Susan Tomasky is president, AEP Transmission, with responsibility for Transmission operations and new transmission business ventures.

Prior to her current position, she was executive vice president-Shared Services, responsible for human resources, information technology and telecommunications, procurement and supply chain services, corporate services and enterprise security.

Tomasky joined AEP in 1998 as senior vice president and general counsel and served as executive vice president and general counsel since 2000. She took responsibility as chief financial officer in 2001.

Prior to joining AEP, Tomasky was a partner with the Washington, D.C., office of Hogan & Hartson, where she was a member of the firm's energy group. From 1993-97, she served as general counsel of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), where she was a primary legal and policy advisor to the commission.

Tomasky has testified before Congress, other federal agencies and state utility commissions on a wide range of federal regulatory issues. She serves on the board of the Keystone Institute and is a frequent speaker on industry restructuring issues.

In 2001 and 2002, she was named one of the world's "50 key women in energy worldwide" by energy consultancy Rader Energy in association with Commodities Now magazine and corporate sponsors. She also was selected as one of the "50 key women in energy in the Americas" for 2002.

A native of Morgantown, W.Va., Tomasky holds a juris doctor degree with honors from George Washington University National Law Center in Washington, D.C., where she was a member of the Law Review. She also is an honors graduate of the University of Kentucky in Lexington.

She lives in Columbus with her husband, Ronald Ungvarsky, and their daughter, Victoria.

Tomasky participates in numerous civic and community activities. She is a member of the board of the Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce, board of directors of the United Way, the executive committees of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra and the Columbus School for Girls, and the board of trustees of Mount Carmel Health Systems.