2026 EBA Energy Forum Speakers
Speaker bios will be added to this page as speakers are confirmed.
Andrew Abranches
Vice President, Wildfire Mitigation
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Andrew (Andy) Abranches is Vice President of Wildfire Mitigation at PG&E, where he has led the company’s wildfire mitigation strategy since 2020. His team is responsible for PG&E’s Wildfire Mitigation Plan and the operational programs that guide real-time decision-making during fire season and long-term resiliency planning.
Andy has been with PG&E since 2008, serving in senior leadership roles across Electric Operations, Human Resources, Finance, and Gas Operations. Prior to PG&E, he worked at Northrop Grumman and General Electric. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, serves as Chair of the Advisory Board for the Cal Poly Wildland Urban Interface – Fire Institute, and is an Advisor to Watch Duty.
Melissa Alfano
Senior Director of Energy Markets and Counsel
Solar Energy Industries Association
Melissa Alfano is SEIA’s Senior Director of Energy Markets and Counsel. She represents SEIA regarding energy matters of importance to the solar industry before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and Regional Transmission Organizations. Before joining SEIA, Melissa represented public power utilities before FERC and served two years on FERC staff.
Melissa holds a B.S. in economics from James Madison University and a J.D. from George Mason University. She resides in Northern Virginia with her husband and two children.
Meghan Anderson
Senior Legal Counsel
Alberta Utilities Commission
Meghan Anderson is legal counsel for the Alberta Utilities Commission. She advises decision makers on complex regulatory matters in the electricity generation, transmission, and distribution sectors, and represents the Commission before the Alberta Court of Appeal. Meghan is vice-chair of the EBA Energy Insecurity Steering Committee, a member of the CAMPUT Conference Program Committee and teaches Energy Law at the University of Calgary.
Ruben Arredondo
Regulatory Counsel
Grid United
Ruben Arredondo is Regulatory Counsel at Grid United, an independent developer of large-scale, interregional transmission projects headquartered in Houston. He brings more than 20 years of transmission experience in the utility and electrical energy industry, advising teams on state and federal regulatory matters and negotiating key agreements for Grid United's transmission projects.
Ruben's career has been spent working in the bulk electric system, first as a regulator, then as a developer, and now on commercial teams building very big energy projects. Although he has experience in the generation and storage arena, the last few years he's enjoyed working with commercial and finance teams to create bankable and transformational transmission infrastructure projects.
Liz Bowman
Vice President, Government Affairs and Outreach
Williams
Ms. Bowman is currently leading state and federal government affairs at Williams, a Fortune 500 infrastructure company with operations spanning the natural gas value chain, including gathering, processing, interstate transmission, storage, and wholesale marketing and trading of natural gas and NGLs.
She has 20 years of experience in public affairs, in both the public and private sectors, helping high-level principals, organizations, and coalitions develop and implement successful advocacy campaigns to meet policy, regulatory, and legislative goals.
Her focus is on energy, environment, and regulatory issues – joining Williams from the American Exploration and Production Council, the leading trade association for America’s independent oil and natural gas producers. Notably, she served in the first Trump Administration as the associate administrator for public affairs at the US Environmental Protection Agency and in the US Senate, as communications director for Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA).
Donna M. Byrne
Partner
Troutman Pepper Locke LLP
Donna is widely recognized as a leading energy regulatory and litigation attorney for electric power and natural gas market participants. Drawing from an established track record before FERC and deep market intelligence, she helps clients mitigate risk while guiding them through their toughest challenges.
Donna focuses her practice on representing electric power and natural gas market participants in proceedings before FERC and in the federal courts. Her representation in complex commercial disputes includes litigation in connection with the California energy crisis, issues related to Regional Transmission Organization withdrawal, issues related to federal pre-emption and the filed-rate doctrine, among other areas. Donna has represented clients seeking FERC approval for transactions covered by FPA section 203, has led matters involving FPA section 205 approvals, and has defended clients in complaint proceedings before FERC pursuant to FPA section 206.
In the energy regulatory space, Donna is recognized as a leading practitioner for companies and individuals regarding FERC enforcement investigations. She is experienced in conducting internal investigations, guiding clients through decisions about self-reporting potential regulatory violations, and all aspects of FERC enforcement investigations, including public show cause order proceedings and adjudication of alleged violations in federal district court. Donna has repeatedly succeeded in convincing FERC enforcement staff to close large-scale investigations based on a robust and comprehensive presentation of the relevant factual and legal issues. When FERC enforcement staff has not closed an investigation, Donna’s advocacy has resulted in favorable settlements for clients, either during the non-public phase of the investigation or later, in the public phase.
Donna has been recognized by Chambers USA as a leading practitioner in energy regulatory and litigation matters. Over the years, Chambers has reported that clients view Donna as “[a]n excellent, reliable lawyer” with “her finger on the pulse” of FERC matters, “an excellent critical thinker and a good strategist,” “very logical, detail oriented and razor sharp in her arguments,” and a lawyer who is “meticulous, hard working and fights hard for her clients.”
Jonathan E. Canis
General Counsel
Oceti Sakowin Power Authority
Jon Canis is the General Counsel of the Oceti Sakowin Power Authority (OSPA, pr. O-Chet-EE Sha-KO-wee). OSPA is a federally-chartered Section 17 nonprofit corporation, 100% owned by seven Sioux Tribes that share territory with the states of South and North Dakota: the Cheyenne River, Crow Creek, Flandreau Santee, Oglala, Rosebud, Standing Rock and Yankton Sioux Tribes.
Jon is a Washington DC-based lawyer specializing in Administrative Law. He practices exclusively in the regulated industries of energy and telecommunications. Practice in this field involves corporate transactions (contracts, negotiations, due diligence); regulatory advocacy (Jon has advocated for clients before a dozen federal agencies and the U.S. Congress, the regulatory commissions of 30 states, and multiple Tribal courts); and litigation before federal district courts and federal courts of appeals. Jon started his career as a Staff Attorney at the Federal Communications Commission, followed by eight years as an associate and 20 years as a partner in Am Law 100 law firms in Washington DC. Jon went “in house” to OSPA in 2017.
Jason Carrizosa
President
SVFM Services LLC
Born and raised on the Morongo Reservation, Jason Carrizosa brings more than 16 years of leadership with the Morongo Band of Mission Indians, where he advanced from public safety roles to serve as Fire Chief and, ultimately, Chief Administrative Officer and Interim CEO. Jason also joined Colusa Indian Energy as VP of Administration in June of 2026. Over that time he built deep experience in organizational leadership, strategic planning, operations, budgeting, economic development, governance, and enterprise oversight.
Jason holds an MBA with a concentration in Marketing and is a graduate of the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program, with continued executive education through the Harvard Kennedy School focused on leadership, governance, and Indigenous development. He also spent six years managing the Sovereign Funds Management investment club, sharpening his expertise in financial analysis, valuation, and capital allocation.
His work centers on advancing tribal governance, economic diversification, and nation-building — strengthening tribal institutions and building sustainable futures for the next generation.
