Vice President, Education
Lisa Olson, Omaha Public Power District
SECTION COMMITTEES
SAFETY
Chair
Brian Moore
Platte River Power Authority
Occupational Health & Safety Specialist
Vice Chair
Dave McCormack
Xcel Energy
Supervisor Field Safety PSCO and SPS
Jeff Allen
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Assn.
Training & Development Manager
Matt Bleckert
Colorado Springs Utilities
Sr. Safety Representative
Rayna Brown
Evergy
Sr. Industrial Hygienist - Safety Operations
Arlo Christensen
Omaha Public Power District
Manager, Safety
Ed Crowson
Western Area Power Administration
Director, Safety and Occupational Health Manager
Jenifer Grimes
SRP
O&M Manager
Chuck Hendry
Austin Energy
Occupational Health & Safety Coordinator
Daniel Koons
Arizona Public Service
Interim T&D Safety Manager
Bradley Palu
Nebraska Public Power District
Safety/HP Lead
GENERATION
Chair
Curt Brown
Black & Veatch Corp.
Central Region Director – Power Gen Services
Vice Chair
TBD
Brandon Diegel
Xcel Energy
Director, Analytics & Practices
Matt Ferguson
HDR, Inc.
VP, Client Development Leader
Spencer Garland
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Assn.
Generation Engineering Manager
Louie Guaderrama
El Paso Electric Company
Sr. Director Generation Operations
Somer Mese
Colorado Springs Utilities
Plant Manager - Multi Plant
Jeff Parker
SRP
Engineering Manager
Gary Ruhl
Omaha Public Power District
Manager – Programs, Energy Production and Nuclear Decommissioning
Jose Trevino
CPS Energy
VP, Generation Operations
Kellen Walters
Stanley Consultants
Energy Power Delivery BD Manager 3
TRANSMISSION
Chair
Angela Piner
HDR, Inc.
Vice President
Vice Chair
Ana Bustamante
UNS Energy Corporation
Director, T&D Engineering
Scott Bayer
Austin Energy
Director, Transmission & Substation Engineering and Construction
Rick Hillis
Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association
Senior Manager – Transmission Systems Support,
Keith Nix
Texas New Mexico Power
VP, Technical Services and System Reliability
Mike Pfeister
SRP
Supervisor
John Quintana
Western Area Power Administration
Transmission Asset Maintenance Manager
Scott Walz
Nebraska Public Power District
T&D Construction and Maintenance Manager
DISTRIBUTION
Chair
Brent Gerling
Evergy
Distribution Engineering and Design Supervisor - Northland
Vice Chair
TBD
Jake Barker
PacifiCorp
Director, Area and Transmission Planning
Bill Galloway
Colorado Springs Utilities
Standards Managing Engineer
Jon Grooters
Enbala
Director, Strategic Accounts
Patrick Hanrahan
Nebraska Public Power District
Assistant General Manager - Retail
Travis Johnson
Xcel Energy
Manager, Electric Distribution Standards
Frank Sanderson
Arizona Public Service
Manager, Metro Distribution Maintenance
VITAL ISSUES
CHAIR
Tim Mallen
Evergy
Manager, Field Support Operations & Contract Management
Vice Chair
Sarah LaBarre
Colorado Springs Utilities
Managing Engineer
Tyson Archie
Platte River Power Authority
Reliability Compliance Manager
Catherine Crowfoot
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Assn.
Senior Manager Organizational Development
Jim Trask
Burns & McDonnell
Sr. Mechanical Engineer
Steve Yexley
Western Area Power Administration Electric Power Training Center
EPTC Manager
Bill Paiz
PNM Resources
Engineer, Power Production 5
Bill Paiz
PNM Resources
Engineer, Power Production 5