External Affairs

External Affairs Managers

The AEP External Affairs role is to be the AEP Ohio liaison with governmental entities and other public organizations for AEP Ohio Distribution, Transmission and Generation. These managers are strategically located throughout the AEP Ohio service territory.

External Affairs Managers are involved in many aspects of working with the local communities, including:

Assisting local government officials with public policy initiatives
Collaborating with community and business leaders to promote economic development
Coordinating AEP emergency response efforts during major storms and outages
Managing contributions and memberships
Working with local schools on education initiatives
Coordinating the Speaker's Bureau to provide speakers for local events
Managing economic development activities

See the map below to find your AEP External Affairs manager.

Report an outage or a safety hazard:

Customer Service assistance or information:

If you're a member of a local government or with a non-profit and need services that our External Affairs Managers can help with, use the map to contact the appropriate manager for your area.

A	David Wheeler Director, External Affairs 301 Cleveland Avenue SW Canton, OH 44702 E-mail: dmwheeler@aep.com
B	Jon Buck Manager, External Affairs 701 Hardin Drive Chillicothe, OH 45601 E-mail: jpbuck@aep.com
C	Paul Prater Manager, External Affairs 1648 Marion Drive Coshocton, OH 43812 E-mail: pdprater@aep.com
D	Renée Shumate Manager, External Affairs 850 Tech Center Drive Gahanna, OH 43230 E-mail: mrshumate@aep.com
E	Randy Payne Manager, External Affairs 209 N. Wood St. Fostoria, Ohio 44830 E-mail: rdpayne@aep.com

External Affairs