WIRAB Members

WIRAB’s membership is composed of member representatives from Western States and Canadian Provinces with territory in the Western Interconnection, including the State of Baja Norte in Mexico.

State/ ProvinceNameTitle/ Agency
AlbertaAndrew BuffinExecutive Director, Generation, Transmission and Markets Policy, Alberta Energy
ArizonaLea Marquez PetersonCommissioner, Arizona Corporation Commission
British ColumbiaAmy SopinkaDirector, Transmission and Interjurisdictional Branch
Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation
CaliforniaSiva GundaVice Chair, California Energy Commission
ColoradoKeith HayDirector of Utility Policy, Colorado Energy Office
IdahoRichard StoverAdministrator, Idaho Governor’s Office of Energy and Mineral Resources
MexicoMarcos ValenzuelaComision Federal de Electricidad
MontanaMichael FreemanNatural Resources Policy Advisor, Montana Office of the Governor
NebraskaTim TexelExecutive Director, Nebraska Power Review Board
NevadaVacant
New MexicoJames EllisonCommissioner, New Mexico Public Regulation Commission
OregonMark ThompsonCommissioner, Oregon Public Utility Commission
South DakotaGreg RislovCommission Advisor, South Dakota Public Utility Commission
UtahGreg ToddExecutive Director, Utah Governor's Office of Energy Development
WashingtonElizabeth OsborneSenior Energy Policy Analyst, Washington State Energy Office
WyomingMary ThroneChairman, Wyoming Public Service Commission