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Chad Allen Regional Director MISO
Taylor Allred Energy & Climate Program Director S.C. Coastal Conservation League
Mark Alson Attorney Taft Stettinius & Hollister
Juan Alvarado Managing Director, Analysis American Gas Association
Kristin Athens Attorney McGuireWoods LLP
Shawn Audibert Vice President, Rates and Regulatory Atmos Energy
Amy Averill Vice President, Regulatory Affairs Comcast
Chris Ayers Executive Director Public Staff – North Carolina Utilities Commission
Chris Bailey Sr. Director, State Government Affairs Charter Communications
Kelley Balkcom Regulatory Affairs Director Georgia Power Company
Jamie Barber Director Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Georgia Public Service Commission
Jon Barley Public Utility Regulatory Analyst II North Carolina Utilities Commission
Conitsha Barnes State Energy Policy Director Duke Energy
Sarah Baska Director of Broadband Program Operations Georgia Technology Authority
Bryan Batson EVP, Chief External and Public Affairs Officer Southern Company Gas
Shannon Becker President Aqua North Carolina
Taylor Beis Senior Director, Energy Policy Stateside Associates
Florence Belser Chair Public Service Commission of South Carolina
Elizabeth Bennett Engagement and Communications Director TotalEnergies
Keith Berry Economic Consultant Arkansas Public Service Commission
Kelly Bielen Senior Manager, Public Affairs Nuclear Energy Institute
Noel Black SVP, Government Affairs Southern Company
Jason Blake President & CEO SERC Reliability Corporation
Bill Booth Attorney Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Michelle Boswell Accounting Director Public Staff – North Carolina Utilities Commission
Curtis Bowden Regulatory Affairs Alabama Power Company
Kendal Bowman North Carolina State President Duke Energy
Forest Bradley-Wright State & Utility Program Director ACEEE
Brett Breitschwerdt Partner McGuireWoods LLP
Daryl Brown Executive Director MISO
Delaney Brown Associate of Public Affairs B Strategic
Chris Brown Chairman Mississippi Public Service Commission
George Brown Utility Analyst Georgia Public Service Commission
Jo Anna Brown Vice President Central States Water Resources
Matt Brown Associate General Counsel Entergy Services, LLC
John Burns General Counsel Carolinas Clean Energy Business Association (CCEBA)
Luke Buzard VP, Regulatory and External Affairs TECO Peoples Gas Systems
Michael Callahan South Carolina State President Duke Energy
Ken Canavan President E4 Carolinas
Samantha Caputo Senior Manager, Regulatory Affairs and Market Development Oracle
Chris Carmody Executive Director Carolinas Clean Energy Business Association (CCEBA)
Wayne Carr Commissioner Mississippi Public Service Commission
Michael Cartin Director, Corporate Development Nexus Water Group
Janey Chauvet Utilities Engineer Georgia Public Service Commission
Kasey Chow A2 Southern Company Gas
Mike Chowaniec VP- State Government Affairs Charter Communications
Gary Clark Commissioner Florida Public Service Commission
Will Cleveland Principal Lighthouse Policy & Law
Paula Leverett Cobb Sr Southeast Regional Manager Clean Air Task Force
Lori Cobos Commissioner Public Utility Commission of Texas
Katherine Collier Executive Director Mississippi Public Service Commission
Wendy Collins VP Rates & Regulatory Affairs Atmos Energy Corporation
Doug Cooley State Regulatory Affairs Comcast
Ashley Cooper Office Managing Shareholder Baker Donelson
Judy Cooper Director, Regulatory Affairs Columbia Gas of Kentucky, Inc.
