Upcoming Current Issues Conference

Current Issues: April 23-26, 2017

Industry leaders and commissioners discuss issues facing the electric, natural gas, water, and telecommunications industries.

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List of Presentations

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Updated May 5, 2017

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Location

Eldorado Hotel; Santa Fe, NM

Contact

Jeanette Walter: jeawalte@nmsu.edu or 575.649.4812.

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Early discounts end on March 31, 2017

Registration and Payment Options:

• Online: Payment options are credit card, check/money order, or we can invoice your organization.
• Fax, phone or email: Fill out the enrollment form on the last page of the program brochure. Follow the instructions on the form for a preferred payment option.

Registration instructions for Guest Speakers/Responders:

1. Click the “Register Now” link above.
2. Chose the registration category: Current Issues [2017] Guest Speaker/Responder ($0.00).
3. Press “Proceed to Payment” button.
4. Guest speakers/responders will be sent a formal confirmation from the CPU staff.

Cancellations. Cancellation requests received via email by/on Friday, April 14 will be fully refunded. No refunds will be made after April 14. Substitutions can be made at any time. Send the appropriate attendee contact information to Jeanette Walter at jeawalte@nmsu.edu. Substitutions made after April 19 will be processed on-site.

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Current Issues 2017 Presentations

Updated May 10, 2017

Panel	Last	First	Presentation
Intersection of Energy, Environment and Infrastructure	Beuning	Stephen	Renewable Integration
Intersection of Energy, Environment and Infrastructure	Moeller	Clair	Portfolio Evolution: Issues & Challenges
Intersection of Energy, Environment and Infrastructure	Tutos	Vanessa	Permission Pending: The Important Role of Renewables
Intersection of Energy, Environment and Infrastructure	Tyran	Barbara	Our Energy Future: Integrated Energy Network
Cyber Security Workforce Issues	Auffret	J.P.	Trends in Cybersecurity Education
Cyber Security Workforce Issues	Mertz	Michael	Cyber Security Workforce Issues
The Impact of Changing Social Roles of Utilities	Naumick	Gary	Permission Pending: A Coordinated Apprach to Reduce Lead Exposure from Drinking Water
The Impact of Changing Social Roles of Utilities	Oppenheim	Jerrold	The Changing Social Role of Utilities
The Impact of Changing Social Roles of Utilities	Obot Witherspoon	Nsedu	Protecting Children & Their Families from Lead Exposures Through Water

