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Permanent Engineering Board - Record Of Membership

Columbia River Treaty - Permanent Engineering Board

Published Feb. 1, 2023

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Permanent Engineering Board - Entities
United States		Canada
Mr. John L. Hairston, Chairman Administrator and Chief Executive Officer Bonneville Power Administration Department of Energy Portland, Oregon		Mr. Chris O'Riley, Chair President and Chief Operating Officer British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority Vancouver, British Columbia

Brig. Gen. Geoff Van Epps, Member Division Engineer Northwestern Division U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Portland, Oregon

Coordinators
Bill Leady Vice President, Generation and Asset Management Bonneville Power Administration Portland, Oregon		Heather Matthews Director, Generation System Operations B.C. Hydro Burnaby, British Columbia

Beth Coffey Director, Civil Works and Management Northwestern Division U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Portland, Oregon

Current Secretaries
Julie Doumbia Regional Coordination Power and Operations Planning Bonneville Power Administration Portland, Oregon		Chris Revell Manager, Planning and Licensing Generation Resource Management B.C. Hydro Burnaby, British Columbia

Permanent Engineering Board Membership
United States		Canada
Ms. Lorri Gray, Chair Portland, OR Mr. Edward Sienkiewicz, Member Newberg, Oregon Mr. Pete Perez, Alternate Washington, D.C. Ms. Sonya Baskerville, Alternate Washington D.C.		Mr. André Bernier, Chair Ottawa, Ontario Ms. Renata Kurschner, Member Delta, British Columbia Mr. Les MacLaren, Alternate Victoria, British Columbia Ms. Kathy Eichenberger, Alternate Victoria, British Columbia

Secretaries to the Board
Mr. Sean L. Smith, Secretary Washington, D.C.		Mr. Chris Piercey, Secretary Ottawa, Ontario

Permanent Engineering Board - Engineering Committee
United States		Canada
Mr. Sean L. Smith, Chair Senior Hydraulic Engineer Engineering & Construction CoP Directorate of Civil Works US Army Corps of Engineers Washington, D.C. Mr. Daniel Rabon, Member Manager National Hydropower Program Business Line Operations Community of Practice US Army Corps of Engineers Washington, D.C. Mr. Steve Yexley, Member Vice President, Technical Services Headquarters Western Area Power Administration Lakewood, CO Jen Johnson, Member Manager River and Reservoir Operations Group Pacific Northwest Regional Office Bureau of Reclamation Boise, Idaho		Mr. Chris Piercey, Chair Director Cyber and Energy Security Policy and Outreach Electricity Resources Branch Natural Resources Canada Ottawa, Ontario Dr. Amy Sopinka, Member Transmission and Interjurisdictional Branch B.C. Ministry of Energy and Mines Victoria British, Columbia Vacant Ms. Tracey Kutney, Member Senior Technical Advisor Renewable and Electrical Energy Division Electricity Resources Branch Natural Resources Canada Ottawa, Ontario
Member Record
Permanent Engineering Board - Member Record
United States		Canada
Mr. Wendell Johnson* Mr. Morgan Dubrow Mr. John Neuberger Mr. Joseph Caldwell* Mr. Homer Willis* Mr. King Mallory Mr. Raymond Peck, Jr. Mr. Emerson Harper Mr. Lloyd Duscha* Mr. Ronald Wilkerson Mr. Herbert Kennon* Mr. John Elmore* Mr. Steven L. Stockton* Mr. Edward Sienkiewicz Mr. James Dalton* Mr. Alvin Lee Ms. Lorri Gray	1964–1970 1964–1970 1970–1973 1971–1973 1973–1979 1973–1975 1976–1977 1978–1988 1979–1990 1988–2005 1990–1994 1994–1996 1996–2014 2005–2021 2014–2020 2020–2022 2022-	Mr. Gordon McNabb* Mr. Arthur Paget Mr. Valter Raudsepp Mr. Ben Marr Mr. Tom Johnson Mr. Douglas Horswill Mr. John Allan Mr. David Oulton* Mr. Daniel Whelan* Mr. Charles Kang Mr. Jack Ebbels Mr. Timothy J. Newton Mr. Thomas W. Wallace* Mr. Jonathan Will* Dr. Niall O'Dea* Mr. Marco Presutti* Ms. Renata Kurschner	1964–1991 1964–1973 1973–1974 1974–1987 1987–1988 1989–1991 1991–1999 1991–1996 1996–2002 1999–2001 2001–2003 2003–2020 2004–2012 2012–2015 2015–2019 2019–2021 2020–
Alternates
Mr. Fred Thrall Mr. Emerson Harper Mr. Alex Shwaiko Mr. Herbert Kennon Mr. Thomas Weaver Mr. John Elmore Mr. Paul Barber Mr. Daniel Burns Mr. George E. Bell Mr. Earl Eiker Mr. Robert A. Pietrowsky Mr. Stephen Oliver Mr. Sean Smith Dr. Larry McCallister Ms. Sonya Baskerville Dr. Christine Altendorf Mr. Pete Perez	1964–1974 1964–1978 1974–1987 1987–1990 1979–1997 1990–1994 1994–1995 1995–1997 1997–2014 2000–2004 2004–2017 2015–2019 2017–2018 2018–2020 2020–2022 2020–2021 2021–	Mr. Mac Clark Mr. Jim Rothwell Mr. Hugh Hunt Dr. Donald Kasianchuk Mr. Vic Niemela Mr. David Burpee Mr. Jack Farrell Mr. Prad Khare Mr. James S. Mattison Mr. Ivan Harvie Mr. Glen Davidson Mr. Les MacLaren Ms. Kathy Eichenberger	1964–1992 1964–1965 1966–1988 1988–1996 1992–1994 1994–2007 1996–1997 1997–1999 1999–2009 2007–2015 2009–2017 2015– 2020–
Secretaries
Mr. John Roche Mr. Verle Farrow Mr. Walter Duncan Mr. Shapur Zanganeh Mr. Richard DiBuono Mr. Robert Bank Mr. Jerry W. Webb Mr. Sean Smith	1965–1969 1969–1972 1972–1978 1978–1995 1995–2000 2000–2004 2004–2018 2018-	Mr. Mac Clark Mr. David E. Burpee Ms. Eve Jasmin Mr. Darcy Blais Dr. Amy Sopinka (Acting) Mr. Chris Piercey*	1964–1992 1992–2004 2004–2007 2007–2020 2020–2021 2021–
*Denotes Permanent Engineering Board Chair

