focused on the next 50 years

FOCUSED ON THE NEXT 50 YEARS

AMERICAN MUNICIPAL POWER, INC.

2021 AMP Annual ConferenceSept. 20 — 22

Hilton Columbus at Easton3900 Chagrin DriveColumbus, Ohio 43219

Thank you to the following2021 AMP Conference Sponsors

*Information in this program guide is up-to-date as of 9/19/21

Welcome

GENERAL INFORMATIONPlease NoteSchedule, topics and speakers are subject to change.

Registration DeskThe registration desk will be open Monday, Sept. 20, 2:30-5 p.m.; Tuesday, Sept. 21, 7 a.m.-5 p.m.; and Wednesday, Sept. 22, 7 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Ethics and Prize GiveawaysAs a reminder, some elected officials who win prizes at AMP functions may have to disclose them on their annual ethics reports. AMP does not make determinations as to whether such prizes are a “gift” and should be reported under your state’s ethics laws. If you win a prize and want to know its value, contact Jodi Allalen, manager of member events and programs, at 614.540.0916 or [email protected], and she will provide you with the dollar value of your prize.

Welcome to the 2021 AMP Annual Conference.

The Annual Conference is our premier event each year. This year we have a stacked agenda featuring premier speakers – both in-person and virtual – including FERC Commissioner Allison Clements; American Public Power Association President Joy Ditto; Tesla Global Charging and Energy Policy Lead Patrick Bean; PJM Interconnection President/CEO Manu Asthana; Midcontinent Independent System Operator CEO John Bear; and many other industry experts.

The AMP Annual Conference offers informative sessions on issues and technologies affecting public power, local government and the electric utility industry in general. It also provides an opportunity to learn about trends, changes and new ideas, as well as a way to develop practical programs to benefit customers. All general and concurrent, educational sessions will be live streamed for those who choose to attend virtually.

We are pleased to be back in person this year, but we are offering virtual options for opening remarks, awards presentations and all general and concurrent sessions. View the Schedule at a Glance to see all of the sessions featuring virtual options.

I hope you’ll join us for the Annual Awards Banquet, where we will celebrate AMP’s 50 Years and announce the 2021 AMP Seven Hats Award winner.

Don’t forget to follow AMP on our social media pages and use #AMPannualconference #wearepublicpower and #publicpower, and tag us when posting to social media about conference.

Please note: At the time of production of this brochure, the Mayor of Columbus has announced a mask mandate for all indoor public venues. Therefore, the Hilton Easton – Columbus will require masks during our Conference. AMP will have masks available for attendees.

Enjoy the conference, we are happy to welcome you back.

Jolene ThompsonPresident/CEO, AMP

Schedule at a Glance

10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Offsite: AMP Board of Trustees Meeting and Working Lunch***

4:00 – 4:30 p.m. Offsite: OMEGA JV5 Executive Committee Meeting2:30 – 5:00 p.m. Registration Desk Open5:00 p.m. Dinner on Your Own

Monday, Sept. 20

Tuesday, Sept. 21

7:30 – 8:30 a.m. AMP 50 Years Trivia Breakfast 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Superintendents’ Breakfast8:30 – 8:45 a.m. Welcome Remarks*8:45 – 10:15 a.m. General Session I: National Public Power Organizations Panel* Break10:25 – 11:10 a.m. General Session II: State of the Power Market*11:10 – 11:20 a.m. AMP Awards Video Presentation: Electric System Sustainability and Innovation*11:20 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. General Session III: Innovation*12:15 – 1:15 p.m. Lunch1:15 – 2:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions Option I: Workforce* Option II: Electric Vehicles*2:00 – 2:10 p.m. AMP Awards Video Presentation: Public Power Promotion and System Improvement*2:10 – 3:05 p.m. General Session IV: What Do Customers Really Want? Using Design Thinking for Program Develepment.* Break3:15 – 4:30 p.m. AMP General Membership Meeting and Elections***4:30 – 4:45 p.m. AMP Board of Trustees Reorganization***4:30 – 5:30 p.m. OMEA Board of Directors Meeting***5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Municipal Electric Partners Reception7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Awards Banquet

