Wendy Frigeria

Wendy Frigeria

Strategic Communication Manager on Long Island, National Grid

Wendy Frigeria is the strategic communication manager on Long Island for National Grid. With responsibility for day-to-day and long-term communications strategy, her primary role is providing up-to-the-minute information to the media about Long Island’s power supply, natural gas infrastructure, energy industry transition and numerous other energy issues. This includes enhancing and maintaining positive relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and influencers.

Frigeria’s other media responsibilities include presenting the company’s long-range plans for serving the energy needs of the Long Island region. She is also the prime contact at the company during weather emergencies, power outages and damage resulting from storms. She is National Grid’s “go-to” person for arranging media interviews with senior leadership. Familiar with a wide range of energy industry topics, she is able to explain the complexities of the industry to the media and the public.

During Superstorm Sandy, Gov. Andrew Cuomo designated National Grid as the lead company for all external communications regarding the storm. Frigeria was immediately appointed to take the lead on media response, overseeing other media department employees, handling media inquiries and scheduling press conferences as needed. She worked around the clock, performing crisis communications throughout the emergency.

Previously an associate professor of journalism at Farmingdale State College for 15 years, Frigeria was instrumental in starting the journalismprogram at the four-year college, with a curriculum she devised. Before she joined National Grid, Frigeria worked as a public information officer for the Suffolk County Health Department,

Frigeria holds a Master of Science from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

 

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