2015

@NYWICE #WICE2015

Leadership

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Welcome

April 15, 2015

Good Morning,

It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Women in Communications & Energy (WICE) Annual

Spring Conference, Leadership in Power! Our most recent conferences have focused on

professional development, highlighting Women in the Board Room and how to Power up your

Communications, and I’m excited that today we will build on these successes with a day that will

bridge both technical and professional development.

From how our energy is generated to our interaction and communication with end users, the

industry around us is changing and New York State is leading that charge. Today, our speakers,

respected thought leaders in their own right, will help us better understand these changes and

how they impact the environment around us so that we may too help forge ahead.

As part of today’s activities, we will also continue our history of integrating professional and

personal development in our conferences with a personal testimonial on leadership and a

workshop that will help us all enhance how we exercise our own power.

I’d like to thank the planning committee for their efforts in making today happen – a full list of

the committee can be found on page three. They’re an amazing group of women from diverse

organizations, whose dedication to today’s conference has translated into a rich agenda and for

that, I am truly thankful. I would also like to thank today’s speakers. The wealth of knowledge

that you bring today will enrich our careers and our organizations.

Finally, thank you to our audience for coming here today to spend a day with WICE. I’m thrilled

to be a part of such a committed organization that provides our membership with opportunities

such as this to come together to develop our skills and network with our peers. I encourage you

all to take full advantage of the day and the vast amount of knowledge and experience in this

room - learn, ask questions, debate, and enjoy!

Tabitha Robinson

2015 WICE Summer Conference Chairperson

Senior Account Executive, Key Accounts (@TabithaEnergy)

New York Power Authority (@NYPAenergy)

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8:30 a.m. Registration, breakfast, & networking

9:30 a.m. Welcome Rachel Friedman, Consolidated Edison Company of New York

Tabitha Robinson, New York Power Authority

9:45 a.m. Reforming the Energy Vision

Audrey Zibelman, NYS Public Service Commission

10:30 a.m. Coffee Break

10:45 a.m. Modernizing NYS’s Energy Infrastructure Jim Gallagher, New York State Smart Grid Consortium

11:15 a.m. Paving the Way Forward Panel Kristin Barbato, New York Power Authority (moderator)

Heather Adams, Central Hudson

Emilie Nelson, New York Independent System Operator

Deidre Altobell, Consolidated Edison Company of New York

12:15 p.m. Lunch

1:15 p.m. Green Leadership, A Personal Testimonial Caroline Angoorly, NY Green Bank

1:45 p.m. Leading by Example Karren Bee-Donohoe, SUNY System Administration

2:15 p.m. Coffee break

2:30 p.m. Exercise Your Power Workshop Rossana Rosado

3:30 p.m. Wrap-up & Raffle Rachel Friedman, Consolidated Edison Company of New York

Tabitha Robinson, New York Power Authority

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Thank you to our 2014 WICE Planning Committee:

Heather Adams, Central Hudson

Emily Alkiewicz, New York Power Authority

Jill Anderson, New York Power Authority

Lielle Berman, New York Power Authority

Branka Brlosic-Nirenberg, New York Independent System Operator

Evie Buckett, New York Power Authority

Diane Burman, Department of Public Service

Rachel Friedman, Consolidated Edison Company of New York

Christina Iwaniw, New York Power Authority

Betsy Katz, Department of Public Service

Alana Marcello, New York Power Authority

Alyssa McClenning, Zone 5

Colleen McConnell, New York Power Authority

Jillian Nelson, New York Power Authority

Daniella Piper, New York Power Authority

Sandra Reulet, Department of Public Service

Erin Rice, New York Power Authority

Tabitha Robinson, New York Power Authority

Katherine Rougeux, New York Power Authority

Vivian Santiago, New York Power Authority

Tenille Santos, New York Power Authority

Amber Sisson, Consolidated Edison Company of New York

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Rachel Friedman

Fleet Operations Manager

Consolidated Edison Company of New York (@ConEdison)

President, Women in Communications and Energy

Rachel Friedman is the Fleet Operations Manager at Consolidated Edison Company of

New York (Con Edison). She oversees a group responsible for providing logistics support

for materials delivery and hazardous waste transport throughout the company.

Prior to her current position, Rachel worked in positions of increasing responsibility at

Con Edison. Most recently, she worked in the Environment, Health and Safety group

supporting the identification of potential risks and vulnerabilities across the company

and working with user organizations to programmatically develop risk mitigation and

management solutions. Prior to that, she was the Project Manager for a new Demineralized Water Treatment

Plant at one of the company’s Steam Generating Stations. She has also supervised technicians monitoring boiler

chemistry and performance, provided technical support and guidance at the company’s Waste Water Treatment

Plant, and overseen crews performing repairs to the electrical system.

