Creating Opportunity and Diversity to Enhance the Electrical Industry

“The Empowering Women Mentorship Program couldn’t have been designed by anyone better than Kathy Jo Van and Stacey Felzer. Having the opportunity to know and work with Kathy Jo during my 41 years in the industry, I am proud that she took an idea that was needed to support women in the electrical industry and, with Stacey Felzer, they designed an impactful program. I have had the pleasure of mentoring talented women since the inception of the program.  With the structure they provide, both mentee and mentor have greatly benefited. I have sponsored multiple candidates from our company who have enjoyed the opportunity to learn and grow with the help of a mentor in the program. I highly recommend the Empowering Women Mentorship Program as a way to continue to create opportunity and diversity to enhance the Electrical industry. Great Work!”

Mark Bucci - EVP - USESI Monarch-Yale-Franklin

Mark Bucci started in the Electrical Industry in 1982 working in the warehouse for an electrical distributor.  He held positions in inside sales, outside sales and as product manager for all wire and cable products for the company.  In 1993, Mark started his own Manufacturers Rep business serving the Philadelphia, New Jersey and Delaware markets; and quickly expanded into Maryland.  Mark grew the agency to over $38mil in sales.  In 2007, Mark sold the agency and took on the position of President at Yale Electric Supply, an electrical distributor with 10 locations and $92 mil in sales.  He and his business partners sold the business to USESI in 2011 and Mark joined the merged organization as EVP, also managing the marketing department.

We are honored to have Mark as an advisor to us as we were designing the Empowering Women Mentorship Program in 2020 and he has served as a mentor every session since the inaugural session.  Mark is also a long-time mentor for KJ and many other men and women in the industry.