CPU Advisory Council

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Council Chairman. Dan Lapato, Associate Vice President, State Affairs, American Gas Association
Vice Chair. Hon. Maida Coleman, Commissioner, Missouri Public Service Commission
Second Vice Chair. Richard Mroz, Managing Director, Resolute Strategies, LLC


CPU Representative. Jeanette Walter, Associate Director, CPU.

Commission Representatives
  • Hon. Gabriel Aguilera, Commissioner, New Mexico Public Regulation Commission
  • Hon. Katie Anderson, Commissioner, Arkansas Public Service Commission
  • Hon. Michael Bange, Chair, NARUC Water Committee, Commissioner, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
  • Hon. Eric Blank, Chairman, Colorado Public Utilities Commission
  • Hon. Joshua Byrnes, Board Member, Iowa Utilities Board
  • Hon. Michael Caron, Commissioner, Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority
  • Hon. Karen Charles, Commissioner, Massachusetts Dept. of Telecommunications and Cable
  • Hon. Zenon Christodoulou, Commissioner, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
  • Hon. Maida J. Coleman, 2nd Vice Chair, CPU; Commissioner, Missouri Public Service Commission
  • Hon. Kim David, Chair, Oklahoma Corporation Commission
  • Hon. Stephen DeFrank, Chairman, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
  • Hon. Dennis Deters, Commissioner, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
  • Hon. Jerry Fenn, Chair, Public Service Commission of Utah
  • Hon. Ron Gerwatowski, Chairman, Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission
  • Hon. John Hammond, Chair, NARUC Electricity Committee, Commissioner, Idaho Public Utilities Commission
  • Hon. Gary Hanson, Vice Chairman, South Dakota Public Utilities Commission
  • Hon. Angie Hatton, Chairman, Kentucky Public Service Commission
  • Hon. Sheri Haugen Hoffart, Commissioner, North Dakota Public Service Commission
  • Hon. Jehmal Hudson, Chair, NARUC Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment; Chair, Virginia State Corporation Commission
  • Hon. Dwight Keen, Commissioner, Kansas Corporation Commission
  • Hon. Edward Lodge, Commissioner, Idaho Public Utilities Commission
  • Hon. Floyd McKissick, Chair, NARUC Committee on Consumers and Public Interest; Commissioner, North Carolina Utilities Commission
  • Hon. Chris Nelson, Commissioner, South Dakota Public Utilities Commission
  • Hon. Patrick O’Connell, Commissioner, New Mexico Public Regulation Commission
  • Hon. Jeremy Oden, Commissioner; Alabama Public Service Commission
  • Hon. Gabriella Passidomo, Commissioner, Florida Public Service Commission
  • Hon. Lea Marquez Peterson, Chair, Subcommittee on Education and Research; Commissioner, Arizona Public Service Commission
  • Hon. Delton Powers, Vice Chair, South Carolina Public Utilities Commission
  • Hon. Tricia Pridemore, President, NARUC; Chairman, Georgia Public Service Commission
  • Hon. Ann Rendahl, 1st Vice President, NARUC; Commissioner, Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission
  • Hon. Tim Schram, Chair, NARUC Committee on Telecommunications; Commissioner, Nebraska Public Service Commission
  • Hon. Daniel Scripps, Chair, Michigan Public Service Commission
  • Hon. Patrick Scully, Commissioner, Maine Public Utilities Commission
  • Hon. Eric Skrmetta, Commissioner, Louisiana Public Service Commission
  • Hon. Mary Throne, Commissioner, Wyoming Public Service Commission
  • Hon. Doyle Webb, Chair, Arkansas Public Service Commission
  • Hon. Dallas Winslow, Chair, Delaware Public Service Commission
  • Hon. David Ziegner, Commissioner, Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission

 

