Thanks to the following individuals who have already registered to attend the 15th Annual Kickoff Forum on November 10th in Anaheim, CA. List in order of state (or territory or country) abbreviation, organization, last name. Updated periodically — not automatically — from registration. Use “Ctrl” + “F” keys to search within page.)
| CT | FIRST | LAST | TITLE | ORG | ST |
| Ms. | Olivia | Martin | Division Chief, Consumer Interest | Alabama Office of the Attorney General | AL |
| Ms. | Emily | Gerhardt | Senior Director | Southern Company | AL |
| Mr. | Wesley | Hunt | Administrative Law Judge | Arkansas Public Service Commission | AR |
| Mr. | Walter | Nixon | Chief Counsel, Commissioners’ Legal Advisor | Arkansas Public Service Commission | AR |
| Mr. | Chad | Allen | Regional Director | MISO | AR |
| Mrs. | Aimee | Cvancara | Associate State Director | AARP Arizona | AZ |
| Mr. | Matt | Connolly | Public Utilities Manager | Arizona Corporation Commission | AZ |
| Hon. | Lea | Márquez Peterson | Commissioner | Arizona Corporation Commission | AZ |
| Hon. | Nick | Myers | Commissioner | Arizona Corporation Commission | AZ |
| Mr. | Steve | Olea | Special Advisor to Commission | Arizona Corporation Commission | AZ |
| Ms. | Connie | Walczak | Manager Consumer Services | Arizona Corporation Commission | AZ |
| Ms. | Laurie | Woodall | Policy Advisor | Arizona Corporation Commission | AZ |
| Mr. | Jose | Esparza | Senior Vice President, Public Policy | Arizona Public Service (APS) | AZ |
| Mr. | Rodney | Ross | Director State Affairs & Compliance | Arizona Public Service (APS) | AZ |
| Mr. | Chris | Krygier | COO | Global Water Resources, Inc. | AZ |
| Mr. | Ernest | Johnson | Principal Consultant | STRATEGUS | AZ |
| Hon. | Matthew | Baker | Commissioner | California Public Utilities Commission | CA |
| Hon. | Darcie | Houck | Commissioner | California Public Utilities Commission | CA |
| Mr. | Pete | Skala | Energy Division Director | California Public Utilities Commission | CA |
| Mr. | David | Pomerantz | Executive Director | Energy and Policy Institute | CA |
| Ms. | Sara | Baldwin | Sr. Director | Energy Innovation | CA |
| Mr. | Michael | Colvin | Director, CA Energy Program | Environmental Defense Fund | CA |
| Mr. | Cole | Jermyn | Attorney | Environmental Defense Fund | CA |
| Ms. | Henrietta | Reily | Business Development | Overstory | CA |
| Mrs. | Yvonne | Pena | Manager – Regulatory Relations | SoCalGas/SDG&E | CA |
| Ms. | Marissa | Blunschi | Principal Manager – State Regulatory Relations | Southern California Edison | CA |
| Mr. | Adam | Smith | Director | Southern California Edison | CA |
| Ms. | Caroline | Thomas Jacobs | Director | State of California Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety | CA |
| Mr. | Bill | Steele | President | Bill Steele and Associates LLC | CO |
| Mr. | Joseph | Pereira | Deputy Director | Colorado Office of the Utility Consumer Advocate | CO |
| Ms. | Kelly | Crandall | Commission Advisor | Colorado Public Utilities Commission | CO |
| Hon. | Tom | Plant | Commissioner | Colorado Public Utilities Commission | CO |
| Ms. | Cindy | Schonhaut | Director | Colorado Utility Consumer Advocate | CO |
| Mr. | Patrick | Witterschein | Attorney | Colorado Utility Consumer Advocate | CO |
| Ms. | Rachel | Bryant | Sr. Director of Regulatory & Policy | GridX | CO |
| Ms. | Rachel | Gold | Principal | RMI | CO |
| Mr. | John | Erlingheuser | Senior Advocacy Director | AARP Connecticut | CT |
