Eileen Unger, of Emergency Preparedness Partnerships, is the new President of NAWBO South Jersey.

Eileen has over 22 years experience in the engineering, construction and utility industries.  Prior to co-founding EPP, Eileen spent 16 years with Conectiv, a Fortune 500 electric and gas utility based in Wilmington, Delaware, in a variety of capacities.  There she had managerial responsibility for Business Development, Market Support, Major Accounts and Customer Service and Sales.
 
While she was with Conectiv Solutions, a non-regulated subsidiary of Conectiv, she was responsible for conducting and developing the company’s Y2K vulnerability analysis and preparedness plan – ensuring that both systems and business processes would be uninterrupted.  Eileen oversaw the development of Standard Operating Procedures, and documented business processes.  She acted as an observer and evaluator during company-wide exercises, and had responsibility for the development and maintenance of the regional emergency operations plan which comprised over 500,000 customers.  She managed the communication and coordination between company personnel and the municipalities within the eight-county region, and was accountable for the deployment of personnel to county Offices of Emergency Management during critical events.  Eileen was also a representative to the corporate restoration center.
 
Prior to joining Atlantic Electric/Conectiv, Eileen worked for Bechtel Construction Co. at the Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station  where she designed emergency response simulations, developed standard operating procedures and handled planning and scheduling.  Prior to that she worked for United Engineers and Constructors at a chemical plant undergoing an extensive renovation.
 
Eileen has a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Rutgers University – College of Engineering, and an M.S. in Engineering Management from New Jersey Institute of Technology. She is a licensed professional engineer in the state of New Jersey and is the Executive Director of the New Jersey Emergency Preparedness Association. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Women Business Owners, South Jersey Chapter. She is on the Municipal Utilities Advisory Board in the Town of Hammonton, NJ, and is active in the American Society for Industrial Security, New Jersey Utilities Association, Network of Women in Computer Technology, the Contingency Planning Exchange and the Chamber of Commerce of Southern New Jersey. She was also appointed to the New Jersey State Industrial Safety Committee.