2026 UIGA Advisory Board
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Sam Acheson
Market Director
Woolpert -

Vladyslav Anderson
Manager of Data Science,
Infrastructure & Safety
Exelon -
Sujith Bhatia
Senior VP- Head of Digital Grid, Americas Siemens Energy
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Kevin Brown
GM, System Aviation Operations | Aerial Services
Southern Company -

Jamie Curtis
Sr. Data & Systems Engineer | Grid Analytics & Asset Management
Omaha Public Power District -

Richard Day
Digital Portfolio Manager
National Grid -

Will Farmer
Program Manager – Remote Sensing, Imagery management & Analytics
Dominion Energy -

Mike Fuller
Director of Utility Solutions
NV5 Geospatial -

Adey Gebregiorgis
Program Mgr.
Oncor Electric Delivery -

TJ Houle
VP of Solution Engineering UDC
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Bill Hovanec
GIS Supervisor
Inland Power & Light -

Jennifer Kaminsky
Manager – Electric Assets & Compliance
SDG&E -

Justin Landon
Aerial Utility Inspections Program Management and Solutions Architect
PG&E -

Nick Lasko
Manager, UAS & Data Integration
Avista -

Tom Lenzen
Infrastructure Industry Team Specialist – Imagery and Remote Sensing
Esri -

Yong Li
Senior Manager – Data Science
DTE -
Mike MacMillan
Manager, Asset Performance
Nova Scotia Power -

Heath McLemore
Sr Manager Grid Operations
Florida Power & Light -

Evelyn Merkle
UAS Manager
NiSource -

Christina Park
Senior Director, Energy Strategy
Skydio -

James Pierce
Head of Innovation, UAS Operations, Robotics and Inspection Services
Ameren -

Lindel Smith
Senior Aviation Specialist
Essential Energy -

Craig Stenberg
UAS/Remote Sensing Architect
Southern California Edison -

John Thompson
Senior Product Manager
American Electric Power