Marshall Coover Director of External and Government Affairs Treaty Oak Clean Energy
Josiah Cox President Central States Water Resources
Ricky Cox Partner Balch & Bingham, LLP
Whit Cox Regulatory Director Southern Renewable Energy Association
Christina Cress Partner Bailey & Dixon, LLP
Mark Crews VP of Public Affairs Southern Company Gas
Stan Cross Electric Transportation Director Southern Alliance for Clean Energy
David Crowell Commissioner Tennessee Public Utility Commission
Thad Culley Director, Public Policy Sunrun
Layla Cummings Director, Regulatory Affairs Duke Energy
Trevin Dalton Director, Fed Policy & Stakeholder Engagement Entergy
Joe Daniel Principal RMI
Nick Dantonio Attorney McGuireWoods LLP
Matt Davey Director of Regulatory Affairs Itron
Eddie Davidson Managing Director, State Government Affairs Piedmont Natural Gas/Duke Energy
Mathew Davidson President – MS Division Atmos Energy
Adrie De Waal Executive Assistant Louisiana Public Service Commission
Tricia DeBleeckere Executive Director Organization of MISO States
Chris Defnall Regulatory Affairs Manager Georgia Power Company
Benjamin Deitchman Utilities Analyst Georgia Public Service Commission
Jim Dicharry Louisiana Regulatory Affairs CenterPoint Energy
John Dodd Policy Manager Energy Alabama
Tim Dodge Regulatory Counsel NC Electric Cooperatives
Kim Duffley Commissioner North Carolina Utilities Commission
Jake Duncan Southeast Regulatory Director Vote Solar
Laurie Dunham Director GridLiance, a NextEra Energy Company
Eric Duplechain Executive Assistant Louisiana Public Service Commission
Brandon Dyer Sr. Manager, Regulatory Affairs Sense
Bruce Edelston Senior Advisor Alliance for Transportation Electrification
Adrianne Elder Regulatory Affairs Manager Duke Energy
Steve Ernst Director, Regulatory Relations Central States Water Resources
Lauren Evans Deputy General Counsel Louisiana Public Service Commission
Grant Evitts President Tennessee American Water
Ray Fakhoury Manager, Energy Public Policy AWS
Walter Ferguson MISO Consulting Advisor MISO
Blair Fink Staff Engineer Georgia Public Service Commission
Regina Fink Transmission & Interconnection Policy Manager Pine Gate Renewables
Hayes Finley Associate General Counsel Duke Energy
Tyler Fitch Manager, Clean Energy Planning RMI
Mark Fleming President Conservatives for Clean Energy
Catherine Fleming Director, State Government Affairs – Georgia Spectrum Southeast LLC
Jim Fletcher Vice President, External Affairs Southern Company Gas
Daniel Forde Sr. Rate Analyst Atmos Energy
Mike Francis Commissioner Louisiana Public Service Commission
Brian Franklin Partner McGuireWoods LLP
Amanda Frazier VP, Regulatory Affairs Treaty Oak Clean Energy
Kevin Fuller Managing Director Wells Fargo Securities LLC
Salome Garcia Senior Policy Principal Advanced Energy United
Matthew Gardener Director KBRA
Davis Gates Sr. Rate Analyst Atmos Energy Corporation
Bob Gee President Gee Strategies Group, LLC
Jesse George New Orleans Policy Director Alliance for Affordable Energy
Emily Gerhardt Senior Director, Government Affairs Southern Company
Venu Ghanta VP, NC Regulatory Affairs and Policy Duke Energy
Kodwo Ghartey-Tagoe Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Security Duke Energy
Monica Ghattas Supervisory Attorney – Adviser FERC
Megan C. Gibson Chief Counsel Niskanen Center
Anna Gilleo Principal The Ad Hoc Group
Sara Gillis Manager Regulatory Affairs/Marketer Services Southern Company
Jamey Goldin Attorney Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
Matt Grice CFO Mississippi Power Company
Tyson Grinstead State Energy Policy Director Duke Energy
Conrad Gruber Vice President Atmos Energy
Carrie Grundmann Member Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC
Nick Guidi Senior Attorney Southern Environmental Law Center
John Gunnells Senior Manager, State Affairs American Gas Association
