Julie Kearney

Senior Vice President, Human Resources

As senior vice president of human resources, Julie Kearney is responsible for attracting, developing, motivating and retaining talent at Ecova. She leverages her 20-plus years of human resource and organizational development experience to direct all human resource operations, including talent acquisition, compensation and benefits employee training and development, leadership development, employee relations, employment policies and human resource systems.

Under her leadership, Ecova has been able to attract many talented, smart colleagues who are committed to the company's mission, strategic vision and who work collaboratively to make a positive difference in the world.

"Our people are critical to our success and I am proud to say that Ecova has the best and brightest employees in our marketplace."

Prior to joining Ecova in 2007, Julie worked as a human resources consultant focusing on clients in the energy industry, such as PacifiCorp/Scottish Power and Ecos. Julie's experience also includes more than 10 years managing both domestic and international human resource initiatives and teams for Fortune 500 energy companies, such as PGE, Enron Broadband and Enron North America.

Julie holds a B.S. in business management and human resources management from the School of Business Administration at Portland State University.

A beach lover, Julie and her family spend as much time as possible at their house on the Oregon Coast.