Ms. Margaret E. "Lyn" McDermid - Dominion

Margaret E. ‘Lyn’ McDermid, senior vice president-Information Technology and chief information officer, joined Virginia Power in 1982. Prior to that, she was employed by Stone and Webster Engineering Corp.

A native of Boston, McDermid was the first woman to enter the Apprentice Program at the Newport News Shipyard where she completed the Patternmaker’s program.

McDermid’s assignments at Stone and Webster included start up engineering for five nuclear plants; North Anna 1 and 2, Waterford 1 and 2, and Beaver Valley 2.

After holding various positions in Virginia Power’s Engineering & Construction Department, McDermid was named director-Administrative Services in 1986. She was promoted to vice president-Information Technology and chief information officer October 1, 1998 and was named to her current position on January 1, 2000.

McDermid received her bachelor’s degree in business from Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, VA. She went on to earn a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Richmond.

McDermid was appointed by Governor Gilmore to be a member of the Chief Information Officer Advisory Board and a member of the Virginia Research and Technology Advisory Council. She is a member of the Board of Trustees at Mary Baldwin College, Foundation Board at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, Board of Directors for the Greater Richmond Technology Council, Board of the Richmond Forum, CIO Forum and is active in United Way and Big Brothers, Big Sisters.