Founded in 1984, the Associate Members Program represents the region’s leading energy and technology providers and contributes invaluable expertise on the economic and social implication of federal and state energy and environmental policies. These activities are integral to providing a balanced and responsible approach to environmental regulation that is economical and efficient.
The Associate Members gather frequently throughout the year to address such issues as federal energy and environmental policy and also have addressed matters including the re-emergence of the nuclear industry, grid modernization, state responses to energy emergencies, energy security, low-income home energy assistance, air quality, carbon management, natural gas supply and infrastructure, water for energy, and state energy and environmental legislation.
2025 Officers
Zach Monroe
Ameren Missouri
Lavelle Edmondson
Marathon
Christine Csizmadia
NEI
John Eick
AFPM
Members
Air Liquide
Matthew Anderson
Senior Advisor of Government Affairs
Ameren Missouri
Tina Shannon
Director, Government Relations
Zach Monroe
Senior Legislative Representative
Jonathan Lorenz
Legislative Representative
American Chemistry Council
Wes Robinson
Senior Director, State Affairs
American Electric Power
Tony Kavanagh
Senior Vice President, Washington Office
Alicia Cannon
Legislative Representative
American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers
John Eick
Manager, State & Local Outreach
American Gas Association
Dan Lapato
Senior Director of State Affairs
Frank Canavan
State and Legislative Regulatory Analyst
American Petroleum Institute
David McGowan
Southern Region Director
Gifford Briggs
Director of Gulf Coast Region
Eric Hamilton
Associate Director of Gulf Coast Region
Anterix
Morgan O’Brien
Executive Chairman of the Board
Kenneth Boley
Senior Advisor to the Executive Chairman
BHE Gas Transmission & Storage
Bruce McKay
Senior Director, External Affairs
Birchtech Corp.
Richard MacPherson
President and CEO
Stacey Hyatt
Corporate Communications Manager
BKV
Lauren Read
Vice President, dCarbon Ventures
Pat McKern
Senior Director Business Development, dCarbon Ventures
Matthew Sullivan
Senior Director
BP
Hope Freeman
Director, Communication & External Affairs
BSS Global
Honorable Phil Bryant
Senior Partner
Carbon Utilization Research Council
Shannon Angielski
Executive Director
Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Lianne Armpriester
CNE Region Advisor
Camille Ivy-O’Donnell
Senior State Government Affairs Representative (East Region)
Colonial Pipeline
Drew Lohoff
Senior Director, Government Affairs
Chip Little
Government Affairs Manager
Nathan McBride
Government Affairs Manager
Columbia Southern University
Tony Atchley
Director, Corporate Relations
Randy Davis
Governmental Affairs
Dominion Energy
William Murray
Vice President, State and Electric Public Policy
ECO Material Technologies – Green Cement Inc.
Danny Gray
Executive Vice President, Strategy & Business Operations
Edison Electric Institute
Jennifer Jura
Director, External Affairs
Enbridge
Adam Parker
Manager, U.S. External Affairs, South Region
Energy Fairness
Paul Griffin
Executive Director
Energy Institute of Alabama
Honorable Seth Hammett
Chairman
Blake Hardwich
Executive Director
Energy Policy Network
Mike Nasi
ExxonMobil
Stephanie Cargile
US Southeast Region Government Relations Advisor
FuelCell Energy
Ben Toby
Senior VP, Direct Sales & Customer Service
Katie Ottenweller
Southeast Lead, Energy Policy & Markets
Halliburton
Robert Fleming
CCUS Segment Lead – North America Land
Kairos Power
Bridget Hawn
Government Affairs Analyst
Nikki Sizemore
Government Affairs Manager
Koch Government Affairs, LLC
George Guidry
Director, State Government Affairs
Allen Richardson
Regional Manager, State Government Affairs
Lhoist
Melissa Smar
Sustainability Director
Michael Will
Regional Environmental Manager
Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Lavelle Edmondson
Manager, State Government Affairs
Graham Pickering
Manager, State Government Affairs
Erin Osting
Manager, State Government Affairs
Metallurgical Coal Producers Association
Barbara Altizer
Executive Director, Education & Outreach
Michael Karmis, Ph.D., P.E., LLC
Michael Karmis
Managing Member
MISO
Chad Allen
Regional External Affairs Director
National Mining Association
Rich Nolan
President and Chief Executive Officer
Nuclear Energy Institute
Christine Csizmadia
Director, State Government Affairs & Advocacy
NuScale Power
Dominick Claudio
Sales Director
ONE Gas
Craig Perry
Manager, Government Affairs, Oklahoma
Mick Urban
Director, Government Affairs
Phillips 66
Misty McGowen
Senior Director, Federal and State Government Affairs
Ed Thayer
Director, Political Affairs and State Government Affairs
Premier Corex
Randal Wichuk
President and CEO
Stephen R. Horn
Chairman
Reliant
Paul Elcan
Director of Real Estate
SEFA Group
Tom Kierspe
Executive Director, Business Development
Jimmy Knowles
Vice President, Environmental and Government Relations
Shell Oil Company
Fred Palmer
Manager, Government Relations
South Carolina Public Service Authority/
Santee Cooper
Pamela Williams
Chief Public Affairs Officer and General Counsel
Southern Company
Gene Rackley
Senior Director, Government Relations
Tennessee Valley Authority
Justin Maierhofer
Vice President, Operations
Bevin Taylor
Director, Washington, D.C. Office
Bert Robinson
Director, District, State & Local Government Relations
Terrestrial Energy
Robin Rickman
Vice President, Business Development
Texas A&M
Titan America
Chris Bayne
Director of Decarbonization and Energy Management
Troutman Pepper Locke
William M. Droze
Partner
Verde
Nikhil Joshi
Chief Technology Officer
Virginia Center for Coal & Energy Research
Dr. Nino Ripepi
Associate Professor, Department of Mining & Minerals Engineering
Deputy Director, Virginia Center for Coal & Energy Research
West Virginia University
Williams
Jay McChesney
State Government and Regulatory Affairs
Chad Teply
SVP Transmission and Gulf of Mexico, Williams Operations
WSP
Russell Bentley
Sr. Vice President, Subsurface Sequestration
Scyller Borglum
Vice President, Underground Storage Market Leader
Frederick Moses
Sales Manager, Energy Business Line
Program Benefits
Part of SSEB’s annual meeting of governors and legislators is devoted to Associate Members. Associates receive invitations to other SSEB conferences, seminars and workshops held throughout the year on energy and environmental quality topics and participate on Board committees, coalitions and task forces. Each Associate Member receives all SSEB publications, including the Annual Report, Legislative Digest, topical reports, issue briefs, and other items produced by the SSEB staff.
Participation
Any organization with an interest in energy and environmental affairs and a desire to pursue its concerns in a collective forum is eligible for membership. Participants may include corporations, trade and industry associations, universities and other commercial and nonprofit organizations.