16th Annual Kickoff Forum Registrants

Thanks to the following individuals who have already registered to attend the 16th Annual Kickoff Forum on November 9th in Seattle, WA.  List in order of state (or territory or country), organization, last name.  Updated periodically — not automatically — from registration. (Use “Ctrl” + “F” keys to search within page.)

ST FIRST LAST TITLE ORG
AL Olivia Martin Division Chief, Consumer Interest Alabama Office of the Attorney General
AL Emily Gerhardt Government Affairs Southern Company
AR Bridgette Frazier ALJ Arkansas Public Service Commission
AR Anna Spitzer DOE Fellow Arkansas Public Service Commission
AR Jaime McGovern Sr. Manager Utility Partnerships Walmart
AZ Helen Betzomayeh Public Utilities Analyst Arizona Corporation Commission
AZ Michael Clark Policy Advisor Arizona Corporation Commission
AZ Mike Dailey Deputy General Counsel Arizona Corporation Commission
AZ Sierra Gobert Water/Wastewater Utilities Engineer Arizona Corporation Commission
AZ René Lopez Commissioner Arizona Corporation Commission
AZ Nick Myers Vice Chair Arizona Corporation Commission
AZ Steve Olea Advisor Arizona Corporation Commission
AZ Dylan Thayer Water/Wastewater Engineer Arizona Corporation Commission
BC Nathan Ferguson International Representative LIUNA Northwest Region
CA Cynthia Fang Director Atrium Economics
CA Adam Hatefi Senior Policy Consultant California Coalition of Large Energy Users
CA Julie Halligan Program Manager, Electricity Planning and Policy California Public Advocates Office
CA Linda Serizawa Director California Public Advocates Office
CA Matthew Baker Commissioner California Public Utilities Commission
CA Darcie Houck Commissioner California Public Utilities Commission
CA Robert Shaw CEO Central Coast Community Energy
CA Catherine Steadman Chief Customer Officer Central Coast Community Energy
CA Sara Baldwin Senior Director Energy Innovation
CA Michael Colvin Director, CA Energy Program Environmental Defense Fund
CA Farah Mandich Energy Policy & Regulatory Affairs General Catalyst
CA Scott Engstrom Chief Customer Officer GridX, Inc.
CA Ryan Wiser Senior Scientist Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
CA Collin Smith Regulatory Affairs Manager Leap
CA Kent Leacock Sr Director Public Affairs Mainspring Energy
CA Laurie Dowling Executive Director NUDC
CA Greg Macdonald Director, Regulatory Affairs Shell Energy
CA Kelly Crandall VP of Regulatory and Policy UtilityAPI
CA Aravind Kailas Advanced Technology Policy Director Volvo Group North America
CO Joseph Pereira Deputy Director Colorado Office of the Utility Consumer Advocate
CO Cindy Schonhaut Director Colorado Office of the Utility Consumer Advocate
CO LESLIE SERMOS Rate and Financial Analyst Colorado Office of the Utility Consumer Advocate
CO Cory Skluzak Financial Analyst Colorado Office of the Utility Consumer Advocate
CO Tom Plant Commissioner Colorado Public Utilities Commission
CO Amir Angha Director – Enterprise Risk Management and Wildfire Filsinger Energy Partners (FEP)
CO Rachel Bryant Deputy Editor, PUF Public Utilities Fortnightly (SEPA)
CO Rachel Gold Senior Principal RMI
CO Gwendolyn Farnsworth Deputy Director of State Advocacy, Clean Energy Western Resource Advocates
CO Lon Huber Senior Vice President ISP, Chief Planning Officer Xcel Energy
CO Robert Kenney President Xcel Energy Colorado
CT Claire Coleman Consumer Counsel Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel
CT Michael Caron Commissioner Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA)
DC William Malcolm Government Affairs Director-Utilities AARP
DC Paula Glover President Alliance To Save Energy
DC Maeve Hulsman-Wells Coordinator American Clean Power Association
DC Mike Viola Policy Analyst, Natural Gas Markets American Petroleum Institute
DC Michelle Bloodworth CEO America’s Power
DC Tamika Dodson Paralegal Specialist DC Office of the People’s Counsel
DC Nick Singh Gumer Director, Regulatory Finance DC Office of the People’s Counsel
DC Yohannes Mariam Senior Economist DC Office of the People’s Counsel
DC Kinteshia Scott Assistant People’s Counsel DC Office of the People’s Counsel
DC Knia Tanner Assistant People’s Counsel DC Office of the People’s Counsel
DC Poorani Ramachandran Director DC Public Service Commission
DC John Maiorana Manager of State Legislative Research Edison Electric Institute
DC Kellen Schefter Senior Director, Electric Transportation Edison Electric Institute
DC Cassandra Shields Analyst Edison Electric Institute
DC Mari Smallwood Senior Coordinator, Regulatory Affairs Edison Electric Institute
DC Kristine Telford Vice President, State Engagement & Public Affairs Edison Electric Institute
DC Jeff Dennis Executive Director Electricity Customer Alliance
DC Kimberly Frank Partner K&L Gates LLP
