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Ralph Cleveland was named senior vice president, engineering and operations, in November 2004. Primary among his responsibilities is executive oversight of the policy direction for the engineering and centralized operations activities of the company. Prior to this role, Cleveland served as vice president, engineering and construction, a position he held since June 2002.
Cleveland previously served as vice president of operations for Virginia Natural Gas, where he was responsible for field service, distribution operations, local engineering design and construction, pipeline operations, propane peak shaving operations and customer care.
Cleveland represented AGL Resources as manager of Southeast Georgia operations and was responsible for operation activities for the coastal Georgia region. Prior to his work in local gas distribution, he worked in oil and gas production, research and development, natural gas processing and petrochemicals.
Cleveland joined the AGL Resources Policy Committee in June 2007. He is also a member of the board of directors of the North American Energy Standards Board, a member of the national board of directors and public policy committee of the American Association of Blacks in Energy and a corporate roundtable member of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators. He is also vice-chair of the board of directors for the Atlanta Chapter of the American Red Cross and secretary of the board of trustees for the Georgia Conservancy. He formally chaired the Fulton County Workforce Investment Board and was a commissioner of the City of Virginia Beach Human Rights Commission. He also has been selected as a Leadership Atlanta Class of 2007 participant.
A native of Macon, Ga., Cleveland received his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from Georgia Tech, completed post-graduate studies in mechanical engineering at Rice University in Houston and received his master’s degree in business administration from Tulane University in New Orleans. | 