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Hear from Chris Crane Memorial Scholar, Emily Curran!

Hi STEMinist !

For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Emily Curran and I am a senior Computer Engineering student at Villanova University and one of the Exelon Foundation Chris Crane Memorial Scholars. I have been involved with the STEM Academy since 2020, serving as a mentor, ambassador, and student staff member at several summer academies.

On Tuesday, April 29th, in collaboration with the incredible teams at PECO and Exelon, I had the opportunity to welcome Mike Innocenzo, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Exelon to Villanova University to speak with our engineering students. Mike earned his MBA at Villanova University in 1996, and his daughter is a current senior here studying Chemical Engineering.

The idea for this event began during a conversation with Christina Kerrigan the Corporate Social Responsibility Manager at PECO, about our shared Villanova connection. Christina and I first met at my 2020 Exelon Foundation STEM Academy as an attendee and have stayed in close touch ever since. Christina graduated from Villanova in 1997 studying marketing and is one of the many strong alumni of Villanova and a champion of the STEM Academy program. In conversation I briefly mentioned how cool it would be to bring Mike back to his MBA alma mater to talk about his career and share his knowledge with the students. After workshopping the idea a bit and Christina reaching out to Mike and his team – we found a date!

The event was a huge success, with over seventy-five students in attendance alongside William Patterer, Vice President of Projects & Contracts at PECO, and Christina, making the trek to hear from Mike.

I worked closely with Christina, Mike’s HR team at Exelon, and Villanova’s engineering event planners to bring the event to life. The team at Exelon was so excited and willing to help that the process was incredibly rewarding. I learned a lot about event planning, crafting meaningful questions, and managing speaker flow throughout the process. I received a multitude of feedback from both Christina and Celeste Shea, Corporate Relations Specialist at Exelon – whom I had reached out to for all her STEM Academy planning expertise!

The feedback from students was overwhelmingly positive, with many of my peers reaching out to me following the event for company contact information or just to comment on how inspiring and authentic they found Mike’s talk. My favorite question that was asked was about Mike’s priorities for Exelon, asked by one of Villanova’s students in the audience. To this, Mike discussed the importance of safety at Exelon saying, “Our #1 job is to get you

home to your families after work.” – highlighting the company’s employee-first mindset. It’s this kind of culture that keeps drawing me back to Exelon.

All in all, I am so grateful to everyone at Exelon and Villanova who helped make this event such a meaningful experience for the Villanova community.

Go Cats!

Keeping the Lights On – Careers in Electrical Systems and Storm Restoration

Tuesday, September 16, 2025

5:00-6:00pm CT/6:00-7:00pm ET

Hear from Exelon employees about what it's like to be “in the field” working on electrical infrastructure in your community. From bucket trucks to storm recovery planning, learn about their career paths, educational background, and what a typical day looks like for them. Hear about what they enjoy most about their careers and the challenges they face Come ready to ask questions of your own as well!

Storm Duty – Electrical Escape Room

Virtual Escape Room

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

4:30-6:00pm CT/5:30-7:00pm ET

In this escape room simulation, you'll be immersed in a Storm Duty role as you and your team assess the situation and use your problem-solving skills to meet the needs of your community. Make important choices, tackle each outage, and save the day! Join us and work together with a team to come up with a solution to keep your community's power running!