Smart Networks Council Leadership

The Smart Networks Council is led by its own Board of Directors. The Board is comprised of volunteers employed by UTC core utility and associate members.

Introduction SNC to Board Directors

Board of Directors

of the

• CHAIRMAN: Fredric Fletcher, Assistant General Manager, Burbank Water and Power, Burbank, CA
• VICE CHAIRMAN: Doug McGinnis, Principal Network Architect, Exelon Corporation, Philadelphia, PA
• VICE CHAIRMAN: Jeff Nichols, Director - Network & Communications Services, Sempra Energy Utilities, San Diego, CA
• Richard Bertolo, Project Director-Distribution Business Development, Hydro One Networks, Toronto, ON
• Trent Bowers, Vice President - Technology & Solutions Adoption, Trilliant, Redwood, CA
• Kshamit Dixit, Manager, Information Technology Security, Toronto Hydro, Toronto, ON
• Paul Fetherland, AMI Director, Hawaiian Electric Company, Honolulu, HI
• Mark Gray, Group Manager of System Protection and Telecommunications Engineering, PHI Power Delivery, Washington, DC
• Glenn Johansen, President, LightRiver Technologies, Lafayette, CA
• Harlow Hagee, Senior Manager - Enterprise Marketing, Alcatel-Lucent USA, Plano, TX
• Peter Kobzar, Senior Distribution Operations Manager, British Columbia Hydro, Burnaby, BC
• Mike Koch, Senior Architect, Motorola, Schaumburg, IL
• Craig Maternoski, Manager - Applied Technologies, Integrys Energy Group, Green Bay, WI
• Joe Nowaczyk, Manager of Electronics Systems & Smart Grids, Salt River Project, Phoenix, AZ
• Mark Thompson, Director of Strategic Planning, Aclara, Cleveland, OK
• Clint Wilson, Manager, Special Projects, Electric Power Board of Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN
• Troy West, General Manager - Technology & Corporate Services, Cleco Corporation, Pineville, LA
• Rusty Williams, Manager – Planning and Engineering, Southern Company Services, Birmingham, AL
• UTC Chairman of the Board: Jeff Katz, Enterprise IT Consultant –  PSEG Services Corp, Newark, NJ
• UTC President: Bill Moroney, President & Chief Executive Officer, Utilities Telecom Council, Washington, DC

Those interested in serving on the SNC Board in the future should meet the following criteria:

1. Be a senior manager responsible for (a) the implementation of AMI or distribution automation applications at a utility, (b) the development of AMI/DA products at a technology company, or (c) a state or federal legislative/regulatory representative for either a utility or technology company working on AMI/DA issues.
2. Be able to devote the necessary time to participation in the Smart Networks Council Board of Directors.
3. Be a consensus builder.
4. Be free of conflicting obligations to other organizations.