Board of Directors

Board members are elected by their respective membership groups and serve for a term of two years. They meet monthly and participate in the annual membership meeting in November. Learn more by visiting our Board of Directors Meetings page.

Consumer-Owned Utilities

Frank Lawson
Eugene Water & Electric Board
General Manager
Lena Wittler
Clark Public Utilities
CEO & General Manager
Vice-Chair
Mark Johnson
Flathead Electric Cooperative
General Manager
Roger Gray
PNGC Power
President & CEO
Alternate
Bear Prairie
Idaho Falls Power
General Manager
John Haarlow
Snohomish PUD
General Manager
Alternate
Chris Robinson
Tacoma Power
Superintendent
Debra Smith
Seattle City Light
General Manager & CEO
Alternate
Kevin Nordt
Grant PUD
Chief Resource Officer
Marc Farmer
Clatskanie PUD
CEO & General Manager
Alternate
Todd Simmons
Tillamook PUD
CEO & General Manager
Colin Willenbrock
Pend Orielle PUD
General Manager
Alternate

Investor-Owned Utilities

Josh Jacobs
Puget Sound Energy
Vice President, Clean Energy Strategy
Phillip Popoff
Puget Sound Energy
Director, Resource Planning Analytics
Alternate
Scott Bolton
PacifiCorp
Senior Vice-President, Transmission Development
Kerstin Rock
PacifiCorp
Director, Policy & Analytics
Alternate
Scott Russell
Portland General Electric
Sr. Manager, Structuring & Origination 
Pam Sporborg
Portland General Electric
 Director, Transmission & Market Services
Alternate
Scott Kinney

Avista
Vice President, Energy Resources
Chair

Kevin Holland

Avista
Director, Energy Supply
Alternate

John Hines
NorthWestern Energy
VP, Supply/MT Government Affairs
Steve Schmitt
NorthWestern Energy
Manager Energy Supply Planning
Alternate
Adam Richins
Idaho Power
Senior Vice-President & COO
Ryan Adelman
Idaho Power
Vice-President, Power Supply
Alternate

Industry Partners

Mark Holman
Powerex
Managing Director
Mike Goodenough
Powerex
Director, Power
Alternate
Greg Cullen
Energy Northwest
Vice President, Energy Services & Development
Tim Nies
Energy Northwest
Regional Services Manager
Alternate