7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Safety Awards Breakfast8:00 – 8:15 a.m. AMP Awards Video Presentation: Safety Awards*8:30 – 9:30 a.m. General Session I: FERC/RTO Panel Discussion* Break9:45 – 10:15 a.m. General Session II: Federal Legislative Update*10:15 – 10:45 a.m. MESA General Membership Meeting10:45 – 11:30 a.m. OMEA General Membership Meeting*/**11:30 – 11:35 a.m. OMEA Board Reorganization*** 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. OMEGA JV5 Participants Meeting12:00 – 12:30 p.m. Lunch12:30 – 1:00 p.m. OMEGA JV2 Participants Meeting1:00 – 1:30 p.m. OMEGA JV6 Participants Meeting1:30 – 2:00 p.m. OMEGA JV4 Participants Meeting

Wednesday, Sept. 22

* indicates session will live stream for virtual attendees and will be recorded** open only to members, voting delegates and invited guests *** open to board members and invited guests only

“Attending the AMP Conference provides our organization access to a variety of expertise and individuals with an immense amount of experience covering everything from linework, metering, distribution and so on. The Annual Conference is an important part of our success in serving our customers.”

Village AdministratorColby CarrollVillage of Haskins

AMP Board of Trustees Meeting and Working Lunch10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Offsite

This meeting is open only to Board members and invited guests. Working lunch will be served at noon for those in attendance.

OMEGA JV5 Executive Committee Meeting4:00 – 4:30 p.m. Offsite

Dinner on Your Own

Monday, Sept. 20

Tuesday, Sept. 21

AMP 50 Years Trivia Breakfast Moderators – Michael Dougherty, CMRP, Cuyahoga Falls; and Holly Karg, AMP 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Room – Regent 2 & 3

Enjoy a casual breakfast while taking part in a game of trivia focused on AMP’s 50 years of service to members.

Superintendents’ BreakfastSpeaker – Kyle Weygandt, AMP 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Room – Regent 1

Network with other municipal superintendents and AMP staff for breakfast. AMP staff will present an engaging safety topic with concepts that can be applied in your daily life.

Welcoming RemarksSpeaker – Jolene Thompson, AMP 8:30 – 8:45 a.m. Room – Easton A & B (live streaming)

AMP President/CEO Jolene Thompson kicks things off by welcoming attendees to the 2021 AMP Annual Conference.

General Session INational Public Power Organizations PanelSpeakers – Joy Ditto, APPA President; Terry Huval, TAPS Executive Director; and John Di Stasio, LPPC PresidentModerator – Jolene Thompson, AMP President/CEO8:45 – 10:15 a.m. Room – Easton A & B (live streaming)

AMP has strong national partners through our participation in the American Public Power Association, Large Public Power Council and Transmission Access Policy Study Group. For the first time at an AMP Conference, the leaders of these three national public power organizations will come together to talk about the value of public power and the key issues impacting our industry.

BREAK: 10:15 – 10:25 a.m.

General Session IIState of the Power MarketSpeaker – Mike Zenker, NextEra Energy ResourcesModerators – David Carroll, Paducah; and Pam Sullivan, AMP10:25 – 11:10 a.m. Room – Easton A & B (live streaming)

Mike Zenker of NextEra Energy Resources will provide an overview of the current state of the energy and gas markets and will provide predictions of what the future may bring.

AMP Awards Video PresentationElectric System Sustainability and Innovation11:10 – 11:20 a.m. Room – Easton A & B (live streaming)

The announcement of the winning projects, initiatives and individuals nominated for the AMP Annual Awards program in the categories of Electric System Sustainability and Innovation.

