Margaret Hollenbeck
Former Chief System Operator · Lanthorn Grid Institute
30 years in control rooms; now writes and teaches on operator practice.
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Former Chief System Operator · Lanthorn Grid Institute
30 years in control rooms; now writes and teaches on operator practice.
VP, System Operations · Prairie Arc Transmission
Runs real-time operations across a multi-state footprint.
Director, Control Center Operations · Tidewater Interconnect Cooperative
Led her cooperative through two record winter peaks.
Chief Dispatcher · Granite Ridge Power District
Started as a lineman; 22 years on the dispatch desk.
Reliability Coordinator Lead · Easterly Reach Transmission
Coordinates reliability across six neighboring systems.
Senior Dispatcher (retired) · Copperline Transmission Company
Forty years on the desk; NAGP Lifetime Service honoree 2024.
NAGP Board Chair · VP, Grid Operations · Harrowgate Municipal Light & Power
Chairs the NAGP board for 2026-2027.
President & CEO · National Association of Grid Professionals (NAGP)
Has led NAGP since 2016.
Manager, Transmission Operations · Saltmeadow Electric Cooperative
Track chair, Grid Operations; 18 years in operations.
Director, Emergency Preparedness · Thornbury Valley Electric
Track chair, Reliability & Resilience.
Head of Operational Analytics · Prairie Arc Transmission
Track chair, Data & AI for Operators.
Manager, DER Integration · Tidewater Interconnect Cooperative
Track chair, DER & Interconnection.
Director, Safety & Training · Granite Ridge Power District
Track chair, Workforce & Safety.
Director, Market Operations · Bellweather Regional Transmission
Track chair, Markets & Policy.
Senior System Operator · Prairie Arc Transmission
Writes the switching procedures his desk uses daily.
Outage Coordination Supervisor · Copperline Transmission Company
Schedules 4,000 planned outages a year.
Shift Supervisor · Larkspur Valley Utilities
Built the rotation now used by three control rooms.
Control Room Manager · Ironvale Basin Power Authority
Manages 60 operators across two sites.
Alarm Management Engineer · Fairhollow Energy Delivery
Led an alarm rationalization project over 9,000 points.
Distribution Operations Engineer · Glenmarsh Power & Light
Focuses on voltage control on high-solar feeders.
Operations Training Lead · Maplecross Public Power
Runs black start and restoration drills.
Wildfire Mitigation Manager · Granite Ridge Power District
Built a fire-weather program from scratch.
Substation Engineering Lead · Tidewater Interconnect Cooperative
Raised 31 substations above the flood line.
Restoration Manager · Verdant Hollow Power Cooperative
Has led restoration after 11 major storms.
Mutual Assistance Coordinator · Cedar Shoals Light Company
Coordinates crews across a regional assistance group.
Physical Security Manager · Easterly Reach Transmission
Protects 140 unstaffed sites.
Reliability Analyst · Sablewood Municipal Utilities
Builds the resilience metrics her board reviews.
Planning Engineer · Windrow Coast Energy
Specializes in extreme-weather planning studies.
Forecasting Lead · Larkspur Valley Utilities
Owns load and weather forecasting for operations.
Data Science Manager · Harrowgate Municipal Light & Power
Leads a team of seven data scientists.
Control Systems Engineer · Saltmeadow Electric Cooperative
Maintains the cooperative's SCADA and EMS.
SCADA Data Steward · Ironvale Basin Power Authority
Cleaned ten years of telemetry history.
Renewable Forecasting Engineer · Bellweather Regional Transmission
Compares solar and wind forecasts for dispatch.
Asset Analytics Lead · Glenmarsh Power & Light
Predicts transformer failures from sensor data.
OT Security Architect · Fairhollow Energy Delivery
Designs data paths out of the control network.
Interconnection Manager · Bellweather Regional Transmission
Cut average study time from 26 to 14 months.
Hosting Capacity Engineer · Maplecross Public Power
Publishes the utility's hosting capacity map.
