Balance SHEET: Sandra P. Meyer.

• Position: Duke Power Co. Senior Vice President, Retail Services Sandra P. Meyer

From oil and gas-rich Houston to an energy-electric environment in the Carolinas, Sandra Meyer's career has provided her with a variety of experiences dealing with the financial and filing requirements for oil and gas exploration and production, pipeline operations, refining, real estate and electricity.

Now, in a new post, she's dealing with the company's customers. On balance, a good amount of her spare time is spent with family and volunteer activities.

Name: Sandra P. Meyer

Title: Senior Vice President, Retail Services

Company: Duke Power Co.

Industry: Utility/Energy

Born: Hobbs, N.M., Nov. 26, 1954

Spouse: Gerald E. (Jerry) Meyer

Children: Gerald, 22; Patrick, 18

Education Summary: BS, Accounting, 1976, Louisiana State University; Advanced Management Program, 1995, Harvard University

Career Summary: 1976, accounting positions with Texas Eastern Corp. and subsidiaries, dealing with oil and gas exploration and production, interstate pipeline operations and SEC reporting for filings and acquisitions; 1988, Controller, Texas Eastern, acquired by Panhandle Eastern Corp. (funding for the acquisition required disposing of E&P refining and real estate holdings.) Appointed Finance VP, Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co., and worked with management team to reverse its eroding market share. Named Controller, then Treasurer for PanEnergy Corp., which merged with Duke Power Co. As VP, Planning & Finance for Duke, learned the electricity business; by 1999, SVP & Controller of Duke Energy Corp. In summer of 2001, left finance to become SVP, Retail Services.

FEI Chapter: Southern Carolinas; Southern Area Director at Large, 2001-2002

Leisure Pursuits: "I enjoy both quiet and active pursuits, such as: devoting time to church activities, teaching elementary Sunday school and also serving as treasurer for our women's group mission activities. I view these as rewarding ways to invest time that will pay dividends for years to come. With two grown and independent sons, I now have time to support my [aging] mother's needs. As an annual subscriber to local theatre, I share the performing arts with my mother, and the dramatic events, as well as fine dining, with my husband. Besides reading and caring for houseplants, I routinely visit the weight room, am learning golf and hoping for future opportunities to enjoy my favorite outdoor activity, river rafting."

Time Management Tips: "Generally keep things in perspective, prioritize and avoid procrastinating. To prepare...