General Session IIIInnovationSpeaker – Ethan Cohen, GartnerModerators – Chris Monacelli, Westerville; and Branndon Kelley, AMP11:20 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Room – Easton A & B (live streaming)

What’s next in utilities? How do you accelerate discovery, scan ruthlessly, confront biases and prepare for surprise in a pragmatic way that is relevant to your organization, members and customers? In this presentation, Ethan Cohen of Gartner will discuss utility industry trends and strategic planning assumptions that you might want to consider now, as you chart your future.

Lunch12:15 – 1:15 p.m. Room – Regent 1, 2 & 3

Tuesday Continued

Session Descriptions

Concurrent Session I Workforce Speakers – Missy Henriksen, Center for Energy Workforce Development Moderators – Jeremy Drennen, Philippi; and Tracy Reimbold, AMP 1:15 – 2:00 p.m. Room – Easton D (live streaming)

Municipal electric systems continue to deal with workforce-related issues, including workforce aging, recruitment and retention. Skilled labor is becoming more difficult to find and develop, while the need continues to grow. Missy Henriksen of the Center for Energy Workforce Development, a resource available to assist our members and provide valuable programs and materials with their efforts, will cover these issues and more.

Concurrent Session I Electric Vehicles Speakers – Patrick Bean, Tesla; Genevieve Cullen, Electric Drive Transportation Association; and Philip Jones, Alliance for Transportation Electrification Moderators – Jason Grey, Danville; and Erin Miller, AMP 1:15 – 2:00 p.m. Room – Easton C (live streaming)

By 2030, it is anticipated that 50 percent of all new cars and light trucks sold will be powered by electricity. Expert panelists Patrick Bean, Genevieve Cullen and Philip Jones will discuss electric vehicles (EVs) and charging infrastructure trends, technologies and policies that support EV adoption.

AMP Awards Video Presentation Public Power Promotion and System Improvement 2:00 – 2:10 p.m. Room – Easton A & B (live streaming)

The announcement of the winning projects and initiatives nominated for the AMP Annual Awards program in the categories of Public Power Promotion and System Improvement.

General Session IV What do Customers Want? Using Design Thinking for Program Development Speaker – Bill LeBlanc, E Source Moderators – Joel Mazur, Napoleon; and Adam Ward, AMP 2:10 – 3:05 p.m. Room – Easton A & B (live streaming)

Consumers love their smartphones, their special coffee and even their smart home applications like Alexa. But how does their utility, and energy in general, fit into their daily lives? To be their true trusted energy partners, we need to start with a deep understanding of customers. Design thinking, a methodology used first in Silicon Valley to design some of our favorite products, can help illuminate these latent energy needs and help us design solutions that work. In this session, you’ll gain fresh perspectives on how to create that essential consumer experience.

BREAK: 3:05 – 3:15

AMP General Membership Meeting and Elections 3:15 – 4:30 p.m. Room – Easton A & B (live streaming)

This meeting is open only to members, voting delegates and invited guests.

AMP Board of Trustees Reorganization 4:30 – 4:45 p.m. Room – Easton C

This meeting is open only to Board members and invited guests.

OMEA Board of Directors Meeting 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Room – Magnolia

This meeting is open only to Board members and invited guests.

Municipal Electric Partners Reception 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Room – Regent 1, 2 & 3

Find out about the latest products and services from a variety of vendors and network with other public power officials during this evening reception.

Awards Banquet 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Room – Easton A & B

The AMP Awards Banquet honors achievements of member communities and will include the presentation of the prestigious AMP Seven Hats Award.

Tuesday Continued Tuesday Continued

Safety Awards Breakfast Speaker: Michelle Palmer, PE, AMP7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Room – Regent 1, 2 & 3 (live streaming)

This breakfast features a video presentation of AMP Safety Awards for communities and individuals, as well as recognition of mutual aid providers.

Safety Awards Video Presentation8:00 – 8:15 a.m. Room – Regent 1, 2 & 3 (live streaming)

The video presentation of AMP Safety Awards.