Storage Operations Lead · Windrow Coast Energy
Dispatches 220 MW of batteries.
Distribution Planning Engineer · Cedar Shoals Light Company
Plans feeders for fast-growing suburbs.
EV Programs Manager · Verdant Hollow Power Cooperative
Runs a managed-charging program with 9,000 drivers.
Large Load Interconnection Lead · Copperline Transmission Company
Connected four data center campuses since 2024.
Protection Engineer · Thornbury Valley Electric
Sets relays on feeders with two-way power flow.
Talent Acquisition Manager · Prairie Arc Transmission
Hires 40 new operators a year.
Apprenticeship Program Lead · Saltmeadow Electric Cooperative
Runs a four-year line apprenticeship.
Safety Manager · Larkspur Valley Utilities
Wrote the storm-duty fatigue policy.
Line Crew Foreman · Sablewood Municipal Utilities
25 years on line crews.
Operator Training Coordinator · Easterly Reach Transmission
Pairs every new operator with a mentor.
Peer Support Program Lead · Harrowgate Municipal Light & Power
Started a peer support team after a fatal incident.
Industrial Hygienist · Glenmarsh Power & Light
Leads heat-stress prevention for field crews.
Regulatory Affairs Manager · Windrow Coast Energy
Has testified in nine rate cases.
Rate Case Analyst · Maplecross Public Power
Explains rates to engineers, and engineering to regulators.
Transmission Planning Manager · Prairie Arc Transmission
Leads the long-term regional plan.
Senior Policy Advisor · Lanthorn Grid Institute
Former state commission staff economist.
Compliance Manager · Ironvale Basin Power Authority
Owns reliability-standards compliance.
Market Design Analyst · Cedar Shoals Light Company
Designs demand response programs.
Grants Manager · Verdant Hollow Power Cooperative
Won $38 million in public grid grants.
Operator Training Instructor · Brindlecourt Energy Advisors
Teaches operator certification prep.
Data Engineering Lead · Lanthorn Grid Institute
Teaches Python to utility engineers.
Incident Command Trainer · Saltire Grid Partners
Former emergency manager; trains storm teams.
Protection & Interconnection Consultant · Brindlecourt Energy Advisors
20 years of protection studies.
System Operator · Tidewater Interconnect Cooperative
Alicia Ambler has 23 years in grid operations and helped Tidewater Interconnect Cooperative improve its operator training and incident review process.
System Operator · Granite Ridge Power District
Brandon Ackerly has 24 years in grid operations and helped Granite Ridge Power District improve its operator training and incident review process.
System Operator · Copperline Transmission Company
Carla Brockway has 25 years in grid operations and helped Copperline Transmission Company improve its operator training and incident review process.
System Operator · Harrowgate Municipal Light & Power
Derek Bainbridge has 26 years in grid operations and helped Harrowgate Municipal Light & Power improve its operator training and incident review process.
System Operator · Saltmeadow Electric Cooperative
Elena Barlowe has 27 years in grid operations and helped Saltmeadow Electric Cooperative improve its operator training and incident review process.
System Operator · Larkspur Valley Utilities
Felix Cawthorne has 28 years in grid operations and helped Larkspur Valley Utilities improve its operator training and incident review process.
System Operator · Ironvale Basin Power Authority
Grace Dimmock has 29 years in grid operations and helped Ironvale Basin Power Authority improve its operator training and incident review process.
System Operator · Fairhollow Energy Delivery
Hugo Chadwick has 30 years in grid operations and helped Fairhollow Energy Delivery improve its operator training and incident review process.
System Operator · Glenmarsh Power & Light
Irene Coggins has 8 years in grid operations and helped Glenmarsh Power & Light improve its operator training and incident review process.
System Operator · Maplecross Public Power
Jamal Corliss has 9 years in grid operations and helped Maplecross Public Power improve its operator training and incident review process.
System Operator · Thornbury Valley Electric
Karen Crandall has 10 years in grid operations and helped Thornbury Valley Electric improve its operator training and incident review process.
