Williams honors the memory of former chairman and CEO Joseph H. “Joe” Williams, who died April 27, 2023, at age 89 in South Carolina. Joe spent 35 years at Williams, the last 15 as chairman and chief executive officer. The son of David Williams, one of the original co-founders of Williams, Joe followed his cousin …
Williams is excited to have established the first NextGen Gas certification process that covers the energy value chain from production through gathering and transmission with deliveries to end users through 2023. To make this full-value chain scope possible, the company recently executed agreements with upstream producer Coterra Energy and downstream utility Dominion Energy Virginia. Williams …
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Suzanne Wong, born in Malaysia of Chinese descent, is co-leader of Williams’ Asian Pacific Islander Employee Resource Group (ERG). She said she wanted a place for employees of Asian and Pacific Islander descent to network and feel connected, while educating others about Asian and Pacific Islander cultures. Here’s a Q&A with Wong, a technical specialist …
During his service in the U.S. military, JW DePriest embraced the Air Force core values of “Integrity First, Service Before Self and Excellence in All We Do.” As a Williams employee and leader of the Veterans Employee Resource Group, he says those tenets stand true. “I take those values with me wherever I go,” said …
Students at Moundridge Middle School in central Kansas have a new classmate this year – and she’s guaranteed to bring smiles and tail-wagging. Paisley is a one-year-old facility dog trained to ease stress and anxiety in students. She is under the care of Syndi Wilson, a fourth-grade teacher and wife of employee Steve Wilson. With …
Johnathon “Shep” Shepherd wants to connect veterans to community resources to ease their transition home. That’s why the former Marine and his wife Jessica founded Eagle OPS, a nonprofit that provides opportunities for former military members and their families to build relationships through social activities, fitness and volunteerism. “Whether you got out yesterday, or you …
When a Tulsa filmmaker asked employee Brian Horton if his music nonprofit Horton Records could help produce an album of contemporary songs sung in the Cherokee language, Horton didn’t hesitate. “I was just like, ‘Yes, let’s do it. When can we get started?’” he said. The idea for the unique album came from Jeremy Charles, …
Williams is a key supporter of a new center dedicated to applied hydrogen research at the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER). Holly Krutka, executive director of SER, spoke to us about the Hydrogen Energy Research Center (H2ERC) and how Wyoming is a key state for research and development of new technologies. Krutka, …
Maxine Zepeda is a third-generation Texan with Native American, Mexican, French and Spanish heritage. She embraces the diversity of her community and colleagues and leads our Latin Employee Resource Group. What is the Latin ERG at Williams? The Latin Employee Resource Group is a team where you can join other employees with common ethnic backgrounds …
Eighth-grade students from across Oklahoma learned about working at Williams in a unique career fair offered virtually by Junior Achievement of Oklahoma. The JA Inspire event typically is held in-person but because of COVID restrictions, this year transitioned to a fully virtual event that allowed even more students to participate. Williams was among employers to …
Alix Steel at Bloomberg News interviewed Williams President and CEO Alan Armstrong this week about why the lack of energy infrastructure in the U.S. is hurting consumers, despite America’s abundant natural gas supply. The key to solving this issue, Armstrong said, is a reformed permitting process to expand infrastructure and meet clean energy demand. …