General Session IFERC/RTO Panel DiscussionSpeakers – Manu Asthana, PJM; John Bear, MISO; and Allison Clements, FERCModerators – Patrick McCullar, DEMEC; and Pam Sullivan, AMP8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Room – Easton A & B (live streaming)

Hear the current challenges and projections of the future from PJM CEO Manu Asthana, MISO CEO John Bear and FERC Commissioner Allison Clements, as well as the federal perspective on RTOs and markets.

BREAK: 9:30 – 9:45 a.m.

General Session IIFederal Legislative UpdateSpeaker – Marty Kanner, Kanner & AssociatesModerators – Robert Patrick, Wadsworth; and Michael Beirne, AMP9:45 – 10:15 a.m. Room – Easton A & B (live streaming)

The federal legislative update session will feature remarks from longtime AMP lobbyist Marty Kanner, who will provide updates on the latest activity in Congress and the opportunities and challenges for public power.

MESA General Membership Meeting10:15 – 10:45 a.m. Room – Easton A & B

OMEA General Membership Meeting10:45 – 11:30 a.m. Room – Easton A & B (live streaming)

This meeting is open only to members, voting delegates and invited guests.

Wednesday, Sept. 22OMEA Board Reorganization11:30 – 11:35 a.m. Room – FoyerThis meeting is open only to Board members and invited guests.

OMEGA JV5 Participants Meeting11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Room – Easton A & B

Lunch12:00 – 12:30 p.m. Room – Easton A & B

OMEGA JV2 Participants Meeting12:30 – 1:00 p.m. Room – Easton A & B



Session Descriptions

About AMP

American Municipal Power, Inc. (AMP) is a nonprofit corporation that owns and operates electric facilities with the purpose of providing generation, transmission and distribution of electric power and energy to its members.

By coordinating, negotiating and developing power-supply options and interconnection agreements, AMP is able to purchase wholesale electric power and energy and sell it to members at rates based on the cost and dispatch fees.

The organization also develops alternate power resources to best meet members’ short- and long-term needs. Operating an energy control center 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, AMP is always on demand to serve its member communities.

AMP provides a wide range of other services on a cooperative, nonprofit basis for the mutual benefit of all member communities.

MissionTo serve Members through public power joint action, innovative solutions, robust advocacy and cost-effective management of power supply and energy services.

VisionTo be public power’s trusted leader in providing Members and their customers the highest-quality, forward-looking services and solutions.

ValuesIntegrity - Be honest, fair, reliable, trustworthy and ethical.

Member Focus - Provide dedicated and professional support to all members in the AMP footprint.

Partnership - Collaborate to achieve common goals.

Employee Engagement - Commit to a diverse, inclusive, safe and supportive work environment.

Stewardship - Manage resources wisely and sustainably while striving for operational, financial and administrative excellence.

Innovation - Energize and inspire new and creative approaches that increase value to Members and Employees.

Accountability - Be responsive and communicate transparently and effectively.

Diversity and Inclusion StatementAMP values and appreciates the strengths afforded by the different attributes, characteristics and experiences of each employee. AMP is dedicated to creating an inclusive workplace made up of employees who strengthen AMP with their diverse talents and perspectives gained through their age, race, culture, color, disability, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, education, service to our country and unique personality.

AMP will continue to make a good faith effort to recruit and retain a diverse group of employees and will maintain its commitment to being an equal opportunity employer. In so doing, AMP and its employees can maximize their contributions to their community and those of AMP’s Members.

We are proud of AMP’s inclusive culture that supports every employee’s success and encourages an environment where they can feel challenged, appreciated, respected and engaged.

About AMP

Automated Energy, Inc.

Bashlin Industries, Inc.