System Operator · Verdant Hollow Power Cooperative
Leon Dacosta has 11 years in grid operations and helped Verdant Hollow Power Cooperative improve its operator training and incident review process.
System Operator · Cedar Shoals Light Company
Marisol Delahunt has 12 years in grid operations and helped Cedar Shoals Light Company improve its operator training and incident review process.
Resilience Engineer · Windrow Coast Energy
Neil Dunleavy has 13 years in grid operations and helped Windrow Coast Energy improve its operator training and incident review process.
Resilience Engineer · Tidewater Interconnect Cooperative
Olivia Ellwood has 14 years in grid operations and helped Tidewater Interconnect Cooperative improve its operator training and incident review process.
Resilience Engineer · Granite Ridge Power District
Pedro Esposito has 15 years in grid operations and helped Granite Ridge Power District improve its operator training and incident review process.
Resilience Engineer · Copperline Transmission Company
Quinn Farrand has 16 years in grid operations and helped Copperline Transmission Company improve its operator training and incident review process.
Resilience Engineer · Harrowgate Municipal Light & Power
Rosa Ebersole has 17 years in grid operations and helped Harrowgate Municipal Light & Power improve its operator training and incident review process.
Resilience Engineer · Saltmeadow Electric Cooperative
Stefan Fogarty has 18 years in grid operations and helped Saltmeadow Electric Cooperative improve its operator training and incident review process.
Resilience Engineer · Larkspur Valley Utilities
Tanya Garrity has 19 years in grid operations and helped Larkspur Valley Utilities improve its operator training and incident review process.
Resilience Engineer · Ironvale Basin Power Authority
Umar Gilchrist has 20 years in grid operations and helped Ironvale Basin Power Authority improve its operator training and incident review process.
Resilience Engineer · Fairhollow Energy Delivery
Vanessa Gorman has 21 years in grid operations and helped Fairhollow Energy Delivery improve its operator training and incident review process.
Resilience Engineer · Glenmarsh Power & Light
Wade Haddock has 22 years in grid operations and helped Glenmarsh Power & Light improve its operator training and incident review process.
Resilience Engineer · Maplecross Public Power
Yvette Halloran has 23 years in grid operations and helped Maplecross Public Power improve its operator training and incident review process.
Resilience Engineer · Thornbury Valley Electric
Alicia Hensley has 24 years in grid operations and helped Thornbury Valley Electric improve its operator training and incident review process.
Resilience Engineer · Verdant Hollow Power Cooperative
Brandon Hazelton has 25 years in grid operations and helped Verdant Hollow Power Cooperative improve its operator training and incident review process.
Data Scientist · Cedar Shoals Light Company
Carla Ibarra has 26 years in grid operations and helped Cedar Shoals Light Company improve its operator training and incident review process.
Data Scientist · Windrow Coast Energy
Derek Jansen has 27 years in grid operations and helped Windrow Coast Energy improve its operator training and incident review process.
Data Scientist · Tidewater Interconnect Cooperative
Elena Jarrell has 28 years in grid operations and helped Tidewater Interconnect Cooperative improve its operator training and incident review process.
Data Scientist · Granite Ridge Power District
Felix Kavanagh has 29 years in grid operations and helped Granite Ridge Power District improve its operator training and incident review process.
Data Scientist · Copperline Transmission Company
Grace Keough has 30 years in grid operations and helped Copperline Transmission Company improve its operator training and incident review process.
Data Scientist · Harrowgate Municipal Light & Power
Hugo Kowal has 8 years in grid operations and helped Harrowgate Municipal Light & Power improve its operator training and incident review process.
Data Scientist · Saltmeadow Electric Cooperative
Irene Lachance has 9 years in grid operations and helped Saltmeadow Electric Cooperative improve its operator training and incident review process.
Data Scientist · Larkspur Valley Utilities
Jamal Langford has 10 years in grid operations and helped Larkspur Valley Utilities improve its operator training and incident review process.
