortium, the Florida Electric Power Coordinating Group (Executive Committee), Florida’s Great Northwest, the [[Community Maritime Park ]] Association for the City of Pensacola, the [[Pensacola Symphony Orchestra ]] and the Autism Society of the Pensacola.
Terry began her career with Southern Company in 2001 at Georgia Power Company and progressed through leadership roles in compliance, ethics and power delivery including customer service, external affairs and customer operations. In her most recent position prior to her current one she served as Vice President – External Affairs and General Counsel, Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary for Southern Nuclear Operating Company, the Southern Company subsidiary that operates Southern’s nuclear fleet.
Prior to joining Southern Company, Terry served as Associate General Counsel for Progress Energy in Raleigh, NC. She began her career practicing law as an associate with Troutman Sanders law firm in Atlanta, Georgia.
She is married to Antonio Terry.
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