--- title: 2025 ALLY Energy GRIT Awards and Best Energy Workplaces Winners Announced description: Discover the winners of the 2025 GRIT Awards. 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This premier industry recognition celebrates the individuals, teams, and organizations demonstrating extraordinary leadership and impact in the global energy industry. The awards honor those who embody growth, resilience, innovation, and talent (GRIT) while advancing a sustainable energy future. This year’s winners were selected for their significant contributions to energy and climate solutions. They represent the forward-thinking leadership required to navigate the industry's complexities. The rigorous selection process, which includes a blind review by external judges, coupled with AI scoring, ensures that honorees are recognized for their true merit and commitment to excellence. These leaders are redefining what’s possible in energy. “The 2025 GRIT Award winners embody the **brain, heart, courage, and trust** our industry needs,” said Katie Mehnert, Founder and CEO of ALLY Energy. “They are trailblazers. Their innovation, purpose, and resolve are building a sustainable future. We honor their exceptional achievements.” The 2025 winners include: **Professional Award:** - Laura Allen, Onshore Installation Manager, Woodside Energy - Kym Butler, Senior Manager, Marketing and Communications, Symmetry Energy Solutions - Amanda Cox, Director of Government Affairs, Appalachian Power (AEP) - Shan Escobar, Director - Talent Management, Signal Energy - Dr. Sougata Halder, Senior Business Development Manager, TGS New Energy Solutions - Betty Jo Morris, Expand Energy, Community Affairs Manager - Northeast Appalachia - Ricardo Torres, Senior Operator, Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline **Executive Award:** - Marisol Cortez, Vice President, Human Resources, Berry Corporation - Celine Gerson, Group Director Americas, Fugro - Molly Smith, Chief Technology Officer, Murphy Oil - Robert Tabb, President & CEO, Signal Energy **Entrepreneur Award:** - Rawand Rasheed, CEO and Co-Founder, Helix Earth **Sustainability Champion Award:** - Elizabeth Carlson, Chief Sustainability Officer, Tricon Energy - Ann Kloose, Division Manager of Sustainability, City of Fresno Public Works - Julie McLaughlin, Managing Director, Equity Partner - Clean Energy, Alvarez & Marsal - Shilpa Mesineni, Principal Engineer, American Bureau of Shipping **Best Energy Team Award:** - Drilling Technology Team, ADNOC Offshore **Best Energy Resource Group:** - AAPI SynERGy Group, EDP Renewables North America - Asian Pacific American Forum (APAF), Baker Hughes - DEI Council, Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline - EmBRAce, Woodside Energy **Best Energy Workplaces Award:** - Baker Hughes - Expand Energy - IOWN Energy LLC - Fugro - Oncor **Best Energy Startup:** - Helix Earth **People's Choice - Best Energy Resource Group** - Women's Network, Baker Hughes **People's Choice - Best Energy Team** - Public Affairs and Corporate Citizenship, CITGO Petroleum Corporation **People's Choice - Best Energy Workplaces** - NRG Energy - Oxy   **About ALLY Energy** [**ALLY Energy**](https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4491974-1&h=3395164466&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.allyenergy.com%2F&a=ALLY+Energy) is the leading catalyst platform for energy, manufacturing, and industrials. 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