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The Michigan Energy Providers Conference is a forum to educate individuals regarding energy issues, enable partnerships within the industry, and facilitate communication regarding energy policy in Michigan.

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2026 Who’s Attending

Michigan Energy Providers Conference List of Attendees

First Name Last Name Organization Name Job Title
Richard Aaron Dykema Gossett PLLC Attorney
Katie Abraham Michigan Municipal Electric Association Executive Director
Cindy Alain ITC Holdings Corp. Business Support Specialist
Zach Anderson Wolverine Power Cooperative Chief Operating Officer
Anurag Metro Engineering Solutions Director
Eric Arquette Surveying And Mapping, LLC Senior Project Manager
Sam Barnes Atwell Market Leader
Jim Bauman HDR Business Group Manager
Joe Baumann Wolverine Power Cooperative Chief Legal Officer
Mark Beatty Utility Technologies, LLC Owner/Sales Manager
Nicole Bell Upper Peninsula Power Company Manager of Rates & Power Supply
Brian Benson Western Land Services Director of Land & ROW
Greg Best LeCom, LLC President, Engineering Services
Dan Blair Michigan Electric Cooperative Association Consultant
Daniel Bock Fahey Schultz Burzych Rhodes Attorney
Kris Bouchard OAV AV Tech
Kirk Bruno Alger Delta Cooperative Electric Association Board of Director
Jason Brynick UPPCO Senior Project Manager
Gerry Bundle Midwest Energy & Communications Director
Brad Bury Polar Vice President
Hannah Buzolits Dykema Gossett PLLC Attorney
Mike Byrne Michigan Public Service Commission Chief Operating Officer
Matt Cameron Alpena Power Company Vice President
Julie Chadwick Cloverland Electric Cooperative Executive Coordinator
Doug Chapel Consumers Energy Principal Strategy Analyst
Laura Chappelle Varnum, LLP Partner
Alexander Code Line 45 Consulting Managing Director
Zachery Cole Consumers Energy Company Sr. Renewables Engineer
Jenny D’Anna ITC Holdings Corp. Deputy General Counsel
Joel Davenport Holland Board of Public Works Operations Director
Geoff Denstaedt ITC Holdings Corp. Senior Counsel – Capital Projects and Maintenance
Jeff Dorr Fluor Director Business Development Power
Ken Dragiewicz Alpena Power Company President & COO
Dan Dundas Michigan Electric & Gas Association President
Patrick Egan Cloverland Electric Co-Op Board Member
Clay Elliott Trajectory Energy Partners Senior Director of Project Development
Stephen Estey Zausmer, P.C. Shareholder
Ric Evans Great Lakes Energy Director
Lauren Evers ITC Holdings Corp. Senior Counsel
Dale Farrier Great Lakes Energy Director
Stephen Figueroa Mainspring Energy Sr. Director – Public Power
Michael Fleck ITC Holdings Director, Reliability & Regional Planning
Olivia Flower Dykema Gossett PLLC Attorney
Sue Forrester American Gas Association VP Advocacy & Outreach
Bryan Fry OneSource Restoration Regional Manager
Doug Fryer Dykema Gossett PLLC Member
Sam Geller Consumers Energy Sr. Strategy Manager
Derek George Tallman Equipment Tool Specialist
Daniel Gottschalk Michigan Public Service Commission Manager of Rates & Tariffs
Thomas Griffith NorthStar Clean Energy Director of Sales & Marketing
Ava Haase Trajectory Energy Partners Solar Development Project Engineer
Anna Hagel Mainspring Energy Director, Origination
Valarie Handy Cherryland Electric Cooperative Director
Jason Hanselman Dykema Attorney
Anna Heaton Resch Strategies Vice President of Public Affairs
Daniel Heider Commonweath Associates, Inc. Associate Director Engineering-Substation
Mike Heise Cloverland Electric Cooperative President and CEO
Adrian Hemond Grassroots Midwest CEO
Matt Hetzner ITC Holdings Senior Counsel
George Hibbs Mueller Company New Produce Development Enginieer
Lauren Hill Metro Engineering Solutions Manager
Sam Hogg Wolverine Power Cooperative Director, Business Origination
Reka Holley-Voelker Michigan Public Service Commission External Affairs Manager and Legislative Liasion
Cassandra Holmes MMEA Director of Operations
Lisa Janness Burns & McDonnell DTE T&D Account Manager
Don Johnson Alger Delta CEA Director
Tim Johnson Michigan Public Service Commission Senior Auditor
Lon Johnson Trajectory Energy Partners Consultant
Kenneth Johnston Consumers Energy Director – Regulatory Operations
Sarah Jorgensen Consumers Energy Director of Regulatory Affairs
Ciara Kelleher Jupiter Power Development Manager
Marc Keyser MISO Director, Central Region, External Affairs
Thomas King Wolverine Power Cooperative Vice President of Regulatory Affairs
Hillary Kipp Consumers Energy Governmental Affairs/ Lobbyist