Current Issues Attendees: Spring 2017

Updated April 18, 2017

Last Name	First Name	Title	Organization	State
Allen	John	Regional Director - South	MISO	AR
Anderson	Eric	Commissioner	Idaho Public Utilities Commission	ID
Aron	Benjamin	Director, State Regulatory and External Affairs	CTIA	DC
Auffret	J.P.	Director, Research Partnerships, School of Business	George Mason University	VA
Bailey	Don	Commissioner	North Carolina Utilities Commission	NC
Baker	Christina	Attorney Specialist	Arkansas Public Service Commission	AR
Barnes	Conitsha	Regulatory Affairs Manager	Duke Energy	NC
Becton	Kino	Sr. Director National Government and Regulatory Affairs	American Water	NJ
Bernosky	Greg	Director State Regulation & Compliance	Arizona Public Service	AZ		698.64
Betkoski, III	John	NARUC First Vice President, Vice Chair, NARUC Committee on Consumer Affairs and Vice Chairman	Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority	CT		255.52
Beuning	Stephen	Director Market Operations	Xcel Energy	CO		378.27
Binswanger	Lewis	Vice President, External Affairs	Nicor Gas	IL		1332.43
Black	Noel	VP, Federal Regulatory Affairs	Southern Company	DC
Bolles	Monta	VP & General Counsel	USIC	IN
Bollom	Gregory	Assistant VP Energy Planning	Madison Gas and Electric Company	WI
Bonfield	Shawn	Sr Regulatory Policy Analyst	Avista Corporation	WA
Bonrud	Pamela	Director Government & Regulatory Affairs	NorthWestern Energy	SD
Booth	William	Attorney	Michael Best & Friedrich LLP	DC
Bort	Bryson	CEO	Grimm	VA
Boyd	David	VP of Government and Regulatory Affairs	MISO	MN
Bright	Ben	Manager - Regulatory	Southwest Power Pool	AR
Brown	Ryan	Deputy Commissioner	Mississippi Public Service Commission	MS
Brown-Bland	ToNola	Co-Vice Chair, NARUC Washington Action Committee and Commissioner	North Carolina Utilities Commission	NC
Bukowski	Stephen	Director - New Technology Integration	El Paso Electric Company	TX
Burns	Bob	Commissioner	Arizona Corporation Commission	AZ
Burns	Nancy	Senior Attorney	El Paso Electric Company	NM
Butler	Frederick	President and CEO	Butler Advisory Services	NJ
Butler	Jolynn	AVP	AT&T	IN
Camp	Ward	Chief Policy Officer	Edison Energy	CA
Campell	Carmen	Regulatory and Tribal Liaison	Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative	NM
Carberry	Glenn	Managing Partner	TCORS	CT
Champion	Thomas	Principal	T Champion Consulting LLC	MD
Champley	Michael	Former Commissioner	Hawaii Public Utilities Commission	HI
Chriss	Steve	Director, Energy and Strategy Analysis	Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.	AR
Clark	Susan	Partner	Radey Law Firm	FL
Coleman	Maida	Commissioner	Missouri Public Service Commission	MO
Colussy	Peter	External Affairs Manager	CAISO	CA
Concepcion	Gina	Director, Process	USIC	IN
Conn	Dave	VP of State Government Affairs	T-Mobile	NJ
Corbari	Kelley	Senior Attorney	Florida Public Service Commission	FL
Costello	Ken	Principal	NRRI	NM
Crockett	Valerie	Sr Program Mgr Energy Policy	TVA	GA
Cummings	Jamey	Senior Client Partner	Korn Ferry	TX
Dalley	Bryce	Vice President	Pacific Power	OR
Danner	David	Chair, NARUC Committee on International Relations and Chairman	Washington Utilities & Transportation Commission	WA
Darnell	Ron	Senior Vice President	PNM Resources	NM
D'Auteuil	Susan	Administrative Law Judge	Arkansas Public Service Commission	AR
Davis	Bryn	Manager - Asset Management Services	El Paso Electric Company	TX
Dawson	Shawn	District Manager	USIC	IN
Dion	Phil	VP, Technology Business Development	American Electric Power	OH
Dority	Matthew	Director of Regulatory Affairs	Kansas City Power & Light Company	MO
Drake	Kimberly	Financial Analyst	Public Utilities Commission of Nevada	NV
Dunn	Boyd	Commissioner	Arizona Corporation Commission	AZ
Edge	Bill	Public Information Officer	Georgia Public Service Commission	GA
England	Scott	Economist	Colorado Office of Consumer Counsel	CO
Espinoza	Valerie	Chair	New Mexico Public Regulation Commission	NM
