Cheryl Mele

Vice President, Chief Technology Officer

As Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Cheryl is guiding the technology investments and teams at EPE engaged in Cybersecurity and modernizing systems to streamline customer experience, enhance reliability and increase organizational efficiency.

Cheryl joined El Paso Electric in 2021 previously serving as Vice President of Customer and Employee Services where she led the teams focused on transforming our customer and employee engagement, including customer operations and technology, human resources, organizational development, and corporate communications and focused on building brand and mission internally and externally.

Her career in energy also includes Austin Energy, where she was Deputy General Manager and Chief Operating Officer and ERCOT, where she was Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. She is currently a member of the boards of The United Way of El Paso County, The Better Business Bureau Paso Del Norte, the Association of Women in Energy and TEPRI, where she is the outgoing board chair.

Cheryl holds a BS in mechanical engineering, is a registered professional engineer, and completed a utility executive program.