Data Scientist · Ironvale Basin Power Authority
Karen Larrabee has 11 years in grid operations and helped Ironvale Basin Power Authority improve its operator training and incident review process.
Data Scientist · Fairhollow Energy Delivery
Leon Lockridge has 12 years in grid operations and helped Fairhollow Energy Delivery improve its operator training and incident review process.
Data Scientist · Glenmarsh Power & Light
Marisol Mahoney has 13 years in grid operations and helped Glenmarsh Power & Light improve its operator training and incident review process.
Data Scientist · Maplecross Public Power
Neil McAlpin has 14 years in grid operations and helped Maplecross Public Power improve its operator training and incident review process.
Data Scientist · Thornbury Valley Electric
Olivia Merriweather has 15 years in grid operations and helped Thornbury Valley Electric improve its operator training and incident review process.
DER Integration Engineer · Verdant Hollow Power Cooperative
Pedro Moncrief has 16 years in grid operations and helped Verdant Hollow Power Cooperative improve its operator training and incident review process.
DER Integration Engineer · Cedar Shoals Light Company
Quinn Nadeau has 17 years in grid operations and helped Cedar Shoals Light Company improve its operator training and incident review process.
DER Integration Engineer · Windrow Coast Energy
Rosa Nunez has 18 years in grid operations and helped Windrow Coast Energy improve its operator training and incident review process.
DER Integration Engineer · Tidewater Interconnect Cooperative
Stefan Brumley has 19 years in grid operations and helped Tidewater Interconnect Cooperative improve its operator training and incident review process.
DER Integration Engineer · Granite Ridge Power District
Tanya Oyelaran has 20 years in grid operations and helped Granite Ridge Power District improve its operator training and incident review process.
DER Integration Engineer · Copperline Transmission Company
Umar Paquette has 21 years in grid operations and helped Copperline Transmission Company improve its operator training and incident review process.
DER Integration Engineer · Harrowgate Municipal Light & Power
Vanessa Hobart has 22 years in grid operations and helped Harrowgate Municipal Light & Power improve its operator training and incident review process.
DER Integration Engineer · Saltmeadow Electric Cooperative
Wade Prewitt has 23 years in grid operations and helped Saltmeadow Electric Cooperative improve its operator training and incident review process.
DER Integration Engineer · Larkspur Valley Utilities
Yvette Lyle has 24 years in grid operations and helped Larkspur Valley Utilities improve its operator training and incident review process.
DER Integration Engineer · Ironvale Basin Power Authority
Alicia Mabry has 25 years in grid operations and helped Ironvale Basin Power Authority improve its operator training and incident review process.
DER Integration Engineer · Fairhollow Energy Delivery
Brandon Rafferty has 26 years in grid operations and helped Fairhollow Energy Delivery improve its operator training and incident review process.
DER Integration Engineer · Glenmarsh Power & Light
Carla Rasmussen has 27 years in grid operations and helped Glenmarsh Power & Light improve its operator training and incident review process.
DER Integration Engineer · Maplecross Public Power
Derek Sandoval has 28 years in grid operations and helped Maplecross Public Power improve its operator training and incident review process.
Safety Specialist · Thornbury Valley Electric
Elena Satterfield has 29 years in grid operations and helped Thornbury Valley Electric improve its operator training and incident review process.
Safety Specialist · Verdant Hollow Power Cooperative
Felix Shackley has 30 years in grid operations and helped Verdant Hollow Power Cooperative improve its operator training and incident review process.
Safety Specialist · Cedar Shoals Light Company
Grace Tullock has 8 years in grid operations and helped Cedar Shoals Light Company improve its operator training and incident review process.
Safety Specialist · Windrow Coast Energy
Hugo Tillman has 9 years in grid operations and helped Windrow Coast Energy improve its operator training and incident review process.
Safety Specialist · Tidewater Interconnect Cooperative
Irene Thibodeaux has 10 years in grid operations and helped Tidewater Interconnect Cooperative improve its operator training and incident review process.
