Thanks to the following individuals who have already registered to attend the 14th Annual Kickoff Forum on November 12th in La Quinta, 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 |
Hon. | Kristi | Sebalj | Vice Chair | Alberta Utilities Commission | AB |
Hon. | Jeremy | Oden | Commissioner | Alabama Public Service Commission | AL |
Ms. | Emily | Gerhardt | Director, Government Affairs | Southern Company | AL |
Hon. | Katie | Anderson | Commissioner | Arkansas Public Service Commission | AR |
Ms. | Danni | Hoefer | Chief of Staff | Arkansas Public Service Commission | AR |
Mr. | Steve | Chriss | Senior Director, Utility Partnerships | Walmart Inc. | AR |
Mr. | Randall | Bynum | Partner | Wright Lindsey & Jennings LLP | AR |
Ms. | Blessing | Chukwu | Chief of Compliance & Consumer Services | Arizona Corporation Commission | AZ |
Mr. | Douglas | Clark | Executive Director | Arizona Corporation Commission | AZ |
Mr. | Matt | Connolly | Public Utilities Manager | Arizona Corporation Commission | AZ |
Ms. | Erin | Ford Faulhaber | Policy Advisor | Arizona Corporation Commission | AZ |
Ms. | Katharine | Fredriksen | Sr. Policy Advisor | Arizona Corporation Commission | AZ |
Mr. | Cameron | Nance | Public Utilities Analyst | Arizona Corporation Commission | AZ |
Hon. | Jim | O’Connor | Commissioner Chair | Arizona Corporation Commission | AZ |
Mr. | Steve | Olea | Advisor | Arizona Corporation Commission | AZ |
Ms. | Ranelle | Paladino | Co Director, Utilities Division | Arizona Corporation Commission | AZ |
Ms. | Vicki | Wallace | Executive Consultant III | Arizona Corporation Commission | AZ |
Ms. | Jessica | Hobbick | Director, Rates & Rate Strategy | Arizona Public Service | AZ |
Mr. | Ernest | Johnson | Principal Consultant | STRATEGUS | AZ |
Dr. | Bridget | Horan | Regulatory Analyst | California Public Advocates Office at CPUC | CA |
Mr. | Mukunda | Dawadi | Regulatory Analyst | California Public Utilites Commission | CA |
Mr. | Andrew | Johnson | Senior Utilities Engineer Specialist | California Public Utilities Commission | CA |
Hon. | Andrea D. | McGary | Administrative Law Judge | California Public Utilities Commission | CA |
Mr. | Paul | Phillips | Program Supervisor, Electric Rates | California Public Utilities Commission | CA |
Mr. | Tony | Brunello | Partner | California Strategies | CA |
Mrs. | Amparo | Nieto | Principal | Charles River Associates | CA |
Mr. | Jack | Conness | Policy Analyst | Energy Innovation | CA |
Mr. | Scott | Engstrom | Chief Customer Officer | GRidX, Inc. | CA |
Mr. | Kurt | Rayners | Sales Engineer | KloudGin | CA |
Mr. | Collin | Smith | Regulatory Affairs Manager | Leap | CA |
Ms. | Laurie | Dowling | Executive Director | National Utilities Diversity Council | CA |
Mr. | Ryan | Cheney | DOE Innovation Fellow | North Carolina Utilities Commission | CA |
Mr. | Vincent | Battaglia | CEO | Renova Energy | CA |
Mrs. | Lessette | Benedetti | Policy Advisor | Renova Energy | CA |
Ms. | Cara | Goldenberg | Principal | RMI | CA |
Ms. | Patty | Neri | Senior Advisor Regulatory Relations | Southern California Edison | CA |
Mr. | Walker | Wright | Vice President of policy | Sunrun | 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 |
Mr. | Cameron | Brooks | President | E9 Insight | CO |
Ms. | Rachel | Gold | Principal | RMI | CO |
Mr. | Robert | Kenney | President | Xcel Energy-Colorado | CO |
Mr. | John | Erlingheuser | Senior Advocacy Director | AARP CT | CT |