Del. Lorig Charkoudian, Ph. D
Delegate, District 20
Maryland General Assembly
Lorig Charkoudian represents District 20 in the Maryland General Assembly, where she serves on the Economic Matters Committee. Lorig is a strong advocate for legislation promoting environmental justice, consumer protections, economic justice, criminal justice reform, and a sustainable food system. In addition to her role as Delegate, Lorig is the Executive Director of the Community Mediation Maryland. Lorig received her PhD in Economics from Johns Hopkins University, has been honored three times as Maryland’s Top 100 Women by the Maryland Daily Record. She lives in Takoma Park with her two children, Aline and Raffi, and runs ultra-marathons.
James Dawson
General Counsel
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
James Dawson serves as General Counsel at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Prior to his appointment, he practiced energy and appellate law at Vinson & Elkins LLP. He previously served as a law clerk to Judge Alex Kozinski of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
A native of Texas, Mr. Dawson is a graduate of Yale Law School and Columbia University. He and his wife have a son and live in Washington, D.C.
Laurie Edelstein
Partner and Co-Chair of Jenner's Energy Practice
Jenner & Block LLP
Energy and technology companies nationwide bring their most pressing legal problems and disputes to Laurie Edelstein. As lead counsel, Laurie implements trial strategies that position clients to achieve success. She also helps clients avoid litigation with solutions that support business objectives while meeting regulatory mandates.
Clients turn to Laurie for contract disputes, competition issues, regulatory obligations, negligence allegations, and consumer challenges. She digs deep into each matter, learning the nuts and bolts of the business, scrutinizing the facts and the law, and asking the hard questions until the right approach is found.
Laurie previously worked at Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), one of the nation’s largest electric and gas utilities. There, she gained valuable insight into what matters to in-house counsel- and how in-house counsel view and manage litigation. Today, Laurie guides companies through an evolving regulatory environment, while helping clients identify emerging issues and develop policies to minimize risk.
Laurie is committed to pro bono and public service representing clients in LGBTQ, asylum, human trafficking, and gun control matters.
Carolyn Elefant
AI in Law Expert
Law Offices of Carolyn Elefant
Carolyn Elefant is the founder and principal attorney of the Law Offices of Carolyn Elefant, a Washington, D.C.-area energy and environmental law practice. Her work focuses on energy regulation and renewable-energy development; FERC and state utility regulatory proceedings; federal, state, district, and appellate litigation; and constitutional issues arising in energy matters, including eminent domain and the Commerce Clause. She also represents landowners, communities, and ratepayers in matters involving energy infrastructure, regulatory proceedings, and related litigation.
Carolyn also writes and speaks on the use of artificial intelligence in legal practice, with a focus on practical applications for energy lawyers and other practitioners. She develops training and workflows for lawyers, emphasizing legal research, regulatory analysis, document review, drafting, confidentiality, professional responsibility, and quality control. Her recent Energy Law Journal article, “Generative AI for the Energy Law Practitioner,” examines how energy lawyers can use generative AI in their practices.
Carolyn has been recognized as a Washington, D.C. Energy & Natural Resources Super Lawyer since 2012. Before founding her firm, she worked at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and at national law firms, and for a decade served as regulatory counsel to the Ocean Renewable Energy Coalition, a national trade association for marine renewables.
Paige Espy
Managing Attorney, Office of the General Counsel
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Paige Espy is a Managing Attorney at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in the Office of General Counsel, Energy Projects Division. She advises the Commission on a wide range of regulatory issues relating to the proposed construction and operation of natural gas pipeline and storage projects, liquefied natural gas projects, and non-federal hydropower projects. Paige graduated from Duke University School of Law.
Justin E. Felt
Director, Policy Analysis & Development
Exelon Corp.
Justin Felt is Director of State Policy at Exelon. In this role, he supports Exelon in leading the coordination and development of policy strategy for Exelon and its member utilities, including BGE, ComEd, PECO, Pepco, DPL, and ACE. He manages an analyst team that focuses on state level regulation and legislation.
Justin has 18 years of energy experience. Prior to his current role, Justin acted as Sr Manager of Strategic Planning at BGE’s Utility of the Future Team, where he supported the development and sustainment of distributed energy resource policy and pilot programs, such as the MD Storage and Community Solar Pilot Programs. Before he joined BGE/Exelon in 2018, Justin advised the Department of Defense on the development of resilient and renewable on-site power systems, as part of the Army’s Office of Energy Initiatives and Air Force’s Office of Energy Assurance.
Justin serves as Vice Chair on the Anne Arundel County Community Leadership Board of the YMCA of Central Maryland.
Justin earned MBA degree from the University of Michigan, and a BA degree in Economics from the University of Virginia.
Catherine Fischl Warren
Supervisory Trial Attorney, Office of Administrative Litigation
FERC
Katie Fischl is a Trial Attorney at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission since June 2018, with prior experience as an Associate at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, where responsibilities included conducting internal investigations and strategizing negotiations for reduced fines in criminal matters. Katie has also served as a Teaching Assistant at Harvard Extension School and completed an internship focused on asylum claims with Lawyers for Human Rights. Additionally, as a First Grade Teacher with Teach For America, Katie developed curriculum and tracked student performance. Educational qualifications include a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Anthropology from the University of Notre Dame, complemented by a Master's in Elementary Education from American University.
Jared B. Fish
Senior Appellate Attorney, Solicitor's Office
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Jared Fish represents the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in the federal courts of appeals, defending the Commission’s orders and rulemakings. His practice implicates a range of issues that recur in litigation at the Supreme Court and in the lower courts, including, for example, the intersection of federal and state jurisdiction over the electric energy and natural gas sectors, and judicial deference owed agency decisions. Prior to joining FERC, Jared clerked for Judge Consuelo Callahan on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and practiced energy and environmental law at Crowell & Moring LLP.
Ellen H. Grover
Partner
Best Best & Krieger LLP
Best Best & Krieger LLP Partner Ellen Grover concentrates her practice in the areas of land use, natural resources, Indian and development law. She advises clients on complex Oregon land use and energy siting law issues, natural resource regulatory programs, compliance matters and business development matters. Ellen enjoys being part of a team assisting clients.
Ellen served as co-managing partner at Karnopp Petersen before the firm joined BBK in 2022. Before attending law school, Ellen completed a fellowship with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the National Sea Grant Marine Policy Fellowship. During law school, she earned a certificate in Environmental and Natural Resources Law. Before entering private practice, Ellen served as a judicial clerk for the Honorable Robert Wollheim, Oregon Court of Appeals. She also previously practiced with Stoel Rives LLP.
Ellen and her family share a passion for outdoor adventures, including biking, Nordic skiing and running. Her volunteer commitments reflect these interests and she enjoys giving back to the Central Oregon community.
Mark R. Haskell
Partner
Blank Rome LLP
Mark Haskell advises his clients on matters related to the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”), including FERC investigations, litigation and related court appeals, and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) investigations affecting the energy industry.
Mark represents natural gas and power marketers, local distribution companies, end-users, producers, industrial consumers, and liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) and shale gas developers in energy regulatory matters.
