NARUC
Commissioner Tammy Cordova has three decades of experience in state government and the United States Navy. She worked for the Nevada Commission since 2001 and was first appointed as Commissioner in 2020. During her tenure, she has focused on a collaborative and practical approach to utility regulation. She serves as Chair of the NARUC Committee on International Relations.Cordova served as an officer in the U.S. Navy from 1991 to 1996. She graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1991 and the University of San Diego School of Law in 1998.
Paul Kjellander is PUF Senior Advisor, former NARUC and Idaho Commission President.
NARUC’s Committee on International Relations has provided help and best practices for almost thirty years as energy market development needs grew overseas. The Committee manages NARUC’s outreach activities across the globe, including partnerships with numerous countries.
The history of the Committee is relatively short compared to that of NARUC, which has been operating since 1889. The Committee was shaped in great part by Erin Hammel, the first person hired in 1999 for work on NARUC’s International Programs.
PUF’s Paul Kjellander talked with Hammel about the founding of NARUC’s Committee on International Relations, how the work was shaped, and its efforts today around the world. There is more from Committee on International Relations Chair and Nevada Commissioner Tammy Cordova along with NARUC Executive Director Tony Clark, who both have played a big role in ensuring America’s trusted regulatory methods translate into best practices around the world.
PUF’s Paul Kjellander: As Chair of the Committee on International Relations, how do you view the role it plays with NARUC?