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FOCUSED
ON THE NEXT
50 YEARS
Hilton Columbus at Easton
3900 Chagrin Drive
Columbus, Ohio 43219
2021 AMP Annual Conference
Sept. 20 — 22
AMERICAN MUNICIPAL POWER, INC.
Thank you to the following
2021 AMP Conference Sponsors
*Information in this program guide is up-to-date as of 9/19/21
Welcome Welcome to the 2021 AMP Annual Conference. The Annual Conference is our premier event each year. This year we have a stacked agenda featuring premier speakers – both in-person and virtual – including FERC Commissioner Allison Clements; American Public Power Association President Joy Ditto; Tesla Global Charging and Energy Policy Lead Patrick Bean; PJM Interconnection President/CEO Manu Asthana; Midcontinent Independent System Operator CEO John Bear; and many other industry experts. The AMP Annual Conference offers informative sessions on issues and technologies affecting public power, local government and the electric utility industry in general. It also provides an opportunity to learn about trends, changes and new ideas, as well as a way to develop practical programs to benefit customers. All general and concurrent, educational sessions will be live streamed for those who choose to attend virtually. We are pleased to be back in person this year, but we are offering virtual options for opening remarks, awards presentations and all general and concurrent sessions. View the Schedule at a Glance to see all of the sessions featuring virtual options. I hope you’ll join us for the Annual Awards Banquet, where we will celebrate AMP’s 50 Years and announce the 2021 AMP Seven Hats Award winner. Don’t forget to follow AMP on our social media pages and use #AMPannualconference Jolene Thompson #wearepublicpower and #publicpower, and tag us when posting to social media about conference. President/CEO, AMP Please note: At the time of production of this brochure, the Mayor of Columbus has announced a mask mandate for all indoor public venues. Therefore, the Hilton Easton – Columbus will require masks during our Conference. AMP will have masks available for attendees. Enjoy the conference, we are happy to welcome you back. GENERAL INFORMATION Please Note Schedule, topics and speakers are subject to change. Registration Desk The registration desk will be open Monday, Sept. 20, 2:30-5 p.m.; Tuesday, Sept. 21, 7 a.m.-5 p.m.; and Wednesday, Sept. 22, 7 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Ethics and Prize Giveaways As a reminder, some elected officials who win prizes at AMP functions may have to disclose them on their annual ethics reports. AMP does not make determinations as to whether such prizes are a “gift” and should be reported under your state’s ethics laws. If you win a prize and want to know its value, contact Jodi Allalen, manager of member events and programs, at 614.540.0916 or jallalen@amppartners.org, and she will provide you with the dollar value of your prize.
Schedule at a Glance
Monday, Sept. 20
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Offsite: AMP Board of Trustees Meeting and Working Lunch***
4:00 – 4:30 p.m. Offsite: OMEGA JV5 Executive Committee Meeting
2:30 – 5:00 p.m. Registration Desk Open
5:00 p.m. Dinner on Your Own
Tuesday, Sept. 21
7:30 – 8:30 a.m. AMP 50 Years Trivia Breakfast
7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Superintendents’ Breakfast
8:30 – 8:45 a.m. Welcome Remarks*
8:45 – 10:15 a.m. General Session I: National Public Power Organizations Panel*
Break
10:25 – 11:10 a.m. General Session II: State of the Power Market*
11:10 – 11:20 a.m. AMP Awards Video Presentation: Electric System Sustainability and Innovation*
11:20 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. General Session III: Innovation*
12:15 – 1:15 p.m. Lunch
1:15 – 2:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
Option I: Workforce*
Option II: Electric Vehicles*
2:00 – 2:10 p.m. AMP Awards Video Presentation: Public Power Promotion and System
Improvement*
2:10 – 3:05 p.m. General Session IV: What Do Customers Really Want? Using Design Thinking
for Program Develepment.*
Break
3:15 – 4:30 p.m. AMP General Membership Meeting and Elections***
4:30 – 4:45 p.m. AMP Board of Trustees Reorganization***
4:30 – 5:30 p.m. OMEA Board of Directors Meeting***
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Municipal Electric Partners Reception
7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Awards Banquet
