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Bethany M Owen is a Board Member at ALLETE INC; Vice Chairman at Superior Water, Light & Power; and Attorney at ALLETE INC and is based in Duluth Minnesota Area. She has worked as VP:Minnesota Power at ALLETE INC; Deputy Legislative Director (previously Asst. to the Chief of Staff, Office Mgr, & Research Asst.) at United States Senate; and President at Superior Water, Light & Power. Bethany works or has worked as Member of the Board of Trustees (Vice Chair 2016 to present and Treasurer 2014-2016) at Superior Water, Light & Power and Member of the Board of Directors at Challenge Center, Inc. She studied at Vanderbilt University between 1985 and 1988, Sigma Gamma Tau National Honor Society in Aerospace Engineering, and University of Minnesota Law School between 1992 and 1995.

Dennis was appointed to the position of CEO of AVANGRID in July 2020. With more than 25 years in the energy sector, Dennis joined AVANGRID from Sempra Energy where he was Executive Vice President and Group President and Chief Sustainability Officer. Throughout his career, Dennis has held a variety of leadership positions in gas and electric utilities as well as renewables, including Chairman and CEO of Southern California Gas Co., and Chief Financial Officer of SunPower Corp., San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern California Gas Co. Dennis holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Stanford University and a master's degree in business administration from Harvard University. Dennis is on the boards of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Auto Club Enterprises and recently served as Chairman of the Board for the California Latino Economic Institute. He previously served as Chairman of the California Business Roundtable and on the board of the United Way - Greater Los Angeles. Dennis has been named one of the “100 Most Influential Hispanics” by Hispanic Business magazine.

David John Lesar (born May 30, 1953) is an American businessman who is the former chair of Halliburton Energy Services. He was the CEO of Halliburton for 17 years from 2000 to 2017. Trained as a Certified Public Accountant, Lesar spent 16 years at Arthur Andersen. He had spent most of his career at Andersen, where he worked on their Halliburton account. In 1995, Lesar was hired by Halliburton as a new vice president. July 24, 2019 David Lesar was named the interim CEO of HCSC. June 30, 2020 David Lesar was name the President and CEO of CenterPoint Energy.

A longtime utility industry leader, I maintain chief executive responsibility for NiSource, a natural gas and electric utility company serving approximately 4 million customers under the NIPSCO and Columbia Gas brands.

Experienced board member/chairman and CEO with a demonstrated history of working in the utilities and energy industry. Strong leadership and strategic vision capabilities. Successfully transformed WGL/Washington Gas from a regional natural gas utility to a nationally recognized clean energy company. International and U.S. board experience.

Eric Silagy is a Board Member at Chamber Of Commerce Of The United States Of America, Pres/CEO:FPL at NEXTERA ENERGY INC, and VP:Business Development at NEXTERA ENERGY INC. He has worked as Senior VP:Regulatory & State Govt Affairs at Florida Power & Light Co, Chief Development Officer at Florida Power & Light Co, and Chief of Staff at U.S. Senator J. Bennett Johnston. Eric works or has worked as VP/Gen Mgr:Southern Region at NEXTERA ENERGY INC; VP:Development at Wing Group, LLC; and MEMBER at Maryland and U.S. Supreme Court bars. He studied at Georgetown Law between 1991 and 1995 and University of Texas System.

Caroline Winn is chief executive officer for San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), one of Sempra Energy’s regulated California utilities. Sempra Energy is a San Diego-based energy services holding company whose subsidiaries provide electricity, natural gas and value-added products and services. SDG&E provides service to 3.6 million consumers through 1.4 million electric meters and more than 873,000 natural gas meters in San Diego and southern Orange counties. Winn became CEO of SDG&E in August 2020. Previously, she served as the chief operating officer of SDG&E, overseeing operations of the utility’s gas and electric infrastructure assets, and customer services. In that role, Winn is widely recognized for SDG&E’s national leadership in sustainability, technology and innovation, including the company’s significant safety and wildfire mitigation efforts. Winn also served as chief energy delivery officer, managing all energy delivery activities for SDG&E, including electric distribution operations and gas services, customer services, and external and state legislative affairs. Since joining the company in 1986 as an associate engineer, Winn has held several leadership positions with SDG&E and Southern California Gas (SoCalGas). Winn is the current board chair for the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce. She also serves on the board of directors for Veloz, Monarch School and Smart Electric Power Alliance; the executive council for Western Energy Institute; and the director’s council of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. She has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from California State University Sacramento and is a registered professional engineer in the State of California.