2026 ADVISORY BOARD

Jaclyn Whiteman
Jaclyn Whiteman
Duke Energy
Director, Distributed Energy Ops and Maintenance
Advisory Board Chair
David Paganie
David Paganie
Endeavor Business Media
Conference Director
Allan Schurr
Allan Schurr
Enchanted Rock
Arnela Smajlovic Djedovic
Arnela Smajlovic Djedovic
Manager
Siemens SI
Dennis Garrett
Dennis Garrett
CEO
Blue Lake Clean Energy Group LLC
Elham Akhavan
Elham Akhavan
Senior Research Analyst, Microgrids
Wood Mackenzie
Emily Cillessen
Emily Cillessen
Manager, Federal Markets
S&C Electric Company
Hassan Obeid
Hassan Obeid
Global Technical Sales Leader - New Energy Solutions
Cummins Inc.
Jana Gerber
Jana Gerber
North America Microgrid President
Schneider Electric
Jon Erickson
Jon Erickson
Senior Technical Director, Project Management
POWER Engineers (Member of WSP)
Katrina Pielli
Katrina Pielli
Strategic Initiatives Lead
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs
Mark Feasel
Mark Feasel
Principal
Visrete
Mehdi Ganji
Mehdi Ganji
Microgrid Strategy Lead
Pacific Gas and Electric
Razvan Panati
Razvan Panati
Vice President Product Strategy
Bloom Energy
Rick Bolton
Rick Bolton
Executive/President/Owner/Principal
Compass Energy Platform
Samantha Reifer
Samantha Reifer
Director, Strategic Alliances
Scale Microgrids
Seth Baruch
Seth Baruch
National Director, Energy & Utilities
Kaiser Permanente
Steven Pullins
Steven Pullins
CEO
ResSET
Taiwo Alo
Taiwo Alo
Director
PHI
Thomas Poteet
Thomas Poteet
Senior VP of Corporate Development
Mesa Solutions
Tim Gubitz
Tim Gubitz
Manager, Energy Services & Technology
North Carolina Electric Cooperatives
Todd Jackson
Todd Jackson
Vice President, Strategic Development
PowerSecure