camila martins-bekat biography

Ms. Martins-Bekat is a Principal, Beneficial Electrification at UNS (TEP and UES) where she develops and executes the company’s transportation electrification strategy to deliver the benefits of transportation electrification to all customer segments and to foster business expansion in the communities served by Tucson Electric Power (TEP) and UniSource Energy Services (UES). She works to build external support for corporate objectives through targeted, strategic public outreach and long-term collaboration with businesses, local governments and key partners to drive EV adoption. She previously served as the Economic Development Manager for the City of Tucson. Her work with the City focused on downtown revitalization and City-wide business attraction. Prior to that, she worked as a microfinance consultant for an Inter-American Development Bank project in rural Brazil.

Ms. Bekat has a bachelor’s degree in political science and international relations from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a master’s degree in Global Finance and Trade from Denver University. She is also a Certified Economic Developer.