Alicia Hall Senior Counsel Entergy Services, LLC
Jax Hammons HR Director Tennessee Public Utility Commission
Ross Hammons Executive Director SEARUC
Richard Harkrader Founder Carolina Solar Energy LLC
Michele Harradence President & EVP Enbridge Gas Distribution
Bobbi Harris Executive Director Utility Broadband Alliance
Rusty Harris VP – Gas Operations Dominion Energy
Jennifer Harrod Senior Attorney North Carolina Utilities Commission
Ashlee Hatfield Director of Operations Tennessee Public Utility Commission
Angie Hatton Vice Chair Kentucky Public Service Commission
James Hauser Senior Associate Clean Energy Buyers Association
Holly Hawkins Vice President and General Counsel SERC Reliability Corporation
Christina Hayes Executive Director Americans for a Clean Energy Grid
Emma Heins Policy Manager Electrification Coalition
Paul Hernandez Sr. Policy Manager, Government & Utility Relations Voltera
Brian Heslin Deputy General Counsel Duke Energy Corporation
Jason Higginbotham Associate General Counsel Duke Energy
Freda Hilburn Operations Director North Carolina Utilities Commission
Todd Hillman SVP and Chief Customer Officer MISO
Blan Holman VP Regulatory Affairs Pine Gate
Gina Holt Staff Attorney Public Staff – North Carolina Utilities Commission
Butch Howard President Howard Connections
John Howat Senior Policy Analyst National Consumer Law Center
Charles Hua President HUA LLC
Lon Huber Senior Vice President Duke Energy
Aa’Keela Hudnall Regulatory Affairs Representative Mississippi Power Company
Mario Hurtado Chief Regulatory Officer LUMA Energy
Rock Ingram Regulatory Analyst Entergy
Christiana Ivanova Commercial Strategy Associate Sun2O Partners
Stephen Jackson Director of Legal Affairs Cooperative Energy
Molly Jagannathan Partner Troutman Pepper
Taylor Jamison Director – Regulatory & Political Affairs NextEra Energy Resources
Julie Janson EVP & CEO Duke Energy Carolinas Duke Energy Corporation
Nick Jimenez Senior Attorney Southern Environmental Law Center
Jack Jirak Deputy General Counsel Duke Energy
Fitz Johnson Public Service Commissioner Georgia Public Service Commission
Marva Johnson Group Vice President, State Government Affairs Charter Communications
Stephanie Johnson Director, State Energy and Regulatory Policy Edison Electric Institute
David Jones Commissioner Tennessee Public Utility Commission
Phil Jones Executive Director Alliance for Transportation Electrification
Kim Joyce Vice President – Regulatory Counsel & Corporate Secretary Essential Utilities, Inc.
John Kaduk Public Utilities Engineer Georgia Public Service Commission
Gaurav Karandikar Senior Manager, RAPA and Technical Services SERC Reliability Corporation
Bob Kaylor Attorney Kaylor Law
Rosemary Kelley Senior Managing Director KBRA
Karen Kemerait Commissioner North Carolina Utilities Commission
Jim Kerr Chairman, President and CEO Southern Company Gas
Adi Keskar Public Utilities Engineer II North Carolina Utilities Commission
Paul Kjellander KJEL LLC Public Utilities Fortnightly
PJ Klein Business Continuity Program Manager Corning
Tony Konsul Vice President, Operations Carolina Water Service of NC
John Kotek Senior Vice President, Policy and Public Affairs Nuclear Energy Institute
Andy Kowalczyk Transmission Director Southern Renewable Energy Association
Tom Krause PIO/Legislative Liaison Georgia Public Service Commission
Mike La Rosa Chairman Florida Public Service Commission
Chari-Elyse Lawrence Central Region, Regulatory Affairs Manager Cox Communications
Phuong Le Director – Energy Markets Microsoft
Katelyn Lee Senior Associate EVgo
Davante Lewis Commissioner Louisiana Public Service Commission
Ann Livingston Senior Executive and Director of Programs Southeast Sustainability Directors Network
John Livingston Partner Kilpatrick Townsend
Guy Locker General Manager Alabama Water Utilities, Inc.
