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Amara Ridley

Westborough,MA

Summary

I bring firsthand experience managing compliance initiatives in a Fortune 500 energy company in one of the most highly regulated industries where public safety, legal risk, and technical systems intersect. A big picture thinker with a proactive mindset who leads with quiet confidence, solutions oriented, self-motivated and directed, and a people-oriented teammate, leadership professional with a law degree. Proven track record of monitoring and ensuring compliance as well as collaborating across departments and disciplines, managing teams, agreements, projects, investigations, and audits.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Sr. Compliance Specialist, Gas Operations/System Engineering

Eversource Energy
Westborough, MA
08.2023 - Current
  • Serve as primary liaison with regulatory authorities, facilitating audits, lead responses to regulatory inquiries and investigation requests. Track compliance with regulatory agreements.
  • File monthly, quarterly, periodic, and annual filings and author the Gas System Engineering department’s Business Continuity Plan by collaborating with managers and subject matter experts.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: partner with Operations, Engineering, Legal, Regulatory, and Construction to implement regulatory strategies.

Principal Consultant

Longhouse Consulting
Massachusetts
12.2020 - 07.2023
  • Management consulting for attorneys and small business owners. Examples include trademark law research and applications, operating agreements for real estate LLCs, discovery preparation, research and work on income and indirect taxes, litigation preparation and maintenance of cases, and research and compilation for consumer and entity bankruptcies, nonprofit research.

Law Clerk

Law Office of Cynthia A. Tucker
Springfield, MA
04.2020 - 07.2023
  • Assisted in litigation and settlement of time-critical complex cases. Includes state and federal employment law, personal injury, probate, real estate, tax, drafted and reviewed contracts.

Compliance Officer, Investigator

Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
Springfield, MA
04.2022 - 04.2023
  • Managed 150+ cases. Investigated allegations of violations of state and federal employment law (M.G.L. c. 151B, Title VII, ADA, etc), conduct investigative hearings and witness examinations, and draft detailed investigative reports (dispositions) summarizing and analyzing facts and legal standards to recommend whether probable cause exists. Achieved 100% approval rate from agency Commissioners. Managed relationships with parties, attorneys, and regulatory staff while ensuring procedural compliance.

Independent Caregiver

Self-Employed
Brookline, MA
03.2019 - 09.2019
  • Managed care of an octogenarian elder attorney friend of my family who was largely mobile and able-bodied but needed help with transportation, reminders, and light caregiving.

Consultant

Basic Hope
Newton, MA
12.2018 - 02.2019
  • Completed real estate property assessments for insurance clients. Documented structural features, assessed conditions, conducted valuation, and researched ownership records.
  • Compiled comprehensive reports summarizing assessment findings, including recommendations for repairs or upgrades to mitigate potential risks.

Student Attorney

Community Legal Aid
Springfield, MA
01.2017 - 04.2017
  • Drafted Motions, Interrogatories, Requests for Information, and other relevant documents for cases.
  • Conducted intakes of tenants facing evictions. Represented tenants in the Western Division Housing Court, Springfield in trial, mediations, and negotiations. Won first trial.

Editor-in-Chief

Lex Brevis
Springfield, MA
07.2015 - 04.2017
  • Revived the law school newspaper after being defunct for 3 years and transformed it into a monthly magazine. Grew and managed a staff of 20+ editors and writers. Managed all operations and budget. Interviewed attorneys and judges for monthly features.

Law Clerk

Gove Law Office
Ludlow, MA
09.2015 - 12.2016
  • Drafted and reviewed contracts, leases, deeds, and other legal documents related to real estate transactions. Created LLCs, trusts and conducted legal research for real estate, land use, business, and estate planning matters.

Judicial Extern

Judge Tina S. Page of the Hampden County Superior Court
Springfield, MA
01.2015 - 08.2015
  • Conducted legal research. Drafted Memorandums of Decisions, Orders, and Opinions.

Education

Juris Doctorate -

Western New England University School of Law
Springfield, MA
05.2017

Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Studies

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA
05.2013

Skills

  • Microsoft Office
  • Dropbox
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Zoom
  • Microsoft Teams
  • SharePoint
  • CaseWorks
  • Federal & State Regulatory Compliance Reporting
  • Energy & Engineering Compliance
  • Project and People Management
  • Risk Management
  • Cross-functional Collaboration
  • Investigations; ethics, misconduct
  • Managing Audits, Discovery, and regulatory responses
  • TapRoot Root Cause Analysis Certification

Awards

WNEU Law School Dean’s Award, 2017 (awarded to one graduating student each year)., Law Student Mentor. Mentored three law students. Two of whom are now Directors of Compliance and an MD state prosecutor., Public Interest Scholar. Awarded $40,000 in scholarship, Teaching Assistant to Massachusetts Superior Court Judge Tina S. Page for her class on Trial Methods, Presenter, 2015 Bay Path University’s Women’s Leadership Conference. Presented with Judge Tina S. Page on Mentorship, Student Presenter, 2013 6th Annual Native Studies Symposium, UMass Amherst, Student Presenter, 2012 Native American Indigenous Studies Association Conference, Mohegan Sun, CT

Affiliations

  • Real Estate Bar Association- member 2020- present
  • Urban Land Institute- Associate Member 2022- present
  • Member- Women of Color in the Law - member 2015- present
  • Massachusetts Bar Association- unlicensed member 2015- present
  • Hampden County Bar Association- unlicensed member 2015- present
  • New England Women in Energy and the Environment (NEWIEE)- member 2024- present

Timeline

Sr. Compliance Specialist, Gas Operations/System Engineering

Eversource Energy
08.2023 - Current

Compliance Officer, Investigator

Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
04.2022 - 04.2023

Principal Consultant

Longhouse Consulting
12.2020 - 07.2023

Law Clerk

Law Office of Cynthia A. Tucker
04.2020 - 07.2023

Independent Caregiver

Self-Employed
03.2019 - 09.2019

Consultant

Basic Hope
12.2018 - 02.2019

Student Attorney

Community Legal Aid
01.2017 - 04.2017

Law Clerk

Gove Law Office
09.2015 - 12.2016

Editor-in-Chief

Lex Brevis
07.2015 - 04.2017

Judicial Extern

Judge Tina S. Page of the Hampden County Superior Court
01.2015 - 08.2015

Juris Doctorate -

Western New England University School of Law

Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Studies

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amara Ridley