2010 Mid-America Regulatory Conference
2010 Mid-America Regulatory ConferenceSpeakers A - G (tentative)
John Anderson
President & CEO
Electricity Consumers Resource Council (ELCON)
Dr. John Anderson is the President & CEO of the Electricity Consumers Resource Council (ELCON). He joined ELCON in 1980. He was named Executive Director in 1984. He has presented papers and spoken extensively on a wide range of electricity issues of importance to large industrial firms. ELCON is the national association representing large industrial electricity consumers. ELCON's member companies come from virtually every sector of the manufacturing community. They own and operate facilities throughout the United States and in many foreign countries. Many ELCON members cogenerate some of their electricity requirements.
Haukur (Hawk) Asgeirsson
Manager, Power Systems Technologies
Detroit Edison - DTE Energy
Haukur (Hawk) Asgeirsson is the Manager of Power Systems Technologies at Detroit Edison, a DTE Energy Company. In his current position, he is managing number of grants related to plug-in electric vehicles, energy storage and solar integration, and the effect of distributed energy resources (DER) connecting to the grid. Hawk is also responsible for managing a mobile fleet of Distributed Energy Resources (DER) for supporting distribution circuits and managing all DERs interconnecting to the Detroit Edison electric system. Hawk is a member of GridApp, a consortium of utilities whose mission is to transition best smart grid technologies and best practices into broader use by member utilities. He is also an Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Advisor on the Energy Storage program, the Electric Transportation program and the industry chair of the Integration of Distributed Renewable program. Hawk was responsible for the EPRI "Best Practices Guide Book for Integration of DER into the Utility System Planning" and "Using Aggregated Distributed Energy resources for Economic Dispatch to an Independent System Operator".
Lisa M. Barton
Vice President of Transmission Strategy and Business Development
American Electric Power (AEP)
Lisa M. Barton is vice president of Transmission Strategy and Business Development for American Electric Power (AEP). She has 20 years of experience in the energy field, holding various positions in engineering, rates and regulatory affairs, marketing, legal and energy consulting.
In her current position, Barton is responsible for Transmission business planning and analysis, EHV development, business development, asset strategy and planning (for SPP and PJM), and oversight of AEP's interface with its corporate partners. She also serves as president of Electric Transmission America (ETA), a joint venture between AEP and MidAmerican Energy Holding Company. Prior to her current position, she was managing director of Transmission and director of Transmission Planning for AEP.
As director of Transmission Planning, Barton managed activities related to assessing and maintaining the adequacy of AEP's eleven state transmission network which serves more than 5 million people. With transmission assets in three regional reliability regions, her team worked closely with regional transmission organizations and other engineering departments to develop plans to construct new transmission facilities.
Barton joined AEP from Northeast Utilities in Berlin, Connecticut, where she was manager of Transmission Regulations and Compliance.
Warner Baxter
President and Chief Executive Officer
AmerenUE
Warner Baxter became AmerenUE president and CEO on May 1, 2009, after serving as executive vice president and chief financial officer and as president and CEO of Ameren Services - positions he had held since 2003 and 2006 respectively. In 2001, Mr. Baxter was named senior vice president, Finance.
John Bear
President and Chief Executive Officer
Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.
Mr. Bear has more than 20 years of executive leadership in the utility industry and is a strong proponent of market transparency and efficiency. As CEO he is leading the Midwest ISO's efforts to create added value for all customers though reliable market operations that meet the region's resource adequacy needs, expand transmission planning activities and foster innovation in the exploration of the region's demand response and energy efficiency capabilities. Mr. Bear was named President and Chief Executive Officer of the Midwest ISO on Jan. 16, 2009, after serving as President and Chief Operating Officer since January 2006. Mr. Bear joined the Midwest ISO in May 2004.
David C. Bender
Shareholder
McGillivray Westerberg & Bender LLC
Mr. Bender represents national and local environmental organizations on environmental and energy issues. His practice includes litigation before public utility commissions, state environmental agencies, the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Appeals Board, and federal courts. McGillivray Westerberg & Bender LLC is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and represents nonprofit organizations and individuals in the areas of environmental law, civil rights, employment discrimination and public records and government accountability.