Hon. | Jack | Betkoski | Vice Chairman | Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority | CT |
Hon. | Michael | Caron | Commissioner | Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority | CT |
Mr. | Jonathan | Harris | Director, Regulatory Affairs | Eversource Energy | CT |
Mr. | William | Malcolm | Government Affairs Director | AARP | DC |
Mrs. | Sagarika | Subramanian | Sr Research Analyst | ACEEE | DC |
Mr. | John | Gunnells | Senior Manager, State Affairs | American Gas Association | DC |
Ms. | Grace D | Soderberg | Senior Counsel | American Petroleum Institute (API) | DC |
Mr. | Jeff | Plewes | Principal | Charles River Associates | DC |
Mr. | Nick Singh | Gumer | Director, Regulatory Finance | DC Office of the People’s Counsel | DC |
Ms. | Kinteshia | Scott | Assistant People’s Counsel | DC Office of the People’s Counsel | DC |
Mr. | Stephan | Jaksch | Attorney Advisor | DC Public Service Commission | DC |
Ms. | Merancia | Noelsaint | Policy Advisor | DC Public Service Commission | DC |
Dr. | Edward | Ongweso | Financial Economist | DC Public Service Commission | DC |
Hon. | Emile | Thompson | Chairman | DC Public Service Commission | DC |
Ms. | Vanetta | Wells | Senior Program Analyst | DC Public Service Commission | DC |
Mr. | David | Shaffer | Attorney | Dentons US LLP | DC |
Mr. | David | Batz | Managing Director | Edison Electric Institute (EEI) | DC |
Mr. | Phil | Dion | SVP, Customer Solutions | Edison Electric Institute (EEI) | DC |
Mrs. | Patrice | Jones Hunter | Director, State Energy & Regulatory Policy | Edison Electric Institute (EEI) | DC |
Ms. | Mari | Smallwood | Sr. Coordinator, State Regulatory Affairs | Edison Electric Institute (EEI) | DC |
Mr. | Brendan | Timmons | Analyst | Edison Electric Institute (EEI) | DC |
Ms. | Michelle | Zaccagnino | Director, State Regulatory Policy | Edison Electric Institute (EEI) | DC |
Mr. | Ted | Kelly | Senior Attorney | Environmental Defense Fund | DC |
Dr. | Lola | Infante | Executive Director, Govt & External Affairs | EPRI | DC |
Ms. | Ivy | Lyn | Senior Advisor | EPRI | DC |
Mr. | Eric | Primosch | Economist | FERC | DC |
Mr. | Robert | Bennett | Technical Specialist | NARUC | DC |
Miss | Sarah | Fitzpatrick | Technical & Policy Advisor | NARUC | DC |
Ms. | Kathryn | Kline | Technical Advisor | NARUC | DC |
Mr. | Jeffrey | Loiter | Technical Director | NARUC | DC |
Ms. | Hyleah | O’Quinn | Policy Advisor | NARUC | DC |
Ms. | Damali | Harding | US Program Director | Regulatory Assistance Project | DC |
Ms. | Yok | Potts | Director of Policy | Smart Electric Power Alliance | DC |
Ms. | Kate | Strickland | Manager, Policy | Smart Electric Power Alliance | DC |
Mr. | Noel | Black | SVP, Government Affairs | Southern Company | DC |
Mrs. | Kelley | Balkcom | Director of Regulatory Affairs | Georgia Power Company | GA |
Ms. | Monique | Andrews | Consumer Affairs Manager | Georgia Public Service Commission | GA |
Ms. | Jamie | Barber | Dir., Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy | Georgia Public Service Commission | GA |
Mr. | Blair | Fink | Staff Engineer | Georgia Public Service Commission | GA |
Mr. | Jason | Forsythe | Analyst | Georgia Public Service Commission | GA |
Ms. | Lynn | Page | Human Resources Director | Georgia Public Service Commission | GA |
Hon. | Tricia | Pridemore | Commissioner | Georgia Public Service Commission | GA |
