Advisory Group Members

Conveners:  Secretaries of Commerce and Trade, Natural Resources, & Technology

Consumers:

• Virginia Citizens Consumer Council
  • Irene E. Leech

 Local government & military:

• Virginia Association of Counties
  • Mike Edwards, Deputy Director for Legislative Affairs
• Virginia Municipal League
  • Suzette Denslow, Deputy Director

 General business:

• Virginia Manufacturing Association
  • Brett Vassey, President
• Virginia Chamber of Commerce
  • Amy Hewett, Director of Government Affairs and Public Relations
• Virginia/Old Dominion Committees on Fair Utility Rates
  • Louis Monacell, Christian & Barton
• Virginia Farm Bureau
  • Andrew Smith, Senior Assistant Director of Governmental Relations
• Center for Innovative Technology
• Hugh Montgomery, Executive Director, Institute for Defense and Homeland Security
• Alpha Natural Resources
  • Mike Quillen, President and CEO
• SkyBuilt Power
  • David Muchow, President and CEO

• Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN)
  • Diana Dascalu-Joffe, CCAN Senior Campaign Director
• Sierra Club
  • Mike Town, Director, Virginia Chapter
• Piedmont Environmental Council
  • Dan Holmes, Special Projects Coordinator
• The Nature Conservancy
  • Judy Dunscomb, Senior Conservation Scientist

 Electric utilities:

• Dominion Virginia Power
  • Bob Blue, Vice President, State and Federal Affairs
• Appalachian Power
  • Dan Carson, Vice President
• ODEC
  • Susan Rubin, Assistant Vice President, Government Affairs
• Alleghany Power
  • Aldie Warnock, Vice President, External Affairs
• Virginia Independent Power Producers, Inc.
  • Augie Wallmeyer, Executive Director
• PJM Interconnection
  • Matt LaRocque, Manager, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, Southern Region

Natural gas utilities:

• Columbia Gas of Virginia
• Mark Tubbs, Director of Regulatory and Governmental Policy
• Virginia Natural Gas/AGL Resources
• Jim Kibler, Vice President, Governmental Relations
• Roanoke Gas
• Dale Lee, Vice President, RGC Resources
• Washington Gas
• Scott McGeary, Area Manager, Public Affairs

 Petroleum industry:

• Virginia Petroleum Council
• Mike Ward, Executive Director
• Virginia Petroleum Convenience and Grocery Association
• Mike O’Connor, President
• Virginia Propane Gas Association
• Lynwood Butner, Vice President, Easter Associates

 Energy extraction industry:

• Virginia Coal Association
• Thomas Hudson, President
• Virginia Oil and Gas Association
• Jim Kibler, VOGA Government Affairs Chairman (See AGL Resources)

 Renewable energy interests:

• MDV Solar Energy Industries Association
• Mitch King, Virginia Representative
• Wind energy industry
• Theo DeWolff, Managing Director, PPM Atlantic Renewable

 Other energy interests:

• Virginia Transit Association
• Linda McMinimy, Executive Director
• Virginia Association of Energy Conservation Professionals
• Billy Weitzenfeld, Executive Director
• Virginia Clean Cities/Virginia Hydrogen Roundtable
• Al Christopher, Executive Director
• Virginia Sustainable Building Network
• Annette Osso, Executive Director
• National Energy Education Development (NEED) Project
• Mary Spruill, State Programs Director

Other state agency representatives (directly involved, not on Advisory Group)

• SCC –  Arlen Bolstad, SCC Office of General Counsel, for input on utility issues in the plan.
• DEQ – Rick Linker, to coordinate input from state agencies on environmental issues in the plan
• VCCER – Michael Karmis, for technical review of plan material and text.

Consultant

• GDS Associates, Inc. – Dick Spellman, Vice President

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