| Mr. | Cesar | Sanchez | Volunteer | AARP Connecticut | CT |
| Ms. | Claire | Coleman | Consumer Counsel | Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel | CT |
| Mr. | Jonathan | Harris | Director, Regulatory Affairs | Eversource Energy | CT |
| Mr. | Bill | Malcolm | Govt Affairs Dir | AARP | DC |
| Ms. | Kinteshia | Scott | Assistant People’s Counsel | DC Office of the People’s Counsel | DC |
| Ms. | Knia | Tanner | Assistant People’s Counsel | DC Office of the People’s Counsel | DC |
| Dr. | Edward | Ongweso | Financial Economist | DC Public Service Commission | DC |
| Ms. | Stephanie | Johnson | Director, State Energy & Regulatory Policy | Edison Electric Institute (EEI) | DC |
| Mr. | David | Lorenzo-Botello | Manager, State Regulatory Affairs | Edison Electric Institute (EEI) | DC |
| Mr. | Elliott | Nethercutt | Director, State Regulatory Policy | Edison Electric Institute (EEI) | DC |
| Ms. | Mari | Smallwood | Senior Coordinator, Regulatory Affairs | Edison Electric Institute (EEI) | DC |
| Mr. | Adam | Kurland | Attorney, Federal Energy | Environmental Defense Fund | DC |
| Ms. | Mannshya | Hu | Economic Advisor | FERC | DC |
| Ms. | Kimberly | Frank | Partner | K&L Gates LLP | DC |
| Mr. | Jeffrey | Loiter | Technical Director | National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners | DC |
| Mr. | Brad | Ramsay | General Counsel | National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners | DC |
| Ms. | Deborah | Reynolds | Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist | National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners | DC |
| Ms. | Danielle | Sass Byrnett | Senior Director, Ctr for Partnerships & Innovation | National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners | DC |
| Ms. | Margerie | Snider | Technical Specialist | National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners | DC |
| Mr. | Joseph | Daniel | Principal | RMI | DC |
| Ms. | Tziporah | Feldman | Policy Director | Scenic America | DC |
| Ms. | Yok | Potts | Director of Policy, Research & Industry Strategy | Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) | DC |
| Mr. | Walt | Trierweiler | Public Counsel | Florida Office of Public Counsel | FL |
| Hon. | Art | Graham | Commissioner | Florida Public Service Commission | FL |
| Mr. | Steven | Huling | Regulatory Affairs Manager | Georgia Power Company | GA |
| Ms. | Jamie | Barber | Director, EERE Unit | Georgia Public Service Commission | GA |
| Ms. | J | Chauvet | Engineer | Georgia Public Service Commission | GA |
| Mr. | Blair | Fink | Sr. Staff Engineer | Georgia Public Service Commission | GA |
| Mr. | Jason | Forsythe | Analyst | Georgia Public Service Commission | GA |
| Ms. | Erica | Graus | Executive Assistant to Commissioner Pridemore | Georgia Public Service Commission | GA |
| Ms. | Lynn | Page | HR Director | Georgia Public Service Commission | GA |
| Hon. | Tricia | Pridemore | Commissioner | Georgia Public Service Commission | GA |
| Ms. | Marguerite | Behringer | Director of Regulatory Policy and Industry Relations | Landis+Gyr | GA |
| Hon. | Leodoloff | Asuncion, Jr. | Chair | Hawaii Public Utilities Commission | HI |
| Hon. | Naomi | Kuwaye | Commissioner | Hawaii Public Utilities Commission | HI |
| Mr. | Matthew | Alvarado | Utility Specialist | Iowa Utilities Commission | IA |
| Mr. | Arick | Sears | SVP, Regulation & Government Affairs | MidAmerican Energy Compnay | IA |