DC Kim Duffley Sr. Director of Energy Policy and Legal Counsel National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
DC Jody Raines Sr Cybersecurity Policy Specialist National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
DC Deborah Reynolds Sr. Regulatory Policy Specialist National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
DC Margerie Snider Technical Specialist National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
DC Kiera Zitelman Technical Director National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
DC Viet Ngo Associate Counsel – Federal Regulatory PSEG
DC Kerry Worthington Sr. Director, Partnerships Public Utilities Fortnightly (SEPA)
DC Monica Hlinka Senior Principal Analyst S&P Global Commodity Insights
DC Garrett Fitzgerald Sr Director Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
DC Courtney Galatioto Vice President, Membership Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
DC Sarah Gott Director, Utility Engagement Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
DC Yok Potts Director of Policy, Research & Industry Strategy Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
DC Kate Strickland Director, Research & Industry Strategy Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
DC Pier LaFarge CEO Sparkfund
DC Ian Magruder Executive Director Utilize
FL Robert Pickels Regulatory Affairs Director Duke Energy Florida
FL Walt Trierweiler Public Counsel Florida Office of Public Counsel
FL Mike La Rosa Chairman Florida Public Service Commission
FL Shilpi Sunil Kumar Manager, Regulatory and Policy MARA
FL Erin Gardner Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs NextEra Energy
FL Araceli Castaneda Associate Director UF Public Utility Research Center
FL Mark Jamison Director UF Public Utility Research Center
GA Jeremiah Haswell Regulatory Affairs Director Georgia Power Company
GA Jamie Barber Director, EERE Unit Georgia Public Service Commission
GA J Chauvet Sr. Engineer Georgia Public Service Commission
GA Blair Fink Sr. Staff Engineer Georgia Public Service Commission
GA Jason Forsythe Analyst Georgia Public Service Commission
GA Keimani Harvey Attorney Georgia Public Service Commission
GA Tricia Pridemore Commissioner Georgia Public Service Commission
GA Lakin Garth Senior Director, Grid Strategy Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
HI Michael Angelo Executive Director Hawaii Division of Consumer Advocacy
HI Naomi Kuwaye Commissioner Hawaii Public Utilities Commission
HI Lorraine Akiba President/CEO LHA Ventures
HI Jay Griffin Executive Chair, US Program Regulatory Assistance Project
IL Tace James Manager of Regulatory Advocacy Constellation
IL Erin O’Connell-Diaz President FutureFWD, Inc.
IL Ann McCabe Commissioner Illinois Commerce Commission
IL Jeanine Robinson Director of Diversity and Community Affairs Illinois Commerce Commission
IL Doug Scott Chair Illinois Commerce Commission
IN Kelley Karn VP Regulatory Affairs & Policy Duke Energy
IN Sarah Freeman Principal Regulatory Assistance Project
KS Joseph Astrab Consumer Counsel Citizens’ Utility Ratepayer Board of Kansas
KY Mary Pat Regan Commissioner Kentucky Public Service Commission
MA Tracy Dyke-Redmond Director, Electric Power Division Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities Electric Power Division
MA Max Luke Director, Transmission & Wholesale Market Policy National Grid
MD Suman Gautam CEO Aadi Advisory
MD Molly Knoll Sr. Advisor Align Energy Advisors
MD Doug Presley Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs AnnDyl Policy Group
MD David Springe Executive Director NASUCA
ME Heather Sanborn Maine Public Advocate Maine Office of the Public Advocate
ME Phil Bartlett Chair Maine Public Utilities Commission
ME Carrie Gilbert Commissioner Maine Public Utilities Commission
ME Patrick Scully Commissioner Maine Public Utilities Commission
MI John Quackenbush President JQ Resources, LLC
MI Michael Moody Special Litigation Division Chief Michigan Department of Attorney General
MN Annie Levenson-Falk Executive Director Citizens Utility Board of Minnesota
MN Adam Heinen Vice President, Regulatory Services Dakota Electric Association
MN Sasha Bergman Executive Secretary and Chief of Staff Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
MN Hwikwon Ham Commissioner Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
MN Katie Sieben Chair Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
MN Joseph Sullivan Vice Chair Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
MN Carolyn Wetterlin Senior Manager, Regional Transmission Policy Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Company)
MO Gaye Suggett Manager Regulatory Affairs Ameren Missouri
MO Matthew Dority Director of Regulatory Affairs Evergy, Inc.
