Staff Subcommittee on Executive Management

The Staff Subcommittee on Executive Management (SSEM) has as its purpose to provide a forum for commission staff functions - e.g. fiscal, human resources, management information systems, legal, hearing judges, investigation, enforcement, legislative functions, communications, etc. to interact with colleagues and promote the exchange of ideas and the discussion of mutual issues.

Members of the SSEM are generally utility commission Executive Directors or Chiefs of Staff; however, attendance at these meetings is open to all commission personnel who have an interest coinciding with the SSEM purpose and/or topics on the agenda.

Rajnish Barua
(Co-Chair)
Executive Director
Delaware Public Service Commission
raj.barua@delaware.gov

Stephanie Mullen
(Co-Chair)
Executive Director
Public Utilities Commission of Nevada
stmullen@puc.nv.gov

Veronica Ahern
Executive Director
Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia
vahern@psc.dc.gov

Jocelyn G. Boyd
Chief Clerk/Executive Director
South Carolina Public Service Commission
Jocelyn.Boyd@psc.sc.gov

Ryan Brown
Deputy Commissioner
Mississippi Public Service Commission
ryan.brown@psc.state.ms.us

Michael Byrne
Chief Operating Officer (Acting)
Michigan Public Service Commission
byrnem@michigan.gov

Joan Conrad
Executive Director
Iowa Utilities Board
joan.conrad@iub.iowa.gov

Doug Dean
Director
Colorado Public Utilities Commission
doug.dean@state.co.us

Ingrid Ferrell
Executive Secretary
Public Service Commission of West Virginia
iferrell@psc.state.wv.us

Deborah Flannagan
Executive Director
Georgia Public Service Commission
deborahf@psc.state.ga.us

Donna Gray
Executive Director
Arkansas Public Service Commission
dgray@psc.state.ar.us

Angela Hawkins
Director, Legal
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
angela.hawkins@puco.ohio.gov

Debra A. Howland
Executive Director
New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission
debra.howland@puc.nh.gov

Cindy Kemnitz
Finance Manager
South Dakota Public Utilities Commission
cindy.kemnitz@state.sd.us

Harry Lanphear III
Administrative Director
Maine Public Utilities Commission
harry.a.lanphear@maine.gov

Leah Mohr
Deputy Executive Director
South Dakota Public Utilities Commission
leah.mohr@state.sd.us

Samuel A. (Sam) Nixon Jr.
Chief Administrative Officer
Virginia State Corporation Commission
sam.nixon@scc.virginia.gov

Marci Norby
Agency Administrator
Wyoming Public Service Commission
marci.norby@wyo.gov

Gwen Pinson
Executive Director
Kentucky Public Service Commission
gwen.pinson@ky.gov

Robert H. Seitz
Executive Assistant
Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
bob.seitz@wisconsin.gov

Cholly Smith
Executive Director
Illinois Commerce Commission
cholly.smith@illinois.gov

Carrie E. Templeton
Chief of Staff
Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
carrieE.templeton@wisconsin.gov

Barbara Tomlinson
Executive Assistant
Wyoming Public Service Commission
Barbara.Tomlinson@wyo.gov

Patricia Van Gerpen
South Dakota Public Utilities Commission
patty.vangerpen@state.sd.us

Robert Veneck
Technical Operations
Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission
rveneck@urc.in.gov

Ann Wilde
Commission Section Manager

Dan Wolf
Executive Secretary
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
dan.wolf@state.mn.us

Brandy Wreath
Director, Public Utility Division and Consumer Services Division
Oklahoma Corporation Commission
b.wreath@occemail.com