Committees
COMMUNICATIONS ADVISORY GROUP
Mission: To provide oversight of and input into the creation and delivery of messages and materials supportive of public power, and to highlight the value of municipal and cooperative systems in the Tennessee Valley.
CHAIRMAN
Joe Holmes
Communications & PR Coordinator
Decatur Utilities
Lisa Abel
Communications Coordinator
Forked Deer Electric Cooperative
Rita Alexander
VP, HR & Member Services
Gibson EMC
Amy Byers
Marketing & Public Relations Coordinator
Middle Tennessee Electric
Kelly Crawford
Manager, Media & Communications
Blue Ridge Mountain EMC
Cortney Harris
Publications Lead
Knoxville Utilities Board
J.Ed. Marston
VP, Strategic Communications
Chattanooga EPB
Emma Simons
Communication Specialist
Shelbyville Powe, Water, and Sewer Systems
Marlin Williams
Manager of Member Services
Northeast Mississippi EPA
Nathalie Strickland
TVPPA Staff Liaison
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS ADVISORY GROUP
Mission: To establish priorities, set objectives and provide oversight and guidance for TVPPA’s ongoing federal legislative and regulatory advocacy functions; also reflect the association’s positions through resolutions.
CHAIRMAN
Kevin Doddridge
General Manager & CEO
Northcentral Electric Cooperative
Jarrod Brackett
General Manager & CEO
Fort Loudoun EC
Steve Hargrove
General Manager
Sheffield Utilities
Shannon Littleton
General Manager
Lenoir City Utilities Board
Kim Phelps
Senior Director of Communications & Public Relations
Warren Rural electric Cooperative Corporation
George Powell
General Manager
Winchester Utility System
Brad Robison
Chief Executive Officer
Tallahatchie Valley Electric Power Association
Terry Wimberly
Chief Executive Officer
President & CEO
Paris Utility Authority
Danette Scudder
TVPPA Staff Liaison
OPERATIONS COORDINATION ADVISORY GROUP
Mission: To provide local power company expertise regarding interoperability issues, concerns and opportunities impacting the electric system. Coordinates with TVA regarding the operation, reliability and availability of electric system assets; NERC compliance; generation and transmission operating philosophies; and non-standard operating procedures.
CHAIRMAN
Mike Counts
VP of Operations
Huntsville Utilities
Ardo Ba
System Planning Engineer
Knoxville Utilities Board
John Bowers
President
Pickwick Electric Cooperative
Steve Clift
General Manager
City of Dayton Electric Department
Kim Duncan
Manager, Electric Operations
Cleveland Utilities Authority
Michael Evans
VP of Operations
West Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation
Richard Kelley
EVP of Operations
Columbia Power & Water Systems
Phillip Lim
Strategy Execution & Analytics Administrator
Middle Tennessee Electric
Wilson Webb
General Manager
Louisville Utilities
Brad Rains
TVPPA Staff Liaison
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Mission: To recommend funding for research ideas and projects that improve distribution system design and operations through new and innovative techniques providing lessons learned, tools and road maps to local power companies.
CHAIR
Justin McCann
VP of Engineering
West KY RECC
Dion Cooper
President & CEO
Volunteer EC
Shawn Edmonson
General Manager
Natchez Trace EPA
Nathan Franklin
Director of Engineering
Holston EC
Hameen Harris
VP of Engineering
Jackson Energy Authority
Mark Iverson
General Manager
Bowling Green Municipal Utilities
Joey Lawson
VP of Operations
Pickwick Electric Cooperative
Philip Lim
Strategy Execution & Analytics Administrator
Middle TN Electric
Harold Masengil
General Manager
Etowah Utility Department
Ryan Massey
Engineering Manager
Columbia P&W
Mary McDuffa
Manager, Electricity Department
City of Florence
Ken McGee
Director of Engineering
Joe Wheeler EMC
Dr. Angela Verdell
General Manager
Columbus L&W
Jeremy Walden
Director of Engineering & Operations
Lenior City UB
Brad Rains
TVPPA Staff Liaison
FIBER DEPLOYMENT ADVISORY GROUP
Mission: To provide input and guidance to local power companies interested in deploying fiber by helping them develop strategies, programs and products; and coordinate efforts with TVA to maximize the benefits of fiber.
CHAIR
Erik Brinke
Director of Administrative Services & External Relations
Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation
Phillip Chaney
Manager
Scottsboro Electric Power Board
Todd Crosby
General Services Manager
Bowling Green Municipal Utilities
Clayton Dowell
Chief Executive Officer
Bristol Tennessee Essential Service
Katie Espeseth
VP, New Products
Chattanooga EPB
Billy Gordon
VP of Technical Operations
Southwest Tennessee Electric Membership Corporation
Scott Hendrix
Chief Executive Officer
Tombigbee Electric Power Association
Ben Lovins
Senior VP, Telecommunications
Jackon Energy Authority
Brad Rains
TVPPA Staff Liaison
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE ADVISORY GROUP
Mission: To serve as the interface with TVA on issues related to TVA’s enforcement of its regulatory and oversight authority within the wholesale power contract, as well as related non-TVA-regulated issues.