Wednesday, Sept. 22 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Safety Awards Breakfast 8:00 – 8:15 a.m. AMP Awards Video Presentation: Safety Awards* 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. General Session I: FERC/RTO Panel Discussion* Break 9:45 – 10:15 a.m. General Session II: Federal Legislative Update* 10:15 – 10:45 a.m. MESA General Membership Meeting 10:45 – 11:30 a.m. OMEA General Membership Meeting*/** 11:30 – 11:35 a.m. OMEA Board Reorganization*** 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. OMEGA JV5 Participants Meeting 12:00 – 12:30 p.m. Lunch 12:30 – 1:00 p.m. OMEGA JV2 Participants Meeting 1:00 – 1:30 p.m. OMEGA JV6 Participants Meeting 1:30 – 2:00 p.m. OMEGA JV4 Participants Meeting * indicates session will live stream for virtual attendees and will be recorded ** open only to members, voting delegates and invited guests *** open to board members and invited guests only “Attending the AMP Conference provides our organization access to a variety of expertise and individuals with an immense amount of experience covering everything from linework, metering, distribution and so on. The Annual Conference is an important part of our success in serving our customers.” Village Administrator Colby Carroll Village of Haskins
Session Descriptions
Monday, Sept. 20 Tuesday Continued
AMP Board of Trustees Meeting and Working Lunch General Session I
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Offsite National Public Power Organizations Panel
Speakers – Joy Ditto, APPA President; Terry Huval, TAPS Executive
This meeting is open only to Board members and invited guests. Working
Director; and John Di Stasio, LPPC President
lunch will be served at noon for those in attendance.
Moderator – Jolene Thompson, AMP President/CEO
8:45 – 10:15 a.m. Room – Easton A & B
OMEGA JV5 Executive Committee Meeting (live streaming)
4:00 – 4:30 p.m. Offsite AMP has strong national partners through our participation in the
American Public Power Association, Large Public Power Council and
Dinner on Your Own Transmission Access Policy Study Group. For the first time at an AMP
Conference, the leaders of these three national public power organizations
will come together to talk about the value of public power and the key
issues impacting our industry.
Tuesday, Sept. 21 BREAK: 10:15 – 10:25 a.m.
AMP 50 Years Trivia Breakfast General Session II
Moderators – Michael Dougherty, CMRP, Cuyahoga Falls; and State of the Power Market
Holly Karg, AMP Speaker – Mike Zenker, NextEra Energy Resources
7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Room – Regent 2 & 3 Moderators – David Carroll, Paducah; and Pam Sullivan, AMP
Enjoy a casual breakfast while taking part in a game of trivia focused on 10:25 – 11:10 a.m. Room – Easton A & B
AMP’s 50 years of service to members. (live streaming)
Mike Zenker of NextEra Energy Resources will provide an overview of the
current state of the energy and gas markets and will provide predictions
Superintendents’ Breakfast
of what the future may bring.
Speaker – Kyle Weygandt, AMP
7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Room – Regent 1
AMP Awards Video Presentation
Network with other municipal superintendents and AMP staff for Electric System Sustainability and Innovation
breakfast. AMP staff will present an engaging safety topic with concepts 11:10 – 11:20 a.m. Room – Easton A & B
that can be applied in your daily life. (live streaming)
The announcement of the winning projects, initiatives and individuals
Welcoming Remarks nominated for the AMP Annual Awards program in the categories of
Electric System Sustainability and Innovation.
Speaker – Jolene Thompson, AMP
8:30 – 8:45 a.m. Room – Easton A & B
(live streaming) General Session III
Innovation
AMP President/CEO Jolene Thompson kicks things off by welcoming
Speaker – Ethan Cohen, Gartner
attendees to the 2021 AMP Annual Conference.
Moderators – Chris Monacelli, Westerville; and Branndon Kelley, AMP
11:20 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Room – Easton A & B
(live streaming)
What’s next in utilities? How do you accelerate discovery, scan ruthlessly,
confront biases and prepare for surprise in a pragmatic way that is relevant
to your organization, members and customers? In this presentation,
Ethan Cohen of Gartner will discuss utility industry trends and strategic
planning assumptions that you might want to consider now, as you chart
your future.
