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

Lena Wittler
Clark Public Utilities
CEO & General Manager
Vice Chair
Colin Willenbrock
Snohomish PUD
General Counsel
Alternate
Mark Johnson
Flathead Electric Cooperative
General Manager
Roger Gray
PNGC Power
President & CEO
Alternate
Bear Prairie
Idaho Falls Power
General Manager
Rich Wallen
Grant PUD
General Manager/CEO
Alternate
Chris Robinson
Tacoma Power
Superintendent
Robert Cromwell
Umatilla Electric Cooperative
Vice President, Power Supply
Alternate
Frank Lawson
Eugene Water & Electric Board
General Manager
Marc Farmer
Clatskanie PUD
CEO & General Manager
Alternate
Todd Simmons
Tillamook PUD
CEO & General Manager
Rick Dunn
Benton 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
Mike Wilding
PacifiCorp
Vice President, Energy Supply Management
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
Brain Cunnington
Energy Northwest
Energy and Professional Services Manager
Alternate
Robb Davis
GridLiance
 Director, Development
Jordan White
GridLiance
Executive Director, Development