Meet Our Staff

Abigail Ross Hopper President and CEO
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
Erika Symmonds Vice President of Equity and Workforce Development
Justin Baca Vice President of Markets & Research
Roderick Lewis Vice President of Sales & Business Development
Evelyn Butler Vice President of Technical Services
Colin Silver Chief of Staff & Chief Content Officer
Sara Birmingham Senior Director of State Policy, West
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
Tim Perry Senior Director of Information Technology
Jeremy Woodrum Senior Director of Congressional Affairs
Ben Norris Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs & Counsel
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
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
Kelsey Hopkins Senior Manager of Content & Programs
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
Zack Luye Manager of Meetings & Events
Ellie Long Communications Manager
Claire Wilson Membership and Marketing Coordinator