Best Electric, LLC

Centrica Business Solutions

Cogburn Electric

CPower Energy Management

Duncan & Allen LLP

Eitri Foundry, LLC

Elus Company

Emerald Energy & Exploration Land Company

Emerald Transformer

EN Engineering

Enchanted Rock, LLC

Energy Management Solutions, Inc.

Exacter, Inc.

GDS Associates, Inc.

GPD Group

IPKeys Power Partners

Kent Power, Inc.

KW Associates

Leidy Engineering Sales, Inc. - North Canton, OH

Magnetech Industrial Services, Inc.

Midwest Utility Sales

mPower Innovations

Ohio CAT

Osmose Utilities Services, Inc.

POWER Engineers, INC

Power Line Supply

Power System Engineering, Inc.

PowerSecure

Premier Power Maintenance

Professional Electric Products Company

PSM

RJ Lang Sales Inc.

Robert S. Howley Co.

SemaConnect

Sensus, a Xylem Brand

ShalePro Energy Services

Software Solutions, Inc.

SSOE, Inc.

Stenger & Associates

TESA

The Huntington National Bank

Utilities Instrumentation Service

Wesco/Anixter

Program runs from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022

The AMP Municipal Electric Partner (MEP) program provides industry vendors and consulting firms with the opportunity to present their products and services to AMP member communities.

AMP Municipal Electric Partners

AMP Municipal Electric Partners

Manu Asthana As president and CEO of PJM Interconnection, Manu Asthana oversees the largest power grid in North America and the largest electricity market in the world. He has extensive leadership experience

across the electricity industry, including power generation operations, optimization and dispatch, competitive retail electricity, electricity and natural gas trading, and risk management, which he acquired across more than 21 years in the industry.

Most recently, Asthana served as president of Direct Energy Home in North America, where he led a team of over 2,600 to combine the company’s retail electricity and home-services businesses, creating a leading energy and home-services provider serving more than 3.4 million customers. He previously led power generation operations at Direct Energy, energy trading at both Direct Energy and at the TXU group of companies, as well as generation optimization and dispatch at TXU.

Asthana holds a Bachelor of Science in economics from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a Benjamin Franklin Scholar and a Joseph Wharton Scholar.

John BearJohn Bear joined Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) in 2004 and has more than 25 years of executive leadership in the utility industry. As chief executive officer of MISO since January 2009,

he leads MISO’s continuous efforts to work collaboratively and transparently with its members to reliably deliver low-cost energy through efficient, innovative operations and planning.

Prior to his current position, Bear was MISO’s president and chief operating officer, overseeing the initial design, implementation and daily operation of MISO’s energy markets and transmission system planning. He is currently chairman of the Energy Systems Network (ESN), an initiative focused on bringing “clean technology” solutions to market.

Bear holds a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University. He also attended the INSEAD Advanced Management Program for Senior Executives.

Patrick Bean Patrick Bean is an energy industry professional with electric sector, automotive, research, and energy and environmental policy experience, both in the United States and internationally. As

global charging and energy policy lead for Tesla, he is tasked with managing the company’s global energy and EV charging policy, utility engagement, municipal engagement and energy procurement efforts. He is responsible for developing energy and charging policy positions, evaluating potential risks and opportunities for Tesla solar and storage products, outreach with policymakers and potential charging partners; collaborating with electric utilities to develop EV charging infrastructure and utility EV programs; serving as an expert witness in regulatory proceedings; and evaluating electricity consumption at company owned charging stations.

Bean holds a Bachelor of Science in environmental and political science from Marist College and a Master of Environmental Management in energy and environmental resources from Duke University.

Allison ClementsCommissioner Allison Clements was sworn in to her seat at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Dec. 8, 2020. Clements has two decades of public and private sector experience in energy

regulation and policy, representing utilities, independent power producers, developers and lenders, nonprofits and philanthropies on grid policy issues. Prior to her time at FERC, she spent two years as director of the energy markets program at Energy Foundation. Earlier, she founded Goodgrid, LLC, an energy policy and strategy consulting firm. She also spent a decade at Natural Resources Defense Council in New York, N.Y., as the organization’s corporate counsel and then as director of the Sustainable FERC Project. Before that, she spent several years in private legal practice.