As a natural gas litigator, he handles administrative litigation for shippers affected by interstate natural gas pipeline rates, terms, and conditions of service. This work has previously involved many interstate pipeline systems. He has assisted clients in rulemaking proceedings, including FERC’s anti-manipulation rules and pipeline restructuring matters. He also addresses commercial and regulatory issues in the United States for LNG and shale gas developers.
Mark represents shippers in litigation under the U.S. Interstate Commerce Act as it relates to rates, terms, and conditions of service for regulated common carrier transportation of oil and natural gas liquids. He also assists producer/shippers involved in new common carrier pipeline development projects or pipeline expansions.
He manages FERC and CFTC investigations of physical and financial energy commodity trading and handles investigations of electric reliability-related incidents. He also develops compliance plans, pursues internal investigations, and develops energy compliance training.
Mark provides compliance-related regulatory due diligence in connection with acquisitions. He brings to his energy litigation practice experience defending gas and power refund claims associated with regulatory changes, market dislocations, and allegations of market manipulation.
Chambers USA states that Mark adeptly advises clients across the full gamut of oil and gas-related regulatory matters. Clients describe him as someone who “thinks big picture and considers business strategy” and can “balance legal risk with pragmatic experience to provide a synthesized view on FERC issues.” Another client notes, “You call Mark and you will get an answer. He's seen it all.” Mark has also been described as “supremely knowledgeable of the industry and…a dean of the enforcement defense Bar,” and “incredibly detail-oriented, extremely knowledgeable and always up to speed with changing market trends.” Chambers Global has reported that clients call Mark “[o]ne of the best oil and gas attorneys in the country” and “[a] brilliant man with a brilliant mind; he’s very well respected in the industry.”
Christina M. Hayes
Head of Government Affairs
GridCARE, Inc.
(Moderator)
Christina Hayes is Head of Government Affairs for
GridCARE, Inc. She most recently served as Executive Director of Americans for a Clean Energy Grid, a diverse nonprofit coalition of customers, utilities, developers, environmental advocates, and labor interests who support the development of high-capacity regional and interregional transmission to most cost effectively and reliably build out the grid.
An energy attorney for more than 20 years, she previously served as Vice President for Federal Regulatory Affairs for Berkshire Hathaway Energy, as well as an attorney with FERC, where she was an advisor to Chairman Jon Wellinghoff. A native Oregonian, Christina has also served as an administrative law judge at the Public Utility Commission of Oregon.
Christina earned a law degree from the University of Oregon and a bachelor’s degree from the College of William and Mary.
Rich Heidorn, Jr.
Editor Emeritus
RTO Insider
Rich is a former reporter and editor for The Philadelphia Inquirer, where he began covering the electric industry as Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware introduced competition in the late 1990s. His coverage won the National Press Foundation’s 1998 award for energy reporting. He later headed a Houston-based startup that produced hourly power indexes and worked as an energy analyst for Bloomberg Government. In between, he worked for eight years in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Office of Enforcement, where he became a whistleblower — proving he was not cut out for government work. He holds a journalism degree from Penn State University and an MBA from Temple University.
Cameron Hughes
Associate
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Cameron has supported advanced nuclear and fusion companies, fuel cycle facility owners and operators, and nuclear decommissioning companies on a variety of regulatory and commercial matters. With experience before the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), she can assist clients on nuclear project development, facility operation and decommissioning, and ongoing regulatory compliance.
Prior to law school, Cameron worked for a large U.S. utility company in its public policy department and with a D.C.-based think tank focused on energy innovation. Her experience advocating for and drafting legislation gives her a unique perspective into the laws governing the energy sector. Cameron also completed a Fulbright fellowship in Kutaisi, Georgia (country) and maintains connections in the Black Sea region.
Cole Jermyn
Senior Attorney – Clean Affordable Power
Environmental Defense Fund
As an attorney with EDF, Cole works with a variety of key state decision-makers and stakeholders to ensure sufficient charging programs and grid developments are in place to support the rapid transition to zero-emissions medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. Cole focuses on charging infrastructure programs, system planning and rate design with an emphasis on prioritizing the benefits of transportation electrification in environmental justice communities.
Prior to joining EDF, Cole’s work included serving as a law clerk for Senator Ed Markey working on transportation and communications policy, as a research assistant with the Harvard Energy and Environmental Law Program tracking federal environmental regulatory actions, and as editor-in-chief of the Harvard Environmental Law Review. He is a member of the District of Columbia Bar.
Brant Johnson
Senior Vice President, Development
Grid United
Brant Johnson is a Senior VP of Development at Grid United, and independent electric transmission development company. Brant provides strategic leadership for several of Grid United’s US development projects, employing
an inclusive approach with project stakeholders to solicit meaningful feedback during project development.
With more than 20 years of experience as an energy professional, Brant has supported the development of major linear infrastructure projects across the US. Brant has deep experience managing regulatory, environmental, tribal, and landowner issues.
Prior to joining Grid United, Brant led legal and technical teams at large companies supporting the development of major energy projects. He is active in environmental and land industry associations and has been an adjunct law professor teaching a course on energy regulation and NEPA. He is a licensed attorney in Texas and Montana.
Michelle Kallen
Partner, Co-Chair of Appeals and Advocacy Practice
Steptoe LLP
Michelle Kallen, the former Solicitor General of Virginia, co-chairs Steptoe's Appeals and Advocacy practice. Building on her deep administrative law knowledge and her experience in both state and federal government, Michelle helps clients navigate complex matters before federal and state courts. Michelle has represented clients on issues across the legal terrain, including: constitutional law, banking, trade, government contracts, labor and employment, and more. Leading companies in the energy, cryptocurrency, technology, government, retail, and transportation industries benefit from Michelle's unique insight into multistate and constitutional litigation matters, and award-winning appellate work.
Michelle regularly litigates matters in the US Supreme Court, the Supreme Court of Virginia, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the Eastern District of Virginia, and other state and federal courts. Michelle handles a broad range of legal issues, ranging from discrete matters to complex, high-stakes disputes and precedent-setting cases. She has represented clients in connection with some of the highest-profile crypto cases, including representing Custodia Bank in the Tenth Circuit in its litigation against the Federal Reserve. Michelle also served as lead counsel in the Commonwealth's election matters and in litigation to certify and publish the Equal Rights Amendment to the US Constitution.
Michelle's past public service includes serving as Special Litigation Counsel in the US House of Representatives, where she successfully defended the House, House committees, and individual members in high-profile matters involving separation of powers and the scope of Congressional subpoenas.
Clients benefit from Michelle's deep understanding of regulatory proceedings, knowledge of the inner workings of government and administrative agencies, and experience both defending and challenging regulatory actions. She uses this skillset to assist clients in strategically navigating litigation crises and controversial challenges at the intersection of law, law enforcement, and government regulation.
Michelle speaks regularly on a wide variety of topics including constitutional law, state and federal regulations, appellate cases, cryptocurrency, and equal rights. She maintains an active pro bono practice and is committed to serving her community. Michelle serves as a mentor for The Appellate Project and has litigated pro bono cases on behalf of the Center for Reproductive Rights. She is also a founding member of the Ad Idem Corporate Counsel Network, the Washington Area Women Trial Attorneys, and the Women Lawyers on Guard.
