Valencia McClure

Valencia McClure is the vice president of Governmental and External Affairs for BGE, an Exelon Company. McClure is responsible for building key stakeholder relationships and developing strategic initiatives that enhance the company’s reputation. She leads government affairs, corporate relations, marketing and large customer services for the company’s 1.2 million electric customers and 650,000 natural gas customers in central Maryland. Prior to assuming this role in April 2016, McClure was BGE’s director of communications and corporate relations. McClure also held communications roles with Exelon Power, responsible for cultivating collaborative relationships regionally and nationally. 

Professional History

McClure has more than 20 years of proven communications, community affairs and public relations experience. 

Prior to joining Exelon, McClure was owner of McClure Communications Inc., a full-service public relations firm.  McClure has also worked with local and cable news outlets including WFAA-TV Channel 8, The Dallas Morning News, TCI Cablevision and Diageo. She served as executive producer for the award-winning public affairs shows for WFAA-TV; Metro and La Vida.  In addition, while at WFAA-TV, McClure served as community services director and managed the production of all station sponsored public service announcements.

Civic Involvement

McClure is actively involved in civic and charitable organizations.  She currently serves as president of the American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE) Baltimore Chapter. She serves on the Board of Visitors for the University of Maryland School of Medicine and on the board of directors for Leadership Maryland, Bowie State University, the Girl Scouts of Central Maryland and Morgan State University’s School of Global Journalism and Communications. McClure was the recipient of the Outstanding African American Alumni Award from the University of Texas at Arlington. She previously served on the board of directors for several Dallas-area nonprofit organizations including the Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce, Dallas Children’s Theater and Southern Methodist University’s Corporate Communications and Public Affairs committee. 

Education

McClure is a graduate of the Leadership Maryland and Leadership Dallas programs.  She received her bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Arlington.