“I find rewarding taking an angry agitated person around to a point where he or she understands what we’re here to do, why we’re doing it, and why we made the decision we made.”

“Sustainability eight to ten years ago was a matter of only energy players in the market. It was our main domain, and our challenge. Now every brand, and every company deals with sustainability.”

“We’re challenging ourselves and participants in our proceedings, to approach the discharge of our mandate to set just and reasonable rates in a more efficient way, without sacrificing quality and ensuring customers are protected.”

“I’ve been asked to advocate on distributed energy resources. I’m spending time doing research and outreach to members to make sure I’m fully covering those issues.”

“Relationship building is where I have found the most success in my career. If I could offer any security executive advice, it would be don’t just step in and say no. Understand first.”

“I’m a catalyst. What I do is ignite things and people to believe in something bigger than they thought was possible.”

“NYPA is working to become the first end-to-end digital utility, and with that there are a lot of moving parts.”

“A working group for CIGRÉ is made up of participants from across the globe. They compile best practices that are published on our website. One I’m on currently, which applies to the role I’m in now, is knowledge transfer.”

“Power generation materials, steels, and materials that are common to many of our mainstay fossil fired plants is where my expertise is.”

“I quickly developed a passion for the power utility industry since it is a way to serve my community, similar to how I was able to serve my country in the military.”