Somali Tomczak
Director Customer Solutions
Nicor Gas
Panelist at:
- Driving Hydrogen Demand with Innovation
15:30-
Somali Tomczak became Director of Customer Solutions for Nicor Gas in July 2023. In this role, she is responsible for customer growth and retention, focusing on customer development and sustainable customer solutions.
Prior to this role, she led areas in Field Operations, Environmental Health and Safety, Construction, Pipeline Safety, Operational Training and Quality, and Compliance. She also led various special projects to operationalize Sustainability.
Somali is a founding member of Inspire and Women In Construction, a women’s employee resource group for Nicor Gas. She also has served on various national American Gas Association (AGA) Committees and Task Forces and was past Chair of the AGA Environmental Matters Committee. She has received the Bronze and Silver Awards of Merit from AGA for her work. She is also a Steering Team member for MEA Energy Association.
Somali participates on several Board of Directors, including Lake Katherine Nature Center and Botanical Garden, Illinois Science and Technology Coalition, and United Way Women United Executive Board. In 2017, she received the Women’s Energy Network’s Powerful Woman Award for her efforts in advocating, recruiting and retaining women in energy. She also was a former board member for the Illinois Prairie Education Foundation of District 204.
She earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Civil/Environmental Engineering and an MBA from DePaul University, Kellstadt School of Business. She is married, has a grown daughter and is a long-time resident of Naperville, IL.