National Energy Marketers Association Announces Policy Committee Chairs, Regional Advocacy Team Leaders

The National Energy Marketers Association has announced National Energy Policy Chairs and its FERC and Regional Advocacy Teams for 2013-14.

NEM also posted an agenda for its Executive Committee Meeting January 28 to January 30, 2013.

NEM leadership is as follows:

President: Craig Goodman

Chair, Executive Committee: Dan Verbanac (CEO, Integrys Energy Services)

1st Vice Chair, Executive Committee: Chris Hendrix (Director of Markets & Compliance, Wal-Mart)

2nd Vice Chair, Executive Committee: Pierre Koshakji (Senior Managing Director, Stream Energy)

Chair Emeriti (2005-12): Harry Warren (President, Washington Gas Energy Services); Steve Maslak (former CEO, Gateway Energy Services); Bill Kinneary (President, North American Power)

National Energy Policy Chairs
Wholesale Electricity Policy: Matthew Picardi (Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Shell Energy, N.A.), Sharon Noewer, (First Energy Solutions), Chairs

Wholesale Natural Gas Policy: BP Energy, IGS Energy, Co-Chairs

Retail Natural Gas Policy: Mickey Zablonski (General Manager, Natural Gas and Electric, NOCO Energy), Vincent Vesuvio (Regulatory Affairs Manager, Infinite/Intelligent Energy), Co-Chairs

Retail Electricity Policy: Dino Caro, (Vice President, Integrys Energy Services), Harry Kingerski (Director of Regulatory Affairs, Spark Energy), Co-Chairs

Existing Market Expansions and Outsourcing Competitive Functions: Jon Gipson (COO, Bluerock Energy), Chair, Carl Williams (V.P. Corporate Strategy, Ambit Energy), Co-Chair.

New Market Development: Bob Gries (Chairman, Crius Energy), Chair

New Market Structures and Innovations: Thomas Fitzgerald (CEO, Verde Energy), 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: Terry Stronz (CFO, IDT Energy), Bob Blake, (COO, Xoom Energy), Co-Chairs

Network Marketing Policy: Kerry Breitbart (President, North American Power), Jim Mulcahy (VP Global Operations, 5 Linx), Co-Chairs

Energy and Environmental Technology Policies: Tanya Sheppard (Vice President, Nexant), Chair

Consumer Rights and Marketer Code of Conduct: Phil Van Horne (President, Bluerock Energy), Chair

Credit, Risk Management, Clearing and Financial Policies: Dennis Flaherty (President, Great Bay Energy), Paul Cusenza (President, Nodal Exchange), John Flory (Managing Director, Alliance Risk Group), 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), Randy Prescott (BP Energy), Vince Parisi (IGS Energy), Joe Del Vecchio (National Fuel Resources), Co-Chairs – IGS Energy, Infinite/Intelligent Energy, Integrys Energy Services, Nodal Exchange, Proliance, Shell Energy, Spark Energy, Wal-Mart

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

New England Advocacy Team – Electric Policy – Kerry Breitbart (North American Power), Ann Marie Toss (Verde Energy), and Bill Barkas (Dominion Retail), Chair – Dominion Retail, North American Power, Public Power, Verde Energy

Midwest Advocacy Team - Sharon Noewer (FirstEnergy Solutions), Vince Parisi (IGS Energy), Co-Chairs – Dominion Retail, FirstEnergy Solutions, IGS Energy, Duke Energy

Mid-Atlantic Advocacy Team – Gas and Electric Policy – Melanie Santiago-Mosier (Washington Gas Energy Services), Harry Kingerski (Spark Energy), Bill Barkas (Dominion Retail), Co-Chairs – Dominion Retail, IGS Energy, Spark Energy, Suburban/Agway Energy Services, Washington Gas Energy Services

Southeast Advocacy Team – Gas and Electricity Policy – Garry Freeman (Duke Energy), Vince Vesuvio (Infinite/Intelligent Energy), Bill Kinneary (North American Power), Co-Chairs – Infinite/Intelligent Energy, North American Power, Progress Energy

Southwest Advocacy Team – Darrin Pfannenstiel (Stream Energy), Harry Kingerski (Spark Energy), Chris Hendrix (Wal-Mart), Co-Chairs, Electric Policy - Infinite/Intelligent Energy, North American Power, Spark Energy, Stream Energy, Wal-Mart

Western Region Advocacy Team – Wal-Mart