Rappahannock Electric Cooperative competitors

Walter Lynch is President and Chief Executive Officer of American Water Works, Inc. (NYSE: AWK), the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility. Lynch leads a team of 6,800 dedicated professionals who provide service to 15 million people in 46 states. American Water’s regulated businesses operate in approximately 1,600 communities in 16 U.S. states and provide water and wastewater utility services to residential, commercial, industrial and other customers. The company's market-based businesses include Military Services Group providing water and wastewater services for military installations across the U.S.; and Homeowner Services providing warranty services to homeowners and smaller commercial establishments to protect against the cost of repairing broken or leaking water pipes and clogged or blocked sewer pipes on their property, and other related service plans. The company is a member of the S&P 500, the Dow Jones Utility Average (DJUA), the Philadelphia Utilities Index (UTY), and the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI). Lynch has more than 25 years of experience in both the regulated and market-based water and wastewater industry. In his previous role as Chief Operating Officer, Lynch was responsible for the successful performance of American Water’s 16 regulated states, serving approximately 12 million people in more than 1,600 communities. He also led operational excellence across the company’s footprint, as well as system-wide engineering, health and safety, and the company’s Military Services Group. He previously served as executive vice president of a multistate division; as president of New Jersey American Water and New York American Water; and as a group president of the company’s market-based businesses. He joined American Water in 2001. Lynch has also served as president of the National Association of Water Companies and has served for several years on the board of directors and on its executive committee. He also serves on the Water Research Foundation’s board of trustees. He has attended executive education programs at Oxford University in England and IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland, and completed the Advanced Management Program at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business. A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, he holds a bachelor’s degree in general engineering and attained the rank of captain before his departure from the U.S. Army in 1990.

Strah began his career with The Illuminating Company in 1984. He later served as director of Business Services for FirstEnergy's Northern Region - Ohio, and director of Operations Support Services for the company's Western Region - Ohio. In 2001, he was named president of the Northern Region for Jersey Central Power & Light, and in 2005, he was named regional president of Ohio Edison. He was promoted to vice president, Distribution Support, for FirstEnergy Utilities in 2011. and he was named senior vice president and president of FirstEnergy Utilities in 2015. He was elected senior vice president and chief financial officer of FirstEnergy in March 2018, and was elected to his current position in May 2020.

Jimmy Addison is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for SCANA Corporation. As CFO, Addison is responsible for planning, directing and overseeing the organization’s finance functions including accounting, financial planning, investor relations, treasury and new nuclear finance, along with oversight of information services and technology. Addison also serves as president of SCANA Energy Georgia, which provides retail natural gas, and as president of SCANA Energy Marketing, which provides wholesale and large retail natural gas sales across the southeast.  

Thomas is a student Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth starting in 2014 and is based in Hampton, New Hampshire. He is a Board Member at Northeast Gas Assn and Chairman/President/CEO at Unitil. Thomas has worked as Director of Engineering at Unitil, Board Member at Southern New Hampshire Services Inc, and Chairman at Energy Council of The Northeast. He studied at University of New Hampshire Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics, UNH, and DARTMOUTH COLLEGE.

Julie Caruthers Parsley is a Chief Executive Officer at Pedernales Electric Cooperative and is based in Austin, Texas Area. She has worked as Commissioner at Public Utility Commission of Texas, Commissioner at Gamma Beta Phi Society, and Associate at K&L GATES LLP. Julie works or has worked as Partner at Parsley Coffin Renner LLP. She studied at Texas A&M University between 1980 and 1984 and Texas Tech University School of Law between 1988 and 1990.

Jeffrey 'Jeff' Baudier is a Senior VP/Pres:South Central at NRG ENERGY, INC.; Chief Executive Officer at Intermountain Rural Electric Association; and Chief Mktg & Dev officer at Cleco. He has worked as Senior Attorney at CHEVRON CORP, Lawyer at Caffery Oubre Dugas & Campbell, and Partner/Special Counsel at Jones Walker LLP. Jeffrey works or has worked as MEMBER at Louisiana State Bar Association. He attended University of New Orleans and Loyola University New Orleans College of Law.