Farmer	Frank	Special Assistant Attorney General	Mississippi Public Service Commission	MS
Feist Albrecht	Shari	Commissioner	Kansas Corporation Commission	KS
Fink	Sari	Manager	American Petroleum Institute	DC
Fleming	Elizabeth	CPU Vice Chairman and Commissioner	South Carolina Public Service Commission	SC
Fonvielle	Kent	Executive Director, MISO South Region - External Affairs	MISO Energy	AR
Gee	Robert	President	Gee Strategies Group, LLC	VA
Gervais	Linda	Sr Manager Regulatory Policy	Avista Corporation	WA
Gillan	Joe	President	Gillan and Associates
Gonzales	Ricardo	Director NM External Affairs	El Paso Electric Company	TX
Greene	Kimberly	Chief Operating Officer	Southern Company	AL
Griffin	Connie	Administrative Law Judge	Arkansas Public Service Commission	AR
Hanson	Gary	Vice Chairman	South Dakota Public Utilities Commission	SD
Hardie	Lisa	Chair	Oregon Public Utility Commission	OR
Hendry	Andrew	President & CEO	New Jersey Utilities Association	NJ
Henson	Martha	Director of Regulatory Affairs	Oncor Electric Delivery Company	TX
Herman	Lexi	Corporate Counsel State Regulatory	T-Mobile	NJ
Hiett	Todd	Commissioner	Oklahoma Corporation Commission	OK
Hirasuna	Robert	Executive Assistant - District V	New Mexico Public Regulation Commission	NM
Hofmann	Sarah	Commissioner	Vermont Public Service Board	VT
Holden	Mary-Anna	Chair, NARUC Committee on Water and Commissioner	New Jersey Board of Public Utilities	NJ
Hollick	Pamela	Associate General Counsel State Public Policy	Level 3 Communications	IN
Howard	John (Butch)	Commissioner	South Carolina Public Service Commission	SC
Huebsch	Michael	Commisioner	Wisconsin Public Service Commission	WI
Hughes	Gilbert	Director Regulatory Services	AEP Texas	TX
Hughes	Kandi	Attorney	Southwest Power Pool	AR
Jacobs	Elizabeth	Commissioner	Iowa Utilities Board	IA
Johnson	Ken	Director, Rates & Regulatory Affairs	Puget Sound Energy	WA
Johnson	Brad	Commissioner	Montana Public Service Commission	MT
Jones	John F.	Sr VP - Public Policy	CenturyLink	LA
Jones	Sandy	Commissioner - District V	New Mexico Public Regulation Commission	NM
Kavulla	Travis	Commissioner	Montana Public Service Commission	MT
Kiely	Charles	Assistant General Manager	DC Water	DC
Kilduff	Tony	Senior Analyst	City of Seattle	WA
Kirkeby	Curtis	Fellow Engineer	Avista Utilities	WA
Kjellander	Paul	Chair, NARUC Telecommunications Committee and President	Idaho Public Utilities Commission	ID
Larsen	Jeff	V.P. Regulation	PacifiCorp	UT
Lathrop	Roy	Economist	NCTA	MD
Leech	Irene	Associate Professor	VA Tech	VA
Leirvik	Ryan	Principal	Grimm	VA
LeVar	Thad	Chair	Public Service Commission of Utah	UT
Lipper	Susan	Director State Government Affairs	T-Mobile	NJ
Loudenslager	Sam	Principal Regulatory Analyst	Southwest Power Pool	AR
Lovejoy	Lynda	Commissioner, District 4	New Mexico Public Regulation Commission	NM
Lowrey	David	Director, Regulatory Strategy	Comverge, Inc.	CO
Lyn	Ivy	Manager, State Regulatory Relations	Edison Electric Institute	DC
Malagon	Elisa	Supervisor, State Relations	Arizona Public Service	AZ
Mapp	Kyesha	Senior Attorney	Florida Public Service Commission	FL
Mason	Donald	President	All American Energy Partners, LLC	OH
McCaffree	Matthew	Sr. Director, Regulatory Strategy	Comverge, Inc.	VA
McCellon-Allen	Venita	President and COO	AEP SWEPCO	LA
Mertz	Michael	Vice President & Chief Information Officer	PNM Resources	NM
Moeller	Clair	Exec Vice President Operations	MISO	MN
Moore	Jeremy	Regional Director	USIC	IN
Moore	Sharelynn	VP Global Marketing/Public Affairs	Itron, Inc.	WA
Mroz	Richard	President	New Jersey Board of Public Utilities	NJ
Nault	Alan	Public Utilities Analyst	Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission	RI
Naumick	Gary	Vice President, Engineering & Asset Management	American Water	NJ
Nelson	Chris	Commissioner	South Dakota Public Utilities Commission	SD
Nelson	Donna L.	Co-Vice Chair, NARUC Committee on "Energy Resources and the Environment and Chairman	Public Utility Commission of Texas	TX
