Vice President Education
Joel Bladow
Tri State Generation and Transmission Assn.
Sr. VP, Transmission

Tim Brossart
Xcel Energy
VP, Enterprise Transformation Office

SECTION COMMITTEES

SAFETY 

Chair
Dean Larson
Kansas City Power & Light
Manager, Safety & Medical

Vice Chair
Marc Welsh
Westar Energy
Director, Safety and Training

Jeff Allen
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Assn.
Training & Development Manager

Chuck Hendry 
Austin Energy
Occupational Health & Safety Coordinator

Chad Johnston
CPS Energy
Sr. Director Enterprise & Public Safety

Scott Masino
Arizona Public Service
Manager, Corporate Safety

Dave McCormack
Xcel Energy
Supervisor Field Safety PSCO and SPS

Brian Moore
Platte River Power Authority
Occupational Health & Safety Specialist

Chris Overman
Nebraska Public Power District            
Director, Human Performance

John Woodard
Western Area Power Administration 
Director, Safety

GENERATION    

Chair
Jeff Karloff
Omaha Public Power District
Division Manager, Production Engineering & Fuels

Vice Chair
Curt Brown
Black & Veatch Corp.
Central Region Director – Power Gen Services

David Aranda
El Paso Electric Company
Plant Manager - Rio Grande

Ed Seal
Arizona Public Service
Director, Design Engineer & Projects

Matt Ferguson
HDR, Inc.
VP, Client Development Leader

Jeff Kruse
CPS Energy

Richard Threet
PNM Resources           
Director, Power Generation

Kellen Walters
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas
Regional Sales Director

John Wester
Austin Energy
Director Power Plant Operations

Tom Wos
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Assn.
Regulatory Program Administrator

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 

Jedd Fischer
Nebraska Public Power District
Sr. Project Manager

Chad Kinsley
Black Hills Corporation
Electric T&D Engineering Manager

Chris Koch
Kansas City Power & Light
Manager, Substation Engineering

Keith Nix
Texas New Mexico Power
VP, Technical Services and System Reliability

Mike Pfeister
SRP
Manager of Scheduling & Reliability Services

John Quintana
Western Area Power Administration
Transmission Asset Maintenance Manager

DISTRIBUTION       

Chair
Bill Galloway
Colorado Springs Utilities
Standards Managing Engineer

Vice Chair
Joshua Jones
PacifiCorp
Director, Distribution Standards and Engineering Publications

Andy Alexander
Kansas City Power & Light
Manager T&D Central Design 

Steve Duran
SRP
Engineer

Brent Gerling
Independence Power & Light
Distribution Engineer

Travis Johnson
Xcel Energy

Danny McReynolds
Austin Energy
Power System Engineer Sr.

Frank Sanderson
Arizona Public Service
Manager, Metro Distribution Maintenance

VITAL ISSUES

CHAIR
Tim Mallen
Kansas City Power & Light
Manager, Field Support Operations & Contract Management

Vice Chair
Sarah LaBarre
Colorado Springs Utilities
Managing Engineer

Tyson Archie
Platte River Power Authority 
Reliability Compliance Manager

David Daly
Arizona Public Service
Program Manager Employee Engagement

Jim Trask
Burns & McDonnell
Sr. Mechanical Engineer

Steve Yexley
Western Area Power Administration Electric Power Training Center
EPTC Manager