Board and Officers
“Governing Board Members and Advisers represent key industry, government, academic and commercial segments of the electric power industry. Founding Governing Members also serve as Board Members and are adding significant resources to grow and establish the EMerge Alliance.”
Brian T. Patterson
EMerge Founder – Chairman of the Board – Executive Committee
Managing Director, B. L. Coliker Associates
Robert R. Bennett
EMerge Governing Board Member
President and CEO, Emera Technologies
Gary Oppedahl
EMerge Governing Board Member (Alternate)
Vice President Emerging Technologies, Emera Technologies
Joel Goergen
EMerge Governing Board Member
Cisco Systems
Dusan Brhlik
EMerge Governing Board Member
Direct Energy Partners
Kevin Meagher
EMerge Governing Board Member
The Sun Company
Dave Geary, PE
EMerge VP of Technology
WFT Engineering
Paul Savage
EMerge Founder – Chairman Emeritus – Governing Board Advisor
Managing Director, DC Power Ventures, Chair, IEEE Smart Village Technical Committee
Tim Martinson
EMerge President Emeritus – Governing Board Advisor
Principal, T. E. Martinson Associates
Stephen Miner
EMerge Governing Board Advisor
President & Chief Executive Officer, Solar Energy Trade Shows
Gary Thuro
EMerge Governing Board Advisor (Alternate)
Chief Marketing and Sales Officer, Solar Energy Trade Shows
Brenda Lovell
EMerge DIrector of Member Services & Marketing
RE-Plus Events
Terry Hill
EMerge Public Policy Adviser
Senior Policy Adviser, PHIUS
Larry Lutz
EMerge Market & Technology Adviser – Information and Communications
Principal Consultant
Andy Clancy
EMerge Technical Standards Committee Coordinator
Principal Consultant – Mobile-Access LLC