Rachel received a Master of Business Administration from New York University and a Bachelor of Science in

Chemical Engineering from Columbia University. She holds a High Pressure Boiler Operators License and a Project

Management Professional certification.

Tabitha Robinson

Senior Account Executive

New York Power Authority (@NYPAenergy)

Conference Chair, Women in Communications and Energy

Tabitha Robinson is a Senior Account Executive with the New York Power Authority

(NYPA) and manages NYPA’s relationships with some of New York City’s largest

governmental entities’ agencies, such as the City of New York and the Metropolitan

Transportation Authority. During her time at NYPA, she has held positions in Business

Allocations and Compliance, launching the ReCharge New York Program economic

development power program, and in Business Development for NYPA’s Energy Services

Program.

Before her time at NYPA, Tabitha worked as an Energy Analyst for the NYC Department

of Correction while pursuing her graduate degree, supporting the 15MW Riker’s Island Cogeneration Project.

During that time she also conducted research on renewable energy markets for Global Change Associates. Prior to

moving to New York, Tabitha worked as both a Project Manager and a Distribution Engineer for Florida Power and

Light. She also has experience in energy efficiency through her undergraduate work with the US DOE’s Industrial

Assessment Center and study abroad experiences in Santiago, Chile.

Tabitha holds a BS in Industrial Engineering with minors in Business and Sales Engineering from the University of

Florida, and has a MBA in Marketing and Finance from Baruch College. She is also a Certified Energy Manager and

has been an active member with WICE over the past five years.

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Audrey Zibelman

Chair

New York State Public Service Commission

Audrey Zibelman was confirmed as a Commissioner of the New York State Public Service

Commission on June 19, 2013, and was named Chair on September 3, 2013. Her term turns

through February 1, 2018.

Ms. Zibelman has extensive experience in the public, private and not-for-profit energy and

electricity sectors. She is a recognized national and international expert in energy policy,

markets and Smart Grid innovation.

As PSC Chair, she sits on the State Energy Planning Board. She is also Chair of the New York State Board on Electric

Generation Siting and the Environment. She sits on the board of the New York State Energy Research and

Development Authority (NYSERDA), the board of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Inc. (RGGI), the Audit

Committee of RGGI, the New York State Disaster Preparedness Commission, and the Bureau of Ocean Energy

Management Task Force. Ms. Zibelman was appointed to the National Association of Regulatory Utility

Commissioners (NARUC) Board of Directors, and is a member of NARUC Committee on Electricity. She is also a

member of the U.S. Department of Energy's Electricity Advisory Committee and Lawrence Berkeley National

Laboratory’s Future Electric Utility Regulation Advisory Group.

Ms. Zibelman received her B.A. from Pennsylvania State University and her J.D. from Hamline University School of

Law.

Jim Gallagher

Executive Director

New York State Smart Grid Consortium

Named Executive Director of the New York State Smart Grid Consortium (NYSSGC) in

April 2013, James T. Gallagher brings over 35 years of energy policy and industry

experience to his role.

As Executive Director, Gallagher oversees the Consortium and its members as they

work toward broad statewide implementation of a safe, secure, and reliable smart grid

to modernize New York’s energy infrastructure. Gallagher is the architect of the

NYSSGC’s priority initiatives, which are designed to modernize New York’s electrical grid to improve reliability and

resiliency, lower long-term costs, and identify best practices for meeting the evolving energy service needs of

consumers. He is currently co-facilitator of the stakeholder process for Market Design and Platform Technologies

for the NY Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) Proceeding.

Prior to joining the NYSSGC, Gallagher served as Senior Manager for Strategic Planning at the New York

Independent System Operator (NYISO), where he was responsible for establishing the long term strategic direction

for the NYISO, which operates New York’s electric transmission system and wholesale power markets. Before

joining the NYISO in 2011, Gallagher served as Director of Energy Policy for the City of New York, and he was the

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lead energy advisor to the Office of Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Prior to working with the City, he was Director of

the Office of Electricity and Environment for the New York Public Service Commission, where he enjoyed a 21 year

career, and held senior energy policy positions at Northeast Utilities, the Pennsylvania Governor’s Energy Council,

and in the late 1970’s, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). At TVA he developed and led the organization’s

pioneering “Solar Homes for the Valley” program.

Gallagher is a member of the Advisory Board of Grid4EU, the largest smart grid project funded by the European

Commission. Through this effort, Gallagher collaborates with international energy and technology experts to learn

and create best practices and technological solutions for grid modernization. Gallagher also serves on the EPRI Grid

Modernization Advisory Group and sits on the Board of Directors for the Advanced Energy Research and

Technology Center. He is on the Executive Advisory Committee for the U.S. Department of Energy’s State and Local

Energy Efficiency Action Network.