Tim Beville
Small Modular Reactor Program Manager, Office of Advanced Reactor Concepts, Office of Nuclear Energy
Department of Energy
Mr. Beville is currently serving as the Program Manager for the proposed FY11 Small Modular Reactor Program for the DOE Office of Advanced Reactor Concepts. Mr. Beville has over 18 years experience managing nuclear-related programs with the Department of Energy and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). These programs include the Nuclear Power 2010 program with the Office of Nuclear Energy, the Dynamic Plutonium Experiment and Test Readiness Programs with the NNSA's Office of Defense Science, and the W88 Pit Manufacturing and Certification program with the NNSA's Office of Research, Development and Testing Programs.
Curtis Blanc
Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs
Kansas City Power & Light
Curtis Blanc is Senior Director - Regulatory Affairs for KCP&L. Prior to assuming that position, Curtis acted as in-house regulatory counsel for the Company. Before joining KCP&L, Curtis worked as an attorney in private practice representing energy companies primarily before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Curtis received a Bachelor of Science degree from Washington University in St. Louis with majors in Finance and Economics. He also received a Juris Doctor from the George Washington University, National Law Center.
Maureen A. Borkowski
Vice President, Transmission
Ameren Services Company
Maureen A. Borkowski is Vice President of Transmission for Ameren Services Company, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Ameren Corporation, through its operating companies, serves 2.4 million electric customers and over 1 million gas customers in Missouri and Illinois. The combined companies have over $22 billion in assets and annual revenues of nearly $8 billion. The Ameren operating companies have nearly 7,500 miles of transmission and are transmission owning members and market participants in the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator. Ms. Borkowski's responsibilities include the operation, planning and expansion of Ameren's high voltage transmission system, transmission construction and maintenance, transmission policy, regulatory and compliance activities.
Ben Boyd
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Aclara Technologies, a ESCO Technologies Company
Aclara Technologies
Mr. Boyd is a member of the Key Executive Team of Aclara Technologies, Communications Group, a global Smart Grid enabling engineering company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Aclara is as subsidiary of ESCO Technologies, Inc., a publicly traded, billion dollar engineering consortium. As Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, his primary responsibility is to initiate and develop company strategies and corresponding relationships relative to regulatory matters, both domestic and internationally. He encourages the adoption and implementation of advanced metering communications technology solutions in the electric, natural gas, and water utility industries for Aclara PLS, a power line solutions provider; Aclara RF, a licensed wireless radio frequency ("RF") technology solutions provider; and Aclara SW, a leading meter data management and web presentment software company through regulatory and governmental processes. He was the Executive sponsor for the Aclara Smart Grid Tiger Team. Prior to joining Aclara, Mr. Boyd was Vice President, of Regulatory Affairs for Itron, Inc., where he had similar responsibilities at a lower level. During his time at both companies he has made numerous presentations on regulatory issues as they relate to advanced metering technology in the U.S., Europe, Central America and the Caribbean. Mr. Boyd has co-authored whitepapers on Technological Solutions to Energy Regulatory Issues, and Privacy and Security Concerns in Electric AMI Technologies which were distributed to every public utility commissioner in the U.S.
Anne C. Boyle
Commissioner
Nebraska Public Service Commission
Commissioner Anne C. Boyle was elected to the Nebraska Public Service Commission, November, 1996, re-elected in 2002 and 2008, and served as Chair from 2002-2004. She is the only woman elected to serve the 100-year-old Commission and currently is the only woman state constitutional officer in Nebraska. She is a member and past President of the Mid-America Regulatory Commissioners (MARC); and a member of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) where she serves on the Board of Directors, Committee on Telecommunications and as Chair of the Committee on Consumer Affairs. In addition, she serves on the Boards of Directors of the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) and the North American Numbering Council (NANC). She is former Vice-Chair of the Regional Oversight Committee (ROC), a 14 member committee comprised of Qwest state regulators. On the local and state level, she serves on the state Broadband Task Force and is a past member of the 2-1-1 Steering Committee; the Nebraska Transit and Rail Advisory Council (N-TRAC); and the Nebraska Information and Technology Commission (NITC).
