FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) has named Elizabeth Durrthe new external affairs manager for Brooke, Hancock, Marion, Monongalia, Preston, Taylor, Tucker, Tyler and Wetzel counties in its Mon Power service area in West Virginia.

External Affairs managers serve as liaisons between Mon Power and elected officials, as well as support community involvement activities. They work from regional offices across Mon Power's service area to provide closer proximity to and understanding of the unique issues that face each community they serve. Durr will be located at Mon Power's Morgantown Service Center.

Durr joined Mon Power as an engineering designer in 1994. She was promoted to business account specialist in 1998, then named account manager in 1999. In 2004, Durr became a claims representative, and was named Mon Power's manager of claims in 2004.

She received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering technology from Fairmont State College and a master's degree in business management from West Virginia University.

Mon Power serves about 385,000 customers in 34 West Virginia counties. Follow Mon Power at www.mon-power.com, on Twitter @MonPowerWV, and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MonPowerWV.

FirstEnergy is dedicated to safety, reliability and operational excellence. Its 10 electric distribution companies form one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, serving customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, Maryland and New York. The company's transmission subsidiaries operate more than 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions. Follow FirstEnergy online at www.firstenergycorp.com. Follow FirstEnergy on Twitter @FirstEnergyCorp.