POWERUP 2026

Speakers

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Jesse Sythe
GridEx Program Manager, Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center, North American Electric Reliability Corporation
Persia Payne-Hurley
Assistant Director for Partnership Engagement, NCEM
Kimberly Dues
National Customer Manager, PPL Service Corporation
Andrew Peacock
Manager of Customer Experience, Omaha Public Power District (OPPD)
Michael Jarro
Vice President, Distribution Operations, Florida Power & Light Company (FPL)
Zoraya Oliver Griffin
Chief Climate Resiliency and Emergency Management Officer, LADWP
Corey Mulryan
Business Continuity Consultant, Exelon
Mona Freels
Executive Director of Emergency Management, Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (LADWP)
Nathan Sherman
Engineer, Power Delivery Technology, Alabama Power Company
Matthew Wiltrout
Lead Engineering Supervisor of Network Strategy, National Grid
Glen Aichinger
Vice President of New York Emergency Preparedness & Resilience Planning, National Grid
Travis Kennedy
Director, Western Distribution Operations Center, Oncor Electric Delivery
Brandy Spainhoward
Director of Utility Marketing, CenterPoint Energy
Di Pinheiro Soares
Section Manager and Senior Architect of Customer Experience Journey Mapping, Con Edison
Paul Watkins
Director, Strategic Commercialization & Innovation, Convey
Gus Bernardo
Solution Architect, Entergy
Karlon Butler
Manager, E-Commerce, Entergy
Alan Bradshaw
Vice President of Utility Relations, Holland Power Services
Nicole Grove
Compliance Coordinator – Engineer, Alabama Power Company
Daniel Isom
Vice President Safety, Security, and Crisis Management, Ameren
Angie Gibson
Vice President of Emergency Preparedness and Response, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)
Taryn Sims
Vice President of Customer Experience & Engagement, Duke Energy
Rick Anderson
SVP and Senior Production Officer, East Production Group, Southern Company
Tonya Ngotel
Manager, Emergency Preparedness, OPPD
Roderick Batteaux
Manager of Customer Communication Products, CenterPoint Energy
Amanda Townsend
Director, Contact Center Operations, Oncor
Jonathan Robb
Director of Emergency Preparedness & Response, CenterPoint Energy
Usman Rahman
Manager, Business Continuity & Emergency Management, Hydro One
Wayne Boone
Principal, Alabama Power Company
Tomaso Giannelli
Key Account Manager, Georgia Power
William Raney
Partner, Copilevitz, Lam & Raney
Steve Daulton
Steve Daulton, Midsize Business Account Manager, SRP
Carlos D. Torres
Resilience Executive Advisor, Chartwell, Inc.
Jim Nowak
Senior Consultant, Chartwell Inc.
I.S. Dunklin
CEO, Chartwell, Inc.
Jennifer Gary
Senior Consultant, Chartwell, Inc.