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
Celina Cunningham Vice President & Chief of Staff
Sara Birmingham Senior Director, State Affairs
Dave Gahl Senior Director of State Affairs, Northeast
Evelyn Butler Senior Director of Codes and Standards
Suzanne Farris Director of Executive & Board Affairs
Rick Umoff Regulatory Counsel and California Director, State Affairs
Thomas Kiggen Director of Membership
Jeremy Woodrum Director of Congressional Affairs
Nakhia Morrissette Regulatory Counsel & Midwest Regional Director, State Affairs
Shawn Rumery Director of Research
Kevin Lucas Director of Rate Design
Joe Cain, P.E. Director of Codes & Standards
Dana Sleeper Director of External Affairs
Colin Silver Director of Digital & Internal Communications
Tim Perry Director of Information Technology
Heather Whitpan Senior Manager, Government Affairs
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
Hannah Panek Meetings & Events Manager
Antuan Scott Regional Development Manager
Christina Brooks Operations Manager - Membership
Jordan Slade Regional Development Manager
Aaron Holm Research Engineer
Allie Enck Regional Development Manager
Khephren Menna Regional Development Manager
Amir Yazdi Assistant General Counsel
EJ Hillman Manager of Digital Communications
Jen Meacham Office Manager
Ty Hallmark Advocacy Events Coordinator
Rachel Goldstein Research Associate
Claire August Congressional Affairs Coordinator
Julia Baker Meetings & Events Coordinator
Petra Hoke Operations & Communications Coordinator