Robert Pellegrino
Robert M. Pellegrino has been an IEEE volunteer for over 40 years. Since retiring from the Consolidated Edison Company of NY as the Manager of Environmental Operations in the Manhattan Electric Control Center, he has become more involved in IEEE volunteer activities. Bob is currently the IEEE Region 1 Section Vitality Coordinator, Vice Chair – IEEE METSAC Council, PACE Chair – IEEE NY Section, Chair – IEEE Tappan Zee Subsection, Special Events & Operations & Procedures Manual Chair – IEEE NY, PES/IAS Chapter. Bob is also a member of the Region 1 Audit Committee and has served on the Audit & Nominating Committees for many years in the NY Section and PES/IAS Chapter.
One of Bob’s accomplishments when he was the Chair of the IEEE NY Section in 2003 was to establish the Women in Engineering (WIE) Affinity Group in the NY Section. He became the first WIE Chair, but subsequently mentored several women engineers who successfully chaired the WIE Affinity Group since 2004. Bob was a member of the Organizing/Planning Committee for the first Joint Region 1 / Region 2 WIE Professional Development Conference in 2009 and is still actively involved in this conference. He has been an active WIE member for many years.