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.
2021-2022 Officers
Danny Gray
Green Cement Inc.
John Eick
AFPM
Jennifer Jura
Edison Electric Institute
Members
Ameren Missouri
Rick Eastman
Legislative Representative, Government Relations
American Chemistry Council
Wes Robinson
Senior Director, State Affairs
Rudy Underwood
Senior Director, Government 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
America’s Power
Michelle Bloodworth
President and CEO
Anterix
Morgan O’Brien
Executive Chairman of the Board
Kenneth Boley
Senior Advisor to the Chairman/CEO
BHE Gas Transmission & Storage
Bruce McKay
Senior Director, External Affairs
BP
Hope Freeman
Director, Communication & External Affairs
Bryant Songy Snell Global Partners
Honorable Phil Bryant
Senior Partner
Carbon Utilization Research Council
Shannon Angielski
Executive Director
Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Felicia Frederick
State Government Affairs Manager
John Walters
Senior State Government Affairs Representative (East Region)
Columbia Southern University
Tony Atchley
Director, Corporate Relations
Cooperative Energy
Chris Rhodes
Director of Public Policy
Dominion Energy
William Murray
Vice President, State and Electric Public Policy
Edison Electric Institute
Jennifer Jura
Director, External Affairs
Brad Viator
Executive Director, External Affairs
Energy Fairness
Paul Griffin
Executive Director
Energy Policy Network
Randy Eminger
Executive Director
ExxonMobil
Jeff Copeskey
US Government Relations, Southern Region
FuelCell Energy
Ben Toby
Senior VP, Direct Sales & Customer Service
Green Cement Inc.
Danny Gray
Executive Vice President, Strategy & Business Operations
Koch Companies Public Sector, LLC
George Guidry
State Government Affairs
Allen Richardson
Regional Manager, State Government Affairs
Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Lavelle Edmondson
Manager, State Government Affairs
Liz Bahnsen
Manager, State Government Affairs
Erin Osting
Manager, State Government Affairs
Metallurgical Coal Producers Association
Barbara Altizer
Executive Director, Education & Outreach
ME2C Environmental
Richard MacPherson
President and CEO
Stacey Hyatt
Executive Assistant, Sales Operations
National Mining Association
Rich Nolan
President and Chief Executive Officer
Nuclear Energy Institute
Christine Csizmadia
Director, State Government Affairs & Advocacy
Connor Woodrich
Senior Manager, State and Local Governmental Affairs
NuScale Power
Dominick Claudio
Sales Director
ONE Gas
Craig Perry
Manager, Government Affairs, Oklahoma
Mick Urban
Director, Government Affairs
Peabody
Michael Flannigan
Senior Vice President, Global Government Affairs
Ruth Demeter
Director, Federal Government Relations
Phillips 66
Dave Cagnolatti
Manager, State Government Relations, TX/Gulf Coast Region
SEFA Group
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
Senior Vice President, Corporate Services
Tennessee Valley Authority
Justin Maierhofer
Vice President, Operations
Bevin Taylor
Director, Washington, D.C. Office
Bert Robinson
Director, District, State & Local Government Relations
Texas A&M
Mukul R. Bhatia, Ph.D.
Executive Professor and Dan A. Hughes ‘51 Chair
Director of the Berg-Hughes Center for Petroleum & Sedimentary Systems
Troutman Pepper
William M. Droze
Partner
Virginia Center for Coal & Energy Research
Dr. Nino Ripepi
Associate Professor
West Virginia University
James Wood
Director, WVU Energy Institute
Director, U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center (Advanced Coal Technology Consortium)
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.