NEM Announces Policy Committee Chairs, Regional Advocacy Team Leaders

The National Energy Marketers Association has announced National Policy Committee Chairs and its Regional Advocacy Team Leaders for 2012.

National Energy Policy Chairs are as follows:

Wholesale Electricity Policy: Matthew Picardi (Vice President-Regulatory Affairs, Shell Energy N.A.), Chair; Roger Ruch (Director of FERC and RTO Market Policy, FirstEnergy Solutions), Co-Chair

Wholesale Natural Gas Policy: Phil VanHorne (President, BlueRock Energy); Ken Ziober (Executive Vice President and CCO, Associated Services); Steve Sherman (Attorney for ProLiance Energy); Co-Chairs

Retail Natural Gas Policy: Harry Kingerski (Director of Regulatory Affairs, Spark Energy), Chair; Dino Caro, (Vice President, Integrys Energy Services), Co-Chair

Retail Electricity Policy: Dan Verbanac (CEO, Integrys Energy Services), Chair; Jeff Hendler (CCO, Genie Energy), Co-Chair

Consumer Advocacy and Policy Development: Chris Hendrix (Director of Markets & Compliance, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. & Texas Retail Energy, LLC), Chair

Smart Grid and Demand Response: Jeff Hendler (CCO, Genie Energy); Bob Blake (COO, Xoom Energy), Co-Chairs

Network Marketing Policy: Pierre Koshakji (Senior Managing Director, Stream Energy); Kerry Breitbart (President, North American Power), Co-Chairs

Advanced Energy and Environmental Technology Policies: Bill Mahoney (President and CEO, South Carolina Research Authority), Chair

Consumer Rights and Marketer Code of Conduct: Phil VanHorne (President, BlueRock Energy); Mike Fallquist and Jan Fox (CEO and General Counsel, respectively, Viridian Energy, Inc.), Co-Chairs

Credit, Risk Management, Clearing and Financial Policies: John Flory (Nasdaq-OMX); Scott Thomas (CFO Infinite Energy), Co-Chairs

FERC and Regional Advocacy Teams
FERC, CFTC and ISO/RTO Advocacy Team - Electricity, Gas and Smart Grid Policy: Matt Picardi (Shell Energy, NA); Vince Parisi (IGS Energy); Joe Del Vecchio (National Fuel Resources), Co-Chairs – IGS Energy, Infinite/Intelligent Energy, Integrys Energy Services, KorEnergy Services, Nasdaq OMX, Nodal Exchange, Proliance, Shell Energy, Spark Energy, Wal-Mart

Northeast Advocacy Team – Electric/Gas Policy: Terry McInerney/Mark Pitonzo (Suburban/Agway Energy Services); Sharon Noewer (FirstEnergy Solutions); Mike D’Angelo (North American Power); Angela Schorr (Gateway Energy Services); Vincent J. Vesuvio Jr. (Infinite Energy/Intelligent Energy); Tony Cusati (IGS Energy); Wayne Stoughton (Genie Energy); Mickey Zablonski (NOCO); Stacey Barnes (South Jersey Energy Services); Joe Del Vecchio (National Fuel Resources), Co-Chairs - Columbia Utilities, Dominion Retail, Gateway Energy Services, Genie Energy, Infinite/Intelligent Energy, IGS Energy, MX Energy, National Fuel Resources, NOCO, Shell Energy N.A., South Jersey Energy Services, Suburban/Agway Energy Services, UGI Energy Services, U.S. Gas & Electric, Viridian Energy Inc.

New England Advocacy Team – Electric Policy: Kerry Breitbart (North American Power), Chair – Dominion Retail, North American Power, Public Power, Verde Energy

Midwest Advocacy Team - Gas Policy: Vince Parisi (IGS Energy), Chair; Electric Policy: Sharon Noewer (FirstEnergy Solutions), Chair – Dominion Retail, FirstEnergy Solutions, IGS Energy, MX Energy, Proliance

Mid-Atlantic Advocacy Team – Gas and Electric Policy: Harry Kingerski (Spark Energy); Bill Barkas (Dominion Retail), Co-Chairs - Dominion Retail, Gateway Energy Services, IGS Energy, MX Energy, Spark Energy, Suburban/Agway Energy Services, UGI Energy Services, Washington Gas Energy Services

Southeast Advocacy Team – Gas and Electricity Policy: Jeff Traynham and Camilo Calvo, (Infinite/Intelligent Energy) and Bill Kinneary (North American Power), Co-Chairs - Infinite/Intelligent Energy, MX Energy, North American Power

Southwest Advocacy Team – Electric Policy: Gateway Energy Services, Infinite/Intelligent Energy, North American Power, Spark Energy, Wal-Mart

Western Region Advocacy Team: Chris Hendrix (Director of Markets & Compliance, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. & Texas Retail Energy, LLC), Chair

NEM Leadership:
President: Craig Goodman

Chair Emeriti (2005-10):
Harry Warren (President, Washington Gas Energy Services)
Steve Maslak (former CEO, Gateway Energy Services)

Chair, Executive Committee: Bill Kinneary, President, North American Power

Vice Chair, Executive Committee: Tony Banks, VP Competitive Market Policies, FirstEnergy Solutions