Lisa Reid Perry, a Montana native who has 24 years of experience in customer service, charitable giving, sales and marketing, has been named manager of Community Affairs for PPL Montana.

Lisa Reid Perry

She joins PPL Montana today and will report to David Hoffman, manager of External Affairs for PPL Montana.

"We are very fortunate to have a person of Lisa Perry’s knowledge and experience join the PPL team," said Brad Spencer, vice president and chief operating officer of PPL Montana, the company that operates PPL’s power plants in the state. "Her years in customer service, community relations and charitable giving, as well as her familiarity with people throughout the state, will be invaluable in our continued effort to be a good corporate neighbor in Montana."

Perry has served for more than 16 years as Northwest Airlines’ manager, Corporate and Agency Sales. In her new position at PPL Montana, Perry will be responsible for overseeing the company’s community relations activities, including managing the newly created statewide PPL Montana Community Fund and the company’s United Way campaign.

"From her base in Billings, Lisa will travel throughout the state to talk with community leaders about how we might partner to improve the quality of life for people in Montana," Spencer said.

The PPL Montana Community Fund, announced in late December, was established to further strengthen the partnership between PPL Montana and its communities. Under the direction of a statewide advisory board, PPL Montana will award $200,000 worth of grants to Montana organizations in the areas of education, environment and economic development. The board will be comprised of community, business and government representatives from throughout the state, as well as PPL Montana employees.

Perry has a Bachelor of Arts degree in organizational communications from Eastern Montana College, now Montana State University-Billings. Prior to joining Northwest Airlines, she held customer service and marketing positions with Big Sky Airlines for eight years.

Perry has served on the Montana Governor’s Tourism Advisory Council and the Billings Chamber of Commerce. She has earned the Northwest Airlines President’s Award and been named the State of Montana Tourism Person of the Year and the Billings Area Chamber of Commerce Tourism Person of the Year.

PPL Montana and PPL EnergyPlus, both subsidiaries of PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL), have offices in Butte, Billings and Helena, and together employ about 500 people in Montana. PPL Montana operates the Colstrip and Corette generating plants and 11 hydroelectric facilities within the state. More information is available at www.pplmontana.com.