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ABOUT US

U2030 brings together the people powering utility industry transformation—leaders who are reimagining what’s possible and building the utility of the future through empathy, courage, creativity, and connection.

OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM

Internal U2030 Team

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Vanessa Edmonds

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

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Chris Hilborn

President, Advisory

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Nihat Guven

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

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Mike Smith

Principal, Research & Advisory

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Isaac Edmonds

Digital Marketing Manger

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Matt Chester

Member Success Principal

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Sandy Isho

Events Manager

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Sofia Rowey

Executive Assistant

Executive Leadership Council

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Jody Allison

VP, Customer Transformation, Xcel Energy

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Ajit Apte

SVP, Customer Operations, ComEd

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Brandy Bolden

CCO, SMUD

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Andrea Blomquist

Utilities Manager, Roseville Electric

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Chima Chijioke

VP, Customer Services, Georgia Power Company

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Doneen Hobbs

VP, Financial Systems & Services, Liberty Utilities

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Frankie McDermott

COO, SMUD

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Luke Peterson

CEO, Hibbing PUC

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Joseph Ramallo

CCO, LADWP

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Gretchen Stanford

CTO, City of Fort Collins

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Sean Vanslyke

CEO, SEMO Electric Cooperative & GOSEMO Fiber

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Dawn White

VP, Electric Distribution, BGE

Advisory Committee

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Coy Altoff

Director, Grid Operations & Technology Engineering, City of Fort Collins, CO

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Christy Dray

Manager, Substation Maintenance, SMUD

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Trisha Elizondo

CEO, Energy Renewal Partners, LLC

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Nicole Howard

Executive VP, Utilities, Promise

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Becky Ivester

Sr. Manager of Member/Subscriber Services & Marketing, SEMO Electric Cooperative & GoSEMO 

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Kristina Mandrelle

Director Experience Design, Consumers Energy

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Christine Miles

Senior Director, National Sales, Paymentus

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Theresa Robey

VP of Customer Success, Averta Corp

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Brittany Ross

Manager, Financial Operations, Central States Water Resources

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Dwight Scruggs

VP, Enterprise Business Development, UtilityAPI

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Elizabeth Sedacek

SVP Client Growth & New Partnerships, ContactPoint 360

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Dan Tunnicliff

Regional VP of Sales, Opower, Oracle Global Industries

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Theresa Burch

Manager, Customer Solutions, Billing & Payment, PSE

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