Ms. Whisenhunt, President, CEO and founder of PS Energy Group, has more than 25 years of experience in purchasing and marketing fuels for transportation and production. She has been instrumental in spearheading and executing most of PS Energy’s major milestones and is responsible for setting the company's strategic direction and leading its growth. .
Ms. Whisenhunt served as the Region IV Chairperson of the Federal Regulatory Fairness Board (REGFAIR), established by Congress and the President under the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, to represent small businesses and comment on the enforcement activities of federal regulatory agencies. She was appointed by Georgia’s Lt. Governor to the House Senate Study Committee for House Bill 215, the Bill that deregulated natural gas in the State of Georgia; in addition to being appointed by Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue to the Board of Directors of the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority, the state of Georgia authority that works to improve the state's mobility, air quality and land use practices.
Under Ms. Whisenhunt’s leadership, PS Energy Group, with annual revenues in excess of $175 million in 2011, won the Administrator's Award for Excellence from the U.S. Small Business Administration for five consecutive years and received the Hammer Award from Vice President Al Gore's National Performance Review Board. The company received recognition from the Governor’s office as a Georgia Small Business of Excellence and has been recognized as the Supplier of the Year by the Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council.
In 2012, PS Energy was extended Corporate Plus Supplier membership by the NMSDC and was honored by We Energies of Milwaukee, WI with their 2012 Supplier STAR Award for its cost-control measures and fuel inventory management services.
Ms. Whisenhunt’s hard work and determination have earned her tremendous respect and recognition. She has won numerous awards, including being named one of the nation’s “Top 40 Under 40” by Entrepreneur magazine, the “Small Business Person of the Year” by the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, and “Southeast Wholesale Entrepreneur of the Year” by Ernst & Young. In addition, she was the recipient of the Entrepreneur “Blueprint Award” by Atlanta’s Women Looking Ahead magazine and the “Innovator of the Year” Catalyst Award by Business to Business magazine, and was named the 2010 Hispanic Business Woman of the Year by the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Recognized as a 2011 Distinguished Honoree by the Anna Maria Arias Foundation, honoring Latinas in the business sector.
Ms. Whisenhunt has served on numerous boards and committees, including the Board of Directors of Zoo Atlanta and Camp Twin Lakes, and the Board of Councilors for the Carter Center.
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