Matthew Kirk Acrisure Head of Placement & Markets, North American Insurance
Courtney Kissel Dykema Gossett PLLC Attorney
Eric Kline ATK Energy Group Director of Strategic Initiatives
John Kran Michigan Electric Cooperative Association President/CEO
Erin Kricher Invenergy Senior Vice President, Permitting and Community Engagement
Melinda Lautner Cherryland Electric Cooperative Director
Terry Lautner Cherryland Electric Cooperative Director
Joyce Leslie DTE Director – Regulatory Affairs
John Lewsley Zausmer, P.C. Shareholder
John Markel Genics Inc. Business Development
Charles Marshall ITC Holdings Corp. President, ITC Michigan
Trent Marshall TIREBOSS – TPC International Sales Representative
Monica Martinez Ruben Strategy Group, LLC Principal
Chris McArthur City of Sturgis Electric Superintendent
Gary Melow Michigan Biomass Director
Tracy Mercy Wesco Sales Manager
Harvey Messing Miller Canfield Of Counsel
Rebecca Miller ITC Manager, Marketing & Communications
Ryan Miller Kiewit Energy Group Director of Business Development
Chet Monaweck Voltage Tools and Testing President
Shaun Moran GridCo Group LLC Principal Partner and Cofounder
Robert Mulder Zeeland Board of Public Works Power Supply Manager
William Mullinix Barr Engineering Co. Vice President
Sarah Mullkoff Michigan Public Service Commission Manager, Renewable Energy and Storage Siting Section
Shaquila Myers Michigan Public Service Commission Commissioner
Benjamin Nabozny Burns & McDonnell Michigan Operations
LaurieBeth Nederveld DNV Sr. Permitting Biologist
Dave Nepper PEA Group Director of Utility and Energy Services
Brett Niemi WPPI Energy Senior Energy Services Manager
Destenie Nock Carnegie Mellon University/Peoples Energy Anlytics Professor/CEO
Mary O’Connell Great Lakes Energy Director
Kevin O’Connell MacAllister CAT Advanced Energy Systems Manager
Robert O’Meara ITC Holdings Director, Public Affairs
Heather Patrick Trajectory Energy Partners Project Development Manager
James Pearson OAV
Trace Pennock Harlan Electric Business Development Manager
Lee Petcu Wightman Market Sector Leader – Energy
Joshua Pierce SkyHigh Power Vice President
Jed Prater Premium Utility Contractor Operations Manager – MI
Ronald Provo Cloverland Electric Co-Op Director
John Quackenbush JQ Resources, LLC President
Caile Richards Small Business Association of Michigan Energy Advocate
Hans Rosebrock Mannik & Smith Group Engineers Director, Power Energy Systems
Roger Routh Paymentus Vice President Sales
Roman Salinas MacAllister CAT Program Manager
John Sawruk Cloverland Electric Co-Op Director
Adam Sayers Premier Voltage Inc Vice President
Miranda Sayers Premier Voltage Inc President
Todd Schebor Dykema Member
Brian Schmidt PEA Group Senior Manager of Business Development
Dan Scripps Michigan Public Service Commission Chairman
Adam Segers Harlan Electric District Manager, Michigan
Chad Shannon MEA Energy Association Membership Services Director
Karston Shephard 1898 & Co. Account Manager
Katie Shoaf Edison Electric Institute Senior Manager, Public Affairs
Robert Siewert Metro Engineering Solutions Director
Drew Simon Michigan Public Service Commission Compliance & Investigation Agent
Aaron Smith Wightman Senior Project Manager
Adam Spears Premium Utility Contractor Regional Superintendent
Ben Sprague MacAllister CAT Program Manager Utility Services
Robert Stanko Jr. Utility Supply & Construction Vice president of strategic customers
Eric Stocking Upper Peninsula Power Company Director of Regulatory Affairs & Power Supply
Devin Sullivan Zausmer, P.C. Attorney
Aaron Suzore MacAllister CAT Account Specialist-Power Systems Rental/Utility Services Division
Tim Swager SEMCO Energy Gas Lead, Public Affairs
Sally Talberg Michigan Saves CEO
Jason Tanner Flory Line Construction Chief Operating Officer
Doug Thomas Doug Thomas Music Musician
Tom Van Pelt Cherryland Electric Cooperative Director
Mark VanderHeuvel SEMCO Energy Sr. Director of Engineering
Eric Wachlarz ITC Senior Account Manager
Dave Walker Michigan Public Service Commission Public Utilities Engineer
Ryan Wardin Ranger Power Director of External Affairs
Allison Watkins Newberry Water & Light Village Manager
Leah Wawro DTE Corporate and Government Affairs
Suzy Westmoreland Michigan Electric & Gas Association Office Manager
Mary Wilkins State of Michigan/MPSC Policy Specialist
Abby Witt Lowitzki Trajectory Energy Partners Director of External Affairs
Fang Wu NorthStar Clean Energy Onsite Solutions & Capital Markets Manager
Lara Zawaideh HDR Business Development Lead
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