McKell Purnell has joined Arizona public power utility Salt River Project as its new Associate General Manager and Chief Human Resources Executive.
Most recently, Purnell served as Vice President of Human Capital for the Omaha Public Power District (OPPD), where she had worked since 2018. In that previous role, she led a 10-year workforce transformation roadmap to position OPPD for successful growth, introduced skills-based hiring, and championed a holistic approach to culture.
Prior to her time at OPPD, Purnell held a leadership position at Grant Thornton LLP.
“SRP’s workforce is at the heart of everything we do,” said Jim Pratt, SRP General Manager and Chief Executive Officer. “McKell’s expertise in the utility sector, along with her extensive education and passion for learning and development and process improvement, make her especially qualified to lead SRP’s Human Resources team.”
