FRI Members represent regulatory, industry, and consumer stakeholders across the United States. Members, or the organizations they represent, provide financial support for the Institute. Members enjoy insider access to the FRI staff and member network, and discounted registration for FRI events.
The FRI Advisory Board was established in 1988 as an essential component of the FRI. The Advisory Board offers professional advice, identifies the FRI’s strategic direction, and takes leadership in identifying and organizing topics and speakers for several FRI programs.
Joseph Accardo
Vice President-Regulatory & Deputy General Counsel
PSEG
Advisory Board Member
Christopher Ayers
Executive Director
North Carolina Utilities Commission Public Staff
Advisory Board Vice-Chair
Jack Betkoski
Vice Chairman
Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority
Advisory Board Member
Kent Chandler
Chairman
Kentucky Public Service Commission
Advisory Board Member
Melissa Cheesman
Assistant Policy Director
Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission
FRI Supporter
Robert Conroy
Vice President of State Regulation & Rates
LG&E & KU Energy
Advisory Board Member
Susan Duffy
Chairman
Kansas Corporation Commission
Advisory Board Member
Jennifer Easler
Consumer Advocate
Office of Consumer Advocate of Iowa
Advisory Board Member
Sarah Freeman
Commissioner
Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission
Advisory Board Member
Ashok Gupta
Sr. Energy Economist - Climate & Clean Energy Program
Natural Resources Defense Council
FRI Supporter
Kristy Hartman
Director of Stakeholder Strategy & Engagement
Nuclear Energy Institute
Advisory Board Member
Ross Hemphill
President
RCHemphill Solutions LLC
FRI Supporter
Mary-Anna Holden
Commissioner
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
Advisory Board Member
Darrin Ives
Vice President of Regulatory Affairs
Evergy
Advisory Board Member
James Jenkins
Vice President of Regulatory Services
American Water
Advisory Board Member
Robert Kenney
Vice President of Regulatory and External Affairs
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Advisory Board Member
Shelby Linton-Keddie
Managing Director of State Regulatory Affairs
Edison Electric Institute
Advisory Board Member
Richard Lozier, Jr.
Commissioner
Iowa Utilities Board
Advisory Board Member
John Marciszewski
Vice President of Business Development
SmartCover Systems
FRI Supporter
Ann McCabe
Commissioner
Illinois Commerce Commission
Advisory Board Member
Chad Newhouse
Vice President of Regulatory Policy & Strategy
Commonwealth Edison
Advisory Board Member
James Owen
Executive Director
Renew Missouri
FRI Supporter
Gabriella Passidomo
Commissioner
Florida Public Service Commission
Advisory Board Member
Stan Pinegar
President
Duke Energy Indiana
Advisory Board Member
Brandon Presley
Commissioner
Mississippi Public Service Commission
Advisory Board Member
Tricia Pridemore
Chairman
Georgia Public Service Commission
Advisory Board Chair
Matt Rice
Director of Indiana Electric Regulatory and Rates
CenterPoint Energy
Advisory Board Member
Donald Rowlett
Managing Director of Regulatory Affairs
Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company
Advisory Board Member
Scott Rupp
Chairman
Missouri Public Service Commission
Advisory Board Member
Jill Schwartz
Utility Rates and Regulatory Manager
Liberty Utilities
Advisory Board Member
Melissa Seymour
Executive Director of External Affairs
MISO
Advisory Board Member
Cory Slaughter
Director of Rates & Regulatory Affairs
ONE Gas/Oklahoma Natural Gas
Advisory Board Member
David Springe
Executive Director
NASUCA
Advisory Board Member
Karen Stachowski
Senior Assistant Attorney General
Tennessee Office of the Attorney General
Advisory Board Member
Tom Stevens
VP Regulatory
Black Hills Energy
Advisory Board Member
Paul Suskie
Executive VP of Regulatory Policy
General Counsel
Southwest Power Pool Inc.
Advisory Board Member
Rich Svindland
President
Missouri American Water
Advisory Board Member
Brannon Taylor
Vice President of Rates & Regulatory Affairs
Atmos Energy
Advisory Board Member
Beth Trombold
Commissioner
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Advisory Board Member
Dan Watermeier
Chair
Nebraska Public Service Commission
Advisory Board Member
Amy Wheatley
Manager of Regulatory Relations & Policy
Alliant Energy
Advisory Board Member
Aundrea Williams
Executive Director of Regulatory Strategy
NextEra Energy Resources
Advisory Board Member
Warren Wood
Vice President of External Affairs & Communications
Ameren Missouri
Advisory Board Member
Patrick Woods
Manager of Regulatory Strategy
ITC Holdings Corp.
Advisory Board Member