Mrs. | Sallie | Tanner | Executive Secretary | Georgia Public Service Commission | GA |
Mr. | Robert | Trokey | Director, Electric Section | Georgia Public Service Commission | GA |
Ms. | Katie | Ottenweller | Southeast Lead, Energy Policy & Markets | GA | |
Ms. | Marguerite | Behringer | Director of Regulatory Policy & Industry | Landis+Gyr | GA |
Hon. | Leodoloff | Asuncion, Jr. | Chairperson | Hawaii Public Utilities Commission | HI |
Ms. | Grace | Relf | Chief of Policy and Research | Hawaii Public Utilities Commission | HI |
Mr. | Maison | Bleam | Legislative Liaison & Policy Advisor | Iowa Utilities Board | IA |
Mr. | Joshua | Haver | Policy Strategist | Idaho Public Utilities Commission | ID |
Hon. | Edward | Lodge | Commissioner | Idaho Public Utilities Commission | ID |
Mr. | Chris | McEwan | Program Manager | Idaho Public Utilities Commission | ID |
Ms. | Bev | Bowlby | Manager Regulatory Affairs | Ameren Illinois | IL |
Ms. | Sarah | Moskowitz | Executive Director | Citizens Utility Board of Illinois | IL |
Ms. | Erin | O’Connell-Diaz | President | FutureFWD, Inc. | IL |
Hon. | Stacey | Paradis | Commissioner | Illinois Commerce Commission | IL |
Hon. | Doug | Scott | Chair | Illinois Commerce Commission | IL |
Ms. | Kay | Pashos | Partner | Ice Miller | IN |
Hon. | Wes | Bennett | Commissioner | Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission | IN |
Hon. | Sarah | Freeman | Commissioner | Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission | IN |
Mrs. | Jennifer | Shikany | VP, Rates & Regulatory Strategy | Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) | IN |
Hon. | Dwight | Keen | Commissioner | Kansas Corporation Commission | KS |
Mrs. | Cindy | Wilson | Director, Rates & Regulatory | Liberty Utilities | KS |
Hon. | Angie | Hatton | Vice Chair | Kentucky Public Service Commission | KY |
Ms. | Charlotte | Cravins | Chief of Staff, Commr. Lewis, Dist. 3 | Louisiana Public Service Commission | LA |
Hon. | Davante | Lewis | Commissioner | Louisiana Public Service Commission | LA |
Hon. | Cecile | Fraser | Commissioner | Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities | MA |
Hon. | James | Van Nostrand | Chair | Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities | MA |
Ms. | Nancy | Seidman | Senior Advisor | Regulatory Assistance Project | MA |
Mr. | Brandon | Dyer | Sr. Manager, Regulatory Affairs | Sense Labs, Inc. | MA |
Mr. | Josh | Cohen | Head of Policy | SWTCH Energy, Inc. | MA |
Ms. | Barbara | Tyran | Macro Grid Initiative | ACORE | MD |
Mr. | Justin | Felt | Dir., State Policy Development & Analysis | Exelon | MD |
Hon. | Frederick | Hoover | Chair | Maryland Public Service Commission | MD |
Mrs. | Eileen | Hoover | Chair’s Wife | Maryland Public Service Commission | MD |
Ms. | Lisa | Smith | Director of Legislative Affairs | Maryland Public Service Commission | MD |
Ms. | Becky | Lukaesko | Vice President | Stateside Associates | MD |
Hon. | Philip | Bartlett | Chair | Maine Public Utilities Commission | ME |
Hon. | Carrie | Gilbert | Commissioner | Maine Public Utilities Commission | ME |
Hon. | Patrick | Scully | Commissioner | Maine Public Utilities Commission | ME |
Mr. | John | Quackenbush | President | JQ Resources, LLC | MI |
Mr. | Michael | Moody | Division Chief of Special Litigation Division | Michigan Department of Attorney General | MI |
Hon. | Alessandra | Carreon | Commissioner | Michigan Public Service Commission | MI |
