09.23.2003
Collins becomes First African American Woman to be Named Vice President of SCE’s IT Application Services

ROSEMEAD, Calif., Sept. 23, 2003 — The Southern California Edison (SCE) Board of Directors has elected Jodi Collins vice president of Information Technology, promoting her from the role of director of IT Application Services.

Collins joins five other African American executive officers at SCE, diligently working towards the company’s goals and objectives, from various key points of operation. Collins is the first African American woman to be named vice president of IT Application Services, securing the position in less than four years with the company.

Collins joined SCE in April 2000 with 28 years of experience in the information technology field including 23 years in management in the insurance, medical, aerospace and manufacturing industries. Collins has been responsible for implementing large, enterprise-wide systems, consolidating systems for large-scale business mergers, and leading as many as 800 technical professionals behind shared visions and unified objectives.

“Jodi’s leadership has proved pivotal in transforming the Application Services organization and delivering value to the company through software systems,” said Mahvash Yazdi, SCE’s senior vice president of business integration, and chief information officer. “Jodi is a catalyst for necessary change and is an exceptional leader of IT resources. In her new role, she will help take Information Technology to the next level.”

Since joining SCE, Collins has assumed responsibility for the entire portfolio of business applications at SCE. She received her degree in Business Administration from Redlands University and her MBA from Pepperdine University.

Edison’s Information Technology unit, made up of 1,300 employees, manages 14,500 desktops and laptops, 700 distribution servers, two corporate data centers, five networks, 25,000 phone extensions, 26,000 packet radios, 9,000 pagers, plus 1,520 miles of fiber and 5,000 miles of microwave, 800 applications, 39 terabytes of structured data, and print and insertion of 250,000 customer mailings per day.

Collins was raised in Champaign, Illinois, and currently resides in Pasadena. She is active in her community, volunteering with Women in Action, which is based in Pasadena. Collins also finds time to spend with family, including her daughter.

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