MO Darrin Ives Sr VP Regulatory and Governmental Affairs Evergy, Inc.
MO Michael Sykuta Executive Director FRI – University of Missouri
MO Geoff Marke Chief Economist Missouri Office of the Public Counsel
MO Marc Poston Director Missouri Office of the Public Counsel
MO Maida Coleman Commissioner Missouri Public Service Commission
MS Chris Brown Chairman Mississippi Public Service Commission
NC Pia Powers Vice President Duke Energy/Piedmont Natural Gas
NC Karen Kemerait Commissioner North Carolina Utilities Commission
NC Yanneka King Mazzara Staff Attorney North Carolina Utilities Commission
NC Chris Ayers Executive Director Public Staff – North Carolina Utilities Commission
NC Lucy Edmondson Chief Counsel Public Staff – North Carolina Utilities Commission
ND Sheri Haugen-Hoffart Commissioner North Dakota Public Service Commission
NE Dan Watermeier Commissioner Nebraska Public Service Commission
NJ Michael Bange Commissioner New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
NJ Zenon Christodoulou Commissioner New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
NJ Kate Smith Managing Counsel State Regulatory PSE&G
NM Katherine Wyszkowski State Policy Manager Mission: data Coalition
NM Claire Everett DOE Energy Innovator Fellow New Mexico Public Regulation Commission
NM Greg Nibert Commissioner New Mexico Public Regulation Commission
NV Jon Wellinghoff CEO GridPolicy
NV Tammy Cordova Commissioner Public Utilities Commission of Nevada
NV Kim Lighthart Manager, Policy Analysis Public Utilities Commission of Nevada
NV Paul Maguire Eng Manager Public Utilities Commission of Nevada
NV Karen Olesky Economist Public Utilities Commission of Nevada
NY Katsuhiko Nakagawa Consultant Mizuho Bank
OH Eric Wittine Mng Dir – Regulatory Support & Strategy AEP
OH Brooke Trammell Vice President, Transmission FirstEnergy
OH Maureen Willis Consumers counsel Ohio Office of Consumers Counsel
OK Trent Campbell Programs Manager VI – Fuels and Transmission Oklahoma Corporation Commission
OK Kim David Chairman Oklahoma Corporation Commission
OK Jared Haines Administrative Aide Oklahoma Corporation Commission
OK Jeff Kline Legal Advisor to Chairman Kim David Oklahoma Corporation Commission
OK Erica O’Neal Regulatory Asst/Paralegal to Commissioner David Oklahoma Corporation Commission
OK Geoffrey Rush Regulatory Oklahoma Corporation Commission
OK Jeff Husen VP Rates & Regulatory ONE Gas
OK Jason Ketchum Vice President Commercial ONE Gas
OR Kavya Niranjan Markets & Transmission Policy Manager Renewable Northwest
OR Megan Decker Consultant Staircase Advisory / AESL
PA David Fisfis VP, Energy Policy Duquesne Light Company
PA Michele Tate State Regulatory Lead Duquesne Light Company
PA Julia Kortrey Director Evergreen Action
PA NazAarah Sabree PA Small Business Advocate Pennsylvania Office of Small Business Advocate
PA Erin Laud Executive Policy Manger Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
PA Kelly Monaghan Deputy Executive Director Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
PA Kathryn (Katie) Zerfuss Commissioner Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
PA Steven Cook Director Legislative & Regulatory Affairs UGI Utilities, Inc.
