Heather
Rosentrater
President and Chief Operating Officer
Heather Rosentrater is president and chief operating officer at Avista Corp., where she’s responsible for overseeing Energy Delivery, Energy Resources, Enterprise Technology and Customer Solutions. She is the first female President in the company’s history.
Heather started with the company in 1996 as a student engineering technician for Avista Labs, a fuel cell subsidiary business that was later sold. In 1999, Heather joined Avista Corp. as an electrical engineer and was quickly promoted to leadership roles that have built her expertise across both Avista’s electric and natural gas businesses. She’s managed departments and projects in electric transmission and distribution, system operations, natural gas supply, and business process improvement before being named Vice President of Energy Delivery in 2015. By 2019, Rosentrater was named Senior Vice President of Energy Delivery and Shared Services. And in 2022, her responsibilities expanded to Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.
Heather is a registered Professional Engineer and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Gonzaga University. She serves on the board of directors for Spokane’s 2nd Harvest and previously served on the YWCA Spokane and Vanessa Behan boards of directors. In addition, she is a member of Gonzaga University’s School of Engineering and Applied Science Executive Council.
Heather Rosentrater is president and chief operating officer at Avista Corp., where she’s responsible for overseeing Energy Delivery, Energy Resources, Enterprise Technology and Customer Solutions. She is the first female President in the company’s history.
Heather started with the company in 1996 as a student engineering technician for Avista Labs, a fuel cell subsidiary business that was later sold. In 1999, Heather joined Avista Corp. as an electrical engineer and was quickly promoted to leadership roles that have built her expertise across both Avista’s electric and natural gas businesses. She’s managed departments and projects in electric transmission and distribution, system operations, natural gas supply, and business process improvement before being named Vice President of Energy Delivery in 2015. By 2019, Rosentrater was named Senior Vice President of Energy Delivery and Shared Services. And in 2022, her responsibilities expanded to Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.
Heather is a registered Professional Engineer and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Gonzaga University. She serves on the board of directors for Spokane’s 2nd Harvest and previously served on the YWCA Spokane and Vanessa Behan boards of directors. In addition, she is a member of Gonzaga University’s School of Engineering and Applied Science Executive Council.