Vice President, Education
Lisa Olson, Omaha Public Power District

SECTION COMMITTEES

SAFETY 

Chair
Bradley Palu
Nebraska Public Power District            
Safety/HP Lead

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

Brian Moore
Platte River Power Authority
Occupational Health & Safety Specialist

GENERATION    

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

Vice Chair
TBD

Brandon Diegel
Xcel Energy 
Matt Ferguson
HDR, Inc.
VP, Client Development Leader

Spencer Garland
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Assn.
Generation Engineering Manager
 
Kellen Walters
Stanley Consultants
Energy Power Delivery BD Manager 3

TRANSMISSION  

Chair
Angela Piner
HDR, Inc.
Sr. VP/Business Development Director

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

Warren Rust
Colorado Springs Utilities
Transmission Operations Superintendent

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
Jon Grooters
Generac
Director, Strategic Accounts

Jake Barker
PacifiCorp
Director, Area and Transmission Planning 

John Foster
Austin Energy
Utility Process Consultant

Bill Galloway
Colorado Springs Utilities
Standards Managing Engineer

Patrick Hanrahan
Nebraska Public Power District 
Assistant General Manager - Retail

Travis Johnson
Xcel Energy
Manager, Electric Distribution Standards 

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

Scott Clausen
Burns & McDonnell
Project Engineer

Catherine Crowfoot
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Assn.
Senior Manager Organizational Development

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