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

Paul Savage
EMerge Founder – Board Member – Executive Committee
Managing Director, DC Power Ventures, Chair, IEEE Smart Village Technical Committee, Senior Consultant – Department of Energy, Loans Program Office

Robert R. Bennett
EMerge Board Member
President and CEO, Emera Technologies

Gary Oppedahl
EMerge Board Member (Alternate)
Vice President Emerging Technologies, Emera Technologies

Kevin Meagher
EMerge Board Member
Principal, Energy One Solutions International

Tim Martinson
EMerge President – Board Member – Executive Committee
Principal, T. E. Martinson Associates

Stephen Miner
EMerge Board Advisory Member
President & Chief Executive Officer, Solar Energy Trade Shows

Gary Thuro
EMerge Board Advisory Member (Alternate)
Chief Marketing and Sales Officer, Solar Energy Trade Shows

Dr. Gregory Reed
EMerge Science Adviser
Program Director, National Science Foundation

Terry Hill
EMerge Public Policy Adviser
Senior Policy Adviser, PHIUS

Sharmila Ravula
EMerge Market & Technology Adviser – Commercial/Industrial
Principal Consultant

Larry Lutz
EMerge Market & Technology Adviser – Information and Communications
Technical Sales Engineer, Enedo Power