Shannon Briesacher
Staff Counsel
Missouri Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel
Shannon Briesacher has been with the Missouri Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel for five years and serves as staff counsel. Ms. Briesacher investigates complaints of attorney misconduct and represents the Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel in disciplinary hearings and requests for review before the Missouri Supreme Court. Shannon came to the Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel from the Missouri Attorney General's Office, where she represented professional licensing agencies, as well the Missouri Commission on Human Rights, as an Assistant Attorney General.
Nick Brown
President and CEO
Southwest Power Pool (SPP)
Nick Brown was elected President and CEO of SPP in 2003. Prior to this position Mr. Brown served SPP members as Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary from 1999-2003; Vice President and Corporate Secretary from 1998-1999; Director, Engineering and Operations from 1993-96; Manager, Engineering Services from 1989-1993; and in several engineering positions since joining the SPP staff in 1985. Mr. Brown began his career as a planning engineer at Southwestern Electric Power Company. A registered Professional Engineer and Master Electrician, Nick is a member of Tau Beta Pi and Eta Kappa Nu engineering honor societies, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and the National Society of Professional Engineers.
Sean Bushart
Sr. Program Manager for the Low Level Waste, Chemistry and Radiation Protection area of the Nuclear Sector
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
Dr. Sean Bushart is Sr. Program Manager for the Low Level Waste, Chemistry and Radiation Protection area of the Nuclear Sector. His current activities focus on managing innovative research and applications related to water quality improvement, waste minimization, environmental protection, and radiation worker safety. Dr. Bushart joined EPRI in 1999 as a Project Manager in the Low Level Waste Management program. His research focus was on the development of waste minimization technologies, such as the EPRI Magnetic Molecules Process, for which he holds a patent. Prior to joining EPRI, Dr. Bushart worked at CytoCulture Environmental Biotechnology where he was the Laboratory Director of microbiology/chemistry laboratory services used to characterize the bioremediation/ Monitored Natural Attenuation (MNA) potential of hazardous waste sites.
Ward Camp
Vice President, Regulatory and Environmental Policy
Landis+Gyr Energy Management Solutions N.A.
A twenty-seven year veteran of the energy and utility industry, Camp is VP, Regulatory and Environmental Policy for Landis+Gyr Energy Management Solutions N.A. He is also past-Chair and current board member of the Demand Response and Smart Grid coalition (DRSG). He is also a member of the GridWise Alliance and participates in the Smart Green Grid Initiative.
Previously, he served in executive roles as part of the Senior Management of DCSI (now Aclara), USPowerSolutions and Avistar, a Public Service Company of New Mexico subsidiary. Camp has worked extensively with utilities and public utility commissions throughout the United States. He spent the first 17 years of his career as an attorney with a focus in energy and utilities. Mr. Camp is also past-President of Greater Albuquerque Habitat for Humanity.
Rick Cimerman
Vice President, State Government Affairs
National Cable & Telecommunications Association
Rick is Vice President of State Government Affairs at the National Cable and Telecommunications Association. His primary responsibility is to aid State Cable Associations and cable companies in working with state regulators, legislators and policymakers. Rick is a member of New Mexico State University's Center for Public Utilities Advisory Committee and a member of the Executive Committee of the American Legislative Exchange Council's Telecommunications and Information Technology Task Force. He is the past president of the National Coalition for Technology and Education in Training (NCTET), former co-chair of the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee's Broadband Task Force and former program chair for the three NARUC/NECA National Summits on Broadband Deployment. He is a recognized expert on broadband and telecommunications policy, has testified across the country before numerous state Public Service Commissions and Legislatures and has also served as an adjunct faculty member of Michigan State University's NARUC Annual Regulatory Studies Program. Prior to joining NCTA he worked for nearly three years as the Director of the Telecommunications Division of the Maryland Public Service Commission. Rick also worked for two and a half years at the Florida Public Service Commission with an emphasis on issues related to competition and emerging competition.
Robert Clayton
Chairman
Missouri Public Service Commission
Chairman Robert M. Clayton III was appointed by Governor Bob Holden to a six-year term on the Public Service Commission. He was appointed chairman by Gov. Jay Nixon on January 13, 2009. Chairman Clayton is active in the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners as a member of numerous committees, including the NARUC Clean Coal Subcommittee. He is a member of the Missouri Oil and Gas Council, the NARUC/FERC Collaborative on Smart Grid Technologies, EPRI Energy Efficiency/Smart Grid Public Advisory Group, Federal/State Joint Conference on Advanced Services and the FRI Advisory Board. Clayton also serves as a board member for the Mark Twain Home Foundation.
