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This directory is created to enable active collaboration between Advanced Energy United’s members and our team. Please note that the directory includes staff with member-facing roles and, therefore, is not comprehensive. Recognizing the value that all of our staff members bring to our work, our entire team can be found on our website at advancedenergyunited.org/team.


We encourage United members to reach out to our staff for insight into our advocacy and policy work and knowledge across our Policy Portfolio and venues directly. However, as our membership is structured around Working Group participation, expectations are that members primarily engage with the staff in their selected working groups.


Need to reach someone? Our emails are: FirstInitialLastName@advancedenergyunited.org
Contact our Member Engagement team if you have trouble getting through to anyone on our team.

Table of Contents

Executive Leadership

Decision-Maker Engagement and Education

Central Regional Working Group

  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Michigan
  • Texas
  • Wisconsin

Mid-Atlantic Regional Working Group

  • Maryland
  • New Jersey
  • Pennsylvania
  • Virginia

Northeast Regional Working Group

  • Connecticut
  • Massachusetts
  • New York
  • Rhode Island

West Regional Working Group

  • Arizona
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Nevada
  • New Mexico

Expanding Wholesale Markets

Federal Priorities

Policy and Market Intelligence

Siting

Strategic Communications

Membership, Events, and Sales Contacts

Executive Leadership

Heather O’Neill, President and Chief Executive Officer
Jennifer Bumgarner, Senior Vice President, Strategy
Allison Ingram, Executive Vice
President, Finance
and Operations
Amisha Rai,
Senior Vice President,
Advocacy
Rahiem Swann,
Vice President,
Sales and Business
Development

Decision-Maker Engagement and Education

Hannah Polikov,
Senior Managing Director
Erin Auel,
Senior Director
Steve Moilanen,
Senior Director
Meghan Hassett, Director
Bridget French, Director
Nick Schou,
Director
Kyersten Siebenaler, Senior Principal
Emily Clay,
Principal
Matthew Hall,
Principal
Michael Jefferies, Principal
Sarah King,
Principal
Megan Walkenhorst,
Principal
Sebbi Wu,
Principal
Cody Schlottman, Principal
Diana Tapia Ramon,
Principal
Carolena Bellini,
Associate
Claire Bredar,
Associate
Sasha Malik,
Associate
Audrey Thacker,
Associate

Please direct inquiries to DMEE@advancedenergyunited.org

Central Regional Working Group

Trish Demeter,
Senior Managing Director
Matthew Boms,
Managing Director
Executive Director TAEBA*
Shawn Kelly,
Managing Director
Regulatory Engagement
Jenna Warmuth,
Regulatory Director
IL, MI, WI, IN, TX
Caryl Auslander,
Director
IN
Samarth Medakkar,
Principal
IL, MI
Emma Heins,
Principal
WI
Brett Sproul,
Principal
IL, MI, IN
Chris Northup,
Principal
TX
Jonathan Amthor,
Associate
TX

*Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance (TAEBA) is United’s Texas affiliate.

Mid-Atlantic Regional Working Group

Trish Demeter,
Senior Managing Director
Morgan Pinnell,
Managing Director
Shawn Kelly,
Managing Director
Regulatory Engagement
Bevan Flansburg, Director
Regulatory Engagement
Jim Purekal,
Director
VA
Katie Mettle,
Principal
MD, NJ
Chris D’Agostino,
Principal
PA
Sam Ressin,
Principal
Regulatory Engagement
Aisha Shekara,
Principal
VA

Northeast Regional Working Group

Trish Demeter,
Senior Managing Director
Valessa Souter-Kline, Managing Director
Shawn Kelly,
Managing Director
Regulatory Engagement
Bevan Flansburg, Director
Regulatory Engagement
Shamay Phillips,
Principal
NY, MA, CT, RI

West Regional Working Group

Trish Demeter,
Senior Managing Director
Leah Rubin Shen,
Managing Director
Shawn Kelly,
Managing Director
Regulatory Engagement
Brian Turner,
Senior Director
Regulatory Engagement
Brandon Garcia, Director
CA
Emilie Olson,
Senior Principal
CO, NV
Michael Barrio,
Senior Principal
AZ, NM
Emma Hibbard, Principal
AZ, CA, CO, NM, NV
Maia Adams,
Associate
CA, CO

Expanding Wholesale Markets

Caitlin Marquis,
Managing Director
Jon Gordon,
Senior Director
PJM
Mike Haugh,
Director
FERC
Alex Lawton,
Director
ISO-NE
Conor McKenzie,
Senior Principal
MISO, SPP
Kelsey Koenig,
Associate
FERC

Federal and Political Affairs

Dylan Reed,
Managing Director
Federal Priorities
Joey Paolino,
Senior Principal
Political Affairs
Meredith Shaheed,
Principal
Federal Priorities

Policy and Market Intelligence

Ryan Katofsky,
Senior Fellow
Content and Education
Sarah Steinberg,
Managing Director Building Electrification
Chloe Holden,
Senior Principal
Virtual Power Plants
Sara Parkison,
Senior Principal
CHARGED Initiative
Doug Pietrucha,
Senior Principal Transmission
Lizzy Stears,
Principal
Electrifying Transportation
Kate Shonk,
Principal
Building Electrification
Grace Weller,
Principal
CHARGED Initiative
Ryan Brown,
Associate
CHARGED Initiative

Siting

Jim Purekal,
Director
Siting

Strategic Communications

Adam Winer,
Managing Director
Communications
Caroline Schappert,
Senior Principal
West
Savannah Gribbins,
Senior Principal
East
Alissa Rivera,
Principal
Central

Membership, Events, and Sales Contacts

Verna Mandez,
Member Engagement
Director
Ashley Davis,
Member Engagement
Principal
Julieta Romero,
Member Engagement
Principal
Jeremiah Holston,
Managing Director
Sales
Matthew Stoltz,
Sales Account Executive
Anna Gust,
Sales Associate
Alexia Jordan,
Sales Account Executive