Title: Vice President, Sales & Commercialization
Workplace: First State Hydrogen, Inc.
Alma Mater: University of London, University of West London
Boards: Delaware Sustainable Chemistry Alliance, Mid-Atlantic Clean Hydrogen Hub
What is your hidden talent? “I speak French, Spanish and Greek fluently. I can also read/understand German, Italian, and Portuguese.”
Dora Cheatham’s role as Vice President of Sales and Commercialization is to develop and grow business at First State Hydrogen by establishing client, strategic and ecosystem relationships, securing contracts. She also oversees corporate communications, marketing and community engagement efforts. She spent years as the leader of the Delaware Sustainable Chemistry Alliance (DESCA), she is at the forefront of emerging science in Delaware and a leader in the state’s drive toward green hydrogen production. With DESCA, she has helped the sate to gain the attention of federal energy and manufacturing leaders to invest resources here in building out the Mid-Atlantic Clean Hydrogen Hub (MACH2) which could be job generator of the future. paid off: First State Hydrogen has secured a portion of the $750 million funds allocated for MACH2.
Received the award in 2024 and 2025.