Safety Specialist · Granite Ridge Power District
Jamal Toomey has 11 years in grid operations and helped Granite Ridge Power District improve its operator training and incident review process.
Safety Specialist · Copperline Transmission Company
Karen Upshaw has 12 years in grid operations and helped Copperline Transmission Company improve its operator training and incident review process.
Safety Specialist · Harrowgate Municipal Light & Power
Leon Nordahl has 13 years in grid operations and helped Harrowgate Municipal Light & Power improve its operator training and incident review process.
Safety Specialist · Saltmeadow Electric Cooperative
Marisol Vickery has 14 years in grid operations and helped Saltmeadow Electric Cooperative improve its operator training and incident review process.
Safety Specialist · Larkspur Valley Utilities
Neil Lissner has 15 years in grid operations and helped Larkspur Valley Utilities improve its operator training and incident review process.
Safety Specialist · Ironvale Basin Power Authority
Olivia Winslow has 16 years in grid operations and helped Ironvale Basin Power Authority improve its operator training and incident review process.
Safety Specialist · Fairhollow Energy Delivery
Pedro Yancey has 17 years in grid operations and helped Fairhollow Energy Delivery improve its operator training and incident review process.
Safety Specialist · Glenmarsh Power & Light
Quinn Yates has 18 years in grid operations and helped Glenmarsh Power & Light improve its operator training and incident review process.
Regulatory Analyst · Maplecross Public Power
Rosa Yoder has 19 years in grid operations and helped Maplecross Public Power improve its operator training and incident review process.
Regulatory Analyst · Thornbury Valley Electric
Stefan Quillfeather has 20 years in grid operations and helped Thornbury Valley Electric improve its operator training and incident review process.
Regulatory Analyst · Verdant Hollow Power Cooperative
Tanya Zielinski has 21 years in grid operations and helped Verdant Hollow Power Cooperative improve its operator training and incident review process.
Regulatory Analyst · Cedar Shoals Light Company
Umar Yarborough has 22 years in grid operations and helped Cedar Shoals Light Company improve its operator training and incident review process.
Regulatory Analyst · Windrow Coast Energy
Vanessa Birchall has 23 years in grid operations and helped Windrow Coast Energy improve its operator training and incident review process.
Regulatory Analyst · Tidewater Interconnect Cooperative
Wade Cordero has 24 years in grid operations and helped Tidewater Interconnect Cooperative improve its operator training and incident review process.
Regulatory Analyst · Granite Ridge Power District
Yvette Driscoll has 25 years in grid operations and helped Granite Ridge Power District improve its operator training and incident review process.
Regulatory Analyst · Copperline Transmission Company
Alicia Eberhart has 26 years in grid operations and helped Copperline Transmission Company improve its operator training and incident review process.
Regulatory Analyst · Harrowgate Municipal Light & Power
Brandon Gaskill has 27 years in grid operations and helped Harrowgate Municipal Light & Power improve its operator training and incident review process.
Regulatory Analyst · Saltmeadow Electric Cooperative
Carla Gallardo has 28 years in grid operations and helped Saltmeadow Electric Cooperative improve its operator training and incident review process.
Regulatory Analyst · Larkspur Valley Utilities
Derek Hartsell has 29 years in grid operations and helped Larkspur Valley Utilities improve its operator training and incident review process.
Regulatory Analyst · Ironvale Basin Power Authority
Elena Imhoff has 30 years in grid operations and helped Ironvale Basin Power Authority improve its operator training and incident review process.
Regulatory Analyst · Fairhollow Energy Delivery
Felix Jaramillo has 8 years in grid operations and helped Fairhollow Energy Delivery improve its operator training and incident review process.
Solutions Engineer · Tallowmere Dispatch Software
Grace Kincaid has 9 years in grid operations and helped Tallowmere Dispatch Software improve its operator training and incident review process.
Solutions Engineer · Voltmark Field Systems
Hugo Loftus has 10 years in grid operations and helped Voltmark Field Systems improve its operator training and incident review process.