CHAIRMAN
Mark Iverson
General Manager
Bowling Green Municipal Utilities
Tim Culpepper
CEO
Cullman Electric Co-op
Shannon Littleton
General Manager
Lenoir Cities Utilities Board
Mark Kimbell
General Manager
Gallatin Department of Electricity
Sean McGrath
CEO
Alcorn County Electric Power Association
Eric Newberry, Jr.
General Manager
Athens Utilities Board
Dan Rodamaker
President & CEO
Gibson Electric Membership Corporation
Traci Trasky
Manager of Accounting
Warren Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation
Kathryn West
President & CEO
North Georgia Electric Membership Corporation
Doug Peters
TVPPA Staff Liaison
EDUCATION & TRAINING COMMITTEE
Mission: To provide oversight of and input into the creation, delivery and maintenance of education and training programs and products that improve the knowledge, skills and abilities of member employees.
CHAIRMAN
Scott Bobo
General Manager
Marshall-DeKalb Electric Cooperative
Rita Alexander, CPE
VP of HR & Member Services
Gibson EMCGibson EMC
Rob Arnold
COO
Brightridge
Gray Bateman
Chief HR Officer
Middle Tennessee Electric
Matt Bernauer
General Manager
Muscle Shoals EB
Ali Cotton
Safety Director
Pennyrile Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation
Kari Crouse
VP, Communications & Marketing
Sequachee Valley Electric Cooperative
Eric Hicks
General Manager
Sweetwater Utilities Board
Mike King
Utilities General Manager
Amory Water & Electric
Frankie Moorman
General Manager
Pontotoc Electric Power Association
James Sandlin
General Manager
Holston Electric Cooperative
Dale Vowell
General Manager
Hickman Electric Plant Board
Joe Wamble
General Manager
Trenton Light & Water Department
Caleb Hall
TVPPA Staff Liaison
ENERGY PROGRAMS ADVISORY GROUP
Mission: To participate in the creation, development and delivery process for local power company (LPC)-led energy programs and provide oversight, guidance and feedback on TVA proposals for EnergyRight Solutions or other energy-related program changes to the benefit of LPCs and their customers in the Tennessee Valley.
CHAIRMAN
Glenn Hollandsworth
Member Revenue & Programs Manager
Middle Tennessee Electric
Corey Belcher
Energy Program Engineer
West Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation
Earl Gibson
Director, Member Services
Tallahatchie Valley Electric Power Association
Tim Henderson
President & CEO
Cleveland Utilities
Chasity Hobby
Environmental Programs Lead
Knoxville Utilities Board
Tyler Jones
Distribution Manager- Electric, Gas, Water & Wastewater
Sheffield Utilities
Kathryn West
President & CEO
North Georgia Electric Membership Corporation
Becky Williamson
Strategic Marketing Coordinator
Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division
Terry Wimberley
President & CEO
Paris Utility Authority
Brad Rains
TVPPA Staff Liaison
SOLAR ADVISORY GROUP
Mission: To participate in the creation, development and delivery process for local power company-led solar generation and storage programs and provide oversight, guidance and feedback on TVA proposals for solar programs that better position local power companies to respond to evolving distributed generation marketplace interests and demands.
CHAIRMAN
Bill Warren
Team Lead – Development & Renewables
Knoxville Utilities Board
Conard Frye
VP of Administration
Appalachian Electric Cooperative
Brad Gibson
Chief Operating Officer
Middle Tennessee Electric
Justin Lee
Manager of Engineering
Cullman Electric Cooperative
Brent Lochala
Key Account executive
4- County Electric Power Association
Justin McCann
VP of Engineering
West Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation
Carla Nelson
Engineering Supervisor of Energy Services Engineering
Nashville Electric Service
Sandy Tilley
Senior VP of Brand Strategies
Electric Power Board of Chattanooga
Becky Williamson
Strategic Marketing Coordinator
Memphis, TN 38101
Brad Rains
TVPPA Staff Liaison
RATES & PRICING COMMITTEE
Mission: To facilitate negotiations and develop -local power company-led solutions in cooperation with TVA related to wholesale pricing, retail rate structure and rate matters through an exchange of ideas, proposals and analyses that build consensus in providing recommendations for consideration by the TVPPA Board.
CHAIR
Jennifer Brogdon
General Manager / CEO
Upper Cumberland EMC
Scott Bobo
General Manager
Marshall-DeKalb EC
Joe Carroll
President & CEO
Jellico Utilities Authority
Brian Clark
General Manager & CEO
4 County Electric Power Association
Rodney Cleek
VP Accounting & Finance
Memphis Light, Gas, & Water
Monte Cooper
President & CEO
Jackson Energy Authority
Brad Coppock
General Manager
Powell Valley EC
Darrell Gillespie
General Manager
Dickson Electric Systems
Allan Glidewell
General Manager
Blue Ridge Mountain EMC
Dana Jeanes
Senior VP, CFO & CAO, Secretary/Treasurer
Memphis Light, Gas & Water
Edward Kemp
General Manager
Starkville Utilities
Larry Kernea
General Manager & CEO
Murphy Power Board
Mary McDuffa
Manager of Electricity Department
City of Florence Utilities
Dan Rodamaker
President & CEO
Gibson Electric Membership Corporation
David Smart
President & CEO
West Kentucky RECC
Dale Vowell
General Manager
Russellville Electric Plant Board
Brad Rains
TVPPA Staff Liaison