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Emily Schilling
2024 Indiana Chapter Vice Chair
Emily Schilling retired from Indiana Electric Cooperatives in 2023. She had been editor of Indiana Connection magazine since 1985. While at IEC, she wrote a history book about rural electrification in Indiana, “Power to the People.”
Emily has been active in WiNUP since she joined the organization in 1990. She was WiNUP’s first international president (in 1999) and, previous to that, served as national vice president and secretary of WiNUP’s forerunner organization, Electrical Women’s Round Table, Inc. She’s chaired and served on several international as well as chapter committees during her membership. She received the POWER Award in 1994 and Member of the Year Award in 1999 and is an International Honorary Life Member. She has chaired or co-chaired three national/international conferences (1993, 2011, 2023) and helped plan five other conferences.
Through the years, Emily has served various terms as Indiana Chapter chair, vice chair, secretary, newsletter editor and international board representative. She is also a member of the New York chapter.
Emily received a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Ball State University. She and husband Mark live in Zionsville.