Hon. Joseph T. Kelliher
Principal
Joseph Kelliher Consulting
Mr. Joseph T. Kelliher is a former Executive Vice President-Federal Regulatory Affairs for NextEra Energy, Inc. (NextEra) and former Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”). Mr. Kelliher was responsible for developing and executing FERC regulatory strategy for NextEra and its principal subsidiaries, NextEra Energy Resources and Florida Power & Light Company, from 2009 to 2020. NextEra is the largest electricity company in the U.S., one of the few national electricity companies, operating in every region and every organized market, and the most complex company regulated by FERC, with multiple business lines subject to FERC regulation. Previously, Mr. Kelliher served as FERC Chairman and Commissioner from 2005 to 2009. A hallmark of his chairmanship was efficient implementation of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the largest expansion in FERC regulatory authority since the 1930s. This law gave FERC a new mission to assure reliability of the interstate power grid, granted the agency strong enforcement authority for the first time and expanded FERC powers in other areas. Chairman Kelliher pursued a series of reforms to promote competitive wholesale power and natural gas markets, improve FERC economic regulation and strengthen the U.S. energy infrastructure. Mr. Kelliher has spent his entire professional career working on energy policy matters, serving in a variety of roles in both the public and private sectors. These include senior policy advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Energy, majority counsel to the U.S. House Commerce Committee and positions with private corporations, trade associations and law firms. Mr. Kelliher earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service, and a Juris Doctor degree, magna cum laude, from The American University Washington College of Law.
Hon. Suedeen G. Kelly
Partner
Jenner & Block LLP
Suedeen Kelly is a partner at Jenner & Block, where she is co-chair of the firm’s energy practice. She is a former FERC Commissioner and Chair of the New Mexico Public Service Commission. She is an experienced litigator and highly-recognized counsellor in the areas of energy market structures and financial products, infrastructure development and operation, emerging technologies, federal and state law, impending policy changes, and domestic/international market interrelations. Suedeen has been recognized as a leading energy lawyer by Chambers USA, Chambers Global, Best Lawyers in America, and she was awarded the Distinguished Achievement Award in 2022 by the University of New Mexico School of Law, where she taught energy law, utility regulation, and administrative law for 15 years.
Karin L. Larson
Shareholder
Wright & Talisman P.C.
Karin Larson has a combined 27 years of experience advising the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the energy industry on the legal and regulatory landscape. Karin joined Wright & Talisman after a 17-year career at FERC serving most recently as the Deputy Associate General Counsel in the Office of General Counsel’s Energy Projects section. In that role, Karin led the office’s legal and policy work on natural gas, LNG, and hydropower infrastructure matters, and advised on environmental review, Commission procedure, and complex project filings. Her work at FERC also included serving in the Solicitor’s office as an appellate attorney representing the Commission before the U.S. Courts of Appeals where she focused on appeals challenging the Commission’s approval of natural gas infrastructure projects. Prior to joining FERC, Karin practiced energy law at Hogan Lovells.
Leslie Lawner
Retired Attorney / Teacher
Originally from New York City, Leslie Lawner spent 25 years practicing energy law with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and in the private sector. She then spent 17 years teaching middle school language arts and social studies at the Sidney Gutierrez Middle School in Roswell, New Mexico.
Leslie now does work for the New Mexico Holocaust Museum and the Olga Lengyel Institute for Holocaust Studies, providing professional development for middle and high school teachers on methods and content for teaching social justice issues.
Jane Lewis-Raymond
Principal
Hilltop Strategies
Jane Lewis-Raymond has served the natural gas industry as an attorney and executive for nearly three decades. She is principal of Hilltop Strategies, a strategy and consulting firm engaged with corporate legal leaders on strategic leadership. Ms. Lewis-Raymond was an attorney with Parker Poe Adams and Bernstein LLP from 2017 to 2019. In 2016, she retired from Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc., where she was a senior officer and member of the Executive Management Team since 2006. Earlier in her career, she was with the American Gas Association, as Vice President of Regulatory Affairs. Ms. Lewis-Raymond previously served as Chair of Teach For America's Charlotte-Piedmont Triad Advisory Board, as Chair of the Governance Committee for Meck Ed, and on the National Advisory Council for Teach For America. She is a long-tenured member of the Keystone Energy Board and serves on its Steering Committee, is a member of Women Executives, Charlotte, and is a director of Unitil Corporation, an electric and natural gas utility.
Kaleb Lockwood
Deputy Associate General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Kaleb Lockwood has 10 years of experience working in the Office of the General Counsel at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. He is currently Deputy Associate General Counsel for Energy Markets 1, where he oversees electric and natural gas matters in the eastern United States. Prior to this role, Kaleb was a managing attorney working on electric matters in the western United States and the Southwest Power Pool. Prior to FERC, Kaleb worked on FERC matters in private practice at a law firm and worked on state level utility regulation at the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities.
Joshua Macey
Professor of Law
Yale Law School
Joshua Macey is a Professor of Law at Yale Law School. Macey teaches and writes about bankruptcy, environmental law, energy law, and the regulation of financial institutions. Macey’s latest work focuses on the fragility of the nation’s electric grid and offers strategies to improve grid reliability and accelerate the transition to new sources of energy.
Professor Macey’s scholarship has won numerous awards. In 2023, the American Bankruptcy Institute named Macey to its list of 40 Under 40 Emerging Leaders in Insolvency Practice. Macey is also the three-time winner of the Morrison Prize — awarded to the “most impactful sustainability-related legal academic paper published in North America during the previous year” (given, respectively, for “Zombie Energy Laws,” 73 Vanderbilt Law Review; “Long Live the Federal Power Act’s Bright Line,” 134 Harvard Law Review; and “Clean Energy Through Grid Reliability,” 74 Stanford Law Review). He also received the 2024 Best Paper Award (junior category) from the 2024 Berkeley Forum on Corporate Governance, the American Law and Economics Review’s 2026 prize for Best (Empirical) Paper, and been recognized by the Corporate Practice Commentator as one of the Top 10 Corporate and Securities Articles of 2025. His work has also been cited by multiple courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court.
Prior to his appointment at Yale Law School, Macey served as an Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School. He served on the University of Chicago Law School’s Journal and Faculty Appointments Committees, as well as the University of Chicago Business Law Review’s Faculty Advisory Board.
From 2019 to 2020, Macey was a Visiting Assistant Professor of Law at Cornell Law School. He previously worked at Morgan Stanley and clerked for Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Macey also co-authored the sixth edition of the leading energy law casebook, Energy, Economics, and the Environment.
Macey holds a B.A. from Yale College and an M.Sc. from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He earned a J.D. from Yale Law School, where he served as an Editor of the Yale Law Journal.
Strahan McCarten
SVP, Product & Strategy
eStruxture Data Centers
Strahan is responsible for eStruxture’s strategy, business operations, and M&A and adds over 20 years of leadership experience in IT services & mission-critical data centers to the team at eStruxture.
