Shanelle Scales-Preston Becomes MCE Board Chair
ZUR SOFORTIGEN FREIGABE
February 28, 2023
MCE Presse Kontakt:
Jenna Tenney, Managerin für Kommunikation und gesellschaftliches Engagement
(925) 378-6747 | communications@mceCleanEnergy.org
SAN RAFAEL und CONCORD, Kalifornien - Local electricity provider, MCE, continues to chart a path toward a more sustainable future with new leadership from City of Pittsburg Mayor, Shanelle Scales-Preston. Scales-Preston has served on MCE’s Board of Directors since 2019. In 2020, she became Vice Chair of MCE’s Board of Directors and began her new tenure as Board Chair on January 10, 2023, after the retirement of long-serving Richmond Mayor, Tom Butt.
“When it came time for our Board of Directors to select a new Chair, Director Scales-Preston was a natural fit,” said Tom Butt, former MCE Board Chair and Mayor of Richmond. “During her time as Vice Chair, she helped MCE expand our customer programs to include COVID relief efforts and encouraged staff to pursue successful partnerships with facilities like the Pittsburg Unified School District.”
A true native of the community, Director Scales-Preston was raised in Pittsburg, graduated from Pittsburg High School and earned her college degree from California State University East Bay. Her parents were deeply connected to the community; her father was a member of UA 342 and a small business owner, and her mother worked at the local glass factory.
Director Scales-Preston’s accomplishments include:
- 20 years in public service,
- Five years of service as a Pittsburg city councilmember,
- A career that includes working for both Congressman George Miller and Congressman Mark DeSaulnier, and
- Youth program champion in her community and on behalf of MCE.
In 2022, under Director Scales-Preston’s guidance, MCE agreed to provide $715,000 to Pittsburg Unified School District to help pay for over 1.6 MW of energy storage at 10 district campuses. The batteries will be paired with 2.3 MW of existing solar and could save the school district more than $2.8M over the seven-year agreement with MCE.
MCE’s Board also elected a new Vice Chair, City of El Cerrito Councilmember Gabe Quinto. He has served on MCE’s Board of Directors for many years and on the El Cerrito City Council since 2015.
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Über MCE: MCE ist eine gemeinnützige öffentliche Einrichtung und der bevorzugte Stromanbieter für mehr als 580.000 Kunden und 1,5 Millionen Einwohner und Unternehmen in den Bezirken Contra Costa, Marin, Napa und Solano. Seit 2010 setzt MCE den Standard für saubere Energie in Kalifornien und ist mit 100% erneuerbarem Strom zu stabilen Tarifen führend. Das Unternehmen liefert eine Spitzenlast von 1200 MW, reduziert Treibhausgasemissionen erheblich und reinvestiert Millionen in lokale Programme. Weitere Informationen über MCE finden Sie unter mceCleanEnergy.org, oder folgen Sie uns auf Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter und Instagram.