Lunch
12:15 – 1:15 p.m. Room – Regent 1, 2 & 3
Tuesday Continued Tuesday Continued
Concurrent Session I General Session IV
Workforce What do Customers Want? Using Design Thinking for Program
Speakers – Missy Henriksen, Center for Energy Workforce Development Development
Moderators – Jeremy Drennen, Philippi; and Tracy Reimbold, AMP Speaker – Bill LeBlanc, E Source
1:15 – 2:00 p.m. Room – Easton D Moderators – Joel Mazur, Napoleon; and Adam Ward, AMP
(live streaming) 2:10 – 3:05 p.m. Room – Easton A & B
Municipal electric systems continue to deal with workforce-related issues, (live streaming)
including workforce aging, recruitment and retention. Skilled labor is Consumers love their smartphones, their special coffee and even their
becoming more difficult to find and develop, while the need continues to smart home applications like Alexa. But how does their utility, and
grow. Missy Henriksen of the Center for Energy Workforce Development, a energy in general, fit into their daily lives? To be their true trusted energy
resource available to assist our members and provide valuable programs partners, we need to start with a deep understanding of customers.
and materials with their efforts, will cover these issues and more. Design thinking, a methodology used first in Silicon Valley to design some
of our favorite products, can help illuminate these latent energy needs
and help us design solutions that work. In this session, you’ll gain fresh
Concurrent Session I
perspectives on how to create that essential consumer experience.
Electric Vehicles
Speakers – Patrick Bean, Tesla; Genevieve Cullen, Electric Drive
Transportation Association; and Philip Jones, Alliance for Transportation BREAK: 3:05 – 3:15
Electrification
Moderators – Jason Grey, Danville; and Erin Miller, AMP
1:15 – 2:00 p.m. Room – Easton C AMP General Membership Meeting and Elections
(live streaming) 3:15 – 4:30 p.m. Room – Easton A & B
(live streaming)
By 2030, it is anticipated that 50 percent of all new cars and light trucks
sold will be powered by electricity. Expert panelists Patrick Bean, This meeting is open only to members, voting delegates and invited
Genevieve Cullen and Philip Jones will discuss electric vehicles (EVs) and guests.
charging infrastructure trends, technologies and policies that support EV
adoption. AMP Board of Trustees Reorganization
4:30 – 4:45 p.m. Room – Easton C
AMP Awards Video Presentation This meeting is open only to Board members and invited guests.
Public Power Promotion and System Improvement
2:00 – 2:10 p.m. Room – Easton A & B OMEA Board of Directors Meeting
(live streaming) 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Room – Magnolia
The announcement of the winning projects and initiatives nominated This meeting is open only to Board members and invited guests.
for the AMP Annual Awards program in the categories of Public Power
Promotion and System Improvement.
Municipal Electric Partners Reception
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Room – Regent 1, 2 & 3
Find out about the latest products and services from a variety of vendors
and network with other public power officials during this evening
reception.
Awards Banquet
7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Room – Easton A & B
The AMP Awards Banquet honors achievements of member communities
and will include the presentation of the prestigious AMP Seven Hats
Award.
Session Descriptions
Wednesday, Sept. 22
Safety Awards Breakfast OMEA Board Reorganization
Speaker: Michelle Palmer, PE, AMP 11:30 – 11:35 a.m. Room – Foyer
7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Room – Regent 1, 2 & 3 This meeting is open only to Board members and invited guests.
(live streaming)
This breakfast features a video presentation of AMP Safety Awards OMEGA JV5 Participants Meeting
for communities and individuals, as well as recognition of mutual aid 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Room – Easton A & B
providers.
Lunch
Safety Awards Video Presentation 12:00 – 12:30 p.m. Room – Easton A & B
8:00 – 8:15 a.m. Room – Regent 1, 2 & 3
(live streaming)
OMEGA JV2 Participants Meeting
The video presentation of AMP Safety Awards. 12:30 – 1:00 p.m. Room – Easton A & B
General Session I OMEGA JV6 Participants Meeting
FERC/RTO Panel Discussion 1:00 – 1:30 p.m. Room – Easton A & B
Speakers – Manu Asthana, PJM; John Bear, MISO; and Allison
Clements, FERC
Moderators – Patrick McCullar, DEMEC; and Pam Sullivan, AMP OMEGA JV4 Participants Meeting
8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Room – Easton A & B 1:30 – 2:00 p.m. Room – Easton A & B
(live streaming)
Hear the current challenges and projections of the future from PJM CEO
Manu Asthana, MISO CEO John Bear and FERC Commissioner Allison
Clements, as well as the federal perspective on RTOs and markets.
