2026 UIGA Advisory Board
Sam Acheson
Market Director
Wool pert
Vladyslav Anderson
Manager of Data Science, Infrastructure and Safety
Exelon
Sujith Bhatia
Senior Vice-President – Head of Digital Grid, Americas
Siemens Energy
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
Bill Hovanec
GIS Supervisor
Inland Power & Light
Paul Hynes
Manager Smart Grid & Innovation
Florida 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
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