Ms. | Sarah | Mullkoff | Executive Advisor | Michigan Public Service Commission | MI |
Ms. | Laura | Chappelle | Partner | Potomac Law Group | MI |
Ms. | Monica | Martinez | Principal | Ruben Strategy Group LLC | MI |
Dr. | Tera | Dornfeld | Rates Analyst/Public Engagement Specialist | Minnesota Public Utilities Commission | MN |
Ms. | Louise | Miltich | Asst. Commissioner of Regulatory Affairs | Minnesota State Energy Office | MN |
Mrs. | Gaye | Suggett | Manager Regulatory Affairs | Ameren Missouri | MO |
Hon. | Maida | Coleman | Commissioner | Missouri Public Service Commission | MO |
Ms. | Charlene | Ketchum | Legal Advisor | Missouri Public Service Commission | MO |
Ms. | Kristy | Manning | Sr. Policy Advisor to Commr. Holsman | Missouri Public Service Commission | MO |
Ms. | Cyndee | Fang | VP-Regulatory | NorthWestern Energy | MT |
Mr. | Bob | Rowe | Member | RCR LLC | MT |
Ms. | Christina | Cress | Partner | Bailey & Dixon, LLP | NC |
Mr. | Jon | Barley | Regulatory Analyst | North Carolina Utilities Commission | NC |
Hon. | Kimberly | Duffley | Commissioner | North Carolina Utilities Commission | NC |
Ms. | Heather | Fennell | Assistant Director of Legal | North Carolina Utilities Commission | NC |
Hon. | Floyd | McKissick, Jr. | Commissioner | North Carolina Utilities Commission | NC |
Ms. | Ann | Winstead | Regulatory Analyst | North Carolina Utilities Commission | NC |
Mr. | Chris | Ayers | Executive Director | Public Staff – NC Utilities Commission | NC |
Hon. | Sheri | Haugen-Hoffart | Commissioner | North Dakota Public Service Commission | ND |
Mr. | Victor | Schock | Director of Public Utilities | North Dakota Public Service Commission | ND |
Ms. | Connie | Hartman | Director – Product Management | iconectiv, llc | NJ |
Hon. | Zenon | Christodoulou | Commissioner | New Jersey Board of Public Utilities | NJ |
Mr. | Erick | Ford | Vice President | Stevens & Lee Public Affairs | NJ |
Hon. | Jim | Ellison | Commissioner | New Mexico Public Regulation Commission | NM |
Ms. | Louise Anne | Comeau | VP New Markets & Innovation | Emera | NS |
Hon. | Tammy | Cordova | Commissioner | Public Utilities Commission of Nevada | NV |
Ms. | Karen | Olesky | Economist | Public Utilities Commission of Nevada | NV |
Ms. | Kerri | Kirschbaum | Director | Con Edison | NY |
Mr. | Aaron | Breidenbaugh | RAGA | CPower | NY |
Ms. | Kaitlin | Savage | Energy Market Development | NY | |
Mr. | Yoshiyuki | Matsumoto | Consultant | Mizuho Bank Ltd | NY |
Ms. | Abigail | Alter | Senior Associate | RMI | NY |
Mr. | Eric | Wittine | Director – Regulatory Strategy | American Electric Power | OH |
Ms. | Melody | Birmingham | EVP & Group President Utilities | NiSource | OH |
Mrs. | Barbara | Bossart | Chief, Reliability & Service Analysis Div. | Public Utilities Commission of Ohio | OH |
Mr. | Chase | Snodgrass | Deputy Attorney General | Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office | OK |
Hon. | Kim | David | Commissioner | Oklahoma Corporation Commission | OK |
Hon. | Todd | Hiett | Chairman | Oklahoma Corporation Commission | OK |
Ms. | Erica | O’Neal | Regulatory Assistant-Paralegal | Oklahoma Corporation Commission | OK |
Ms. | Jana | Slatton | Director of Operations for Commr. Hiett | Oklahoma Corporation Commission | OK |
Hon. | Megan | Decker | Chair | Oregon Public Utility Commission | OR |
Ms. | Lindsay | Baxter | Manager, Regulatory & Clean Energy Policy | Duquesne Light Company | PA |
