Female Duke Energy VP sheds light on her time in male-dominated field WFTV [Video]

ORLANDO, Fla. — During this Women’s History Month, Channel 9 has shared the stories of several women who are paving the way for the next generation of female leaders.

A vice president at Duke Energy is lighting the way for other women to enter a male-dominated field.

Laquitta Ghent is a vice president of operations in South Central Florida.

It’s all in a day’s work for Laquitta Ghent.

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“I started as an entry-level engineer here in Lake Buena Vista designing subdivisions,” she said.

Now, 18 years later, Ghent leads a 250-person team across five counties, covering over 580,000 Duke Energy customers.

“On a day-to-day basis,” she said. “That means basically ensuring and executing that we can power the lives of our communities.”

Over nearly two decades, she’s been able to work her way up the corporate ladder.

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