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IPU’s Annual Regulatory Studies Program (“Camp NARUC”) July 31- August 4, 2017 | East Lansing, MI Program Faculty Bios

Kwafo ADARKWA (kadarkwa@itctransco.com) Manager, Regulatory Strategy, ITC Holdings M.B.A., Integrative Management, Michigan State University www.linkedin.com/pub/kwafo-adarkwa/5/b39/265

Soren ANDERSON (sta@msu.edu) Associate Professor of Economics, Michigan State University Ph.D., Economics, University of Michigan www.linkedin.com/in/soren-anderson-857461105/

Johannes BAUER, Ph.D. (bauerj@msu.edu) Chair and Professor, Telecommunication, Information Studies, and Media, MSU Ph.D., Economics, Vienna University of Economics, Austria www.msu.edu/~bauerj/Bauer-CV-January-2013.pdf

Janice BEECHER (beecher@msu.edu) Director, Institute of Public Utilities, Michigan State University Ph.D., Political Science, Northwestern University www.linkedin.com/pub/janice-beecher/10/618/33a

James BURTON (jburton@hrc-engr.com) Vice President, Hubbell, Roth & Clark, Inc. M.B.A., Integrative Management, Michigan State University www.hrc-engr.com/

Adam CANDEUB (candeub@law.msu.edu) Director, Intellectual Property, Information & Communications Law Program Michigan State University J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School www.law.msu.edu/faculty_staff/profile.php?prof=370

Michael CAROWITZ (Michael.carowitz@fcc.gov) Deputy Bureau Chief Enforcement, Federal Communications Commission J.D., cum laude, and his B.A. from the University of Michigan.

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David CHISLEA (chislead@michigan.gov) Manager, Gas Operations Section, Michigan Public Service Commission B.S. Civil Engineering, Michigan Technological University www.napsr.org/state-program-managers http://www.michigan.gov/mpsc/

James CLIFT (james@environmentalcouncil.org) Policy Director, Michigan Environmental Council J.D., Wayne State University Law School www.linkedin.com/in/james-clift-231a904/

Elizabeth CONNORS (connors@broad.msu.edu) Assistant Professor, Michigan State University Ph.D., Accounting, Michigan State University broad.msu.edu/facultystaff/connors/

Christopher CUNNINGHAM (christopher.cunningham@puco.ohio.gov) Public Utility Administrator, Public Utility Commission of Ohio Master’s Degree in Planning, The Ohio State University www.linkedin.com/in/chris-cunningham-6051471/

David DISMUKES (dismukes@lsu.edu) Professor and Executive Director Center for Energy Studies, Louisiana State University Ph.D., Economics, Florida State University www.enrg.lsu.edu/staff/dismukes

Jerome EISNER (jerry_eisner@yahoo.com) Vice President, Public Safety at RedSky Technologies B.A. Packaging, Michigan State University www.linkedin.com/in/jerryeisner/

Harold FITCH (fitchh@michigan.gov) Director, Office of Oil, Gas, and Minerals, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality B.S., Geology, Michigan Technology University www.michigan.gov/deq/0,4561,7-135-3306_3329-54671--,00.html

Richard FOLEY (richard.foley@ferc.gov) Branch Chief and Program Manager, FERC M.B.A., Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh www.linkedin.com/in/rich-foley-6a74b25/

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Joe GILLAN (joegillan@earthlink.net) Consultant, Gillan Associates M.A., Economics, University of Wyoming comptel.org/content.asp?pl=703&contentid=2664

Douglas GOTHAM, Ph.D. (gotham@purdue.edu) Director, State Utility Forecasting Group, Purdue University Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Purdue University www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/energy/SUFG/bios_gotham.php

Burl HAAR, Ph.D. (burlhaar@comcast.net) Executive Secretary (Retired), Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Ph.D., Economics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln www.linkedin.com/pub/burl-haar/a/14a/b97

Mike HADDAD (Michael.Haddad@ferc.gov) Managing Attorney, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission J.D., The George Washington University Law School www.linkedin.com/in/michael-haddad-67aa964/

Thaddeus HUETTEMAN (thaddeus.huetteman@eia.gov) Operations Research Analyst, U.S. Energy Information Administration Princeton University www.linkedin.com/in/thaddeus-huetteman-a874a17

Steven KIHM (skihm@seventhwave.org) Principal and Chief Economist, Seventhwave M.B.A., Finance, M.S, Quantitative Analysis, University of Wisconsin at Madison www.ecw.org/aboutme.php?personid=28

William LAKOS (wjlakos@ipf.msu.edu) Engineer/Architect III, Infrastructure Planning & Facilities, Michigan State University www.linkedin.com/pub/william-lakos/60/338/395

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Arlene J. LANCIANI (alanciani@cee1.org) Evaluation, Research and Behavior Team Consortium for Energy Efficiency https://www.linkedin.com/in/arlene-lanciani-61008326/

Robert LOUBE, Ph.D. (bobloube@earthlink.net) Owner, Rolka Loube Saltzer Associates Ph.D., Economics, Michigan State University http://www.rolkaloube.com/rloube