He earned a B.S. in Business and Economics from Lehigh University, and an M.S. in Energy Management and Policy

from the University of Pennsylvania.

Kristin Barbato

Vice President, Customer Energy Solutions

New York Power Authority (@NYPAenergy)

Kristin Barbato was named Vice President of Customer Energy Solutions at the New

York Power Authority (NYPA) in May 2014. She is responsible for the development

and management of energy services for NYPA’s various public sector customers

throughout New York State. Energy management programs include capital and

operational solutions such as energy efficiency, distributed generation, advanced

technology, data analytics, and planning.

Previous to this position, she was appointed to Deputy Commissioner / Chief Energy

Management Officer for New York City during the Bloomberg administration. Her

team managed a total budget of $1.3B which includes $800M for the City’s annual

utility budget. With primary implementation responsibility of PlaNYC, New York City’s long-term sustainability

plan, they managed a portfolio of projects which encompassed efficiency, renewables, emerging technologies,

energy education, and building performance for the City’s 4000+ facilities. Before this appointment, she was

Director of Business Development for a global energy and environmental services company, Veolia Environnement.

Ms. Barbato also worked for Con Edison and Florida Power & Light investor owned utilities in departments

including Strategic Planning, Customer Operations, Engineering, and Information Technology.

Ms. Barbato graduated with a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Cornell University. She also holds a M.S. in

Organizational Leadership from Mercy College and in May of 2008, she completed her MBA from Columbia

University.

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Heather Adams

Director, Electric Distribution and Standards

Central Hudson (@CentralHudson)

Heather M. Adams is the Director of Electric Distribution and Standards at Central

Hudson Gas & Electric in Poughkeepsie, NY. In addition to general supervision of

Electric Distribution Planning, Operations, and Construction Standards Engineering,

Heather oversees the development of new programs and projects to improve electric

service reliability and efficiency, including Smart Grid/Distribution Automation.

Heather is actively involved in the implementation of the Demand Response and

Microgrid REV demonstration projects at Central Hudson. She also has responsibility

for the interconnection of renewable resources, as well as the Stray Voltage & Inspections programs.

Heather graduated with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Lehigh University with high honors and an MBA from

New York University’s Stern School of Business with distinction. She holds a Professional Engineering license in the

state of New York and is a certified Lean Six Sigma green belt. She is a resident of Yorktown Heights, NY along with

her husband, Jonathan, and son, Jamison.

Deidre Altobell

Director, Utility of the Future Team

Consolidated Edison Company of New York (@ConEdison)

Deidre Altobell is one of the directors of Con Edison’s Utility of the Future Team,

responsible for the Company’s implementation of the objectives associated with the

Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding. Prior to joining the

Utility of the Future Team, Ms. Altobell was Director of Con Edison’s Resource

Planning, Energy Management Department responsible for developing daily and long-

term demand forecasts for the electric, gas, and steam systems of New York City and

the surrounding boroughs, developing long-term economic forecasts for the Con

Edison and O&R service areas, and for performing analytical studies related to the reliability and economics of the

bulk power system. Ms. Altobell represents Con Edison within the NYISO stakeholder processes, has chaired the

NYISO Business Issues Committee and is the current chair of the NYISO Management Committee.

Ms. Altobell’s experience includes a variety of positions at Con Edison and at its subsidiary, Con Edison Energy. She

has served for several years as a Senior Policy Advisor promoting changes to state and federal regulatory policies.

Additionally, she was Manager of Wholesale Electric Origination at Con Edison Energy where she structured long

and short term power transactions around assets owned and leased in the Northeast markets, developing market

intelligence, and evaluating arbitrage opportunities across the regions. Finally, Ms. Altobell spent some time in

operating positions at Con Edison as a Power Dispatcher in its Energy Control Center, economically dispatching

generation to meet system load, and as a field supervisor in Con Edison’s fossil and nuclear plants, directing field

forces and providing technical support during the overhauls of various steam turbines and electric generators.

Ms. Altobell is a graduate of Columbia University where she earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Metallurgical

Engineering. She has also completed GE’s Power Technologies course.

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Emilie Nelson

Vice President, Market Operations

New York Independent System Operator

Emilie Nelson is the Vice President of Market Operations for the New York Independent

System Operator (NYISO), which operates New York's high-voltage transmission

system, manages the state's wholesale electricity markets, and conducts

comprehensive power system planning.

Ms. Nelson started her career in power generation and joined the NYISO in 2004.