Ms. | Cynthia | Menhorn | Vice President | MCR Performance Solutions | PA |
Ms. | Lillian | Harris | Attorney & Chief of Staff | Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission | PA |
Ms. | Kathleen | McMullen | Assistant | Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission | PA |
Hon. | Katie | Zerfuss | Commissioner | Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission | PA |
Ms. | Evelyn | Robinson | Mng Prtnr, State Govt Affairs | PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. | PA |
Ms. | Shelby | Linton-Keddie | Sr. Director Public & Regulatory Affairs | PPL Electric Utilities | PA |
Hon. | Kristie | Fiegen | Chairperson | South Dakota Public Utilities Commission | SD |
Hon. | Chris | Nelson | Commissioner | South Dakota Public Utilities Commission | SD |
Ms. | Katrina | McMurrian | Executive Director | CCIF | TN |
Dr. | Madoka | Sawabe | Research Economist | Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry | Tokyo |
Mr. | Christopher | Burden | Technical Manager Standards & Regulatory Complianc | Enbridge (U.S.), Inc. | TX |
Mr. | Scott | Lipton | Energy Policy Manager | Enchanted Rock, LLC | TX |
Ms. | Jewel | Smith | Principal | i3029 Liron Consulting | TX |
Ms. | Shawnee | Claiborn-Pinto | Senior Economist | Public Utility Commission of Texas | TX |
Mr. | Creighton | McMurray | Advisor & Counsel | Public Utility Commission of Texas | TX |
Mrs. | Courtney | Hjaltman | Public Counsel | Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel | TX |
Ms. | Briana | Kobor | Energy Market Development & Innovation | UT | |
Hon. | David | Clark | Commissioner | Utah Public Service Commission | UT |
Hon. | John | Harvey | Commissioner | Utah Public Service Commission | UT |
Ms. | Elizabeth | Stipnieks | President | EStipnieks Strategies | VA |
Mr. | Robert | Gee | President | Gee Strategies Group LLC | VA |
Dr. | David | Essah | Director | 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 |
Mrs. | Denise | Meade | Sr. Exec. Strategic Management Adm. | Virginia State Corporation Commission | VA |
Mr. | Fred | Ochsenhirt | Senior Counsel | Virginia State Corporation Commission | VA |
Ms. | Sacha | Davis | Utility Staff Assistant | Virgin Islands Public Services Commission | VI |
Mr. | Ronny | Sandoval | Principal | Regulatory Assistance Project | VT |
Mr. | Jake | Marren | Deputy General Counsel | Vermont Public Utility Commission | VT |
Mr. | Philip | Jones | Executive Director | Alliance for Transportation Electrification | WA |
Mr. | Shawn | Bonfield | Sr. Manager of Regulatory Policy & Strategy | Avista | WA |
Ms. | Booga | Gilbertson | President | Class Five Solutions, LLC | WA |
Mr. | Nelson | Reyneri | Director, Strategic Alliances & Policy | NRG | WA |
Hon. | Dave | Danner | Chair | Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission | WA |
Hon. | Milton | Doumit | Commissioner | Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission | WA |
Hon. | Ann | Rendahl | Commissioner | Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission | WA |
Ms. | Carrie | Templeton | Manager, Regulatory Relations & Policy | Alliant Energy | WI |
Dr. | Mark | Lowry | President | Pacific Economics Group Research LLC | WI |
Mrs. | Kara | Pennoyer | Chief of Staff | Public Service Commission of Wisconsin | WI |
Mr. | Nathan | Brennan | Technical Analyst | Wyoming Public Service Commission | WY |
Hon. | Mary | Throne | Chairman | Wyoming Public Service Commission | WY |