EISI OGE CVE VENDOR EXHIBITION PANEL
UNDERSTANDING HOW TO BECOME A PREFERRED OR MWBE VENDOR WITH AN ENERGY COMPANY
TRACY UPTON is a native Houstonian who graduated with her B.A. in Business and Mass Communications from Houston Christian University before starting her career in the energy industry at Devon Energy in Upstream Land. In 2011, she hired on at Shell and worked several onshore assets and commercial divestment deals before transitioning into the US Projects Contracts & Procurement group in 2020, where she became a focal point for influencing Shell’s Supplier Diversity within the US Shales business. Today, she sits on the US Supplier Diversity team dedicated to the engagement, development, utilization and growth of minority-owned, women-owned, LGBTQ-owned, veteran-owned and disabled-persons-owned business enterprises in all US lines of business in Shell USA. In her personal life, Tracy enjoys life adventures with her daughter Nixon, as well as playing sports, traveling and attending live music events.
RACHEL ARDOIN joined Shell in 2011 and has worked multiple roles in the Gulf of Mexico supporting Robert Training Center, Deepwater Wells, and Deepwater Logistics. In her current role as Supply Chain Advisor for US Supplier Diversity, she supports various Lines of Business, connecting Supply Chain and Business Leaders to diverse suppliers and small businesses. Outside of work, Rachel loves spending time with her husband Todd, family, and friends. Since moving to Texas in December of 2021, she is enjoying getting to know the area and will miss attending the LSU Football games! Geaux Tigers!