Jeff Cloud
Vice-Chairman
Oklahoma Corporation Commission
Jeff Cloud was elected statewide to a six-year term on the Oklahoma Corporation Commission on November 5, 2002, and was overwhelmingly reelected November 4, 2008 to another six-year term. Additionally, Cloud assumed the chairmanship of the Commission in June of 2005 and served as Chairman through December 2008. Cloud is a member of the Electricity Committee for the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) and the Advisory Board for the Center for Public Utilities at New Mexico State University. Cloud is also a member of the Legal and Regulatory Committee of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC), the Regional State Committee of the Southwest Power Pool, and serves on Oklahoma Employees Retirement System Board of Trustees. The Aspen Institute honored Cloud as one of the top young elected officials by naming him as a fellow for the Aspen Institute-Rodel Fellowship which brings together "the nation's emerging leaders" to discuss broad issues of democratic governance and effective public service.
Mignon Clyburn
Commissioner
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Mignon Clyburn was nominated for a seat on the Federal Communications Commission by President Barack Obama on June 25, 2009. She was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate on July 24, 2009, and sworn-in as Commissioner on August 3, 2009.
David Coen
President, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
Commissioner, Vermont Public Service Board
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC)
Vermont Public Service Board
Commissioner David Coen was elected President of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners in November 2009. President Coen provides general leadership of the Association and chairs the Board of Directors. He also leads NARUC's Executive Committee and is a founding member of the Association's Consumer Affairs Committee. As President, he serves as the primary voice of the Association, leading NARUC before Congress, the courts, and administrative agencies.
John T. Colgan
Commissioner
Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC)
Governor Pat Quinn appointed John T. Colgan to the Illinois Commerce Commission effective November 15th, 2009. Prior to his appointment Commissioner Colgan served as the vice president for public policy at the Illinois Association of Community Action Agencies (IACAA). In his position at IACAA, he worked with the Illinois General Assembly and Congress to monitor existing policies and advocate for progressive new policies designed to help low-income people achieve and maintain self-sufficiency. The policy areas that he focused on at IACAA included: energy assistance; affordable energy; asset building; welfare; food assistance programs; affordable housing; and early childhood development. Prior to his current position he was the founding executive director of the Illinois Hunger Coalition where he served for 11.5 years. For more than twenty years he has successfully advocated for the rights and needed resources for Illinois families through the Illinois General Assembly and the U.S. Congress. He is the author of several publications. In addition, he has served on the National Steering Committee of the Campaign to End Childhood Hunger from 1991-2000, and was Chairperson of that steering committee from 1996-1998. He was also the founding President of the Peoria Area Anti-Hunger Coalition, and while working for the Peoria County Community Action Agency (1981-1989) founded the Peoria Area Foodbank (a Second Harvest Foodbank), and established a low-income community gardening cooperative for 100 families.
Stu Conrad
Lawyer
Finnegan, Conrad & Peterson L.C.
Stu Conrad has been in law practice for nearly 40 years, concentrating most of his practice in the fields of energy, public utility, regulatory, administrative and appellate law. Stu is listed in the Who's Who Worldwide Registry of Business Leaders and in Who's Who in American Law. He served as a leader of the Missouri Public Service Commission's Natural Gas Transportation Task Force and has been a requested speaker at numerous meetings of various energy and utility regulatory groups.
Richard Cortright
Managing Director
Standard & Poor's
Richard W. Cortright, Jr. is a managing director in Standard & Poor's U.S. Utilities and Infrastructure Ratings group, and is engaged in the analysis and communication of ratings on utility credits. Richard is a principal spokesperson for Standard & Poor's in the utility sector, and leads the department's efforts in communications with state commissions, their staffs and other related entities. His responsibilities also include maintaining the quality of ratings, meeting with utility management and investors, chairing rating committees, and contributing to Standard & Poor's publications.
