WASHINGTON, May 30, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Capital Area Food Bank's Board of Directors confirmed the appointment of John U. Huffman to the board for an initial three-year term. Huffman is President and Chief Executive Officer of Pepco Energy Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pepco Holdings, Inc.
Pepco Energy Services provides large governmental and institutional customers with energy efficiency and renewable energy services. Huffman joined Pepco Energy Services in 2003 and held leadership positions in business development and strategic planning before assuming his current role in 2006.
Lynn Brantley, President and CEO of the CAFB said, "We are proud to welcome to the Capital Area Food Bank's Board of Directors someone as talented and committed to the community as John. His influence is well known in the Washington metro area and we look forward to enlisting his support as we move into our new food distribution center in late July."
Huffman said, "I am gratified to have an opportunity to serve with an organization which has made a profound difference in the lives of so many. I very much look forward to supporting the Capital Area Food Bank's important mission."
Prior to joining Pepco Energy Services, Huffman was President and CEO of ACN Energy, a national retail energy marketer. Huffman's diverse energy industry experience includes leading business development efforts for Trigen Energy Corporation, developing wind generating facilities around the world for Kenetech Windpower, and managing major new natural gas pipeline projects for United Texas Transmission Company. In addition, he helped lead the development of a high-end office park in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Huffman earned a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Georgia Tech and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
The Capital Area Food Bank, a member of Feeding America, was founded on January 15, Martin Luther King's birthday, in 1980 and takes a comprehensive approach to addressing hunger by increasing access to nutritious food, initiating change through skill-building and advocacy, and creating sustainability with outreach and training for those at risk of hunger. The CAFB is the Washington metro area's largest public, nonprofit food and nutrition education resource.
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CONTACT:Page Crosland Capital Area Food Bank 202-526-5344 ext. 316 202-529-1253 fax pcrosland@capitalareafoodbank.org
