Delia Patterson oversees SRP’s Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Ms. Patterson previously served as Senior Vice President, Advocacy & Communications and General Counsel at the American Public Power Association (APPA) and was a senior associate at Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, a global law firm headquartered in New York City. Ms. Patterson held the rank of Lieutenant in the United States Navy, serving six years within the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program before being honorably discharged. She is a member of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Electricity Advisory Committee and has served as Board President of the Energy Bar Association. Ms. Patterson holds a J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, a M.S. in Industrial & Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech, a B.S. from the United States Naval Academy.