Leadership

Leadership - Officers for 2023 - 2024

Gary Wetzel

President 2023 – 2024

Jim Colligan

First VP

Ron Burchfield

2nd VP

Alan Morris

Treasurer

Rusty Batch

Secretary

Kelli Heinzerling

President 2022 – 2023

Lewis Rhoden

Past President

Julie Elliott

Past President

Brian Serati

Past President

Committee Chairs

  • Program Co-Chairs – Kelli Heinzerling & Patrick Gorman
  • Program Vice Chairs – Nedra Hurley & Chris Bollinger
  • Golf and Venue Chair – Rick Morrison
  • Marketing Chair – Dusty Nimmo
  • Attendance & Membership Chair – Jim Colligan
  • Elections – Jim Colligan
Recent past presidents at USMA Austin. Lewis Rhoden, Brian Serati, Julie Elliott and Kelli Heinzerling.

Committee Chairs

Mike Austell
Vice President, Key Accounts
Hitachi Power Grids

Rusty Batch
CEO
Tri-State Utility Products, Inc.

Cristy Bennett
Vice President, Supply Chain Services
Oglethorpe Power Corporation

Ron Burchfield
Vice President, EPC Business Development
Silvey Enterprises Inc.

Chris Bollinger
Director of Sales, West
MacLean Power Systems

John M. Brown
General Manager, SCM Power Delivery
Southern Company

Jana Browning
Sourcing
PG&E

Pjoy Chua
Assistant Director, Transmission Planning, Regulatory & Innovation
LADWP

Steven Coleman
VP Supply Chain
One Source

Jim Colligan
Category Sourcing Leader
Public Service Electric & Gas

Julie Elliott
Contracts Manager
Salt River Project

Jacque English
Director IT Sourcing
PPL Services Corporation

Nicole Ensinger
Sourcing Manager
Duke Energy

Suzanna Evans
Acting Director, Supply Chain Operations Entergy

Casey Fallon
Director of Purchasing, Warehouse, Fleet
Sacramento Municipal Utility District

Ben Ford
Senior Director, Sourcing
Ameren

Bryan Fox, CPSM
Director Supply Chain Operations
EVERGY

Andy Goodman
Executive GM for Sales
GE Grid Solutions

Patrick Gorman
VP & General Mgr, Southeast Utility
WESCO

Dwight Griffith
President
Griffith Power Systems

Kelli Heinzerling
Director, Supply Chain Services
WESCO

Ben Hinojosa
Director of Sales – Energy Division
CME Wire and Cable

Nedra Hurley
VP Marketing & Sales, Utility Market
Electrification Business, East Region US
ABB Inc.

Layton Lively
Chief Operating Officer
TMD

Jeremy Mangin
Senior Manager Sourcing
Next Era Energy

Alan Morris
Director of Business Development, Power Delivery
Kiewit Power Construction Co.

Rick Morrison
President
UAI

Dustin Nimmo
Sr. Manager of Utility Strategic Sourcing
OGE Energy Corp

Stephen Quick
Team Leader, Materials, Inventory, Planning
WEC

Eric Quinn
Manager, Distribution
EVERGY

Erin Raben
Director, Utility Procurement
CenterPoint Energy

Lewis Rhoden
President / CEO
Techline

Gianmarco Russo
Strategic Sourcing Manager
Oncor

Renee Schmelzer
Category Manager
AEP

Steve Sebastopoli
Consolidated Edison

Brian Serati
Vice President, Sales
Hubbell Power Systems

Brian Shaw
Region Market & Sales Manager
Howard Industries

Tim Sheridan
Senior Sourcing Lead
LGE-KU

Dan Smith
Vice President of Sales
Western Region, Prysmian Group

Conrad Snover
President
ProcureAbility

James Starkman, CPMR
President
Electrotech Inc.

Michael Tribble
Vice President of Strategic Relations
Irby Utilities

Lynnial Trusty
Director of Contracting
Bonneville Power Administration

Jeff Vivian
Vice President, West Region
Eaton

Stacy Walker
General Manager, Category Management & Transactions
Southern Company

Donna Ward
VP, Utility Sales & Commercial Marketing
Southwire Company

David J. Watkins
Director of Supply Chain
Alliant Energy

Gary Wetzel
Vice President, U.S. Sales
S&C Electric

USMA Past Presidents

1995-1996 Alan Schoeneberg, Houston Lighting & Power

1996-1997 Jeff Beauchamp, Intermat

1997-1998 Frank Bennett, BC Hydro

1998-1999 Richard Morrison, UAI

1999-2000 Dale Wilbanks, Duke Energy

2000-2001 Jackson Ward, Howard Industries

2001-2002 Melissa Ebel, Tampa Electric Company

2002-2003 Dwight Griffith, Griffith Power Systems

2003-2004 Timothy Floyd, CenterPoint Energy

2004-2005 Patrick Avery, Cooper Power Systems

2005-2006 Carol S. Caballero, Constellation Energy

2006-2007 Brian O’Leary, Kuhlman Electric Corp.

2007-2008 Rick Harrison, Georgia Power

2008-2009 Steve Waller, Alcan Cable

2009-2010 Rick Harrison, Georgia Power

2010-2011 Tim Hein, Oncor

2011-2012 Walt Campbell, Florida Power & Light

2012-2013 Steve Maruszewski, S&C Electric Company

2013-2014 Don Heitmeier, WESCO Distribution Inc.

2014-2015 David Hess, CenterPoint Energy

2015-2016 Patrick Gorman, WESCO Distribution Inc.

2016-2017 Bryan Fox, KCP&L

2017-2018 Brian McCauley, Honeywell-Salisbury

2018-2019 Steven Coleman, PG&E

2019-2020 Brian Serati, Hubbell Power Systems

2020-2021 Julie Elliott, SRP

2021-2022 Lewis Rhoden, Techline

2022-2023 Kelli Heinzerling, Oncor / WESCO Distribution Inc.

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