President & Chairman of Board

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

  • 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 & Other Matters of Interest Related to Siemens Customer Conference or Net Meetings

Co-Vice Chairman

Carey Frost, Program Manager, Duke Energy, Charlotte, NC

  • Assist with decision making on direction and strategy
  • Assists with Siemens on Topics & Other Matters of Interest Related to Siemens Customer
  • Conference or Net Meetings
  • Vendor Affiliation Requests
  • Overall Vendor Roster Coordination
  • Conference Agenda
  • Vendorama Schedule and coordination

Co-Vice Chairman and Co-Treasurer

Brian Berkstresser, Plant Director, Liberty Utilities, Joplin, MO

  • Assist with decision making on direction and strategy
  • Assists with Siemens on Topics & Other Matters of Interest Related to Siemens Customer
  • Conference or Net Meetings
  • 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 & Board Member

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

  • Responsible for Annual Meeting Minutes
  • Handles technical issues and some special projects
  • Website Functionality
  • Website Improvement related matters

Board Member at large

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

  • Coordinates User Roundtables & Presentations for Conference
  • Produces Conference Slides
  • Assist with Conference Agenda

Board Member at large

John Burke, Operations & Maintenance Manager, NAES Corporation, Cottage Grove, MN

  • Coordinates OEM/OOEM/Other Major Vendor Presentations for Conference
  • Main coordinator of OEM/OOEM/Other Major vendor relationships
  • User Membership Requests

Board Member at large

Greg Dolezal, Managing Director, Klamath Energy LLC, Avangrid Renewables, Klamath Falls, OR

  • Assist with day to day operations during the conference