Collin Lomagistro Director, Regulatory and Political Affairs NextEra Energy Resources
Edward Lopez Professor of Economics Western Carolina University
Mel Mackin Director, State Policy Ceres
Simon Mahan Executive Director SREA
Dan Maley Vice President, Region Services- Power Grid Operations Duke Energy
Leo Manuel Attorney Balch & Bingham, LLP
Amanda Marsh Public Service Commissioner Advisor Florida Public Service Commission
Alex Martin Associate General Counsel Mississippi Power Company
Luis Martinez Regional Director, Southeast, Climate & Energy NRDC
Brandon Marzo Attorney Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
Bill McAulay Consultant Dominion Energy
Kate McCormick Director, Distributed Government Relations and Regulatory Affairs RWE Clean Energy
Alex McCrary Alabama Power VP – Regulatory Affairs
Bubba McDonald Commissioner Georgia Public Service Commission
Mindy McGrath Partner Troutman Pepper
Bruce McKay Senior Director, External Affairs BHE Gas Transmission & Storage
Floyd McKissick Commissioner North Carolina Utilities Commission
James McLawhorn Energy Director Public Staff – North Carolina Utilities Commission
Katrina McMurrian Executive Director Critical Consumer Issues Forum (CCIF)
Taylor McNair Senior Program Manager GridLab
Brian Meadors General Counsel EXCEL Services
Kiran Mehta Partner Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
Chris Miller Energy Industry Analyst FERC
David Mindham Director, Regulatory & Market Affairs EDP Renewables
Aaron Mitchell VP, Pricing & Rates Georgia Power Company
Sean Monte Director – Regulatory Policy & Planning Alabama Power Company
Gary Moody Program Officer Clean Grid Initiative
Eddy Moore Director of Decarbonization Southern Alliance for Clean Energy
JP Morrell Vice-President New Orleans City Council
David Neal Senior Attorney Southern Environmental Law Center
Brad Nelson Sr. Governmental Affairs Manager Gas South, LLC
Lara Nichols VP State and Federal Regulatory Legal Support Duke Energy
Barton Norfleet Special Counsel for Federal Energy Affairs Mississippi Public Service Commission
Tyler Norris J.B. Duke Fellow & PhD Student Duke University
Erin O’Connell-Diaz President FutureFWD, Inc.
Jeremy Oden Commissioner Alabama Public Service Commission
Bob Odom Policy Advisor Mississippi Public Service Commission
Kim O’Guinn Senior Director State Regulatory Policy SPP
Sadzi Oliva VP Government Relations & Community United Scrap Metal, Inc.
Grace Olson Legal Research Associate Niskanen Center
Katie Ottenweller Southeast Energy Policy Google
Kay Pashos Partner Taft Stettinius & Hollister
Gabriella Passidomo Commissioner Florida Public Service Commission
Kat Patrick Regulatory and Market Affairs Pattern Energy
Joe Pearce VP, Emerging Contaminants Aqua
Lisa Perry Director – Regulatory Walmart Inc.
Mary Pietrzyk Director, Power Origination NextEra Energy Marketing
Rebecca Poulsen Assistant General Counsel SERC Reliability Corporation
Delton Powers Vice Chairman Public Service Commission of South Carolina
Lynda Powers Policy Director Resource Innovations
Tricia Pridemore Commissioner Georgia Public Service Commission
Maureen Quinlan Sr. Officer, Clean Grid & Energy The Pew Charitable Trusts
Sarah Qureshi Sr. Director Policy Plus Power
Ashley Ramage Manager, Regulatory Affairs Alabama Power Company
Nicole Ramsey Regulatory Supervisor Mississippi Power Company
Chad Reynolds Manager – Regulatory Affairs Entergy Mississippi
James Richardson Director, Regulatory and Government Affairs CenterPoint Energy
Erin Riley Director of Sales HData
Rachel Ring Director of Public Affairs Mississippi Public Service Commission – Central District
Shelley Robbins Senior Decarbonization Manager Southern Alliance for Clean Energy
David Rogers Deputy Director, Beyond Coal Sierra Club
Reese Rogers Senior Program Manager, Energy Markets Microsoft
Caitlin Rose Senior Policy Manager SSDN
Ryder Rudd President RSR Strategies LLC
Paul Rushing Sr Rate Analyst Atmos Energy