Prior to joining eStruxture, Strahan was the Senior Vice President of Product & Strategy at Q9, a pan-Canadian data center provider that was recently fully acquired by Bell Canada. Before Q9, Strahan was the Vice President of Marketing & Product Development for Scalar Decisions. Strahan has also held senior leadership positions in the Hosting & Cloud Computing practice of Bell Canada, as well as management consulting and hands-on IT services delivery roles.
A respected cloud & IT infrastructure expert, Strahan has written several articles on Cloud Computing and spoken frequently at vendor and analyst conferences, including CICA Audit Conference, ITAC in Ottawa, DCIE in Montreal, L’Expert in Toronto, IDC Conference, ISAAC, and IT Canada. Strahan is also a former member of the Board of Directors for the Toronto Public Library, North America’s largest Public Library system.
Strahan received his MBA from the Rotman School at the University of Toronto in 2005 and currently resides in Toronto, with his wife Heather and their three children.
Joseph D. McManus
Senior Nuclear Regulatory Counsel
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
Joe is the Senior Nuclear Regulatory Counsel for Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, advising Westinghouse staff on licensing and regulatory matters regarding AP1000, AP300, and eVinci reactor technology deployment, export control matters, and Westinghouse’s fuel fabrication facilities in the U.S., U.K., and Sweden. Joe also advises Westinghouse’s Employee Concerns Program concerning internal investigations and frequently gives training on safety conscious work environment and positive nuclear safety culture behaviors.
Joe holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Humboldt State University in Arcata, California, and a Juris Doctor and Certificate of Dispute Resolution from Pepperdine University School of Law in Malibu, California. Prior to law school, Joe worked at Pacific Gas & Electric Company’s Humboldt Bay Power Plant and ISFSI in nuclear security, emergency response, and regulatory affairs. After law school, he clerked for the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and joined the NRC’s Office of the General Counsel (OGC) thereafter as an attorney. While at OGC, Joe advised NRC staff in Materials, Fuel, and Waste Division, Reactor Programs, and Security and Enforcement Divisions, while also advising on equal employment opportunity matters. Joe is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Richard Meyer
Retired Attorney
Rich Meyer is a past EBA President and Nordstrom Awardee. In 2022 at age seventy-two he retired after practicing energy law full-time since 1979. His first decade in energy law was at FERC where, among other positions there, he served on the personal staffs of two FERC Chairmen. Rich spent the following decade in Texas providing legal regulatory advice to a large affiliated group of pipeline and gathering companies. Returning to the Nation’s Capital in 1998, Rich worked at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association for the following twenty-four years, serving for his last decade there as Senior Vice President and General Counsel. His retirement fun includes his family and friends, the gym, cooking and gardening. Rich serves his community as a board member of the Upper Occoquan Service Authority, a commissioner on the Manassas Utility Commission and as a Vestry member of Trinity Episcopal Church.
Sophie Meyer
Director of Power Systems
Grid Strategies LLC
Sophie Meyer is the Director of Power Systems at Grid Strategies. She specializes in power system planning topics, including load growth forecasting methodologies, and provides expertise and analysis across a range of utility regulation issues. Before joining Grid Strategies, Sophie worked for Form Energy, a long-duration energy storage company, as their Policy Advisor for the U.S. West, and on interconnection, reliability, and smart grid issues for the California Public Utilities Commission.
Sophie holds a MS in Materials Science and Engineering and a BS in Engineering Physics, both from Stanford University.
John Miller
Director, Transmission Policy
Corporate Energy Buyers Association
John Miller is the Director of Policy, Transmission, leading CEBA’s work to open and maintain access to robust, competitive markets for emissions-free energy through innovative transmission and interconnection policies. John brings 15+ years of experience working on electricity policy and regulation. Most recently, he led advocacy on transmission and markets at Clearway, a leading clean energy independent power producer. Other notable roles include serving on staff and as a Commissioner’s assistant at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, consulting for governments and utilities overseas, and working in regulatory affairs at electric utility Pepco Holdings. John holds bachelor’s degrees in economics and environmental policy from Indiana University and a Master of Public Policy from the University of Oxford. He and his family live in Washington, DC.
Marc D. Montalvo
President & Managing Principal
Daymark Energy Advisors Inc.
For almost 30 years Marc has worked with industry and policymakers to design effective and efficient regulatory and market structures and to develop and deploy energy infrastructure. His areas of expertise are utility regulation, power markets, and strategic planning. His work has generally focused on problems of regulatory economics, power system planning, cost-benefit analysis, risk management, and resilience planning. His consulting engagements frequently require facilitating decision-making processes and negotiating amongst broad sets of interests.
Marc has been invited to present on numerous industry topics and has testified before federal and state regulators. He advises electric utilities, renewable power and transmission project developers, large industrial and commercial end-users, industry and consumer advocacy organizations, and municipal and state government agencies.
Darrell Moore
Director of Reliability Risk Management
North American Electric Reliability Corporation
Darrell Moore joined NERC in September 2012 and has held several positions including Senior Analyst, Manager of Bulk Power System Awareness (BPSA), Associate Director of BPSA and Personnel Certification Credential Maintenance (PCCM), and Director of BPSA and PCCM. He is currently serving as Director of NERC’s Reliability Risk Management (RRM) consisting of BPSA, PCCM, and Events Analysis (EA). As the director of RRM, Mr. Moore is responsible for collecting and analyzing information on system disturbances and other incidents that could have an impact to the North American bulk power system (BES) and is also responsible for NERC Alerts. He also supports NERC’s System Operator Certification Program, promoting the reliability of the North American BPS by ensuring that employers have a workforce of system operators that meet minimum qualifications. And supports the EA team and the ERO Events Analysis (EA Program) which conducts analysis of electrical operating events that occur on the Bulk Electric System (BES) in support of the ERO mission of assuring the effective and efficient reduction of risks to the reliability and security of the grid. Mr. Moore has over 40 years of experience in the electrical utility industry in logistics, substation maintenance and operations, scheduling, situation awareness, events analysis, and system operations.
Before joining NERC, Mr. Moore worked for Southern Company, and its subsidiaries, Gulf Power Company, and Georgia Power Company, for 27 years, holding positions in generation, logistics, transmission, and system operations.
Mr. Moore earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management and his Master’s Business Degree (MBA) business management from Saint Leo University and holds a State of Georgia Unrestricted Electrical Contractors License.
Allison Reed Morgan
Managing Director of Security and Resilience
Edison Electric Institute
Allie Morgan is Managing Director of Security & Resilience at the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), where she helps investor-owned electric utilities navigate an increasingly complex landscape of cybersecurity and operational risk. Previously, she served at the White House National Security Council and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), leading efforts to strengthen the security and resilience of critical infrastructure and advance national cybersecurity priorities. Earlier in her career, she supported national security missions at the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security. She holds a master's degree from George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs and a bachelor's degree from Dickinson College.
Simon Moskovitz
Associate
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Simon is an energy associate at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher whose practice centers on the nuclear and electric power industries, spanning both regulatory and commercial workstreams.