BREAK: 9:30 – 9:45 a.m.
General Session II
Federal Legislative Update
Speaker – Marty Kanner, Kanner & Associates
Moderators – Robert Patrick, Wadsworth; and Michael Beirne, AMP
9:45 – 10:15 a.m. Room – Easton A & B
(live streaming)
The federal legislative update session will feature remarks from longtime
AMP lobbyist Marty Kanner, who will provide updates on the latest activity
in Congress and the opportunities and challenges for public power.
MESA General Membership Meeting
10:15 – 10:45 a.m. Room – Easton A & B
OMEA General Membership Meeting
10:45 – 11:30 a.m. Room – Easton A & B
(live streaming)
This meeting is open only to members, voting delegates and invited
guests.
About AMP American Municipal Power, Inc. (AMP) is a nonprofit corporation that owns and operates electric facilities with the purpose of providing generation, transmission and distribution of electric power and energy to its members. By coordinating, negotiating and developing power-supply options and interconnection agreements, AMP is able to purchase wholesale electric power and energy and sell it to members at rates based on the cost and dispatch fees. The organization also develops alternate power resources to best meet members’ short- and long-term needs. Operating an energy control center 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, AMP is always on demand to serve its member communities. AMP provides a wide range of other services on a cooperative, nonprofit basis for the mutual benefit of all member communities.
About AMP
Mission Diversity and Inclusion Statement
To serve Members through public power joint action, AMP values and appreciates the strengths afforded by the
innovative solutions, robust advocacy and cost-effective different attributes, characteristics and experiences of each
management of power supply and energy services. employee. AMP is dedicated to creating an inclusive workplace
made up of employees who strengthen AMP with their diverse
Vision talents and perspectives gained through their age, race,
To be public power’s trusted leader in providing Members and culture, color, disability, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation,
their customers the highest-quality, forward-looking services gender identity, education, service to our country and unique
and solutions. personality.
Values AMP will continue to make a good faith effort to recruit and retain
Integrity - Be honest, fair, reliable, trustworthy and ethical. a diverse group of employees and will maintain its commitment
to being an equal opportunity employer. In so doing, AMP and its
Member Focus - Provide dedicated and professional support
employees can maximize their contributions to their community
to all members in the AMP footprint.
and those of AMP’s Members.
Partnership - Collaborate to achieve common goals.
Employee Engagement - Commit to a diverse, inclusive, We are proud of AMP’s inclusive culture that supports every
safe and supportive work environment. employee’s success and encourages an environment where
they can feel challenged, appreciated, respected and engaged.
Stewardship - Manage resources wisely and sustainably
while striving for operational, financial and administrative
excellence.
Innovation - Energize and inspire new and creative
approaches that increase value to Members and Employees.
Accountability - Be responsive and communicate
transparently and effectively.AMP Municipal Electric Partners
AMP Municipal Electric Partners
The AMP Municipal Electric Partner (MEP) program provides industry vendors and consulting
firms with the opportunity to present their products and services to AMP member communities.
Automated Energy, Inc. Midwest Utility Sales
Bashlin Industries, Inc. mPower Innovations
Best Electric, LLC Ohio CAT
Centrica Business Solutions Osmose Utilities Services, Inc.
Cogburn Electric POWER Engineers, INC
CPower Energy Management Power Line Supply
Duncan & Allen LLP Power System Engineering, Inc.
Eitri Foundry, LLC PowerSecure
Elus Company Premier Power Maintenance
Emerald Energy & Exploration Professional Electric Products Company
Land Company
PSM
Emerald Transformer
RJ Lang Sales Inc.
EN Engineering
Robert S. Howley Co.
Enchanted Rock, LLC
SemaConnect
Energy Management Solutions, Inc.
Sensus, a Xylem Brand
Exacter, Inc.
