ReliabilityFirst Corporation
Chelsey Eppich started their work experience as a Journalism intern at Time Agency: Beauty And The Dirt in 2006. Chelsey then became an Intern at Community Housing Solutions in 2008. In 2009, they worked as an Extern for Honorable Magistrate Judge Benita Y. Pearson at the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, while also serving as a Contributing Editor for the Journal of Law Technology & the Internet. Chelsey later joined Kolick & Kondzer as a Law Clerk from 2009 to 2011. In 2010, they worked as a Certified Legal Intern at Milton A. Kramer Law Clinic Center. Continuing their legal career, they became a Compliance Analyst at Geauga Savings Bank from 2012 to 2014 and at Third Federal from 2014 to 2015. Chelsey then joined ReliabilityFirst Corporation, where they held various roles including Associate Counsel, Counsel, Senior Counsel, and currently serves as the Managing Corporate Counsel since July 2022.
Chelsey Eppich completed their education at several institutions. Chelsey attended Magnificat High School from 2000 to 2004. Chelsey then pursued a Bachelor of Science degree at Miami University from 2004 to 2008, where they double majored in Journalism and Speech Communications with a minor in Marketing. Lastly, Chelsey attended the Case Western Reserve University School of Law from 2008 to 2011, earning their Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree. The field of study during their time at law school is not specified.
ReliabilityFirst Corporation
ReliabilityFirst works to maintain the reliability, security and resilience of the electric grid across 13 states and the District of Columbia, which stretches from the Atlantic Seaboard to Lake Michigan. The electric grid is the backbone of our economy, is critical for our national security and necessary to support our public welfare. In fact, a reliable and secure electric grid is fundamental to our most basic daily routines and needs. Our mission is to ensure that this cornerstone to our national well-being is reliable and secure – not only for today but also for tomorrow. To achieve this mission, we bring together a diverse and broad spectrum of experts from across the nation with various professional, technical, and industry backgrounds. We identify and prioritize risks facing our electric grid; determine sustainable mitigation strategies to address these identified risks; and develop and deploy communication and outreach strategies to drive awareness and further ensure risk resolution. Our team includes electrical engineers, computer engineers and cyber security experts, statisticians and risk experts, attorneys and regulatory experts, professional auditors, systems engineers, organizational design experts, and professional trainers. ReliabilityFirst is one of only six companies across North America that are responsible for this vital work under Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)-approved delegation agreements with the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC). Specifically, our company is responsible for the reliability and security of the electric grid in the Mid-Atlantic and Great Lakes areas of the United States, which includes all or portions of Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, West Virginia, Tennessee, and the District of Columbia. We are proud to call Cleveland, Ohio our home.