On the nuclear side, Simon advises utilities on NRC site permitting, including drafting and review of the environmental and site safety analysis reports supporting early site permit applications for new SMR facilities; on offtake arrangements between utilities and large-load customers seeking firm, carbon-free supply from new nuclear generation; and on radioactive materials license transfers. He has also advised on nuclear waste policy under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act.
More broadly, Simon also represents independent power producers, public utilities, transmission companies, and project developers before FERC and in transactional matters, including public utility mergers and acquisitions, commercial agreements, federal and state licensing, and FERC settlement proceedings.
Simon received his J.D., cum laude, and LL.M. in Taxation, with distinction, from Georgetown University Law Center, where he was the student commencement speaker, and his B.A. from the University of Florida.
Jodi Moskowitz
Vice President, Deputy General Counsel & RTO Strategy Officer
PSEG Services Corp.
Jodi Moskowitz is the Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and RTO Strategy Officer for PSEG. In this role, she leads the federal energy regulatory function, which provides legal and policy support on matters before FERC, DOE, other federal agencies and the federal appellate courts. In addition, Ms. Moskowitz has responsibility for all activities involving the regional grid operator PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM), including rules-shaping and coalition-building activities. Finally, she is accountable for PSEG's centralized NERC Reliability Standards compliance organization.
Prior to assuming her current position, Ms. Moskowitz worked in PSE&G as Senior Director – Transmission Strategy and Rates, directing the development and implementation of strategy in support of PSE&G's transmission business, the transmission rates function and the organization's support functions, including contract administration and Quality Control/Quality Assurance (QA/QC) activities.
Ms. Moskowitz is currently on the Board of Directors of WIRES, a national transmission advocacy organization, where she served as President in 2024. She previously chaired EEI’s Federal Regulatory Executive Advisory Committee and served on the Board of Directors of the Northeast Chapter of the Energy Bar Association.
Ms. Moskowitz received a Juris Doctorate from the University of Connecticut School of Law and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Connecticut. She is admitted to the Bar in both Connecticut and the District of Columbia.
Dr. Davis George Moye, P.E.
Senior Consultant
Rimkus Consulting Group Inc.
Dr. Davis George Moye holds a B.S. degree in Oceanography from the
United States Naval Academy; an M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering
from Florida State University; and a JD from Florida State University. He is a licensed professional engineer (P.E.), an attorney in Florida, and a
certified project management professional.
As a P.E., he has developed conceptual designs and proposals and
managed numerous projects involving grid-scale battery energy storage
systems (BESS), energy storage research and development, renewables
implementation, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC)
projects for energy efficiency measures. Dr. Moye has developed battery
emulator software for use in designing new battery cells, predicting long term battery performance, and microgrid controls decision-making. Prior
to receiving his P.E., he oversaw projects developing new electrochemical
energy storage technology and developed methods to simulate the
electrochemical reactions in energy storage devices. Pursuant to this
role, he was intimately involved in an intellectual property dispute and
worked throughout the entire litigation process. Dr. Moye’s consulting
services have included energy storage system performance modeling, project management services to bring energy technologies to higher
technology readiness levels, and assisting organizations in navigating
government grants and other funding programs. Most of Dr. Moye’s work
at Rimkus involves forensic engineering, root cause analysis, and
planning in the energy storage and utility infrastructure spaces.
Additionally, Dr. Moye holds a courtesy appointment to the Florida State
University’s Center for Advance Power Systems and serves as
Commanding Officer of the Navy Reserve’s Naval Oceanographic Office
Unit.
Natalia Norko
Director, Strategic Growth
Washington Gas Light Company, US Utilities
Natalia Norko is Director of Strategic Growth at WGL, a leading source for clean, efficient and diverse energy solutions with activities in 30 states. Previously, she served as an Energy Advisor and Strategic Partner at Arizona State University’s Laboratory for Energy and Power Solutions, as a Manager of Regulatory Strategy and Innovation at Exelon, and held a role at KPMG. Natalia is an experienced utilities leader with broad success advancing and executing energy programs, infrastructure development and complex growth opportunities. She holds a master’s in business administration from Georgetown University and a B.S. in Economics from the University of Mary Washington.
Kathleen Oprea
Attorney, Assistant General Counsel’s Office for Civilian Nuclear Programs
U.S. Department of Energy
After graduating from George Washington Law School, Kathleen began her legal career as a Judicial Law Clerk for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Atomic Safety & Licensing Board Panel. Since 2015, Kathleen has served as an Attorney for the Assistant General Counsel for Civilian Nuclear Programs, providing legal guidance on international nuclear agreements, advanced reactor initiatives, and multilateral engagements under the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency. In addition to nuclear law, she advises DOE’s Office of Science and Artificial Intelligence programs, including the Department-spanning Genesis Mission.
Dr. David B. Patton
President
Potomac Economics
Dr. David B. Patton is President of Potomac Economics and has nearly 30 years of experience as an energy economist providing expert advice, analysis and testimony to clients in the electricity and natural gas industries. Dr. Patton’s areas of expertise include market design and monitoring, merger and other market power analysis, transmission pricing, asset valuation, and congestion management.
Ari Peskoe
Director, Electricity Law Initiative
Harvard Law School Environmental and Energy Law Program
Ari Peskoe is the Director of the Electricity Law Initiative at Harvard Law School. He writes about current legal and regulatory issues and teaches. On data centers and utility rates, he co-wrote a March 2025 paper with Eliza Martin entitled Extracting Profits from the Public: How Utility Ratepayers Are Paying for Big Tech's Power.
Rama T. Ponangi
Research Associate
Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs
Rama T. Ponangi is an India-trained lawyer specializing in nuclear law and policy. Prior to joining to CGEP, Rama worked as a Research Assistant under Professor Donna Attanasio, Director, Energy Laws, The George Washington University Law School, where he organized a 4-day conference titled “Investable Nuclear Energy” covering topics of Environment, Social and Governance aspects of nuclear energy, supply chain for the advanced nuclear reactors, future of the nuclear technology, garnering public support and role of academia in shaping next generation of nuclear law and policy experts. Rama is also a Policy Fellow at the Nuclear Innovation Alliance.
In the past, Rama interned at the Office of Legal Affairs, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna, Austria, where he primarily assisted its Legislative Assistance activities such as reviewing the draft nuclear legislation of Member States and assisted in conducting bilateral and multilateral meetings such as Role of a Legal Advisor in a Regulatory Body and International Nuclear Liability Expert (INLEX). Rama also undertook research on the topic of safety, security and liability aspects of Transportable Nuclear Power Plants (TNPPs).
Rama has completed his Bachelors in Law – B.A.,LL.B. (Specializing in Energy Laws) from University of Petroleum & Energy Studies, Dehradun, India. He has completed a diploma in International Nuclear Law from the International School of Nuclear Law (ISNL), University of Montpelier, France organized by Nuclear Energy Agency, OECD. Rama has completed his Masters in Law – LL.M. in Energy and Environmental Laws from The George Washington University Law School as GW Merit Scholar and Randolph C. Shaw Environmental Graduate Environmental Fellow. Rama has completed several other niche certifications in nuclear energy and law.
