GCF East Planning Committee

The IEC would like to thank the following industry stakeholders for their participation in brainstorming the educational content for the upcoming GCF East conference program:

• Sharon Allan, Partner, Accenture
• Michael Ammerman, Director DG Program Development, Power Secure
• David Anderson, Business Solutions Executive - Energy & Utilities, Global Business Services, IBM
• Sarah Andrews, Senior Marketing Communications Representative, ABB
• Jim Andrus, Vice President, Americas, Networked Energy Services, ECHELON
• Sandy Bacik, Principal Consultant, EnerNeX Corporation
• Walt Bayer, Account Manager, Power Systems Sales, Siemens Energy
• Marlene Benoit, Senior Business Development Manager, Asset Health Management, North America, ABB
• Manoj Bhatia, Director, Smart Grid Strategic Alliances, GE Digital Energy
• Dan Blackburn, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Trayer Engineering Corporation
• Brett Breitschwerdt, Attorney at Law, McGuireWoods LLP
• Jeff Brooks, Media Spokesperson, Progress Energy
• Mike Burns, Public Power Smart Grid Solutions, Itron
• Jonathan Burr, Senior Consultant, Emerging Technologies, SAIC
• Dave Buster, Customer Solutions Architect, Elster
• Cory Cipra, Director, Business Development, Smart Grid Solutions, Itron
• Tim Clark, Advisory Services, Ernst & Young
• Rebeka Clifton, Named Account Manager, Juniper Networks
• Don Denton, GM, Smart Grid Strategy & Planning, Duke Energy
• Dillon Dieffenbach, Sr. Manager, Ernst & Young LLP
• Russell Duncan, Program Manager, North Carolina Energy Office
• Jay Ganson, Manager Business Development, Ambient Corporation
• Kim Gilmer, Vice President Business Development, GridSentry
• Anna Glynn, Marketing Communications, Power Products & Power Systems, ABB
• Paul Gregory, Technical Support Team Manager, Green Energy Corp
• Todd Gurela, Director, Global Smart Grid Sales, Cisco
• Michael Haley, Project Manager, Wake County Economic Development
• Becky Harrison, Director of the Smart Grid Technology and Outreach, Progress Energy
• Jon Hilgencamp, Marketing Manager, Switch Products Division, S&C Electric Company
• Tim Hilton, East Region Vice President, Landis + Gyr
• Jerry Iwachiw, Account Manager, Petra Solar, Inc.
• Murray Jones, Vice President - EV Solutions, ABB
• Bradley Kitchens, President & CEO, ScottMadden
• Susan Kruse, Executive Events Specialist, Progress Energy
• Soorya Kuloor, CTO, GRIDiant
• Joe Lamonica, Director, Power System Sales, Siemens Energy
• Benjamin Lee, Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Duke University
• Michael Loiacono, Director, Communications Technology, Smart Grid Applications, Siemens Energy
• Jim Loughlin, Sales Director, Waterfall Security Solutions USA
• Cristin Lyons, Partner, ScottMadden
• Steve Malloy, Business Development Manager, Carolinas Enterprise & Commercial, Intel
• John Marriott, North Carolina Sales Representative, OSIsoft
• Aaron Martlage, VP Global Strategy, Director, Innovation Group, Plug Smart
• Lee Mazzocchi, Vice President, Distribution, Progress Energy
• Bob Mielish, Energy Assurance Program Manager, North Carolina Department of Commerce
• Jeffrey Norman, Engagement Manager & Senior Consultant, Emerging Technologies, Energy Consulting & Engineering, SAIC
• Marie Patane, North Carolina Department of Commerce
• Allison Potts, Program Development Manager, DNA Group
• Ram Rao, Senior Vice President and CTO, Ambient Corporation
• Jason Redick, Sales Engineer, Silver Spring Networks
• Mike Riggins, Executive Director, Advisory Services, Ernst & Young
• Carlos Romero, Sr Director and GM Utilities Practice, SAS
• Bill Romick, Vice President, Business Development, DNA Group
• Roger Schafer, Vice President, Research and Development, Trayer Engineering Corporation
• Abe Shocket, Manager, Advanced EV & I Development, TE Connectivity
• Jay Shumar, Senior Sales Engineer, Southeast Region, Cooper Power Systems
• Rita Simonetta, Director, Corp Marketing Communications, Sensus
• Dan Stancil, Alcoa Distinguished Professor and Department Head, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, North Carolina State University
• Paul Stein, Partner, Advisory Services, Ernst & Young
• Frank Sublett, Director, Sales and Marketing, efacec
• Kevin Sullivan, Regional Director, Americas/Managerment and Operations Consulting, KEMA
• Rogelio Sullivan, Associate Director, FREEDM Systems Center and Advanced Transportation Energy Center
• Bob Tafoya, Major Account Manager, Juniper Networks
• Tim Thompson, Key Accounts Manager, Landis + Gyr
• Jim VanEtten, Southeastern Region Director of Sales, Power Analytics
• Anders Viden, Vice President, Product Management, BaseN Corporation
• Patty Walton, Enterprise Account Manager, Energy Segment, HP
• John Warren, Technology, Accenture
• Guerry Waters, VP Industry Strategy, Oracle
• Ronald Willoughby, Vice President and Service Line Leader, Power Systems Planning and Management, KEMA
• Tom Wilson, Senior Product Manager, Itron
• Dan Woodall, Director, Smart Grid Strategy, Progress Energy
• Raziq Yaqub, Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering, University of Tennessee Chattanooga
• Tammy Zucco, Chief Marketing Officer, Tantalus