APPA National Conference 2023 | American Public Power Association (APPA) | 16 June 2023 | Sheraton Grand Seattle, 1400 6th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101, USA

This Event is time to reconnect, recharge, and power up for the future at the nation’s premier gathering of public power leaders. Join us and explore how changing policy, technology, and lifestyles are reshaping the energy industry and how that impacts your community. Engage with visionaries and experts, exchange strategies and solutions with other public power leaders and policymakers, and discover tools for your future success. Join us to plug in to the experience, innovation, and leadership of your national public power community.

2023 Speakers

Julie Ryan
Managing Partner, Aether Advisors, LLC

Joni Batson
Vice President, Emerging Technologies, Leidos

Joseph Blackwell
Director, Digital Utility Organization,Leidos

John Miner
President, Collaborative Learning

Mark Beauchamp
President, Utility Financial Solutions

Dawn Lund
Vice President, Utility Financial Solutions

Chris Lund
Financial, Business & Technology Consultant, Utility Financial Solutions

Steve Wright
CEO, Inspired Public Service (retired CEO of Chelan Public Utility District, Washington)

Bill Boyce
Principal, Bill Boyce Consulting, LLC

Steve VanderMeer
Executive Consultant (retired from Hometown Connections, Inc.)

Debra Smith
General Manager, Seattle City Light, Washington

Steve Wright
CEO, Inspired Public Service

Justin Alberty
Corporate Communications Director, Grand River Dam Authority

Manny Cancel
CEO, Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center

Troy Adams
General Manager, Manitowoc Public Utilities, Wisconsin

Kurt Miller
Executive Director, Northwest River Partners

Peter King, Business Development Manager, Utilities

Dr. Bashir Siddiqui
Utility Business Development Manager, Western U.S., ABB E-mobility Inc.

John Godfrey
Senior Government Relations Director, American Public Power Association

Amy Thomas
Vice President, Government Relations, American Public Power Association

Desmarie Waterhouse Senior Vice President, Advocacy & Counsel, American Public Power Association

Angela Bennink
General Manager, PUD No 1 of Kitsap County, Washington

Tom Coverick
Managing Director, Digital Infrastructure/Municipal Broadband, KeyBank

Heather Burnett Gold
Vice President, External Affairs, Mears Group

Kimberly McKinley
Chief Marketing Officer, UTOPIA Fiber

Scott Menhart
Chief Technology & Information Officer, Traverse City Light & Power

Dr. Trish Holliday
Vice President of Human Resources and Corporate Services, Nashville Electric Service, Tennessee

Gary Swan
Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, National Energy Foundation

Michael Kern
Principal, Michael Kern Consulting

Matt Love
Partner, Cascadia Law Group

Tim Reynon
Tribal Relations Director, Office of Intergovernmental Relations

Sammy Brunson
Director, Office of Business, Industry, and Infrastructure Integration, Federal Emergency Management Administration

Dan Lauf
Energy Program Director, National Governor’s Association

Brandi Martin
State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Program Manager, Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER), U.S. Department of Energy

William (Brad) Richy
Director, Idaho Office of Emergency Management

Kyle Brown
Electric Planning Engineer, Greenville Utilities Commission, North Carolina

Emmanuel Taylor
Senior Energy Consultant, Beam Reach Consulting Group

Joni Batson
Vice President, Emerging Technologies for Power Delivery Systems

Joseph Blackwell
Director, Energy Solutions, Leidos

Carolyn Slaughter
Senior Director, Environmental Policy, American Public Power Association

David Bodek
Senior Director, S&P Global Ratings

Clifford Kim
Vice President – Senior Credit Officer, Moody’s Investors Service

Kathy Masterson
Senior Director, Fitch Ratings

Sterling Root
Associate Director, Business Development, EDF Renewables

John Shultzabarger
Senior Director, Power Marketing, EDF Renewables

Chuck Allen
Senior Manager of External Affairs & Communications, Grant County PUD

Lisa Miller
Manager of Communications & Economic Development, Alabama Municipal Electric Authority

Lacy Stockton
Energy Efficiency Marketing Strategist, Chelan County PUD

Isaac Bales
Manager, Baker Tilly

Allison LeMay
Consulting Manager, Baker Tilly

Wilbourne “Skip” Marham P.E., Senior Manager, EMS and Regulatory Affairs, Environmental and Energy Policy, Tennessee Valley Authority

Seema Ghosh
Manager, T&D Innovation & Asset Management, Tacoma Power

Dr. Ryan Donaghy
Associate Director for Planning and Innovation, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), U.S. Department of Homeland Security;

Jeannette McMillian
Assistant Director, Supply Chain and Cyber Directorate, National Counterintelligence and Security Center