ShalePro Energy Services
GDS Associates, Inc.
Software Solutions, Inc.
GPD Group
SSOE, Inc.
IPKeys Power Partners
Stenger & Associates
Kent Power, Inc.
TESA
KW Associates
The Huntington National Bank
Leidy Engineering Sales, Inc. -
North Canton, OH Utilities Instrumentation Service
Magnetech Industrial Services, Inc. Wesco/Anixter
Program runs from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022Speakers
Manu Asthana John Bear
As president and CEO of PJM Interconnection, John Bear joined Midcontinent Independent System
Manu Asthana oversees the largest power grid in Operator (MISO) in 2004 and has more than 25 years
North America and the largest electricity market in of executive leadership in the utility industry. As
the world. He has extensive leadership experience chief executive officer of MISO since January 2009,
across the electricity industry, including power generation he leads MISO’s continuous efforts to work collaboratively and
operations, optimization and dispatch, competitive retail electricity, transparently with its members to reliably deliver low-cost energy
electricity and natural gas trading, and risk management, which he through efficient, innovative operations and planning.
acquired across more than 21 years in the industry.
Prior to his current position, Bear was MISO’s president and chief
Most recently, Asthana served as president of Direct Energy Home operating officer, overseeing the initial design, implementation
in North America, where he led a team of over 2,600 to combine the and daily operation of MISO’s energy markets and transmission
company’s retail electricity and home-services businesses, creating system planning. He is currently chairman of the Energy Systems
a leading energy and home-services provider serving more than 3.4 Network (ESN), an initiative focused on bringing “clean technology”
million customers. He previously led power generation operations solutions to market.
at Direct Energy, energy trading at both Direct Energy and at the
TXU group of companies, as well as generation optimization and Bear holds a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor
dispatch at TXU. of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University.
He also attended the INSEAD Advanced Management Program for
Asthana holds a Bachelor of Science in economics from The Senior Executives.
Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a
Benjamin Franklin Scholar and a Joseph Wharton Scholar.
Allison Clements
Patrick Bean Commissioner Allison Clements was sworn in to her
seat at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Patrick Bean is an energy industry professional (FERC) on Dec. 8, 2020. Clements has two decades
with electric sector, automotive, research, and of public and private sector experience in energy
energy and environmental policy experience, regulation and policy, representing utilities, independent power
both in the United States and internationally. As producers, developers and lenders, nonprofits and philanthropies
global charging and energy policy lead for Tesla, he is tasked on grid policy issues. Prior to her time at FERC, she spent two years
with managing the company’s global energy and EV charging as director of the energy markets program at Energy Foundation.
policy, utility engagement, municipal engagement and energy Earlier, she founded Goodgrid, LLC, an energy policy and strategy
procurement efforts. He is responsible for developing energy consulting firm. She also spent a decade at Natural Resources
and charging policy positions, evaluating potential risks and Defense Council in New York, N.Y., as the organization’s corporate
opportunities for Tesla solar and storage products, outreach with counsel and then as director of the Sustainable FERC Project.
policymakers and potential charging partners; collaborating with Before that, she spent several years in private legal practice.
electric utilities to develop EV charging infrastructure and utility EV
programs; serving as an expert witness in regulatory proceedings; Commissioner Clements has served as a federal energy expert in
and evaluating electricity consumption at company owned charging several capacities, including as a member of a National Academies
stations. of Sciences’ committee on grid resilience and as a clinical visiting
lecturer at Yale Law School.
Bean holds a Bachelor of Science in environmental and political
science from Marist College and a Master of Environmental Commissioner Clements holds a Bachelor of Science from the
Management in energy and environmental resources from Duke University of Michigan and a Juris Doctorate from The George
University. Washington University Law School. She grew up in Dayton, Ohio,
and now lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband and two
children.Ethan Cohen John Di Stasio
Ethan Cohen is vice president analyst at Gartner. John Di Stasio joined the Large Public Power Council
Cohen covers transformation in energy and (LPPC) in January 2015. The LPPC represents 27 of
utilities. He helps technology and business leaders the largest consumer-owned utilities in the U.S. Di
understand the use of technology to radically Stasio serves as president of the Washington, D.C.-
improve the performance or reach of enterprises. This includes based association, representing the policy interests of the member
strategic transformation through re-envisioning of business organizations. Di Stasio was formerly the general manager and
models and operational capabilities and by evaluating opportunities CEO of the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) from 2008
to change how business functions work, how functions interact and through 2014.
even reworking boundaries of the firm.
