Meet Our Staff

Abigail Ross Hopper President and CEO
Mike Smith Chief Business Officer
John Smirnow General Counsel & Vice President of Market Strategy
Sean Gallagher Vice President of State Affairs
Katherine Gensler Vice President of Regulatory Affairs
Erin Duncan Vice President of Congressional Affairs
Dan Whitten Vice President of Public Affairs
Justin Baca Vice President of Markets & Research
Tony Chen Vice President of Business Development
Colin Silver Chief of Staff & Chief Content Officer
Sara Birmingham Senior Director, State Affairs
Dave Gahl Senior Director of State Affairs, Northeast
Evelyn Butler Senior Director of Codes and Standards
Rick Umoff Senior Director & Counsel, California
Jeremy Woodrum Director of Congressional Affairs
Nakhia Morrissette Central Region Director and Counsel
Suzanne Farris Director of Executive & Board Affairs
Jen Bristol Director of Communications
Kevin Lucas Director of Rate Design
Shaun Garrison Director of Congressional Affairs
Dana Sleeper Director of External Affairs
Roderick Lewis Director of Membership
Joe Cain, P.E. Director of Codes & Standards
Shawn Rumery Director of Research
Tim Perry Director of Information Technology
Heather Whitpan Senior Manager, Government Affairs
Amir Yazdi Assistant General Counsel & Director, Consumer Protection
Maggie Clark State Affairs Senior Manager, Southeast
Morgan Lyons Senior Communications Manager
Scott Elias Senior Manager of Programs & State Initiatives
Becky Long Senior Manager, Events & Sustainability
Scott Hughes Senior Marketing Manager
Hannah Hosking Senior Manager, Meetings & Events
Antuan Scott Senior Regional Development Manager
Gizelle Wray Manager of Regulatory Affairs & Counsel
Aaron Holm Research Engineer
Christina Brooks SalesForce Analyst
Rahiem Swann Regional Development Manager
Khephren Menna Regional Development Manager
Rachel Goldstein Solar & Storage Analyst
Brett Mather Regional Development Manager
EJ Hillman Manager of Digital Communications
Claire August Congressional Affairs Manager
Jessica Super Regional Development Manager
Petra Hoke Public Affairs Specialist
Ty Hallmark Advocacy Events Coordinator
Julia Baker Meetings & Events Coordinator
Priyanka Bist Program Development Coordinator
Allison Guindon Administration & Operations Coordinator