Whitney Russell

Whitney Russell is a Project Manager at Exelon, one of the largest energy-producing companies in the United States. Growing up in Trinidad and Tobago, where the economy is based on oil and natural gas, she initially pursued engineering studies before earning a Bachelor's in Accounting with 150 credits from Monroe College, now Monroe University. She was the first in her family to graduate college. Russell began her career with two years at Deloitte in audit and anti-money laundering before joining Exelon as an accountant for five years. She then transitioned into project management, where she has spent the past five years managing project budgets, keeping projects on track and within scope, and handling financial authorizations. She holds a project management license and is a Certified Fraud Examiner. Russell is a board member of the National Association of Black Accountants in Philadelphia, where she co-chaired the scholarship committee for the Eastern region for four to five years. She founded the Caribbean Employee Resource Group at Exelon and serves on the board of Nexus, the company's immigrant ERG. Additionally, she volunteers with AFBI, which provides college experiences for high school students, and mentors others while serving on the board of Caribbean Culture Awareness in Delaware.