Meet Our Staff

Abigail Ross Hopper President and CEO
Mike Smith Chief Business Officer
John Smirnow General Counsel & Vice President of Market Strategy
Sean Gallagher Vice President of State & Regulatory Affairs
Erin Duncan Vice President of Congressional Affairs
Dan Whitten Vice President of Public Affairs
Justin Baca Vice President of Markets & Research
Roderick Lewis Vice President of Sales & Business Development
Colin Silver Chief of Staff & Chief Content Officer
Evelyn Butler Vice President of Technical Services
Sara Birmingham Senior Director of State Policy, West
Erika Symmonds Vice President of Equity and Workforce Development
Dave Gahl Senior Director of State Policy, East
Rick Umoff Senior Director & Counsel, California
Kevin Lucas Senior Director of Utility Regulation & Policy
Jeanne Armstrong Senior Regulatory Counsel
Shawn Rumery Senior Director of Research
Gizelle Wray Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs & Counsel
Tim Perry Senior Director of Information Technology
Jeremy Woodrum Senior Director of Congressional Affairs
Amir Yazdi Deputy General Counsel
Jen Bristol Senior Director of Communications
Charles Bolden Director of Congressional Affairs
Jeremiah Miller Director of Storage Markets & Policy
Joe Cain, P.E. Director of Codes & Standards
Stephanie Zawistowski Director of Grassroots Engagement & Political Organizing
Will Giese Southeast Regional Director
Scott Elias Director of State Affairs, Mid-Atlantic
Melissa Alfano Director of Energy Markets & Counsel
Hannah Hosking Director of Meetings & Events
Scott Hughes Director of Marketing
Morgan Lyons Director of Communications
Antuan Scott Director of Member Engagement
Ben Norris Director of Environmental Policy & Counsel
Becky Long Senior Program Manager
Rahiem Swann Senior Regional Development Manager
Markus Pitchford Central US Regional Manager
Jamel Dargan Manager of Data Engineering
Christina Brooks SalesForce Analyst
Dimitri Stevenson Manager of Industry Services
Stephen Pope Solar APP+ Outreach Manager
Tim Momyer Regional Development Manager, California and Arizona
Carolyn Lesesane Executive Assistant
Scott Greenler Legislative Campaign Liaison
Petra Hoke Digital Media Manager
Pierre Coupin Regional Development Manager
Kelsey Hopkins Content & Programs Manager
Ellie Long Communications Manager
Claire Wilson Membership and Marketing Coordinator