Di Stasio has worked in public power for more than 35 years
Prior to joining Gartner, Cohen worked as a management consultant and has served as past president of both the Northwest Public
and has more than 20 years of experience in helping clients create Power Association and the California Municipal Utility Association
breakout business value. and vice chair of the Large Public Power Council. He was also a
board member of the Business Council for Sustainable Energy
Cohen holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science and history from and the American Public Power Association. He was a member
Vassar College, a Master of History in comparative history from of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s Members
Brandeis University and a Master of Business Administration in Representative Committee. Di Stasio was also a gubernatorial
business administration and management from Boston University. appointee to the California Workforce Investment Board. He was
the Electric Light and Power Large Utility CEO of the Year in 2013.
Di Stasio continues to be active on a variety of industry boards and
commissions.
Genevieve Cullen
Di Stasio has testified before the United States Congress and
Genevieve Cullen has led the Electric Drive Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on topics, including
Transportation Association (EDTA), the Washington, cybersecurity, transmission, infrastructure, reliability and
D.C. based cross-industry trade association environmental regulations.
promoting the electrification of transportation,
as president since 2015. She previously served as vice president, He holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of San Francisco
directing the organization’s policy and advocacy efforts. and is a senior fellow of the American Leadership Forum.
Prior to joining EDTA, Cullen provided energy policy counsel in the
Executive and Legislative Branches, including serving as energy
counsel to Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN). In these capacities, she
developed and promoted policy solutions in diverse issue areas,
including climate change and air quality, transportation emissions,
energy efficiency and utility regulation.
A graduate of American University Washington College of Law and
Bucknell University, Cullen is a member of the District of Columbia
Bar.Speakers
Joy Ditto Missy Henriksen
Joy Ditto became the American Public Power Missy Henriksen became the executive director
Association’s (APPA) president and CEO in January of the Center for Energy Workforce Development
2020. Before that, she was the president and CEO of (CEWD) in December 2019, bringing 30 years of
the Utilities Technology Council (UTC), a global trade nonprofit management and workforce-development
association representing electric, gas and water utilities on their expertise to the organization.
mission-critical information and communications technologies.
Prior to joining CEWD, Henriksen served as the vice president
She has testified before the U.S. Senate and the Federal Energy
of public affairs for the National Association of Landscape
Regulatory Commission and is a past chair of the National Energy
Professionals (NALP) and the executive director of the NALP
Resources Organization. She sits on the U.S. Department of
Foundation. Served as the executive director of the National Pest
Energy’s Energy Advisory Committee.
Management Association’s (NPMA) Professional Pest Management
Before joining UTC, Ditto was with the APPA for 15 years, as the Alliance. Prior to joining NPMA, served as the executive director
senior vice president for legislative and political affairs. for the American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA),
a post she held for 12 years. Outside of her professional endeavors,
Earlier in her career, she spent seven years on Capitol Hill, as Henriksen is an ardent community volunteer, having held various
legislative assistant to two representatives from Pennsylvania leadership positions with her local alumni association, the Junior
— Joe McDade (R) and Don Sherwood (R) — and a senator from League of Northern Virginia, Girl Scouts, the American Society of
Nebraska, Chuck Hagel (R). She was a staff assistant to Senator Association Executives and others.
John McCain (R-AZ) in her first job out of college. Ditto advised her
bosses on issues involving natural resources, agriculture, trade, Henriksen holds a Bachelor of Arts in communications and political
tax, banking, the justice system, environment and energy. science with a minor in government affairs from the University of
Virginia.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts in history and a minor in political
science from Vanderbilt University and an executive certificate in
nonprofit management from Georgetown University.
Joy is married with two daughters. She is a competitive equestrian Terry Huval
in the sport of eventing.
Terry Huval, PE, has spent more than 40 years in
the electric utility industry in Louisiana, having
worked for both investor owned utilities and public
power utilities. He currently serves as the executive
director of the Transmission Access Policy Study Group (TAPS) —
an association of transmission-dependent utilities that support
equal, non-discriminatory transmission access to members in 35
states.