Chris Russ Director – Government Affairs USIC
Frederick Salvo Attorney Baker Donelson
Jo Anne Sanford Attorney Sanford Law Office, PLLC
William Sauer Managing Director, Federal Government Affairs Duke Energy
Matt Schellinger II VP Finance Carolina Water Service of NC
Taylor Schindler Legislative Director SREA
David Schmidt Resource Planning Mississippi Power Company
Tim Schwarz Director of Communications Tennessee Public Utility Commission
Will Scott Director Environmental Defense Fund
Jason Shaw Chairman Georgia Public Service Commission
Dana Shelton Attorney Stone Pigman
Heather Shirley Smith VP, Regulatory Affairs & Policy Duke Energy
Maggie Shober Research Director Southern Alliance for Clean Energy
Dan Simon Partner Nelson Mullins
MaryRose Sirianni Director of Regulatory Affairs TECO
Lane Sisung Consultant United Professionals Company, LLC
Eric Skrmetta Commissioner Louisiana Public Service Commission
Cordon Smart Associate Fox Rothschild LLP
Gary Smith Director, Rates & Regulatory Affairs Atmos Energy
Jeff Smith Director of Energy Efficiency Southern Company
Mona Smith Sr. Director, Infrastructure Schneider Electric
Lily Smith Program Associate SEEA
Ben Smith Counsel Kilpatrick Townsend
Susan Snow Utility Strategy Director, NC Duke Energy
Ben Snowden Partner Fox Rothschild LLP
Justin Somelofske Regulatory Counsel NC Sustainable Energy Association
Katie Southworth Deputy Director Clean Energy Buyers Association
Joe Sowell VP, System Planning Georgia Transmission Corporation
DeKeither Stamps Commissioner Mississippi Public Service Commission
Jason Stevenson Account Executive HData
Dee Stewart President Conservatives for Clean Energy
Scott Stieber Chief Commercial Officer Artera
Zachary Stines Director, Policy & Business Development New Leaf Energy
John Stringer Senior Counsel Entergy Services, LLC
Gray Styers Attorney Fox Rothschild
Daniel Tait Research and Communications Manager Energy and Policy Institute
Brannon Taylor VP Rates & Regulatory Affairs Atmos Energy
Earl Taylor Executive Director Tennessee Public Utility Commission
Headen Thomas Commissioner Public Service Commission of South Carolina
Todd Thomas Senior Vice President Central States Water Resources
Rob Thormeyer Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Leigh Tondini Utility Strategy Director Duke Energy
Jeremy Traska Managing Director Drexel Hamilton
Tommy Tucker Commissioner North Carolina Utilities Commission
JT Tunnell Director – Government Affairs Corning Incorporated
Brad Tutunjian Vice President Regulatory Policy CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
Molly Van Over Legal and Government Affairs Liaison Kentucky American Water
Ben Vance Regulatory Affairs Mississippi Power Company
Jeremy Vanderloo VP, Regulatory & Public Affairs Entergy
Brad Viator Principal B Strategic
Caitlin Vincent Senior Manager, Southeast Region Solar Energy Industries Association
Chris Vlahoplus Senior Consultant DOE Loan Programs Office
Gary Volluz Director – Regulatory AT&T
Lauren Waldrip Executive Director AR Advanced Energy Association
Olivia Watkins Senior Analyst NextEra Energy Resources
Sophie Watterson Policy Principal Advanced Energy United
Doyle Webb Chairman Arkansas Public Service Commission
Sam Wellborn Deputy General Counsel Duke Energy
Michele Wheeler Vice President, Regulatory & Political Affairs NextEra Energy Resources
Jennifer Whitfield Senior Attorney Southern Environmental Law Center
Swain Whitfield Utility Regulatory Consultant (Past President – SEARUC) Swain Whitfield Consulting
Lynnae Willette Director EDF Renewables
Carolee Williams Commissioner Public Service Commission of South Carolina
Gennelle Wilson Manager, Utility Regulation RMI
Ann Winstead Public Utilities Regulatory Analyst North Carolina Utilities Commission
Dave Woodsmall Associate Counsel Central States Water Resources
Drew Wooldridge Partner Troutman Pepper LLP
Chip Wright Managing Partner J.A. Wright & Associates
Belton Zeigler Partner Womble Bond Dickinson (US)