Vice President, Education
Tim Brossart
Xcel Energy
VP, Enterprise Transformation Office

SECTION COMMITTEES

SAFETY 

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

Vice Chair
Dave McCormack
Xcel Energy
Supervisor Field Safety PSCO and SPS

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

Bradley Palu
Nebraska Public Power District            
Safety/HP Lead

Chuck Hendry 
Austin Energy
Occupational Health & Safety Coordinator

Brian Moore
Platte River Power Authority
Occupational Health & Safety Specialist

Angela Ott
Arizona Public Service
Manager, Corporate Safety

John Woodard
Western Area Power Administration 
Director, Safety

GENERATION    

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

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

David Aranda
El Paso Electric Company
Plant Manager - Rio Grande

Matt Ferguson
HDR, Inc.
VP, Client Development Leader

Jeff Kruse
CPS Energy

Kellen Walters
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas
Regional Sales Director

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

Chris Koch
Kansas City Power & Light
Manager, Substation Engineering

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

Mike Pfeister
SRP
Supervisor

Chris Pink
Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association
Technical Services and Bulk Systems Planning Mgr.

John Quintana
Western Area Power Administration
Transmission Asset Maintenance Manager

DISTRIBUTION       

Chair
Joshua Jones
PacifiCorp
Director, Asset Management

Vice Chair
Brent Gerling
Kansas City Power & Light
Distribution Engineering and Design Supervisor - Northland 

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

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

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

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