Advisory Board
We are led by an Advisory Board comprised of energy industry, including regional consumer-owned and investor-owned utilities and a federal power-marketing administration (the Bonneville Power Administration); organized labor; community and technical colleges, and universities; and workforce and economic development councils.
Our Advisory Board is a permanent standing board to provide advice and insight to the center from the perspective of industry, education, labor, and the community. The board helps the center achieve its mission by ensuring that programs and projects advance the needs of the energy sector within the region. The diversity of membership provides an invaluable resource to the center’s staff and program partners to easily access information and contacts throughout the industry. The board is organized under the Advisory Board Charter adopted in May 2024.
The strength of the advisory board was a key component in the elevation of the center from a state organization to a Department of Energy recognized Regional Center of Excellence.
Advisory Board Members
Industry
Erik McCoy (Board Chair), Puget Sound Energy
Avista – Sarah Letsch
Bonneville Power Administration – Vacant
Center for Advanced Transportation and Energy Solutions (CATES) – Steve Marshall
Centralia City Light – Vacant
Economic Alliance of Lewis County – Todd Chaput
Energy Northwest – Sarah Pace
Lewis County PUD – Nicole Schwall and Travis Kinney
Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Association (PNWH2) – Brian Young
Portland General Electric – David Fortney
Tacoma Power – Alice Massara (past board chair)
Wahkiakum County PUD – Dan Kay
Labor Partners
IBEW-77 – Christine Reid
Organized Labor Representative – Bob Guenther
Educational Partners
Washington State University, Energy Program – Jason Selwitz
Washington State University, Tri-Cities – Kate McAteer
Ex-Officio
Center of Excellence for Clean Energy – Monica Brummer, Director
Center of Excellence for Clean Energy – Emily Girt, Program Coordinator
Centralia College Trustee – Court Stanley
Centralia College Faculty- Aman Gill and John Steidel
Advisory Board Minutes
2024 Meeting Minutes
2023 Meeting Minutes