Debra G. Coy
Principal
Svanda & Coy Consulting
Debra Coy provides consulting services for investors and companies in the water sector. Joining utility regulatory expert David Svanda, she launched her independent consulting business in 2010 after 20 years as a research analyst covering the water industry for Wall Street firms. She most recently worked as Managing Director and Senior Analyst leading coverage of the water sector for Janney Montgomery Scott's Capital Markets group. Based in Washington, D.C., Ms. Coy has worked in investment research since 1989, creating a unique franchise and expertise in covering the global water sector for investors. She has been responsible for running the leading water conference on Wall Street for more than a decade; the most recent Water Industry Summit in New York drew approximately 300 attendees, comprised of top industry executives and institutional investors.
Joyce Davidson
Manager, State Regulatory Affairs
Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO)
Ms Davidson has over 30 years of experience in the utility industry. Her career started with Indiana Bell Operating Company where she held various positions. She then moved to AT&T Headquarters in New Jersey where her last position was focused on the company's local entry strategy. Ms Davidson then joined the team at the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. During her tenure at the Commission she was the Director of the Public Utility Division and member of the Southwest Power Pool's Cost Allocation Working Group. Her current position as Manager, State Regulatory Affairs with the Midwest ISO causes her to do regulatory information sharing in the states of MO, OH, IA, IL, and PA. She served on several not-for-profit Boards while in Oklahoma. She was an active participant with the National Association of Regulatory Commission's Telecommunications Subcommittee where she served as Chair of the Federal/Legislative Committee.
Jeff Davis
Commissioner
Missouri Public Service Commission
Jeff Davis was appointed to the Missouri Public Service Commission on April 30, 2004 and was named Chairman of the Public Service Commission by Governor Blunt on January 10, 2005. Commissioner Davis was re-appointed to a full six-year term in April 2006. He served as chairman until January 13, 2009. Commissioner Davis has served as a member of the Missouri Universal Service Board, the Financial Research Institute Advisory Board, the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) where he serves on the electric committee, the Advisory Board for the University of Missouri Delta Center for Agricultural Development in Southeast Missouri, President of the Mid-America Association of Regulatory Commissioners (MARC), and President of the Regional State Committee for Southwest Power Pool. Commissioner Davis has served as Chair of the Missouri Energy Task Force, Chairman of the FRI Advisory Board at the University of Missouri, a member of the FERC Joint Oversight Board for Economic Dispatch for the MISO-PJM region, the Homeland Security Advisory Council, the Missouri Oil and Gas Council, a member of the Board of Directors for the Organization of MISO States (OMS), and as a member of the NARUC gas committee.
William H. Downey
President and Chief Operating Officer, Great Plains Energy
President and Chief Operating Officer, Kansas City Power & Light
Great Plains Energy
Kansas City Power & Light
Mr. Downey joined the company in 2000 after 28 years of electric utility experience, including 20 years in executive positions with Commonwealth Edison in Chicago. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Downey served as Vice President of Commonwealth Edison and President of Unicom Energy Services Company, Inc., an unregulated energy marketing and services company operating throughout the Midwest. In October 2003, he was named to his current position and was also elected Director of Great Plains Energy.
Leon Dubov
Senior Analyst
Catapult Capital
Leon Dubov is a utilities industry analyst, with over 8 years of experience covering major Electric and Gas utilities for some of Wall Street's premier energy focused Investment Funds. In this capacity he maintains a close watch on all regulatory activity that impacts the utility sector at all levels of regulation and government, attending relevant conferences, meetings and regulatory hearings across the United States. Leon is currently a senior analyst at Catapult Capital (a subsidiary of Millennium Partners). Previously, he spent a number of years at Zimmer Lucas Partners in a similar capacity.
John Ferrara
Program Manager, Business Development Programs
Babcock & Wilcox
John Ferrara has more than 25 years of experience in the commercial power industry, predominantly in the areas of business development, nuclear power plant operations, outage management and risk assessment. He joined The Babcock & Wilcox Company in 2009 as Program Manager, Business Development Programs for B&W Nuclear Energy. Most recently, Mr. Ferrara served as a Project Manager at ERIN Engineering and Research, Inc. responsible for applying risk-based methodologies to support nuclear plant operations. Mr. Ferrara began his professional career with PECO Energy, functioning as a SRO-certified Shift Technical Advisor at Limerick Generating Station.
