President & Chairman of Board

Brian Berkstresser, Senior Director - Generation Operations, Liberty Utilities, Joplin, MO

  • Direction of Organization and Strategic Partnerships
  • Adherence to Budget and Financial Solvency
  • Conference Venue Selection
  • Conference Registration Matters
  • Assist With User Membership Requests
  • Assist With Vendor Affiliation Requests
  • Assist in Coordination With Siemens on Topics and Other Matters of Interest Related to Siemens Customer Conference or Net Meetings

Vice Chairman - Temporary

Ivan Kush, Principal CT & Controls Engineer, Cogentrix Energy Power Management, Charlotte, NC

  • Assist With Decision Making on Direction and Strategy
  • Assist With Siemens on Topics and Other Matters of Interest Related to Siemens Customer
  • Vendor Affiliation Requests
  • Overall Vendor Roster Coordination
  • Conference Agenda
  • Vendorama Schedule
  • Assist Treasurer as Needed
  • Plan and Support Special Events and Conference Kick-Off Event

Secretary

Shane Short, Operations & Maintenance Manager, Cleveland County, Southern Power, King's Mtn., NC

  • Responsible for Meeting Minutes
  • Assist With User Roundtables and Presentations for Conference
  • Assist With Conference Slides
  • Assist With Conference Agenda

Board Member - At Large

Dave Gundry, Senior Engineer, Fleet CT & ST Systems, Xcel Energy, St Paul, MN

  • Handle Audio/Visual and Technical Issues and Some Special Projects
  • Website Functionality
  • Website Improvement Related Matters

Board Member - At Large

Blaine Gartner, Principal Engineer, Xcel Energy, Minneapolis, MN

  • Coordinate User Roundtables and Presentations for Conference
  • Produce Conference Slides
  • Assist With Conference Agenda

Board Member - At Large

Zach Wood, Generation Program Manager, Duke Energy, Charlotte, NC

  • Coordinate Golf Event at User Conference
  • Assist With OEM/OOEM/Other Major Vendor Presentations for Conference
  • Assist With OEM/OOEM/Other Major Vendor Relationships