SC Delton Powers Chairman South Carolina Public Service Commission
SD Chris Nelson Commissioner South Dakota Public Utilities Commission
TN Katrina McMurrian Executive Director Critical Consumer Issues Forum (CCIF)
TX Christopher Burden Tech Mngr Standards & Regulatory Compliance Enbridge (U.S.), Inc
TX Scott Lipton Policy Director, Western Region Enchanted Rock, LLC
TX Joel Yu SVP, Policy & External Affairs Enchanted Rock, LLC
TX Michael Wise Senior VP Golden Spread Electric Cooperative
TX Chuck Bondurant Director, CISRM Public Utility Commission of Texas
TX Julie Davis Chief of Staff for Commissioner Hjaltman Public Utility Commission of Texas
TX Shawn Hazard Emergency Management Coordinator Public Utility Commission of Texas
TX Benjamin Barkley Public Counsel Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel
UT Chris Parker Director Utah Division of Public Utilities
UT Michele Beck Director Utah Office of Consumer Services
UT David Clark Commissioner Utah Public Service Commission
VA Kiran Malone VP Govt and Industry Affairs Anterix
VA Al Bremser Principal Consultant Black & Veatch
VA Al Bremser Principal Consultant Black & Veatch
VA Corynne Arnett EVP and Chief Regulatory and Customer Officer Dominion Energy, Inc.
VA Elizabeth Stipnieks President E. Stipnieks Strategies
VA Robert Gee President Gee Strategies Group, LLC
VA William Chambliss General Counsel Virginia State Corporation Commission
VA David Essah Public Utility Regulation Director Virginia State Corporation Commission
VA Pamela Genung Deputy Director Virginia State Corporation Commission
VA Kelli Gravely Principal PUR Analyst Virginia State Corporation Commission
VA Jehmal Hudson Commissioner Virginia State Corporation Commission
VA Edward Kaufman Principal Utility Analyst Virginia State Corporation Commission
VA Edward Kaufman Utility Specialist Virginia State Corporation Commission
VA Fred Ochsenhirt Legal Advisor – Federal Regulatory Affairs Virginia State Corporation Commission
VA Kim Pate Director – Utility Accounting and Finance Virginia State Corporation Commission
VT George Twigg Executive Director NECPUC
WA Philip Jones Executive Director Alliance for Transportation Electrification
WA Aaron Goldfeder CEO AZX
WA Jay Balasbas President JMB Strategies
WA Bob Abbott LIUNA Regional VP LIUNA
WA Robert Abbott Vice President and Northwest Regional Manager LIUNA
WA Renee Michener Tri Fund Field Coordinator LIUNA-Pacific Northwest Region
WA Ernesto Avelar Director of Policy and Regulatory Affairs NROC
WA Troy Hutson Director Energy Equity Puget Sound Energy
WA Suzanne Kopan Sakwa Lead Business Research Analyst Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories
WA Callahan Moriyasu Regulatory Analyst Washington Attorney General’s Office
WA Robert Sykes Assistant Attorney General Washington Attorney General’s Office
WA Amy Andrews Accounting & Energy Policy Advisor Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission
WA Milt Doumit Commissioner Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission
WA Emily Gilroy Reg Analyst Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission
WA Charlie Inman Policy Advisor Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission
WA Sophie Major Regulatory Analyst Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission
WA Heather Moline Energy Policy Advisor Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission
WA Ann Rendahl Commissioner Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission
WA Brian Rybarik Chair Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission
WA Quinn Weber Regulatory Analyst Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission
WI Carrie Templeton Senior Regulatory Manager Alliant Energy
WI Thomas Content Executive Director Citizens Utility Board of Wisconsin
WI Corey Singletary Director, Regulatory Affairs Citizens Utility Board of Wisconsin
WI Marcus Hawkins Commissioner Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
WI Kristy Nieto Commissioner Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
WI Kara Pennoyer Chief of Staff and Executive Assistant Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
WI Matt Sweeney Executive Assistant to Commissioner Nieto Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
WV Robert Williams Director West Virginia PSC Consumer Advocate Division
WY Mary Throne General Counsel Prometheus Hyperscale
WY William Achi Principle Economic Analyst Wyoming Office of Consume Advocate
WY Anthony Ornelas Administrator Wyoming Office of Consumer Advocate
WY Kara Kolkman Regional Economic Policy Analyst Wyoming Public Service Commission