Tonya Hicks
Tonya L. Hicks is the President and CEO of Power Solutions, Inc. and the Managing Principal of Women Do Everything, LLC. Ms. Hicks is a serial entrepreneur and journeyman wireman electrician in the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW). She became the first woman to become a journeyman wireman in Local 917 of IBEW in her hometown of Meridian, Mississippi and the first African American woman to become an IBEW journeyman electrician in the State of Mississippi. Ms. Hicks specializes in robotics, building automation, and high voltage equipment installation and repair. In 2000, at the age of 28, Ms. Hicks founded Power Solutions, Inc.; an electrical contracting and facility maintenance company specializing in renewable energy, electrification, and smart city technology implementation. In 2015, Ms. Hicks launched Women Do Everything LLC; training and promoting women in male dominated industries through employment and entrepreneurship. Tonya serves on the boards of C5 Georgia Leadership Foundation, Georgia Women’s Chamber of Commerce, Black Owners of Solar Services (B.O.S.S.), and Board Chair for Partners in Action for Healthy Living (PAHL). In November 2019, Ms. Hicks was featured in Forbes Japan for expanding her business in Singapore and March 2020 in the New York Times for her progress as a tradeswoman and business owner in the construction industry. Ms. Hicks is a Leadership Atlanta Class of 2022 Alumni and a Sustainability Ambassador for the City of Atlanta. Tonya is a graduate of the inaugural classes of the City of Atlanta Women’s Entrepreneurship Initiative (WEI), Women Export University by UPS, The Bridge Accelerator by Microsoft, and the African Diaspora Network (ABLE) Program. Ms. Hicks has received several honors and awards. She was honored in 2021 with the Minority Contractor of the Year award by the National Association of Minority Contractors (NAMC)- Atlanta Chapter. Ms. Hicks is a highly respected Climate Change Expert and was recently featured in Project Drawdown’s Drawdown Neighborhood Series for Atlanta, Ga. Tonya also chosen by Leadership Women to participate in the 2023 Class of Leadership America. Ms. Hicks resides in Atlanta, GA with her two sons, Rashadim (29) and Vincent (16). She enjoys golf, cooking, and gardening.