Erika Ward

Erika Ekkopulo Ward is an experienced professional in the energy and manufacturing sectors, currently serving as the ESO - Forecasting Manager and previously as the Maintenance, Outage & Scheduling Manager at Consumers Energy since July 2018, overseeing operations for four electric generation units. Prior to this role, Erika held multiple positions at Dow Performance Silicones from June 2013 to July 2018, including Site Production Coordinator and Quality Coordinator, and contributed to Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation between May 2006 and June 2013 as a Decomp Reliability Engineer and Central Reliability Engineer. Erika holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Northwood University - DeVos Graduate School and a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State University.