Paul H. Genoa
Director, Policy Development
Nuclear Energy Institute
Mr. Genoa is the Director of Policy Development at the Nuclear Energy Institute. His focus is on developing unified industry policies and effectively communicating those policies to key stakeholders. His technical, regulatory and political experience makes him a valuable resource to policymakers on nuclear energy and environmental issues. He is an energy advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce and the U.S. Trade Representative. His professional career in the nuclear industry has spanned 25 plus years working as a Health Physicist on radiation protection and environmental issues at the Florida Power Corporation - Crystal River Nuclear Plant, the Arizona Public Service - Palo Verde Nuclear Generation Station, and at the Consumers Power - Big Rock Point Atomic Plant. He joined the Institute in March of 1995.
Tom Gerke
Executive Vice Chairman of the Board
CenturyLink
Before being named Executive Vice Chairman of the Board of CenturyLink, Tom Gerke was Chief Executive Officer of EMBARQ. He was named interim CEO by the company's board of directors in December 2007 before taking on the job permanently in March 2008. Prior to his role as CEO of EMBARQ, Gerke served as General Counsel – Law and External Affairs. In this position, Gerke was responsible for the oversight of the company's legal, regulatory and governmental affairs initiatives, corporate governance and legal support to the EMBARQ board of directors. In January 2007, he assumed responsibility for EMBARQ's Wholesale Markets business unit while continuing to lead the legal, regulatory and external affairs functions.
Michael Goggin
Manager of Transmission Policy
American Wind Energy Association (AWEA)
Michael Goggin joined AWEA in February 2008. As Manager of Transmission Policy, Michael works to promote transmission investment and advance changes in transmission rules and operations to better accommodate wind energy in the power system while maintaining system reliability. Prior to joining AWEA, he worked for two environmental advocacy groups and a consulting firm supporting the U.S. Department of Energy's renewable energy programs.
Ed Gray
Vice President, Legislative & Regulatory Affairs
Elster Solutions
Mr. Gray is Vice President, Legislative & Regulatory Affairs for Elster Solutions. He has over 30 years experience in the electricity business at Elster, the National Electrical Manufacturers Association, Electric Power Research Institute, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and Tennessee Valley Authority. He was directly involved in drafting and lobbying for the smart grid provisions, including grants, that are embodied in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. He is the leader of the Elster smart grid grants efforts that have involved some 57 applications and 19 grants awards. Mr. Gray has a BS in Nuclear Science from the US Naval Academy and an MS in Nuclear Engineering from Ohio State University. His military service was on two nuclear submarines.
Britta K. Gross
Director, Global Energy Systems and Infrastructure Commercialization
General Motors
Britta K. Gross is Director, Global Energy Systems and Infrastructure Commercialization within GM R&D and Strategic Planning. In this role she is responsible for assessing energy system alternatives, identifying energy strategies and business opportunities and steering the commercialization efforts for electrical and hydrogen infrastructures required to support the deployment of GM's rapidly developing electric propulsion vehicle technologies, based on fuel cells and plug-in batteries. Gross has an extensive and diverse background in Automotive and Aerospace industries. She began her career in 1983 with Hughes Space & Communications in Los Angeles, leading Mission Design and Systems Engineering teams developing satellite programs. In 1995, she transferred to Opel in Russelsheim, Germany where she led a joint aerospace/automotive project that involved Hughes, GM, and Opel vehicle design engineers. After seven years in Europe, Gross returned to the U.S. and joined General Motors' Advanced Vehicle Technology programs to work on the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle program.
Kevin D. Gunn
Commissioner
Missouri Public Service Commission
Commissioner Kevin Gunn was appointed to the Missouri Public Service Commission on March 13, 2008. Prior to his appointment, Gunn was an attorney in St. Louis. In 2000, Commissioner Gunn joined the Gephardt in Congress Committee, working for Democratic Leader Richard A. Gephardt. From January 2003 until January 2005, Commissioner Gunn was chief of staff to Rep. Richard Gephardt overseeing all Congressional operations in Washington D.C. and St. Louis.