For over 23 years, Huval served as director of the Lafayette Utilities
System (LUS) until his retirement in 2018. LUS is a municipally
owned utility, providing electric, water and wastewater services to
more than 60,000 customers.
Huval is a former chair of the APPA Board of Directors and is a
registered professional electrical engineer who has served as chair
of the State of Louisiana Professional Engineering and Surveyors
Board, in addition to other boards in the state and country. He has
also testified on numerous state and federal panels.
Huval holds of Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from
the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.Philip Jones Bill LeBlanc
Philip Jones currently serves as executive director of Bill LeBlanc is E Source’s chief instigation agent,
the Alliance for Transportation Electrification (ATE), where he works on E Source’s new product
which is a recently established industry-funded non- development as well as providing thought
profit association. Its goals are to promote activities leadership. He has more than 20 years of
in the states, especially at public utility commissions, to promote experience in strategic marketing, new product development,
the acceleration of transportation electrification deployments, a pricing, market research and demand-side management as well
robust utility role, and interoperability and open standards. He also as social marketing.
serves as a Board Advisor to Energy Impact Partners (EIP), on the
nonprofit Board of Directors of Climate Solutions. LeBlanc focuses on helping utilities understand the intersection
between the customer and the utility’s products and services and
Jones is currently president of Phil Jones Consulting LLC, a firm specializes in maximizing marketing effectiveness. He is focusing
based in Seattle that provides expert advice and consulting ser- much of his efforts now on electric vehicle marketing, as well
vices for organizations in the fields of energy and utility regulation, as design thinking. He founded and served for several years as
and cybersecurity compliance and regulation. president of the Association of Energy Services Professionals. He
served as a project manager at EPRI, overseeing projects focused
Jones served as a commissioner on the Washington Utilities and
on demand management, rates, marketing and customer behavior.
Transportation Commission for 12 years from 2005 to 2017. He
served in many leadership positions with the National Association LeBlanc holds a Bachelor of Arts in economics from Claremont
of Regulatory Utility Commissioners during his tenure, which in- McKenna College and a Bachelor of Science and a Master of
cluded service on the Board of Directors (including as chair) of the Science in mechanical engineering from Stanford University.
National Regulatory Research Institute. He served as president of
NARUC for one year in 2012-13 when he made cybersecurity of
electric, gas, water distribution systems his presidential theme and
top priority. He also continues to serve (as he did as commissioner) Mike Zenker
on the Advisory Council of the Electric Power Research Institute.
Michael Zenker is a managing director of energy
A native of Spokane, Washington, Jones holds a Bachelor of Arts in market analysis with NextEra Energy Resources. At
East Asian Studies from Harvard College in 1977. NextEra, he leads the firm’s fundamental research
on power, natural gas, liquefied natural gas, natural
gas liquids, oil, oil products, and related markets. He has been
active in the energy markets for more than 25 years.
Marty Kanner
Previously, Zenker was a managing director of gas and power
Marty Kanner, founder and president of Kanner & research with Barclays, and managing director overseeing global
Associates, has been involved in national energy gas and global power research with Cambridge Energy Research
policy issues for over 35 years. He currently serves Associates (CERA).
as the Ohio Municipal Electric Association’s (OMEA)
federal legislative representative. Zenker has testified before Congress, the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission and the California Public Utilities Commission.
Prior to forming Kanner & Associates in 1991, Kanner served
on the government relations staff of the American Public Power Zenker holds a Bachelor of Science in nuclear engineering and a
Association and worked on Capitol Hill. He has testified before Master of Business Administration from the University of California.
Congress on numerous occasions and published articles and He is a registered professional engineer in nuclear engineering.
opinion pieces in Electricity Journal, Public Power, Electricity Daily,
Energy and the Washington Times. He has twice been named by
The Hill — a newspaper covering Congress — as one of the Top 25
“Hired Guns” in Washington.
Kanner holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the
University of California, Berkeley.Hilton Columbus at Easton Floor Plan Hilton Columbus at Easton 3900 Chagrin Drive Columbus, Ohio 43219
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