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Susan Waller is vice president of stakeholder outreach and sustainability for Spectra Energy. In that role she directs public and community outreach related to the company’s U.S. energy projects and administers Spectra Energy’s sustainability strategy and initiatives.
Prior to joining Spectra Energy in 2008, Waller served as vice president for AMEC, Earth Environmental, managing the company’s oil and gas sector. Before that, she served as vice president for the Shaw Group, Inc., and for Regulatory Compliance Partners, Inc. She also served in numerous leadership positions at El Paso Corporation, including director for government and project affairs.
Waller has provided counsel to a number of industry and regulatory groups around the issues of public involvement, safety and pipeline siting. She served on the American Petroleum Institute’s Recommended Practice 1162, ‘Public Awareness Programs for Pipeline Operators’ task force as a contributing author. She also played a key role in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) National Environmental Policy Act’s pre-filing process for the siting of new natural gas pipeline and liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects, and was recognized by FERC as a distinguished industry leader for integrating stakeholder outreach concepts into new interstate pipeline and LNG business plans.
Waller earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Houston.
She is a member of Women in Energy, the Society of Gas Lighters, the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America’s INGAA Foundation, the Southern Gas Association and the Northeast Gas Association.