Permanent Engineering Board - Engineering Committee - Member Record
United States		Canada
Mr. Shapur Zanganeh* Mr. Gary Fuqua Mr. Earl Eiker Mr. Steve Wright Mr. Larry Eilts Mr. Richard Mittelstadt Mr. Richard DiBuono* Mr. James Barton Mr. Robert Johnson Mr. James Fodrea Mr. Michael Cowan Mr. Robert Bank* Mr. Kamu Sadiki Mr. Jerry Webb* Mr. Patrick McGrane Mr. Thomas Patton Mr. John Roache Mr. Steve Yexley Mr. Daniel Rabon Mr. Sean Smith* Ms. Jen Johnson	1990–1995 1990–1996 1990–2000 1990–1996 1991–1995 1991–1996 1995–2000 1996–2001 1996–1998 1997–2009 1998–2014 2000–2004 2001–2017 2003–2018 2009–2014 2014–2016 2014–2022 2016– 2017– 2018- 2022-	Mr. Neill Lyons* Mr. Dave McCauley Mr. B. Stipdonk Mr. Roger McLaughlin* Mr. Robin Round Mr. David Burpee* Dr. Bala Balachandran Mr. Bruno Gobeil Mr. Larry Adamache Ms. Myriam Boudreault Ms. Donna Clarke Mr. Ivan Harvie* Ms. Eve Jasmin Mr. Darcy Blais* Mr. KT Shum Mr. Chris Trumpy Ms. Tracey Kutney Dr. Amy Sopinka Mr. Chris Piercey*	1990–1996 1990–1992 1990–1991 1991–2009 1991–1993 1992–2000 1993–2008 1995–1997 1996–2001 1997–2001 2001–2003 2002–2015 2003–2007 2007–2020 2008–2018 2015–2017 2016– 2017– 2021−
*Denotes Permanent Engineering Board - Engineering Committee Chair