2024 Annual Meeting Website

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2024 Annual Meeting Website

Annual Meeting Presentations

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Wednesday, May 29, 2024

AEC Member Updates & Contributions

Kelly Cushman, VP Political Programs, NRECA

BREAKOUT SESSION: Cybersecurity: Connecting Security & Risk

Moderator: Sarah Gambill, Supervisory Protective Security Advisor, CISA

Hayley Floyd, Intelligence Analyst, E-ISAC

Andrew Buschbom, Cybersecurity State Coordinator, CISA

Bobby Ferris, CEO, Lea County Electric Cooperative

CFC Presentation

Jeff Butler, Regional Vice President, CFC

BREAKOUT SESSION: Wildfire Liability & Insurance – Cooperative Challenges

Moderator: Evan Jurkovich, Sr. Manager Federal Affairs, Tri-State G&T

Abigail Plecki, Forester & Wildfire Mitigation, EMNRD State Forestry

Teresa Rigby, Fire Mitigation & Education Specialist, BLM

Phil Irwin, CEO, Federated Insurance

BREAKOUT SESSION: Broadband – Opportunities & Timelines

Moderator: Teresa Ferguson, Sr. Director Broadband & Infrastructure Funding, NRTC

Drew Lovelace, Acting Director, OBAE

Launa Waller, CEO, Plateau Telecommunications

Mario Romero, CEO, Otero Electric Cooperative

Economic Development Panel Discussion

Moderator: Jay Mendoza, Member Relations Manager, Tri-State G&T

Mark Roper, Acting Cabinet Secretary, NM Economic Development

Rep. Patricia Lundstrom, Executive Director, Greater Gallup Economic Development Corporation

Jerry Valdez, Executive Director, NM Department of Transportation

Dylan Fuge, Deputy Secretary, EMNRD

Hisham Noman, Engineering Manager, Tri-State G&T

Voices of Cooperative Power

Kelly Cushman, VP Political Programs, NRECA

Pioneer Utility Resources

Michael Shepard, CEO, Pioneer Utility Resources

Thursday, May 30, 2024

BREAKOUT SESSION: Hiring, Retention & Succession Planning

Moderator: Charise Swanson, CEO, NMREC

Marcos Martinez, Deputy Cabinet Secretary, Dept. Workforce Solutions

Brigid Woodward, People & Culture Program Manager, Tri-State G&T

Tom Beamon, Managing Director Advisory Services, BSGM

Statewide Operations Update

Charise Swanson, CEO, NMREC

CoBank Update

Esther Simon, CoBank

Homestead Update

Mark Santero, Homestead

Slides with Contacts for Speakers