Nelson	Robert A.	Consumer Counsel	Montana Consumer Counsel	MT
Norton	Pierce	President & CEO	ONE Gas, Inc.	OK
Nowak	Ellen	Chair	Public Service Commission of Wisconsin	WI
Obot Witherspoon	Nsedu	MPH, Executive Director	Children's Environmental Health Network	DC
O'Connell-Diaz	Erin	President	FutureFWD, Inc	IL
Oden	Jeremy	Commissioner	Alabama Public Service Commission	AL
O'Guinn	Kimberly	Commissioner	Arkansas Public Service Commission	AR
Ohta	Teri	Principal Corporate Counsel, State Regulatory	T-Mobile	NJ
Oppenheim	Jerrold	Principal & Counsel	Democracy And Regulation	MA
Oster	Jake	Sr. Director of Regulatory Affairs	EnergySavvy	WA
Patterson	James	Commissioner	North Carolina Utilities Commission	NC
Pfeiffer	Daniel	VP of Government Affairs	ITRON	WA
Pickering	Chip	CEO	INCOMPAS	DC
Pietrzyk	Mary	Senior Manager, Stakeholder Strategy and Engagement	Nuclear Energy Institute	DC
Pongracz	Ann	Commissioner	Public Utilities Commission of Nevada	NV
Powelson	Robert A.	President NARUC and Commissioner	Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission	PA
Presley	Brandon	Chair, NARUC Committee on Consumer Affairs and Commissioner	Mississippi Public Service Commission	MS
Randall	Randy	Vice Chairman	South Carolina Public Service Commission	SC
Richardson	James	Special Staff	Mississippi Public Service Commission	MS
Roberto	Cheryl	Partner	TFC Utilities, LLC	OH
Rogers	Kyle	Vice President, Government Relations	American Gas Association	DC
Santana	Jeni	Sr Specialist, State Government Affairs	T-Mobile	NJ
Schneider	Timothy	Public Advocate	Maine Office of the Public Advocate	ME
Schuling	Mark	Consumer Advocate	Iowa Office of Consumer Advocate	IA
Sheahan	Brien	Chairman	Illinois Commerce Commission	IL
Shields	Robert	Manager	Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation	AR
Skrmetta	Eric	Commissioner	Louisiana Public Service Commission	LA
Sloan	Susan	VP, State Policy	American Wind Energy Association	DC
Smith	Barbara	Executive Director of Technical Operations	Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor	IN
Smith	Scott	Directory Regulatory Affairs	Alliant Energy	WI
Soderberg	Grace	Dir of State Reg Relations	NAWC	DC
Solano	Elizabeth	Advisor Southern Regional External Affairs	MISO Energy	AR
Spitzer	Marc	Partner	Steptoe & Johnson LLP	DC
Stalbaum	Darin	VP, Regional Sales & Marketing	USIC	IN
Stipnieks	Elizabeth	Managing Director	Edison Electric Institute	DC
Stoll	Stephen	Commissioner	Missouri Public Service Commission	MO
Story	Susan	President & CEO	American Water	NJ
Svanda	David	Principal	Svanda & Coy Consulting	MD
Taylor	Jeff	Attorney		NM
Tessier	Tim	Manager, Regulatory Strategy	ITC Midwest	IA
Thomas	Michele	Sr Natl Director State Regulatory	T-Mobile	NJ
Townley	David	Director of Public Affairs	CTC Global Corporation	CA
Troxle	Matthew	Director of Regulatory Affairs	CenterPoint Energy	LA
Tuma	John	Commissioner	Minnesota Public Utilities Commission	MN
Tutos	Vanessa	Director, Government Affairs	EDP Renewables North America	TX
Tyran	Barbara	Executive Director	EPRI	DC
Wagner	Nick	Co-Chair, NARUC Washington Action Committee and Board Member	Iowa Utilities Board	IA
Walker-Ratliff	Joan	Director, Regulatory Affairs	Phillips 66	OK
Warnock	Loyd	SVP, External Affairs, Communications & Public Policy	American Water	IN
Washington	Alexander	Chief Policy Advisor	Mississippi Public Service Commission	MS
Weber	Angela	Commissioner	Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission	IN
Wiggins	Dena	President and CEO	Natural Gas Supply Association	DC
Wilson-Frias	Cynthia	Deputy Chief of Legal Services	Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission	RI
Wright	Thomas	Attorney	Morris, Laing, Evans, Brock & Kennedy, Chtd.	KS
Young	Randy	Attorney	Kean Miller LLP	LA
Youngblood	Michael	Regulatory Projects Manager	Idaho Power	ID
Zamora	Cynthia	Financial Examiner	Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel	TX