David Dubowsky
Enterprise Data & Analytics Technology Manager, Nebraska Public Power District

Dr. Elizabeth Massey Director, Data Dynamics & Strategic Innovations, The Energy Authority

Hannah Mulroy
Energy Portfolio Development Manager, Longmont Power & Communications

Paul Zummo
Director, Research & Development, American Public Power Association

Drs. Brooke Opel
Grant Advisors, Baker Tilly

Miranda Wojciechowski Grant Advisors, Baker Tilly

Annette Creekpaum
General Manager, Mason County PUD

Bob Knight
President & CEO, Harrison Edwards

Kimberly McKinley
Chief Marketing Officer, UTOPIA Fiber

Scott Menhart
Chief Technology & Information Officer, Traverse City Light & Power

Mason Baker
CEO & General Manager, Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems

Thomas Kent
President & Chief Executive Officer, Nebraska Public Power District

John Kotek
enior Vice President, Policy Development and Public Affairs, Nuclear Energy Institute

Bob Schuetz
CEO, Energy Northwest

Andy Berke
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Ron Insana
CNBC Senior Analyst and Commentator; Trailblazing Financial Journalist; Bestselling Author; Financial Professional

James Albright
City Manager, City of Acworth

Jim Stawicki
General Manager, Sturgeon Bay Utilities

Dr. Vernon Woodley Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Specialist, Lansing Board of Water & Light

Barbara Hale
Assistant General Manager for Power Policy & Planning, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission

Peter Rietkerk
General Manager, South San Joaquin Irrigation District

Connell Price
Vice President, Information Technology, ElectriCities of North Carolina, Inc

Doug Westlund
Senior Vice President, AESI-US, Inc.

Troy Adams
General Manager, Manitowoc Public Utilitie

Kyle Roadman
General Manager, Emerald People's Utility District

Grant Roberson
Energy Services Manager, Wilson Energy

Paul Zummo
Director, Research & Development, American Public Power Association

Lucie Huang
trategic Technology & Electrification Engineer, Seattle City Light

Wendy Cho-Ripp
Utilities & Resiliency Strategist, King County Metro

Katie Arnold
District Treasurer and Director of Business Services, Mason County PUD

Kirsten Zerbe
Public Assistance Program Closeout Manager, Emergency Management Division

Michael Gehring
Director, Portfolio Management & Analytics, The Energy Authority

Marc Rosson
Enterprise Architect, Snohomish County Public Utility District

Jim Taylor
Vice President of Energy Solutions, Siemens Grid Software US

David Koster
General Manager, Holland Board of Public Works

Lynne Tejeda
General Manager and CEO, Keys Energy Services

Luke Hansen
Vice President of Products, Plant Technology

Jamie Link
Vice President of Product Management, Market Technologies

Carl Stills
Vice President, Storage Integration, Avantus

Jenny Sparks
Manager of Customer Engagement, Benton PUD, Washington

Jeffrey Stewart
Director, Lafayette Utilities System

Jeffrey Fiegenschuh
City Manager, City of Rochelle

Ed Krieger
Power System Director, Piqua Municipal Power System

Nick Lawler
General Manager, Littleton Electric Light & Water Departments

Jim Barbour
Regional Vice President – Utility Sales, Enchanted Rock

Jeff Berkheimer
Electric Utility Director, Lodi Electric

Sean Murphy
Energy Policy Researcher, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Michael Furze
Assistant Director, Energy Division, Washington State Department of Commerce

David Terry
President, National Association of State Energy Officials

Nicholas Bond
Washington State Climatologist, University of Washington

Nancy Hirsh
Executive Director, Northwest Energy Coalition

Patrick Reams
Vice President of Technology and Communications, Irby Utilities

John Tait
Director, North America, Biarri Networks

Rachel Wilson
Director of Cybersecurity, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management; Former Head of Counterterrorism Operations, National Security Agency

Anthony Cannon
General Manager/CEO, Greenville Utilities Commission

David Osburn
General Manager, Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority

Rick Atkinson
Pulitzer-Prize Winning Author and Military Historian

2023 Sponsors

ADVOCATE:
• nisc
• BlockEnergy
• IPKEYS
• technosylva
• sensus
• bakertilly
• national grid renewables
• ICF
• cps Energy

SUSTAINING NETWORKING:
• wesco
• DWGP

NETWORKING:
• GDS Associates Inc.
• The Energy Authority
• NewGen Strategies & Solutions
• Duncan & Allen
• Spiegel & McDiarmid

CHAMPION:
• EDF Renewables
• SIEMENS
• Enchanted Rock
• AVANTUS
• irby
• UFS