| Mr. | Reese | Lawley | Clean Energy Innovator Fellow | Idaho Falls Power | ID |
| Mr. | Joshua | Haver | Policy Strategist | Idaho Public Utilities Commission | ID |
| Mr. | Johan | Kalala-kasanda | Utility Analyst 2 | Idaho Public Utilities Commission | ID |
| Hon. | Edward | Lodge | Commissioner | Idaho Public Utilities Commission | ID |
| Ms. | Agnes | Mrozowski | Manager Regulatory Affairs | Ameren Illinois | IL |
| Hon. | Stacey | Paradis | Commissioner | Illinois Commerce Commission | IL |
| Hon. | Doug | Scott | Chair | Illinois Commerce Commission | IL |
| Mrs. | Kelley | Karn | VP-Reg Affairs & Policy | Duke Energy | IN |
| Mr. | Justin | Sufan | Vice President, Rates & Regulatory Strategy | Duke Energy | IN |
| Mr. | Tim | Rushenberg | Vice President of Government Affairs | Hallador Energy Company | IN |
| Mrs. | Danielle | McGrath | President | Indiana Energy Association | IN |
| Mr. | Anthony | Swinger | Executive Director, Technical Operations | Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor (OUCC) | IN |
| Hon. | Wes | Bennett | Commissioner | Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission | IN |
| Hon. | Sarah | Freeman | Commissioner | Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission | IN |
| Mr. | David | Springe | Executive Director | National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates | KS |
| Mr. | Justin | McNeil | Executive Advisor | Kentucky Public Service Commission | KY |
| Hon. | Mary Pat | Regan | Commissioner | Kentucky Public Service Commission | KY |
| Ms. | Adrie | De Waal | Statewide Program Manager | Louisiana Department of Enviromental Quality | LA |
| Ms. | Aurelia | Giacometto | Secretary | Louisiana Department of Enviromental Quality | LA |
| Hon. | Cecile | Fraser | Commissioner | Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities | MA |
| Hon. | James | Van Nostrand | Chair | Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities | MA |
| Dr. | Karim | Al-Khafaji | Head of Business Development | Overstory | MA |
| Mr. | Rob | Gramlich | President | Grid Strategies | MD |
| Dr. | David | Kathan | President | Kathan Energy Consulting | MD |
| Hon. | Philip | Bartlett | Chair | Maine Public Utilities Commission | ME |
| Hon. | Carrie | Gilbert | Commissioner | Maine Public Utilities Commission | ME |
| Ms. | Adelaide | Pascaris | Manager, Regulatory Strategy | ITC Holdings Corp. | MI |
| Mr. | John | Quackenbush | President | JQ Resources, LLC | MI |
| Mr. | Michael | Moody | Special Litigation Division Chief | Michigan Department of Attorney General | MI |
| Mr. | Edward | Garvey | Regulatory Stratgeist | AESL Consulting | MN |
| Mr. | Brandon | Crawford | Regulatory Advocate | Citizens Utility Board of Minnesota | MN |
| Mr. | Mike | Bull | Deputy Executive Secretary | Minnesota Public Utilities Commission | MN |
| Hon. | Hwikwon | Ham | Commissioner | Minnesota Public Utilities Commission | MN |
| Hon. | Katie | Sieben | Chair | Minnesota Public Utilities Commission | MN |
| Ms. | Kari | Valley | Senior Director – State Policy & Strategy | MISO | MN |
| Ms. | Sandra | Padgett | Executive Director | Consumers Council of Missouri | MO |
| Hon. | Maida | Coleman | Commissioner | Missouri Public Service Commission | MO |
| Mr. | Bob | Rowe | Retired CEO | NorthWestern Energy | MT |
| Hon. | Kimberly | Duffley | Commissioner | North Carolina Utilities Commission | NC |
