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