Commissioner Clements has served as a federal energy expert in several capacities, including as a member of a National Academies of Sciences’ committee on grid resilience and as a clinical visiting lecturer at Yale Law School.

Commissioner Clements holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Michigan and a Juris Doctorate from The George Washington University Law School. She grew up in Dayton, Ohio, and now lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband and two children.

Speakers

Ethan CohenEthan Cohen is vice president analyst at Gartner. Cohen covers transformation in energy and utilities. He helps technology and business leaders understand the use of technology to radically

improve the performance or reach of enterprises. This includes strategic transformation through re-envisioning of business models and operational capabilities and by evaluating opportunities to change how business functions work, how functions interact and even reworking boundaries of the firm.

Prior to joining Gartner, Cohen worked as a management consultant and has more than 20 years of experience in helping clients create breakout business value.

Cohen holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science and history from Vassar College, a Master of History in comparative history from Brandeis University and a Master of Business Administration in business administration and management from Boston University.

John Di StasioJohn Di Stasio joined the Large Public Power Council (LPPC) in January 2015. The LPPC represents 27 of the largest consumer-owned utilities in the U.S. Di Stasio serves as president of the Washington, D.C.-

based association, representing the policy interests of the member organizations. Di Stasio was formerly the general manager and CEO of the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) from 2008 through 2014.

Di Stasio has worked in public power for more than 35 years and has served as past president of both the Northwest Public Power Association and the California Municipal Utility Association and vice chair of the Large Public Power Council. He was also a board member of the Business Council for Sustainable Energy and the American Public Power Association. He was a member of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s Members Representative Committee. Di Stasio was also a gubernatorial appointee to the California Workforce Investment Board. He was the Electric Light and Power Large Utility CEO of the Year in 2013. Di Stasio continues to be active on a variety of industry boards and commissions.

Di Stasio has testified before the United States Congress and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on topics, including cybersecurity, transmission, infrastructure, reliability and environmental regulations.

He holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of San Francisco and is a senior fellow of the American Leadership Forum.

Genevieve CullenGenevieve Cullen has led the Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA), the Washington, D.C. based cross-industry trade association promoting the electrification of transportation,

as president since 2015. She previously served as vice president, directing the organization’s policy and advocacy efforts.

Prior to joining EDTA, Cullen provided energy policy counsel in the Executive and Legislative Branches, including serving as energy counsel to Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN). In these capacities, she developed and promoted policy solutions in diverse issue areas, including climate change and air quality, transportation emissions, energy efficiency and utility regulation.

A graduate of American University Washington College of Law and Bucknell University, Cullen is a member of the District of Columbia Bar.

Missy HenriksenMissy Henriksen became the executive director of the Center for Energy Workforce Development (CEWD) in December 2019, bringing 30 years of nonprofit management and workforce-development

expertise to the organization.

Prior to joining CEWD, Henriksen served as the vice president of public affairs for the National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) and the executive director of the NALP Foundation. Served as the executive director of the National Pest Management Association’s (NPMA) Professional Pest Management Alliance. Prior to joining NPMA, served as the executive director for the American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA), a post she held for 12 years. Outside of her professional endeavors, Henriksen is an ardent community volunteer, having held various leadership positions with her local alumni association, the Junior League of Northern Virginia, Girl Scouts, the American Society of Association Executives and others.

Henriksen holds a Bachelor of Arts in communications and political science with a minor in government affairs from the University of Virginia.

Terry HuvalTerry Huval, PE, has spent more than 40 years in the electric utility industry in Louisiana, having worked for both investor owned utilities and public power utilities. He currently serves as the executive

director of the Transmission Access Policy Study Group (TAPS) — an association of transmission-dependent utilities that support equal, non-discriminatory transmission access to members in 35 states.

