Current Members

David Forfia is the chairperson of the GridWise^® Architecture Council.

David Forfia
(Jan 2019 - Dec 2020)
Consultant, Utilicast

Kay Aikin
(Jan 2021 - Dec 2022)
CEO of Introspective Systems

Ron Ambrosio
(Jan 2020 - Dec 2021)
Independent Energy Transformation Professional

Ron Bernstein
(Jan 2019 - Dec 2020)
President, RBCG, LLC

Andrew Bordine
(Jan 2020 - Dec 2021)
Vice President of Energy Markets and Innovation for Anterix

Ron Cunningham
(Jan 2020 - Dec 2021)
IT Enterprise Architect, American Electric Power

Gerald R. Gray
(Jan 2019 - Dec 2020)
Sr. Program Manager at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)

Lorenzo Kristov
(Jan 2019 - Dec 2020)
Principal, Electric System Policy, Structure, Market Design

Stuart McCafferty
(Jan 2020 - Dec 2021)
President, GridIntellect

Ahlmahz Negash
(Jan 2021 - Dec 2022)
Title

Farrokh Rahimi
(Jan 2020 - Dec 2021)
Senior Vice President, Open Access Technology International, Inc. (OATI)

Aaron Snyder
(Jan 2020 - Dec 2021)
Director of Grid Technology Consulting at EnerNex

Leonard Tillman
(Jan 2020 - Dec 2021)
Partner, Balch & Bingham LLP of Birmingham

Associates

Rahul Bahadur
(Aug 2020 - Jul 2021)
Manager of Engineering, VMware, Inc

Jeff Morris
(Aug 2020 - Jul 2021)
Principal, Energy Horizon Corporation

Mark Paterson
(Aug 2020 - Jul 2021)
Chief Strategy Officer, Managing Director, Australia Pacific Strategen

Chris Villarreal
(Aug 2020 - Jul 2021)
President, Plugged In Strategies

GridWise^® Architecture Council Members Emeritus

• Tanya Barham (Jan 2019 - Dec 2020) Principal, Community Energy Labs
• 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
• Joe Hagerman (Jan 2018 - Dec 2019) Group Leader for the Buildings Integration and Controls Research
• Stephanie Hamilton (May 2004 - Dec 2009) Manager, EMPS/Total Energy Company^TM (previously EPRI)
• Dave Hardin (Jul 2006 - Dec 2010) Senior Director, SmartGrid Standards, EnerNOC, Inc.
• Doug Houseman (Jan 2016 - Dec 2019) Grid Modernization Lead, Burns & McDonnell
• 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
• Stephen Knapp (Jan 2019 - Dec 2020) Energy Alternative Solutions, LLC, Founder/Executive Consultant.
• Mark Kerbel (Jan 2014 - Dec 2015) Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder, Encycle Corporation.
• Lynne Kiesling (May 2005 - Dec 2009) Director, Institute for Regulatory Law & Economics at Carnegie Mellon 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
• James Mater (Jan 2013 - Dec 2019) Co-Founder and Director, QualityLogic, Inc.
• 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."