NNSA Administrator Lisa E. Gordon-Hagerty recounts the historical firsts for women in the energy workforce. Watch her video for Women's History Month.
March 20, 2020
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Being the first to do something takes a drive to keep advancing, the inspiration to see yourself in a position where no women have yet been, and the courage to make change happen.
Take it from the first female to lead the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) in its 20 year history.
NNSA Administrator Lisa E. Gordon-Hagerty recounts the historical firsts for women in the energy workforce. Watch as she shares some of the stories of women who have advanced the Department of Energy’s National Laboratories and major scientific discoveries.
Beyond the stories of Liane Russell, Dixy Lee Ray, Darlene Hoffman, Jill Hruby, and Lisa E. Gordon-Hagerty, there are many other women who have shown the world that women are at the top of the energy sector.
Read about more of these barrier breakers in our blog here, and see stories about current women in the energy workforce in our STEM Rising: Women @ Energy series online at www.energy.gov/WomenInSTEM
AnneMarie Horowitz
AnneMarie Horowitz is the Chief of Staff for the Arctic Energy Office. She joined the Arctic Energy Office in May 2023. AnneMarie has been with the Energy Department since 2010, and was previously on the digital team of the Office of Public Affairs, where she managed digital projects and internal employee communications efforts. AnneMarie was the Digital Communications Manager from March 2023 - September 2023 for the Department of Health and Human Affairs' Public Education Campaign, We Can Do This, to share information about the COVID vaccine.
From 2015 - 2017 she served as the Special Advisor on workforce issues for Deputy Secretary of Energy Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall. She has also previously worked in the Under Secretary for Management and Performance and in the Office of Minority Economic Impact.
AnneMarie has a BA in Political Science from the University of Portland and a Masters of Government from Johns Hopkins University.