| Miss | Sarah | Fitzpatrick | Regulatory Analyst | North Carolina Utilities Commission | NC |
| Hon. | Karen | Kemerait | Commissioner | North Carolina Utilities Commission | NC |
| Hon. | Floyd | McKissick, Jr. | Commissioner | North Carolina Utilities Commission | NC |
| Mr. | Chris | Ayers | Executive Director | Public Staff – North Carolina Utilities Commission | NC |
| Ms. | Lucy | Edmondson | Chief Counsel | Public Staff – North Carolina Utilities Commission | NC |
| Mrs. | Gennelle | Wilson | Manager, Electricity | RMI | NC |
| Mrs. | Rebecca | Poulsen | Assistant General Counsel | SERC Reliability Corporation | NC |
| Hon. | Julie | Fedorchak | Commissioner | North Dakota Public Service Commission | ND |
| Ms. | Patrick | Hybl | Nebraska Public Advocate | DibbernLaw | NE |
| Hon. | Michael | Bange | Commissioner | New Jersey Board of Public Utilities | NJ |
| Hon. | Patrick | O’Connell | Chair | New Mexico Public Regulation Commission | NM |
| Mr. | Nigel | Trewartha | Executive Director | Long Tail Asset Management | NSW |
| Mr. | Miles | Webster | Executive Director | Long Tail Asset Management | NSW |
| Ms. | Quinn | Parker | CEO | Encolor | NV |
| Hon. | Tammy | Cordova | Commissioner | Public Utilities Commission of Nevada | NV |
| Mr. | Adam | Danise | Electrical Engineer | Public Utilities Commission of Nevada | NV |
| Ms. | Karen | Olesky | Economist | Public Utilities Commission of Nevada | NV |
| Mr. | Jon | Wellinghoff | Chief Regulatory Officer | Voltus | NV |
| Mr. | Christopher | Raup | Vice President, Energy Policy & Regulatory Affairs | Consolidated Edison Company of NY, Inc. | NY |
| Mr. | Michael | Zimmerman | Senior Attorney, Electrification | Environmental Defense Fund | NY |
| Mr. | Chris | Matos | Energy Market Development | Google, LLC | NY |
| Ms. | Melissa | Thompson | Assistant General Counsel | NiSource Corporate Services Company | OH |
| Mr. | Jeff | Kline | Legal Advisor to Chairman Kim David | Oklahoma Corporation Commission | OK |
| Mr. | Geoffrey | Rush | Regulatory | Oklahoma Corporation Commission | OK |
| Ms. | Dawn | Windel Cash | Director of Regulatory Coordination & Compliance | Oklahoma Gas and Electric | OK |
| Mr. | Jason | Ketchum | VP Commercial | ONE Gas | OK |
| Miss | Megan | Schrader | Director, State and Local Public Policy | AWS | OR |
| Hon. | Megan | Decker | Commissioner | Oregon Public Utility Commission | OR |
| Hon. | Les | Perkins | Commissioner | Oregon Public Utility Commission | OR |
| Mr. | Riley | Peck | Senior Manager, Regulatory Strategy | Portland General Electric | OR |
| Mr. | Jesse | Rodriguez | Director, State Gov. and Regulatory Affairs | Constellation | PA |
| Ms. | Erin | Laudenslager | Executive Policy Manager for Commissioner Zerfuss | Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission | PA |
| Hon. | Katie | Zerfuss | Commissioner | Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission | PA |
| Hon. | Ron | Gerwatowski | Chairman | Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission | RI |
| Ms. | Dawn | Hipp | COO | South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff | SC |
| Hon. | Kristie | Fiegen | Commissioner | South Dakota Public Utilities Commission | SD |
| Hon. | Chris | Nelson | Commissioner | South Dakota Public Utilities Commission | SD |
| Mrs. | Katrina | McMurrian | Executive Director | Critical Consumer Issues Forum (CCIF) | TN |
| Mr. | Christopher | Burden | Technical Manager Standards & Regulatory Compliance | Enbridge (U.S.), Inc. | TX |