Solutions Engineer · Arcstone Relay Technologies
Irene Mallory has 11 years in grid operations and helped Arcstone Relay Technologies improve its operator training and incident review process.
Solutions Engineer · Keelbrook Energy Storage
Jamal Northcutt has 12 years in grid operations and helped Keelbrook Energy Storage improve its operator training and incident review process.
Solutions Engineer · Quarrybrook Analytics
Karen Oxendine has 13 years in grid operations and helped Quarrybrook Analytics improve its operator training and incident review process.
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Welcome from NAGP leadership, then the keynote on running a grid nobody designed. CE credits: 1.5 PDH
Margaret Hollenbeck · Speaker
Renata Valdez-Coombs · Host
Gordon Ashby · HostHow three control rooms cut switching errors with peer-checked orders. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Alicia Ambler · Speaker
Marcus Edgerly · PresenterCoordinating planned outages with neighboring operators. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Brandon Ackerly · Speaker
Priyanka Deshmukh · SpeakerOperators compare rotations, fatigue rules and handover checklists. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Carla Brockway · Panelist
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Lorraine Kettleby · ModeratorAlarm rationalization that cut nuisance alarms by 60%. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Raymond Szabo · Speaker
Derek Bainbridge · SpeakerVolt/VAR control as load and solar shift hour by hour. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Elena Barlowe · Speaker
Naomi Fairbairn · SpeakerShutoff criteria, line sensors and fire-weather staffing. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Neil Dunleavy · Speaker
Isaac Adebayo · SpeakerElevation, barriers and cost per protected megawatt. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Olivia Ellwood · Speaker
Colleen Brackett · SpeakerRestoration leads walk through a multi-state ice storm. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Gwen Sundquist · Moderator
Pedro Esposito · Panelist
Darnell Prentiss · Panelist
Sofia Bergquist · PanelistRequesting, staging and releasing crews across state lines. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Quinn Farrand · Speaker
Sofia Bergquist · PanelistLayered protection for remote substations on a small budget. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Rosa Ebersole · Speaker
Victor Ambrose · SpeakerForecast error on extreme days and how to plan around it. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Carla Ibarra · Speaker
Rafael Domingo · PresenterExplainability rules for models used in the control room. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Derek Jansen · Speaker
Jillian Archer · PanelistOperators, engineers and a regulator on where AI belongs. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Omar Khalidi · Panelist
Bethany Coyle · Speaker
Elena Jarrell · Panelist
Mei-Lin Chao · ModeratorFixing bad telemetry before it feeds any model. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Bethany Coyle · Speaker
Felix Kavanagh · SpeakerDay-ahead and hour-ahead forecasts compared over two seasons. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Grace Keough · Speaker
Anand Kapoor · SpeakerCluster studies and the reforms shortening wait times. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Pedro Moncrief · Speaker
Simone Adeyemi · PresenterPublishing accurate hosting capacity and keeping it current. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Quinn Nadeau · Speaker
Grant Hollister · SpeakerUtility, developer and operator views on storage dispatch. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Patrick Lindahl · Moderator
Rosa Nunez · Panelist
Andre Valcourt · Panelist
Leah Novak · PanelistManaged charging programs and their measured peak impact. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Stefan Brumley · Speaker
Fiona Marchbank · SpeakerEstimating output you cannot meter in real time. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Grant Hollister · Speaker
Tanya Oyelaran · SpeakerOutreach to community colleges and veterans. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Elena Satterfield · Speaker
Tamara Jessup · SpeakerLine and operator apprenticeships with 85% retention. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Felix Shackley · Speaker
Dwayne Pettigrew · SpeakerWork-hour limits, rest rules and enforcement in the field. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Curtis Bellamy · Moderator
Grace Tullock · Panelist
Kristin Aldridge · Panelist
Miguel Arrieta · PanelistRisk assessment and PPE selection after recent standard updates. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Hugo Tillman · Speaker
Kristin Aldridge · PanelistStructured pairing of senior and new operators. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Irene Thibodeaux · Speaker
Ingrid Solberg · SpeakerHow capacity obligations affect real-time operations. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Rosa Yoder · Speaker
Nathaniel Crowe · ModeratorHow investment proposals become rates. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Elliot Ramsay · Speaker
Stefan Quillfeather · SpeakerPlanners and regulators on long-term regional planning. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Tanya Zielinski · Panelist
Danielle Fournier · Panelist
Bernard Mensah-Cole · Panelist
Nathaniel Crowe · ModeratorWhat changed this year and what operators must document. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Carmen Olivares · Speaker
Umar Yarborough · SpeakerMarket rules for DER participation. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Vanessa Birchall · Speaker
Russell Tanaka · Speaker150 exhibitors; ribbon cutting 12:00 with Platinum sponsors.
