Delmarva Power Joins The Precisionists to Launch Innovative Program Supporting Employment of Individuals with Autism

New initative supports Delmarva Power’s commitment to fair and equal
employment

NEWARK, Del.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Delmarva
Power today announced the creation of an innovative program to
provide employment to local adults with autism. The program, formed in
collaboration with The
Precisionists, Inc., a Wilmington, DE-based company that creates
jobs for individuals across a broad range of disabilities, provides jobs
for dozens of local adults with autism. Delmarva Power will be utilizing
The Precisionists’ innovative disability employment model across a
number of areas in the business.

“When properly assessed, trained and employed, people with autism are
extremely high performing employees in critical and challenging jobs
such as administrative business functions, software testing and data
analytics,” said Ernie Dianastasis, CEO of The Precisionists. "When you
consider that more than 70 percent of people with autism in the country
are either unemployed or underemployed, we are making a true difference
in engaging a significant, untapped and high-performing labor force
right here in Delaware.”

Individuals taking part in the program are identified, assessed, trained
and employed by The Precisionists, and carry out project-based work,
including managing and updating databases, supporting the processing of
solar application invoices and requests, and entering and analyzing data
for the company’s customer care organization. In addition to performing
work for Delmarva Power, participants also provide support to all of the
Pepco Holding’s utilities, which includes Pepco in Maryland and the
District of Columbia and Atlantic City Electric in southern New Jersey.
All work is performed at The Precisionists Innovation & Technology
Center in North Wilmington, DE.

"We are committed to offering fair and equal employment opportunities to
people across our region, and we are pleased that this initiative will
help us to continue supporting this commitment,” said Gary Stockbridge,
Delmarva Power region president.

“A diverse team of people – with different backgrounds, experiences,
cultures and perspectives – makes us a better company and a stronger
community partner,” said Mike Poncia, vice president of Customer
Operations for Pepco Holdings.

Individuals entering the program go through a comprehensive four-week
training program, utilizing the methodology of Specialisterne,
a nonprofit launched by Thorkil Sonne that offers programs for talent
and career development to autistic individuals. As part of the program,
Delmarva Power hopes to identify additional opportunities to expand this
employment model to other parts of the business, further supporting The
Precisionists’ goal of employing 10,000 people with disabilities in the
United States by 2025.

Delmarva Power is part of Exelon Corporation, a Fortune 100 energy
company with the largest number of utility customers in the U.S.
Exelon’s efforts to hire, retain and promote employees from a variety of
backgrounds earned it a spot on this year’s “Top 50 Companies for
Diversity,” the national recognition from DiversityInc. Exelon also
recently joined 150 leading companies for the CEO Action for Diversity &
Inclusion™, the largest CEO-driven business commitment to take action to
cultivate a workplace where diverse perspectives and experiences are
welcomed and respected.

About Delmarva Power

Delmarva Power, a public utility owned by Exelon Corporation (NYSE:
EXC), provides safe and reliable energy to more than 500,000 electric
delivery customers in Delaware and Maryland and approximately 130,000
natural gas delivery customers in northern Delaware.

About The Precisionists

The Precisionists, Inc. (TPI), a B-Corporation, is a national company
focused on providing industry best practices for delivering
administrative and technology services by building teams which include
individuals with disabilities. This approach enables The
Precisionists to meet each customer’s specific needs, and to deliver
projects with the highest degree of productivity. The
Precisionists is dedicated to creating jobs for individuals with
disabilities in all the markets it serves. The Precisionists, Inc. is
headquartered in Wilmington, DE. Learn more at www.theprecisionists.com.

Contacts

The Precisionists, Inc.
Paticia Pfarrer, 302-588-2353
or
Delmarva
Power
Media Relations
Nicholas Morici
302-333-7833
(office)
866-655-2237 (media hotline)