Celebrating Gary Stockbridge's Retrement

THE DELAWARE STATE CHAMBER IS GRATEFUL FOR HIS YEARS OF SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP

›› The Delaware State Chamber of Commerce congratulates Gary Stockbridge on his recent retirement and thanks him for his years of partnership and service to our organization.

Stockbridge joined Delmarva Power in 1997 and was named president of Delmarva Power (an Exelon Company) in 2005. He joined the board of the Delaware State Chamber in 2005 and served as board chair in 2018 and 2019.

He also served as the board president for the Workforce Development Board in Delaware; state chair of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) for Delaware; president of the board for United Way of Delaware; chair of the Delaware Vision Coalition of Delaware; chairman of the advisory board for the Chesapeake Bay Council of the Girl Scouts; chairman of the advisory board for Kingswood Community Center; and board member of the Delaware Business Roundtable. Stockbridge led the effort to create the Joint Military Affairs Committee—of the Delaware State Chamber, New Castle County Chamber, Middletown Area Chamber, and Central Delaware Chamber—and served as its first chair.

“I first met Gary years ago in my role as chief of staff to former Congressman Michael Castle. We had mutual connections and I was struck by his friendly demeanor and levelheadedness,” says DSCC president, Mike Quaranta. “I certainly could not have predicted that ten years later he would be instrumental in my hiring here at the State Chamber. If true success is measured by the number of lives you made better because of your words or deeds, then Gary certainly fulfilled his mission.”