Current Members
David Forfia is the chairperson of the GridWise® Architecture Council.
Associates
Kay Aikin 
(Aug 2019 - Jul 2020)
CEO of Introspective Systems
Ron Cunningham
(Aug 2019 - Jul 2020)
IT Enterprise Architect, American Electric Power
Jeff Morris
(Aug 2019 - Jul 2020)
Principal, Energy Horizon Corporation
Mark Paterson
(Aug 2019 - Jul 2020)
Chief Strategy Officer, Managing Director, Australia Pacific Strategen
Aaron Snyder
(Aug 2019 - Jul 2020)
Director of Grid Technology Consulting at EnerNex
- Jay Britton (May 2004 - Dec 2006) Principal Architect, AREVA-T&D Corporation
- Joseph M. Bucciero (Jan 2006 - Dec 2008) President, Bucciero Consulting
- Paul De Martini (Jan 2016 - Dec 2017) Managing Director, Newport Consulting Group
- Robert Burke (Mar 2009 - Dec 2012) Principal Analyst, ISO New England
- H. Ward Camp (Jan 2011 - Dec 2014)
Vice President, Regulatory + Government Affairs
- Dave Cohen (May 2004- Dec 2007) CEO, Infotility
- Rik Drummond (May 2004 - Dec 2013) CEO and Chief Scientist, Drummond Group Inc.
- Albert Esser (May 2004 - May 2006) President, AlbertEsser LLC
- Toni Giroti (Jan 2011 - Dec 2012) Chairman and CEO, BRIDGE Energy Group
- Jeff Gooding (Jan 2013 - Dec 2014) Information Technology Principal Manager, Smart Grid Engineering Southern California Edison
- Erich Gunther (May 2004 - Dec 2013) Chief Technology Officer, EnerNex Corporation
- Stephanie Hamilton (May 2004 - Dec 2009) Manager, EMPS/Total Energy CompanyTM (previously EPRI)
- Dave Hardin (Jul 2006 - Dec 2010) Senior Director, SmartGrid Standards, EnerNOC, Inc.
- Amr Ibrahim (Feb 2010 - Dec 2011) Senior Regulatory Analyst, Office of the Ohio Consumer Counsel
- Larsh Johnson (May 2004 - May 2006) President, CTO, eMeter Corporations
- Mark Kerbel (Jan 2014 - Dec 2015) Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder, Encycle Corporation.
- Lynne Kiesling (May 2005 - Dec 2009) Director, Center for Applied Energy Research, Senior Lecturer, Northwestern University
- Mark Knight (Jan 2012 - Dec 2019) Industry Advisor, Burns and McDonnell.
- Alexander Levinson (Jan 2008 - Dec 2013) Information Systems Architect, Lockheed Martin
- Wayne Longcore (Jan 2010 - Dec 2011) Chief Solutions Manager, SAP Labs
- Michael McCoy (May 2006 - Dec 2007) Becker Capital Management
- Jack Mc Gowan (May 2004 - Dec 2008) President, Energy Control Inc.
- Tracy Markie (Mar 2009 - Dec 2014) President, Engenuity Systems
- Gordon Matthews (Aug 2016 - Jul 2019) Technology Innovation, BPA
- Nora Mead Brownell (Jan 2008 - Dec 2009) Consultant (former FERC Commissioner), BC Strategies
- Russell Robertson (Jan 2006 - Dec 2008) Senior Manager, Tennessee Valley Authority
- Bob Saint (Mar 2009 - Dec 2012) Principal Distribution Engineer, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA)
- Heather Sanders (Jan 2014 to Dec 2017) Special Advisor, California Public Utilities Commission
- Richard Schomberg (Jan 2006 - Dec 2010) VP Research EDF International
- Alison Silverstein (May 2006 - Dec 2007) Consultant (previously FERC)
- Thomas Sloan (Jan 2010 - Dec 2019) Retired State Representative, State of Kansas
- Vito Stagliano (May 2004 - Feb 2005) Director of Research, National Commission on Energy Policy
- Jeffrey Taft (Jan 2013 - Dec 2014) Chief Architect for Electric Grid Transformation, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Wade Troxell (May 2004 - May 2006) Associate Professor and Associate Department Head, Colorado State University
- Kenneth Wacks (Jan 2007 - Dec 2015) Home, Building and Utility Systems.
- Don Watkins (Sep 2004 - Dec 2006) Manager, Operating and Scheduling Practices, Bonneville Power Administration
- Eric Wong (May 2004 - May 2006) Manager, Business Development & Government Relations, Cummins Inc.
- Carl Zichella (Jan 2014 - Dec 2016) Director of Western Transmission, Natural Resources Defense Council
Prospective Member Candidacies
Approximately one-quarter of the seats on the Council are renewed each year. Details will be posted when the call for candidates is "open."