Douglas Roe
Branch Chief, Office of Energy Market Regulation-East
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Doug has spent the last 20 years exploring the depths of what just and reasonable means. Over the past two decades, he has served in a variety of roles at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission – all within the Office of Energy Market Regulation. Doug is engaged both in tackling the tough issues of the moment and also mentoring and coaching the next generation of leaders at the Commission. If he isn’t thinking deep thoughts about energy markets, he’s likely on the sidelines or in a dugout coaching his three sons.
Dr. Vivek Shastry
Senior Research Associate
Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University
Dr. Vivek Shastry is a Senior Research Associate at Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP), where he supports research, strategic initiatives, and development for the Center’s Energy Opportunity Lab. His research focuses on the intersection of energy and development policies in emerging economies, as well as pathways to energy affordability in the United States.
Prior to joining CGEP, Dr. Shastry was a researcher in the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, where his work focused on the impacts of productive uses of energy, energy access for rural healthcare, and data-driven public policy analysis. He has published over a dozen peer-reviewed articles on energy poverty, energy transitions, and energy in the built environment. His work has appeared in leading journals including Energy for Sustainable Development, Energy Research & Social Science, and the Energy Law Journal. In addition to an interdisciplinary research portfolio, he brings a grounded field perspective through his time as a Program Manager at SELCO Foundation.
Dr. Shastry holds a PhD in Public Policy, an MS in Sustainable Design, and an MS in Community and Regional Planning from the University of Texas at Austin, and a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from National Institute of Technology Karnataka. He is a JN Tata Fellow and was a JJ “Jake” Pickle Fellow at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, where he currently serves on the alumni board.
Noha Sidhom
Founder and Chief Investment Officer
Viribus Fund LP
Noha Sidhom is the Chief Investment Officer and founder of Viribus Fund and Executive Director of the Energy Trading Institute. She has spent her career at the intersection of energy markets, investing, law, and public policy. Prior to founding Viribus, Noha served as CEO of TPC Energy Fund and previously practiced energy law at a private firm and served as an Attorney Advisor at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Tana K. Simard-Pacheco
Lead Assistant General Counsel
Xcel Energy Services Inc.
Tana Simard-Pacheco serves as the Lead Assistant General Counsel at Xcel Energy, where responsibilities include leading regulatory counsel for the company’s Colorado electric, gas, and steam operations, as well as managing a team of regulatory attorneys since September 2018. Prior to this role, Tana held multiple positions at Black Hills Corporation from January 2014 to September 2018, including Assistant General Counsel and Principal Attorney, providing legal support for various regulatory proceedings and operations. Tana's experience also includes serving as Contract Counsel and Compliance Consultant for Axiom, and as Associate General Counsel at Qwest Communications International Inc., focusing on regulatory compliance and litigation. Early career experience includes an Of Counsel position at Kutak Rock, practicing litigation in various areas. Tana holds a J.D. from the University of Denver - Sturm College of Law and a B.A. in Business Administration, English and French from Concordia College.
Katie Slipp
Partner
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Katie specializes in complex energy regulatory, environmental and Indigenous law matters and has experience with project development, energy utility tolls and tariffs, energy exports and market matters. Her practice reflects the evolving energy and infrastructure landscape in Canada, touching on a wide range of sectors that includes oil and gas, oil sands, pipelines, mining, electric generation and transmission, renewable energy, hyperscale data centres, carbon capture and LNG.
As a trusted advisor, Katie helps her clients secure regulatory approvals and manage risk throughout the lifecycle of large and complex projects. She has extensive experience guiding clients through regulatory proceedings, public consultation processes, Indigenous consultation and accommodation matters, environmental assessments, and surface land rights and compensation issues. Katie also has deep commercial expertise, advising on regulatory aspects of transactions and investment decisions.
Katie has experience before federal regulators, such as the Canada Energy Regulator and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, and provincial regulators, such as the Alberta Utilities Commission, Alberta Energy Regulator, Alberta Land and Property Rights Tribunal, British Columbia Utilities Commission, Manitoba Public Utilities Board and Northwest Territories Public Utilities Board. She represents clients in regulatory review proceedings as well as appeals and judicial review matters before all levels of courts in Alberta and the Federal Court of Appeal.
Molly K. Suda
Deputy General Counsel
Duke Energy Corp.
Molly joined Duke Energy in 2018 as Associate General Counsel and is based in Washington, D.C. She focuses on federal energy regulation and issues before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Prior to joining Duke Energy, Molly was a partner at the law firm K&L Gates LLP.
Gabriel Tabak
Head of Energy Policy
Verrus LLC
Gabe is the Head of Energy Policy at Verrus. With over 15 years of experience in the energy industry, Gabe most recently served as Assistant General Counsel at the American Clean Power Association (ACP), where he worked as the lead regulatory lawyer for the wind, solar, and storage industries.
Prior to ACP, he practiced energy law in Washington, DC for a range of industry clients, including utilities, generation developers, and hyperscalers. Earlier in his career, he worked at the California ISO and with the U.S. Department of Energy. He is an honors graduate of the University of Michigan Law School and Wesleyan University.
Krista Tanner
President and CEO
ITC Holdings Corp.
Krista Tanner is President and CEO, ITC Holdings Corp. In this role, she is responsible for the strategic vision and overall business operations of ITC and its subsidiaries. She also serves on ITC’s Board of Directors. Prior to this role, Ms. Tanner served as ITC’s President and as Chief Business Officer. She joined ITC in 2014 as the President of ITC Midwest.
Ms. Tanner came to ITC from Alliant Energy, where she served as Director of Regulatory Policy. While at Alliant, she directed the company’s regional and federal regulatory policy group and led the company’s legal strategy across regulatory jurisdictions. Prior to, she served as a state public utility regulator of the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB). At the IUB, she provided leadership in strategic planning, policy issues and organizational performance. Earlier in her career, Ms. Tanner was an Associate Attorney and shareholder at Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C.
Ms. Tanner currently serves on the board of directors and governance committee for the American Clean Power Association and also serves on the boards of Business Leaders for Michigan, Central Hudson, the Detroit Economic Club and the Detroit Regional Chamber. She earned a Master of Business Administration from the Tippie School of Management at the University of Iowa, a Juris Doctorate from Drake University School of Law, and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Northern Iowa.
Krystal A. Tapper
Associate
White & Case LLP
Krystal is an associate in White & Case’s Global Project Development and Finance Practice and is a member of the Energy Markets and Regulatory and Global Energy Industry Groups. Her practice focuses primarily on energy-related transactions and navigating the intersection of regulatory and commercial issues arising in the development and operation of major energy infrastructure projects. Krystal has substantial experience representing natural gas, oil, and liquid pipelines before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), other federal agencies, and the courts in certificate, permitting, and rate proceedings. She regularly represents project developers in permitting and related proceedings to obtain regulatory approval for new projects and negotiating and drafting commercial agreements and transaction documents.
