NJN Foundation Board of Trustees

Steven E. Strah

Steven E. Strah is President of Northern Region — New Jersey for Jersey Central Power & Light, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. The region includes more than 429,000 customers within a 1,900-square-mile area of northern New Jersey.

Steve began his career with The Illuminating Company in 1984 and has specialized in regional operations. In 1995, he was named Operations Services staff support manager for the former Centerior Energy. In 1996, he was a member of the transition team for the merger of Ohio Edison and Centerior Energy that created FirstEnergy. After the merger, Steve was named director of Business Services for FirstEnergy's Northern Region — Ohio, based in Cleveland. In 2000, he was named director of Operations Support Services for the Company's Western Region — Ohio, based in Toledo. After the merger of FirstEnergy and GPU, Inc., in 2001, Steve was named to his current position. Steve also serves on the Boards of Directors for the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce and the United Way of Morris County.

Steve earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Baldwin Wallace College, in Berea, Ohio.