The 25th meeting of the Advisory Board of the TEES Smart Grid Center was hosted in person at Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) in Austin, Texas, on November 11, 2024. The agenda of the business meeting included voting on changes to membership agreements and benefits; presentations by the Leadership Team on research, proposals, and events of the Center; and receiving feedback from the Board on the current and planned activities of the Center. Participants were the following:
Board Members:
Dr. Kevin Ding, P.E., CISSP (Director, Operational Technology Solutions, CenterPoint Energy)
Mr. Richard Medina, P.E. (Chief Energy Delivery, CPS Energy)
Mr. Gary Rackliffe, P.E., MBA (Senior Vice President, Energy Technology, Quanta Technology)
Mr. Woody Rickerson, P.E. (Senior Vice President and COO, ERCOT)
Mr. Khalil Shalabi, MBA (Executive Vice President for Strategic Initiatives & Transformation, LCRA)
Mr. Cameron Smallwood, P.E., Vice Chair of Advisory Board (CEO and General Manager, United Cooperative Services).
Dr. Ann Xu (CEO and Co-Founder, ElectroTempo, Inc.)
More information on all members of the Board is posted here.
Smart Grid Center Representatives:
Dr. Miroslav Begovic (Associate Director, TEES Smart Grid Center, Professor, ECE, TAMU)
Dr. Kate Davis (Assistant Director for Education, TEES Smart Grid Center; Assistant Professor, ECEN, TAMU)
Dr. Andrea Kishné (Assistant Director for Administration, TEES Smart Grid Center)
Dr. Thomas Overbye (Director, TEES Smart Grid Center, Professor, ECE, TAMU)
Dr. Jonathan Snodgrass (Assistant Director for Modeling, Simulation and Outreach, TEES Smart Grid Center, Senior Research Engineer, ECE, TAMU)
Guests:
Ms. Amara Aigbedion (Innovation Program Manager, GE Vernova | Grid Automation), delegated by Ms. Claudia Cosoreanu (CTO, GE Vernova | Grid Automation) with voting privileges.
Ms. Kristen Senechal (Executive Vice President and COO for Transmission, LCRA)
Mr. Dan Smith (Vice President for Transmission System Operations, LCRA)
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