| Mr. | Michael | Wise | Senior VP | Golden Spread Electric Cooperative | TX |
| Ms. | Jewel | Smith | Principal | i3029 Liron Consulting | TX |
| Mr. | Chris | Ekoh | Deputy Public Counsel | Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel | TX |
| Mrs. | Brooke | Trammell | RVP Regulatory and Pricing | Xcel Energy- SPS | TX |
| Ms. | Michele | Beck | Utah Office of Consumer Services Director | Dept Commerce/Utah Office of Consumer Services | UT |
| Hon. | David | Clark | Commissioner | Utah Public Service Commission | UT |
| Hon. | John | Harvey | Commissioner | Utah Public Service Commission | UT |
| Ms. | Faith | Burns | Energy Policy Fellow | Americans for Prosperity | VA |
| Dr. | Al | Bremser | Principal Consultant | Black & Veatch | VA |
| Ms. | Elizabeth | Stipnieks | President | E. Stipnieks Strategies | VA |
| Mr. | Robert | Gee | President | Gee Strategies Group, LLC | VA |
| Mx. | Elizabeth | Mathis | Manager, Advocacy | Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) | VA |
| Ms. | Becky | Lukaesko | Vice President | Stateside Associates | VA |
| Dr. | David | Essah | Director of Public Utility Regulation | Virginia State Corporation Commission | VA |
| Ms. | Pamela | Genung | Deputy Director | Virginia State Corporation Commission | VA |
| Hon. | Jehmal | Hudson | Chairman | Virginia State Corporation Commission | VA |
| Mr. | Edward | Kaufman | Principal Utility Specialist | Virginia State Corporation Commission | VA |
| Mr. | Philip | Jones | Executive Director | Alliance for Transportation Electrification | WA |
| Mr. | Nate | Hill | Energy Policy | Amazon | WA |
| Mr. | Shawn | Bonfield | Sr. Manager of Regulatory Policy & Strategy | Avista | WA |
| Ms. | Booga | Gilbertson | President | Class Five Solutions LLC | WA |
| Mr. | Jay | Balasbas | President | JMB Strategies | WA |
| Mr. | Jon | Piliaris | VP, Regulatory Affairs | Puget Sound Energy | WA |
| Hon. | Dave | Danner | Chairman | Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission | WA |
| Hon. | Milt | Doumit | Commissioner | Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission | WA |
| Hon. | Ann | Rendahl | Commissioner | Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission | WA |
| Ms. | Carrie | Templeton | Senior Manager – Regulatory | Alliant Energy | WI |
| Dr. | Mikhaila | Calice | Executive Assistant to Commissioner Marcus Hawkins | Public Service Commission of Wisconsin | WI |
| Hon. | Marcus | Hawkins | Commissioner | Public Service Commission of Wisconsin | WI |
| Hon. | Kristy | Nieto | Commissioner | Public Service Commission of Wisconsin | WI |
| Mrs. | Kara | Pennoyer | Chief of Staff | Public Service Commission of Wisconsin | WI |
| Mrs. | Meghan | Sovey-Lashua | Director of Communications & External Affairs | Public Service Commission of Wisconsin | WI |
| Ms. | Camille | Kadoch | Principal | Regulatory Assistance Project | WI |
| Mr. | Robert | Williams | Director | Consumer Advocate Division, PSC of West Virginia | WV |
| Mr. | John | Jenks | Director of Energy Market Development | Wyoming Energy Authority | WY |
| Ms. | Michelle | Madsen | Legal Counsel | Wyoming Office of Consumer Advocate | WY |
| Mr. | Anthony | Ornelas | Administrator | Wyoming Office of Consumer Advocate | WY |
| Ms. | Kara | Kolkman | Regional Economic Policy Analyst | Wyoming Public Service Commission | WY |
| Hon. | Mary | Throne | Chairman | Wyoming Public Service Commission | WY |