For over 23 years, Huval served as director of the Lafayette Utilities System (LUS) until his retirement in 2018. LUS is a municipally owned utility, providing electric, water and wastewater services to more than 60,000 customers.

Huval is a former chair of the APPA Board of Directors and is a registered professional electrical engineer who has served as chair of the State of Louisiana Professional Engineering and Surveyors Board, in addition to other boards in the state and country. He has also testified on numerous state and federal panels.

Huval holds of Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Joy DittoJoy Ditto became the American Public Power Association’s (APPA) president and CEO in January 2020. Before that, she was the president and CEO of the Utilities Technology Council (UTC), a global trade

association representing electric, gas and water utilities on their mission-critical information and communications technologies. She has testified before the U.S. Senate and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and is a past chair of the National Energy Resources Organization. She sits on the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Advisory Committee.

Before joining UTC, Ditto was with the APPA for 15 years, as the senior vice president for legislative and political affairs.

Earlier in her career, she spent seven years on Capitol Hill, as legislative assistant to two representatives from Pennsylvania — Joe McDade (R) and Don Sherwood (R) — and a senator from Nebraska, Chuck Hagel (R). She was a staff assistant to Senator John McCain (R-AZ) in her first job out of college. Ditto advised her bosses on issues involving natural resources, agriculture, trade, tax, banking, the justice system, environment and energy.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts in history and a minor in political science from Vanderbilt University and an executive certificate in nonprofit management from Georgetown University.

Joy is married with two daughters. She is a competitive equestrian in the sport of eventing.

Speakers

Marty KannerMarty Kanner, founder and president of Kanner & Associates, has been involved in national energy policy issues for over 35 years. He currently serves as the Ohio Municipal Electric Association’s (OMEA)

federal legislative representative.

Prior to forming Kanner & Associates in 1991, Kanner served on the government relations staff of the American Public Power Association and worked on Capitol Hill. He has testified before Congress on numerous occasions and published articles and opinion pieces in Electricity Journal, Public Power, Electricity Daily, Energy and the Washington Times. He has twice been named by The Hill — a newspaper covering Congress — as one of the Top 25 “Hired Guns” in Washington.

Kanner holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of California, Berkeley.

Mike ZenkerMichael Zenker is a managing director of energy market analysis with NextEra Energy Resources. At NextEra, he leads the firm’s fundamental research on power, natural gas, liquefied natural gas, natural

gas liquids, oil, oil products, and related markets. He has been active in the energy markets for more than 25 years.

Previously, Zenker was a managing director of gas and power research with Barclays, and managing director overseeing global gas and global power research with Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA).

Zenker has testified before Congress, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the California Public Utilities Commission.

Zenker holds a Bachelor of Science in nuclear engineering and a Master of Business Administration from the University of California. He is a registered professional engineer in nuclear engineering.

Bill LeBlancBill LeBlanc is E Source’s chief instigation agent, where he works on E Source’s new product development as well as providing thought leadership. He has more than 20 years of

experience in strategic marketing, new product development, pricing, market research and demand-side management as well as social marketing.

LeBlanc focuses on helping utilities understand the intersection between the customer and the utility’s products and services and specializes in maximizing marketing effectiveness. He is focusing much of his efforts now on electric vehicle marketing, as well as design thinking. He founded and served for several years as president of the Association of Energy Services Professionals. He served as a project manager at EPRI, overseeing projects focused on demand management, rates, marketing and customer behavior.

LeBlanc holds a Bachelor of Arts in economics from Claremont McKenna College and a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in mechanical engineering from Stanford University.

Philip JonesPhilip Jones currently serves as executive director of the Alliance for Transportation Electrification (ATE), which is a recently established industry-funded non-profit association. Its goals are to promote activities

in the states, especially at public utility commissions, to promote the acceleration of transportation electrification deployments, a robust utility role, and interoperability and open standards. He also serves as a Board Advisor to Energy Impact Partners (EIP), on the nonprofit Board of Directors of Climate Solutions.