Previously, she was an associate with Wright & Talisman and an attorney-advisor in FERC’s Office of the General Counsel, Energy Project where she advised on matters concerning preliminary permit applications, FERC’s policy statement on the certification of new interstate natural gas facilities, and assessments of the environmental impacts of natural gas projects under section 7 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA).
Kristina M. Tridico
Executive Director and Deputy General Counsel - Corporate Compliance
Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
Kristina has served as Deputy General Counsel for the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) since December 2017. As Deputy General Counsel Corporate/ Compliance, Kristina is responsible for supporting MISO’s lawyers and internal business partners in Human Resources, Finance, IT, Intellectual Property, cyber security, artificial; intelligence, contracting and large corporate projects. In addition, as Assistant Corporate Secretary, Kristina is responsible for Corporate Secretary and Board support which includes member voting, Board meeting minutes and membership integration and documentation and serves as MISO counsel to the Board. Kristina also oversees MISO’s regulatory compliance function and supports the lawyers and professionals in FERC and NERC compliance. Kristina previously served as Deputy General Counsel Regulatory where she oversaw the team responsible for the administration of MISO’s Tariff, associated filing and stakeholder matters.
Before joining MISO, Kristina was a Partner at Ice Miller LLP in its Indianapolis office, as a member of the corporate practice group with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, financing and regulatory compliance.
She holds a juris doctor from the University of Oregon School of Law, where she received a certificate in Environmental Law and served as the graduate teaching fellow for the environmental law program, and holds a BS in Environmental Geography, Pre-Law from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio.
Misha Tseytlin
Partner, Head of Supreme Court and Appellate Practice
Troutman Pepper Locke LLP
Misha is a leading appellate attorney with an accomplished track record before the U.S. Supreme Court, federal courts of appeal, and state courts. He is a nationally recognized authority on administrative law and political law issues.
Misha leads Troutman Pepper Locke’s Appellate and Supreme Court Practice Group. He is nationally known for his work in high-profile cases in the fields of administrative law and political law. Misha has argued and won multiple cases in appellate courts throughout the U.S., from the U.S. Supreme Court and federal courts of appeals to state supreme courts and state appellate courts. Misha argued and prevailed before the U.S. Supreme Court in Gill v. Whitford, the most significant redistricting case in decades, in Murr v. Wisconsin, a high-stakes regulatory takings case, and in Rudisill v. McDonough, a major veterans benefits case. He also obtained numerous favorable emergency orders from the U.S. Supreme Court, including in administrative law, political law, and First Amendment issues.
Clients in regulated industries value Misha’s meticulous approach to bet-the-company challenges, including in the highest-stakes cases under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). Misha has led and won many of the most important APA cases in the U.S. over the last decade, including lawsuits against rules and rulings issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Misha is also a recognized leader in political law, including redistricting and election-related litigation. He represents clients ranging from ordinary citizens to independent redistricting commissioners and state legislatures and is responsible for multiple landmark victories in state, federal appellate, and U.S. Supreme Court cases. Most recently, he secured a significant victory at the New York Court of Appeals, invaliding both the congressional and state senate maps as unconstitutional under New York’s newly enacted anti-gerrymandering amendments.
Hon. Radina Valova
Commissioner
New York Public Service Commission
On May 24, 2024, Radina Valova was appointed Commissioner of the New York State Public Service Commission. Ms. Valova’s term runs through February 2030.
Ms. Valova is a member of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners’ (NARUC) serving on the Task Force on Natural Gas Resource Planning.
Ms. Valova most recently served as Vice President of the Regulatory Program at the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC), a national non-profit organization that builds the foundation for clean energy and energy efficiency. At IREC, Ms. Valova provided strategic direction and oversight of IREC’s regulatory team, with a focus on clean energy grid integration, utility transformation, and a just transition to a decarbonized economy for underserved and disadvantaged communities.
Prior to joining IREC, Ms. Valova served as Senior Staff Attorney and Regulatory Affairs Manager for the Pace Energy and Climate Center in White Plains, where she led the Center’s engagement in New York’s Reforming the Energy Vision, developed policy solutions for decarbonizing the buildings sector, and pushed for clean and affordable energy for low- and moderate-income communities.
Ms. Valova is a graduate of the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, with JD Certificates in Environmental and International Law, and an LL.M. in Land Use and Sustainable Development. She previously taught Energy Law at Pace and has a strong commitment to training the next generation of energy and climate advocates.
James M. Van Nostrand
Policy Director
The Future of Heat Initiative
James M. (Jamie) Van Nostrand is the policy director at the Future of Heat Initiative, a national non-profit providing research and technical assistance to regulators, policymakers, and intervenors to support effective gas utility regulation. Van Nostrand served as Chair of the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities from May 2023 to October 2025. Prior to his appointment to the DPU, Van Nostrand was a Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Energy and Sustainable Development at the West Virginia University College of Law.
He is the author of The Coal Trap: How West Virginia Was Left Behind in the Clean Energy Revolution (Cambridge University Press, 2022). Before moving to WVU in July 2011, Van Nostrand spent three years as Executive Director of the Pace Energy and Climate Center in White Plains, NY. Prior to his transition to law school teaching, Van Nostrand had a successful career in private law practice in the Pacific Northwest representing energy clients in regulatory proceedings in eight western states, as well as before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Van Nostrand was recognized by the Energy Bar Association as its 2007 State Regulatory Practitioner of the Year.
Van Nostrand received his LL.M. in Environmental Law from the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, his J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law, his master’s degree in economics from SUNY at Albany, and an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of Northern Iowa.
Evan Vaughan
Executive Director
MAREC Action
Evan Vaughan is the Executive Director of MAREC Action, where he leads legislative and regulatory advocacy across nine PJM states on behalf of almost 50 utility-scale wind, solar, and energy storage companies. In this role, he collaborates with policymakers, regulators, and stakeholders to advance clean energy deployment and grid modernization throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.
Prior to joining MAREC Action, Evan served as Manager of Media Relations at the American Wind Energy Association (now part of the American Clean Power Association), where he directed national media engagement strategies to elevate the profile of the wind energy industry. He also worked as a community relations consultant for an offshore wind project, focusing on stakeholder engagement and public outreach.
Evan holds a Master of Arts in Global Environmental Policy from American University in Washington, DC, and a Bachelor of Arts in Government and World Affairs from the University of Tampa.
Mary Yang
Chief Operating Officer
804 Advisory
Founder & Owner
Juni PLLC
Mary Yang brings deep expertise in transmission planning, generator interconnection, wholesale market design and rates to her role as chief operating officer at 804 Advisory. In this capacity, she supports commercial strategy, policy development and regulatory engagement for investors, developers and other energy stakeholders.
In addition to 804 Advisory, Mary is the founder and owner of the law firm Juni PLLC where she marries her extensive legal background with her power sector expertise. Mary previously served as counsel at Wright & Talisman where she advised regional transmission organizations, independent system operators, and transmission owners in proceedings before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Her work focused on emerging issues in PJM Interconnection L.L.C. (PJM), including co-located load and large load interconnection.