Company Representatives
  • Benjamin Aron, Director, State Regulatory and External Affairs CTIA – The Wireless Association
  • Stephen Bezecny, Vice President, RPM & Rates, Centerpoint Energy
  • Lewis Binswanger, Senior Vice President Governmental, Regulatory and External Affairs, ComEd
  • Shawn Bonfield, Sr. Manager, Regulatory Policy and Strategy, Avista Corporation
  • Daryl Brown,  Executive Director, External Affairs South Region, MISO
  • Nancy Burns, Deputy General Counsel, El Paso Electric
  • Scott Carter, Sr. Vice President, Southern Company Gas
  • Rick Cimerman, Vice President, External & State Affairs, NCTA – The Internet & Television Association
  • Tony Clark, Executive Director, NARUC
  • Louise Anne Comeau, Vice President, New Energy Markets & Innovation, Emera
  • Doug Cooley, State Regulatory Affairs, Comcast
  • Josiah Cox, President & CEO, Central States Water Resources
  • Bo Downen, Western Director, American Clean Power Association
  • Emily Fisher, President & Chief Executive Offiitcer, SEPA
  • Robert W. Gee, President, The Gee Strategies Group, LLC
  • Venu Ghanta, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs & Policy, North Carolina, Duke Energy
  • Dan Gonzalez, Group Vice President, State Regulatory Affairs, Charter Communication
  • Kristy Hartman, Director, Stakeholder Strategy & Engagement, Nuclear Energy Institute
  • Jeremiah Haswell, Direcor, Regulatory Affairs, Georgia Power Company
  • Mary-Anna Holden, Managing Director, Grove Street Advisors, LLC
  • Jen Hoss, Vice President and General Counsel, Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation
  • John (Butch) Howard, President, Howard Connections
  • Tyler Huebner, Team Member, Google Energy Market Development
  • Paul Kjellander, CEO, KJEL, LLC
  • Daniel Lapato, 1st Vice Chair, CPU Advisory Council; Senior Director, State Affairs, American Gas Association
  • Brian Lloyd, Vice President Policy, Oncor Electric Delivery Company
  • Ivy Lyn, Senior Advisor Government and External Affairs, EPRI
  • Michelle Malloy, Director of Meetings, NARUC
  • Kiran Malone, Vice President Government and Industry Affairs, Anterix
  • Brett Mattison, President and COO, AEP/Southwestern Electric Power Company
  • Cynthia Menhorn,  Vice President, MCR Performance Solutions, LLC
  • Henry Monroy, Vice President, Regulatory and Corporate Controller; Public Service Company of New Mexico
  • Richard Mroz, Managing Director, Resolute Strategies, LLC
  • Michael Nelson, Senior Advisor, Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP
  • Elliott Nethercutt, Senior Director, State Regulatory Affairs, Edison Electric Institute
  • Erin O’Connell-Diaz, President, FutureFWD, Inc.
  • Teri Ohta, National Director, State Regulatory Affairs, T-Mobile
  • Daniel Pfeiffer, Vice President Government Affairs, Itron
  • Robert Powelson, President & CEO, National Association of Water Companies
  • Arnold Quinn, SVP, Regulatory Policy, Vistra Corp
  • James Brad Ramsay, General Counsel, NARUC
  • Kyle Rogers, President, Kyle Rogers Consulting
  • Michael Romano, Sr VP, Industry Affairs & Business Development, NTCA
  • Bob Rowe, President, RCR, LLC
  • Ryder Rudd, President, RSR Strategies
  • Nick Schou, Managing Director, Advanced Energy United
  • Brien Sheahan, President, Regulatory Strategies, LLC
  • Pamela Sherwood, Immediate Past CPU Advisory Council Chair; Senior Regulatory - Broadband Infrastructure & Compliance Counsel, Brightspeed
  • Todd Snitchler, CPU Advisory Council Chair; President and CEO,Electric Power Supply Association
  • Craig Sorenson, President, South Carolina Water Utilities
  • William (Bill) Steele, President, Bill Steele and Associates, LLC
  • Jason Stephenson, Vice President, Regualtory Policy & Affairs, American Water
  • Elizabeth Stipnieks, President, E. Stipnieks Strategies
  • Paul Suskie, Executive Vice President, Southwest Power Pool
  • Amy Timperley, VP/Regulation & Energy Efficiency, Southwest Gas Corp
  • Brooke Trammell, Regional Vice President; Rates and Regulatory Affairs, Xcel Energy
  • Barbara Tyran, Director of External Relations, National Hydropower Association
  • Brook Villa, Assistant General Counsel - State Regulatory Affairs, Lumen
  • Nick Wagner, VP CO Regulatory Affairs & Policy, Black Hills Corporation
  • Karl Wardin, External and Legistlative Affairs, AVP Regulatory (Retail), AT&T
  • Aldie Warnock, President, Aldie Warnock and Associates, LLC
  • Michele Wheeler, VP, Regulatory & Political Affairs, NextEra Energy Resources, LLC
  • Dena Wiggins, President and CEO, Natural Gas Supply Association
  • Pat Wood, Manager, Regulatory Strategy, ITC Great Plains 

 Consumer Advocates

  • Chris Ayers, President NASUCA; Executive Director, Public Staff, North Carolina Utilities Commission
  • Gideon Elliott, Assistant Attorney General, Consumer and Environmental Affairs, NM Office of Attorney General
  • Jerrold Oppenheim, Principal, Democracy and Regulation
  • Cindy Schohaut, Director, Office of Utility Consumer Advocate, Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies
  • David Springe, Executive Director, NASUCA