Demo by Tallowmere Dispatch Software (Platinum). No CE credit.
Grace Kincaid · PresenterDemo by Voltmark Field Systems (Platinum). No CE credit.
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Four operators review the 2026-27 winter peak, hour by hour. CE credits: 1.25 PDH
Kenji Morrow · Panelist
Abigail Fenwright · Panelist
Desmond Vandersloot · Moderator
Yolanda Freitas · PanelistBuilding a black start exercise your team takes seriously. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Felix Cawthorne · Speaker
Hector Villanueva · SpeakerA handover template tested over two years of shifts. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Grace Dimmock · Speaker
Marcus Edgerly · PresenterDispatchers from three regions on four record-load days. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Hugo Chadwick · Panelist
Priyanka Deshmukh · Speaker
Irene Coggins · Panelist
Lorraine Kettleby · ModeratorUsing operator training simulators for certification prep. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Jamal Corliss · Speaker
Hector Villanueva · SpeakerWhen automated schemes act, and how operators stay in control. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Karen Crandall · Speaker
Celeste Adeleke · PanelistMeasures beyond SAIDI that reflect major events. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Stefan Fogarty · Speaker
Hannah Brewster · SpeakerHospitals, water plants and the operating agreements behind them. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Tanya Garrity · SpeakerPlanners debate design criteria for extreme cold. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Gwen Sundquist · Moderator
Emeka Obi · Speaker
Vanessa Gorman · Panelist
Umar Gilchrist · PanelistTrim cycles, satellite imagery and outage reduction. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Isaac Adebayo · Speaker
Wade Haddock · SpeakerSharing long-lead spares when delivery takes two years. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Colleen Brackett · Speaker
Yvette Halloran · SpeakerKeeping a network model accurate year after year. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Omar Khalidi · Panelist
Hugo Kowal · SpeakerPre-staging crews with storm impact models. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Rafael Domingo · Presenter
Irene Lachance · SpeakerAgreements, formats and trust for shared operational data. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Jamal Langford · Panelist
Karen Larrabee · Panelist
Jillian Archer · Panelist
Mei-Lin Chao · ModeratorSensor analytics on transformers and breakers. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Leon Lockridge · Speaker
Lucas Fenwick · SpeakerHiring, tooling and the first three projects. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Marisol Mahoney · Speaker
Jillian Archer · PanelistInterconnecting 300 MW loads on a tight timeline. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Umar Paquette · Speaker
Samuel Okoye · SpeakerRide-through and voltage settings, and how to verify them. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Vanessa Hobart · Speaker
Leah Novak · PanelistAggregators and operators on roles and telemetry. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Patrick Lindahl · Moderator
Yvette Lyle · Panelist
Wade Prewitt · Panelist
Grant Hollister · SpeakerStandard terms that cut review time. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Simone Adeyemi · Presenter
Alicia Mabry · SpeakerRelay settings when power flows both ways. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Brandon Rafferty · Speaker
Rachel Dorfman · SpeakerFrom injury rates to high-energy hazards. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Jamal Toomey · Speaker
Ashley Tsuchida · SpeakerCapturing what senior operators know. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Dwayne Pettigrew · Speaker
Karen Upshaw · SpeakerPeer support programs after traumatic events. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Jerome Battle · Speaker
Curtis Bellamy · Moderator
Marisol Vickery · Panelist
Leon Nordahl · PanelistMeasuring and responding to safety climate. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Kristin Aldridge · Panelist
Neil Lissner · SpeakerAligning employees and contractors on the same rules. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Olivia Winslow · Speaker
Miguel Arrieta · PanelistA plain summary of new state requirements. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Wade Cordero · Speaker
Bernard Mensah-Cole · PanelistCost allocation for regional transmission, and why it matters. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Vivian Arceneaux · Speaker
Yvette Driscoll · SpeakerRetirements, new resources and how adequacy is measured. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Elliot Ramsay · Speaker
Brandon Gaskill · Panelist
Alicia Eberhart · Panelist
Nathaniel Crowe · ModeratorPreparing technical staff for hearings. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Vivian Arceneaux · Speaker
Carla Gallardo · SpeakerProgram design that delivers when called. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Derek Hartsell · Speaker
Russell Tanaka · SpeakerExhibitor prize drawing at 15:45.
