Operations Conference – Operational Leadership

Committee Members

Joseph Brown

Southern California Gas Company

Technical Advisor
Member

Lawrence Buchanan

NW Natural

Utility Field Services Sr. Manager
Session Leader

Jason S Christiansen

Dominion Energy

Gas Distribution DE West Operations Supervisor
Member

Ryan Donald

FortisAlberta Inc.

Area Manager of Operations
Chair

Andrew Gutierrez

Southern California Gas Company

Gas Operations Area Manager
Member

Kelley Hendry

Avista Utilities

Sandpoint Operations Manager
Member

Ed Hill

Seattle City Light

Field Operations Supervisor
Session Leader

Tara Holizki

ENMAX Corporation

Manager, Stakeholder Relations and Commercial Contracts
Member

Brandon Jones

Southwest Gas Corporation

Manager, Engineering
Member

Cheryl Jones

Southern Cross

Products Distribution Manager | Account Executive
Member

Keshav Khanna

BC Hydro

Senior Program Manager - G&T Stations Maintenance
Member

Carolyn Loos

NorthWestern Energy

Director, TD Organizational Performance
Vice Chair

Cynthia Lopez

San Diego Gas & Electric Company

Team Lead - Distribution Operations
Session Leader

Sultan Mir

ATCO Natural Gas

Supervisor, Service Operations Edmonton Region
Member

Lisa Muirden

NW Natural

Utility Field Services Manager
Member

Tracy Ortiz

Tucson Electric Power

T&D Manager
Member

Lauren Otera

KPMG LLP

Management Consulting
Member

William Parra

Arizona Public Service Company

Supervisor, System Improvement
Member

Traci Pepper

Western Energy Institute

Program Manager
WEI Liaison

Avideh Razavi

Southern California Gas Company

Program Manager
Member

Kevik Rensink

Puget Sound Energy

Operations & Maintenance Supervisor
Member

Barbara Rogan

Southern California Edison

Business Operations Manager
Member

Melinda Steckler

MDU Utilities Group

Director of Human Resources
Member

Lance Stotts

Seattle City Light

Member

Nick Swartz

Hydro One Inc.

Customer Operations Manager - Distribution Lines
Member

Bryon Watkins

Southern California Edison

Field Engineering Manager
Member

Yaphet Wiltz

Asplundh Construction Corporation

Division Manager
Member