Jones is currently president of Phil Jones Consulting LLC, a firm based in Seattle that provides expert advice and consulting ser-vices for organizations in the fields of energy and utility regulation, and cybersecurity compliance and regulation.

Jones served as a commissioner on the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission for 12 years from 2005 to 2017. He served in many leadership positions with the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners during his tenure, which in-cluded service on the Board of Directors (including as chair) of the National Regulatory Research Institute. He served as president of NARUC for one year in 2012-13 when he made cybersecurity of electric, gas, water distribution systems his presidential theme and top priority. He also continues to serve (as he did as commissioner) on the Advisory Council of the Electric Power Research Institute.

A native of Spokane, Washington, Jones holds a Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Studies from Harvard College in 1977.

Hilton Columbus at Easton Floor Plan


Delaware:Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation

Indiana:Cannelton

Kentucky:Benham • Berea • Paducah • Princeton • Williamstown

Maryland:Berlin

Michigan:Clinton • Coldwater • Hillsdale • Marshall • Union City • Wyandotte

Ohio:Amherst • Arcadia • Arcanum • Batavia • Beach City • Blanchester • Bloomdale • Bowling Green • Bradner Brewster Bryan • Carey • Celina • Cleveland • Clyde • Columbiana • Columbus • Custar • Cuyahoga Falls • Cygnet Deshler • Dover • Edgerton • Eldorado • Elmore • Galion • Genoa • Georgetown • Glouster • Grafton • Greenwich Hamilton • Haskins • Holiday City • Hubbard • Hudson • Huron • Jackson • Jackson Center • Lakeview • Lebanon Lodi • Lucas • Marshallville • Mendon • Milan • Minster • Monroeville • Montpelier • Napoleon • New Bremen • New Knoxville • Newton Falls • Niles • Oak Harbor • Oberlin • Ohio City • Orrville • Painesville • Pemberville • Pioneer Piqua • Plymouth • Prospect • Republic • Seville • Shelby • Shiloh • South Vienna • St. Clairsville • St. Marys • Sycamore Tipp City • Toledo • Versailles • Wadsworth • Wapakoneta • Waynesfield • Wellington • Westerville • Wharton • Woodsfield Woodville • Yellow Springs

Pennsylvania:Berlin • Blakely • Catawissa • Duncannon • East Conemaugh • Ellwood City • Ephrata • Girard • Goldsboro • Grove City Hatfield • Hooversville • Kutztown • Lansdale • Lehighton • Lewisberry • Mifflinburg • New Wilmington • Perkasie Quakertown • Royalton • Saint Clair • Schuylkill Haven • Smethport • Summerhill • Wampum • Watsontown • Weatherly Zelienople

Virginia:Bedford • Danville • Front Royal • Martinsville • Richlands

West Virginia:New Martinsville • Philippi

AMP Members

Coldwater

Hillsdale

PioneerHoliday City

Montpelier

BryanNapoleon

CustarDeshler Cygnet

Bloomdale Arcadia

WhartonCarey

Republic

Monroeville

GreenwichWellington

GraftonOberlin

Seville

ShilohShelby

Lucas

Lodi

MilanAmherst

Cleveland

Hudson

Cuyahoga Falls

Wadsworth

Columbiana

Hubbard

Niles

NewtonFalls

Painesville

Marshallville

Orrville

Brewster

Beach City

ClydeAFEC

HuronOak Harbor

Elmore

Genoa

Toledo

Haskins

Bowling Green WoodvillePemberville

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JV6 Wind Farm

AMP Fremont Energy Center (AFEC)

Delaware Municipal Electric Corp.( DEMEC members: Newark, New Castle, Middletown, Clayton, Smyrna, Dover, Milford, Lewes and Seaford)

AMP Napoleon Solar Facility

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