Leadership Team
CEA serves its electricity industry members and their interests through the work of expert professionals, overseen by a Board of Directors made up of CEA corporate utility members.
Francis Bradley
President and CEO
Acts as the chief representative and spokesperson for CEA and its members, focusing on issues of national concern to the electric utility industry.
Richard Lussier, CPA, CMA
Vice President of Corporate Services & Treasurer
Responsible for internal operations, including analytics, human resources, corporate governance, accounting, and office administration, as well as all fiscal responsibilities, such as budgeting and financial reporting.
Channa S. Perera
Vice President of Policy Development
Channa is responsible for providing strategic guidance and direction over policy development related to the electricity value-chain (generation, transmission, distribution, and customer service) as well broad-based policy issues such as sustainability, human resources, health and safety, standards, environmental regulations, and Indigenous affairs among others.
Michael Powell
Vice President of Government Relations
Responsible for directing the association’s government-focused advocacy efforts, with a particular focus at the political level. He manages the association’s Government Relations Strategy Group (GRSG).
Janice Garcia
Corporate Secretary and Director Membership and Sustainability
Janice acts as CEA’s Corporate Secretary and Membership Services Manager and is responsible for enhancing the quality of service offerings and value to the Membership as well as serving as a resource to CEA’s Board of Directors.
Julia Muggeridge
Vice President of Communications and Marketing
Responsible for CEA’s communications department, overseeing strategic communications planning, marketing, events and public affairs as well as social, digital and traditional media relations on behalf of the organization and its members.
Stephen Koch
Director of Emerging Issues
Works with senior CEA members and industry experts to identify, predict, and prepare for technological innovations and potentially disruptive market changes across the energy sector.
Leah Michalopulos
Director of Government Relations
Responsible for managing government relations activities, with leadership on activities at the U.S. and North American levels. This role also includes responsibility for CEA’s Power Marketers Council and CEA’s member committee focussed on grid security.
Daniel Gent
Director of Analytics
Leads the CEA’s Analytics Program, the only national industry program that leverages reliability data analytics on behalf of member and participating utilities.
Justin Crewson
Director of Transmission and Distribution
Responsible for managing CEA Transmission & Distribution councils and committees. These groups focus on the development of, and advocacy for, policy positions and priorities relating to electricity transmission & distribution projects and operations.
Diana Dominique
Director of Customer and Power Marketers
Responsible for leading CEA’s Customer and Power Marketers Councils, including policy issues related to energy conservation and cross-border energy trading.
Jay Wilson
Director of Generation and Stewardship
Responsible for CEA’s Generation Council, which leads CEA’s strategic advocacy on issues and policies related to the generation of electricity, including climate change and clean energy, wildlife, fisheries and impact assessments.
David McKendry
Senior Fellow
Reporting to the COO, the Senior Fellow is advisor, counsel and mentor to CEA staff, programs and councils. The Senior Fellow is a member of CEA senior management in an advisory capacity and is a member of the Directors Committee. Additionally, the Senior Fellow provides advice and counsel to the President & CEO and the Planning and Priorities Committee
Staff Team
Aimee Lin,
Data Analyst
Alex Kent,
Manager, Transmission and Distribution Policy
Asuka Boehm, EIT,
Senior Reliability Analyst
Daniella Bidin,
Communications Officer
Danielle Vézina,
Administrative & Events Coordinator
Doris Amo,
Receptionist/Accounting Clerk
Elizabeth West,
Executive Assistant to the President and CEO
Faran Mirza,
Manager, Corporate Partners Program and Sponsorships
Joelle Lancaster,
Reliability Analyst
Kelly McTavish,
Coordinator, Corporate Partners Program
Kerri Fournier,
Manager, OHS and Standards Programs
Patrick Farley,
Graphic Designer and Creative Manager
Rewa Mourad,
Communications Officer
Robin Yee,
Advisor, U.S. Affairs & Grid Security
Shahrzad Simab,
Senior Advisor, Climate Change & Clean Energy
Yosief Tsegai,
Senior Accountant
Board of Directors
Chair, 2020
Mike Marsh, President and Chief Executive Officer
SaskPower, Regina, Saskatchewan
Past Chair, 2018-2019
Ray Robinson, President and Chief Executive Officer
Saint John Energy, Saint John, New Brunswick
Members
Anthony Haines, President and Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Hydro Corporation, Toronto, Ontario
Andrew Hall, President and Chief Executive Officer, Yukon Energy Corporation, Whitehorse, Yukon
*Chair of the Board Committee on Sustainable Electricity
Bryce Conrad, President and Chief Executive Officer, Hydro Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario
Chris O’Riley, President & Chief Executive Officer, BC Hydro, Vancouver, British Columbia
Corey Hessen, Senior Vice President, Power & Storage, TC Energy, Calgary, Alberta
Daniel St-Onge, Director, Energy, North America, Atlantic Operations, Rio Tinto Alcan, Montreal, Quebec
Gary Murray, President and Chief Executive Officer, Newfoundland Power Inc, St John’s, Newfoundland
George Lidgett, Executive Vice President & General Manager Utilities, ATCO, Calgary, Alberta
Jay Grewal, President and Chief Executive Officer, Manitoba Hydro, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Jason Roberts, President and Chief Executive Officer, Maritime Electric Company Ltd, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
John Kousinioris, Chief Operating Officer of TransAlta and President of
TransAlta Renewables Inc., TransAlta, Calgary, Alberta
Josée Guibord, President and Chief Executive Officer, Evolugen by Brookfield Renewable, Gatineau, Quebec
Julie Boucher, Vice President of Communications, Government Affairs and Indigenous Relations, Hydro-Québec, Montréal, Quebec
Kate Chisholm, Senior Vice President, Planning, Stakeholder Relations and Chief Sustainability Officer, Capital Power Corporation, Edmonton, Alberta
Keith Cronkhite, President and Chief Executive Officer, New Brunswick Power Company, Fredericton, New Brunswick
Ken Hartwick, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ontario Power Generation Inc, Toronto, Ontario
Mark Poweska, President and Chief Executive Officer, Hydro One Inc, Toronto, Ontario
Max Cananzi, President, Alectra Utilities, Hamilton, Ontario
Michael Mosher, President and Chief Executive Officer, FortisAlberta Inc, Calgary, Alberta
Noel Voykin, President and Chief Executive Officer, Northwest Territories Power Corporation, Hay River, Northwest Territories
Peter Gregg, President and Chief Executive Officer, Nova Scotia Power, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Rob Lister, President and Chief Executive Officer, Oakville Enterprises Corporation, Oakville, Ontario
Roger Dall’Antonia, President and Chief Executive Officer, FortisBC Inc, Kelowna, British Columbia
Scott Thon, P Eng, President and Chief Executive Officer, AltaLink, Calgary, Alberta
Stan Marshall, President and Chief Executive Officer, Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro, a Nalcor Energy Company, St John’s, Newfoundland
Terry Young, President and Chief Executive Officer, IESO, Toronto, Ontario
Wayne O’Connor, President and Chief Executive Officer, ENMAX Corporation, Calgary, Alberta