Liz MACK (emack@msu.edu) Assistant Professor, Michigan State University Ph.D., Indiana University geo.msu.edu/people/mack-elizabeth/

Lawrence MANSUETI (Lawrence.Mansueti@hq.doe.gov) Senior Advisor, Department of Energy B.S. Wayne State University; M.E. University of Virginia

Donald MAZUCHOWSKI (mazuchowskid@michigan.gov) Electric Operations Manager, Michigan Public Service Commission Michigan State University www.linkedin.com/pub/donald-mazuchowski/33/b53/34

Saulius MIKALONIS, J.D. (smikalonis@plunkettcooney.com) Attorney and Practice Group Leader, Plunkett Cooney J.D., University of Oregon Law School www.plunkettcooney.com/people-209.html

Joydeep MITRA (mitraj@msu.edu) Professor, Electric Power & Energy Systems, Michigan State University Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University www.linkedin.com/in/joydeep-mitra-74421b/

Kristin MUNSCH, J.D. (kmunsch@citizensutilityboard.org) Senior Attorney and Policy Director, Citizens Utility Board J.D., Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology www.linkedin.com/pub/kristin-munsch/0/587/697

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Michael MOODY (moodym2@mighigan.gov) State Public Administrator, State of Michigan www.linkedin.com/in/michael-moody-9506a731/

Gary NAUMICK (gary.naumick@amwater.com) Senior Director of Engineering, American Water M.S., Engineering Management, New Jersey Institute of Technology www.amwater.com

Denise PARRISH (denise.parrish@wyo.gov) Deputy Administrator, Wyoming Office of Consumer Advocate B.A., Accounting, Michigan State University www.linkedin.com/pub/denise-parrish/40/8b7/133

Tanya PASLAWSKI (tanya@misostates.org) Executive Director Organization of MISO States JD, Michigan State University College of Law www.misostates.org/index.php/about-us-2/staff

Thomas PEARCE, J.D. (thomas.pearce@hq.doe.gov) Senior Policy Advisor, U.S. Department of Energy J.D., Capital University Law School www.linkedin.com/in/thom-pearce-419650

CARL PETERSON, Ph.D. (cpeter8@uis.edu) Visiting Assistant Professor of Accountancy, University of Illinois at Springfield Ph.D., Economics, University of Illinois at Chicago www.uis.edu/cbam/cbr/staff/

Jeffrey PILLON (jpillon@naseo.org) Director of Energy Assurance, National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) B.A., Political Science, Michigan State University www.linkedin.com/pub/jeffrey-pillon/19/a8/779

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Paul PROUDFOOT (proudfootp@michigan.gov) Director, Electric Reliability Division Michigan Public Service Commission B.S., Packaging, Michigan State University www.linkedin.com/in/paul-proudfoot-5749502b/

Jerrilynne “Jeri” PURDY (jeripurdy@icloud.com) Dispute Resolution Service (Retired), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission M.B.A., George Washington University https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrilynne-purdy-339a22a0/

Harvey REITER, J.D. (harvey.reiter@stinson.com) Partner, Stinson Leonard Street LLP J.D., Law, Boston University School of Law www.linkedin.com/pub/harvey-reiter/a/955/123

Kenneth ROSE, Ph.D. (ken@kenrose.us) Independent Consultant and Senior Fellow, Institute of Public Utilities, Michigan State University Ph.D., Economics, University of Illinois at Chicago www.kenrose.us/id1.html

Stephen SERKAIAN (Stephen.Serkaian@lbwl.com) Executive Director of Public Affairs, Lansing Board of Water & Light M.S., Public Relations, The American University www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-serkaian-90a07134/

Ralph SMITH, ESQ., CPA (rsmithla@aol.com) Senior Regulatory Consultant, Larkin & Associates PLLC M.S., Taxation, Walsh College www.linkedin.com/pub/r-smith-ralph-c-smith/50/aab/2ab

Ted SOMMER (Ted.Sommer@LWGcpa.com) Partner, London Witte Group MBA, Accounting, University of Missouri-Kansas City www.linkedin.com/in/ted-sommer-96a5393/

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John TAYLOR (jtaylor@cee1.org) Principal Program Manager, Consortium for Energy Efficiency M.S., Environmental Management and M.S., Public Policy, Duke University www.linkedin.com/pub/john-taylor/4/b70/897

Steven TRANSETH, J.D. (transeths@gmail.com) President, Transeth & Associates, PLLC J.D., Thomas M. Cooley Law School www.linkedin.com/pub/steven-transeth/1a/834/18

Thomas VESELKA (tdveselka@anl.gov) Energy Systems Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory M.S., Synoptic Meteorology, Northern Illinois University wpui.wisc.edu/?p=402

Aleksandr YANKELEVICH, Ph.D. (alyank@msu.edu) Assistant Research Professor, Quello Center, Michigan State University Ph.D., Economics, Washington University in Lt. Louis www.linkedin.com/in/aleksandr-yankelevich-34030b8/

Ralph ZARUMBA (rzarumba@ceadvisors.com) Vice President, Concentric Energy Advisors MA, Economics, DePaul University www.linkedin.com/in/ralph-zarumba-2a08544/