Demo by Arcstone Relay Technologies (Platinum). No CE credit.
Irene Mallory · PresenterDemo by Keelbrook Energy Storage (Platinum). No CE credit.
Jamal Northcutt · PresenterMembers only: board election results, budget, 2028 dates.
Renata Valdez-Coombs · Host
Gordon Ashby · HostPart of the separate event NAGP Grid Leaders Gala 2027.
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Take a boxed lunch into the closing session.
Why repeat-back still fails and how to fix it. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Raymond Szabo · Speaker
Leon Dacosta · SpeakerAnonymized event reports and the operator actions that worked. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Naomi Fairbairn · Speaker
Tobias Rennick · PanelistOpen discussion led by the track chair. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Marisol Delahunt · Speaker
Lorraine Kettleby · ModeratorExplaining restoration order and estimated times. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Darnell Prentiss · Panelist
Alicia Hensley · SpeakerFacilitated exercise for operators and security teams. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Victor Ambrose · SpeakerEach participant brings one event and one fix. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Gwen Sundquist · Moderator
Brandon Hazelton · SpeakerDesigning screens operators actually use during events. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Neil McAlpin · SpeakerMoving operational data out of the control network safely. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Teresa Quintero · SpeakerWhat it took to move a pilot into daily operations. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Olivia Merriweather · Speaker
Mei-Lin Chao · ModeratorMetering, bill credits and outage handling. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Andre Valcourt · Panelist
Carla Rasmussen · SpeakerEighteen months of school-bus discharge data. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Fiona Marchbank · SpeakerOperators compare plans for the next wave of DER. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Patrick Lindahl · Moderator
Derek Sandoval · SpeakerHydration, acclimatization and work-rest schedules. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Pedro Yancey · Speaker
Ashley Tsuchida · SpeakerStudy plans and practice resources for certification exams. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Ingrid Solberg · SpeakerRetention ideas from members, tested and untested. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Curtis Bellamy · Moderator
Quinn Yates · SpeakerApplying for and managing public grant programs. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Elena Imhoff · Speaker
Monique Duval · SpeakerFive market reports and what they tell you. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Danielle Fournier · PanelistMembers compare regulatory priorities for 2027-2029. CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Felix Jaramillo · Speaker
Nathaniel Crowe · ModeratorExpo closes 12:00, before the closing session; move-out from 13:00.
Demo by Quarrybrook Analytics (Gold). No CE credit.
Karen Oxendine · PresenterClosing keynote and 2028 save-the-date (Apr 24-26, 2028). CE credits: 1.0 PDH
Walter Pruitt · Speaker
Renata Valdez-Coombs · HostConference badges handed out by name; check-in scan happens Monday.
Leaders of the 24 regional chapters.
Renata Valdez-Coombs · Host
Gordon Ashby · HostHow to get the most from three days; meet your chapter.
Renata Valdez-Coombs · HostOpen to all conference registrants; light fare and cash bar.
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