During her time at the NYISO, she has held various roles in market monitoring, energy

market design, and the operation of wholesale electricity markets. In her current position, Ms. Nelson is

responsible for NYISO's Installed Capacity Market Operations, Demand Response Operations, and Operations

Performance and Analysis departments.

Ms. Nelson earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Tufts University and a Masters of

Business Administration from Pace University.

Caroline Angoorly

Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer

NY Green Bank

Caroline Angoorly joined NY Green Bank as Managing Director and Chief Operating

Officer in March 2014. Caroline is a senior energy and environmental industry

executive with over 20 years of domestic and international experience in business-

building, strategy, operations, project and asset management, investment, project

finance and M&A. She knows the energy, resources and environmental sectors,

especially power and fuels markets and diverse projects across generating

technologies and clean tech, as well as environmental instruments, markets,

regulation and policy.

Prior to joining NY Green Bank, Caroline led GreenTao LLC, a specialized business

growth, project development, financing, strategy and execution firm providing integrated business, operations,

transaction and advice, strategies and implementation. She was also previously Head of Environmental Markets –

North America for J.P. Morgan, Senior Vice President & Head of Development, Northeast and Vice President,

Environmental & New Business at NRG Energy, Vice President & General Counsel at EnelGreenPower, Chief

Financial Officer of Line56Media, and a Partner in the Global Project Finance Group at Milbank, Tweed. She

started her career with Ashursts in Melbourne, Australia and holds geology, law and business degrees.

Caroline’s experience also includes being a Director of publicly-traded Sorbent Technologies as well as positions on

the Board of Turning Earth (an organics recycling and energy company) and as Advisor to both Third Power (an

energy storage company) and Karbone (an environmental markets and renewable energy firm). She is also the

energy and resources expert to The Gail Fosler Group (an economic strategy, advisory and markets analysis firm).

Caroline has lived and worked in Australia, the US, Singapore and Hong Kong – doing business in all these places, as

well as the Philippines, India, China, Taiwan, Myanmar, Thailand, Japan, Indonesia, Guatemala, El Salvador, Mexico

and Western Europe. Since 2001 she has proudly called New York City home and in 2010 became a US citizen.

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Karren Bee-Donohoe

Executive Director, Office for Capital Facilities

State University of New York System Administration

Karren Bee-Donohoe has over 30 years of experience in the male dominated field

of facilities management. Currently Karen is the Executive Director of the Office for

Capital Facilities at the State University of New York System Administration where

she began in 2009. Karren has SUNY Systemwide responsibilities for Energy

Management, Energy Purchasing, Environmental Health and Safety, Residential and

Community College Capital Management, Real Estate, Start UP NY, and Capital

process and procedures. Karren is also responsible for the facilities management of

the beautiful SUNY System Administration headquarters in downtown Albany.

Previously, Karren was the Director of Long Term Planning in the Facilities office of Binghamton University where

she began in 1984. Karren holds a Bachelor’s in Landscape Architecture from Cornell

University, is a licensed Landscape Architect, certified in NYS Building codes and is

currently pursuing an MBA.

Rossana Rosado

President

RoRo Solutions, Inc. (@RoRosado)

Rossana Rosado is former Publisher & CEO of El Diario La Prensa, a position she held

for 14 years until her exit on the 100th anniversary of the oldest Spanish-language

newspaper in the country. She was responsible for over $20 million in annual

revenue.

Prior to becoming publisher, Ms. Rosado was Editor in Chief of the paper where she

also worked as a reporter in the early 80’s covering the Bronx, City Hall, and writing

editorials and a weekly column. She was the first woman to hold both the Editor and Publisher positions. Her 18

year stint at the paper was marked by her fierce advocacy on immigration and other major Latino issues.

In 1988, she joined WPIX, Inc. as a producer of Public Affairs programming and became Public Service Director,

responsible for the creation and placement of hundreds of Public Service Announcements on the air. She won an

Emmy in 1992 for the production of a series of PSA’s for the “Care for Kids” campaign. Rossana served on Mayor

Bloomberg’s transition team in 2001 and was one of six co-chairs for Governor Eliot Spitzer’s transition team in

2006 as well as Governor Andrew Cuomo’s transition team in 2010. This year she chaired Tish James’ transition

team and co-chaired Melissa Mark Viverito’s transition team.

She founded RoRo Solutions, Inc. in 2010 and has worked as an Executive Coach to non-profit leaders focusing on

strategic planning, building social capital and staff training.

Rossana was appointed by Governor Cuomo to the prestigious board of the Port Authority of NY/NJ and is a

Trustee of the board of John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Beginning in the fall of 2014, she was appointed

Distinguished Lecturer at John Jay College.

She received her B.A. in Journalism from Pace University in White Plains, New York and an honorary Doctorate of

Letters from Baruch College.