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  • EPSA Competitive Power Summit

    Competitive Power Summit

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    Grand Hyatt DC Address 1000 H St NW, Washington, DC, United States

  • New York Energy Summit

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    Albany Capital Center 55 Eagle St., Albany, NY, United States

    TEPA Members save 15% on registration. Use "250432" at checkout.

  • The Morning Plug

    The Morning Plug

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    Wake up with Shannon and Young as they take on the top energy stories and news that made recent headlines. We go live the last Wednesday every month on Zoom. Register once and get access to every episode.

  • The Morning Plug

    The Morning Plug

    Featured The Morning Plug

    Wake up with Shannon and Young as they take on the top energy stories and news that made recent headlines. We go live the last Wednesday every month on Zoom. Register once and get access to every episode.

  • The Morning Plug

    The Morning Plug

    Featured The Morning Plug

    Wake up with Shannon and Young as they take on the top energy stories and news that made recent headlines. We go live the last Wednesday every month on Zoom. Register once and get access to every episode.

  • Flora Mexican Kitchen

    Mahjong Night hosted by Power Women of TEPA

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    Flora Mexican Kitchen 3422 Allen Pkwy, Houston, TX, United States

    Mahjong Night hosted by Power Women of TEPA Whether you're a mahjong master or don't know a bam from a crack, this event is for you! Join The Power Women of TEPA on Wednesday, June 25th from 5:00–8:00 PM in the colorful Frida Room at Flora Mexican Kitchen for a night of fun, food, and […]

  • The Morning Plug

    The Morning Plug

    Featured The Morning Plug

    Wake up with Shannon and Young as they take on the top energy stories and news that made recent headlines. We go live the last Wednesday every month on Zoom. Register once and get access to every episode.

  • The Morning Plug

    The Morning Plug

    Featured The Morning Plug

    Wake up with Shannon and Young as they take on the top energy stories and news that made recent headlines. We go live the last Wednesday every month on Zoom. Register once and get access to every episode.

  • Renewable Energy Markets™ 2025

    Renewable Energy Markets™ 2025

    Hilton Americas-Houston 1600 Lamar St, Houston, Texas

    The Renewable Energy Markets™ (REM™) conference has been the premier event for states, businesses, organizations, and households that choose clean, renewable electricity every day, bringing together leaders from federal and state governments, major corporate purchasers, the nation’s top utilities and electricity generators, and renewable energy marketers from around the world. Register online at https://www.renewableenergymarkets.com/us/home - Enter SO_TEPA […]

  • Churchill Downs

    TEPA Connect | Louisville

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    Churchill Downs 700 Central Ave, Louisville, KY, United States

    Gates open at 4PM, races start at 5PM

  • The Morning Plug

    The Morning Plug

    Featured The Morning Plug

    Wake up with Shannon and Young as they take on the top energy stories and news that made recent headlines. We go live the last Wednesday every month on Zoom. Register once and get access to every episode.

  • Spin Boston

    TEPA Connect | Boston

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    Spin Boston 30 Melcher St, Boston, MA, United States

Andrew Barth

President, E.M.P

Andrew Barth is Partner and Co-Founder of CSD Energy Advisors, LLC, a national energy management firm that assists clients with the development and implementation of integrated energy solutions.

Based in Houston, TX, Mr. Barth combines fifteen years of industry experience, customer service, and technology to provide client based solutions. His areas of expertise are in the planning and sourcing of commodity procurement strategies, risk management, and the development of efficiency and sustainability initiatives.

Andrew Barth

Perry Ruthven

Secretary, E.M.P.

Perry Ruthven is the Managing Director of Priority Power Management (PPM) in Houston, Texas. Drawing from a career that has cut across multiple industries including Energy, Technology, Logistics, Banking, and Insurance, Perry brings a wealth of knowledge and market experience to lead PPM’s Houston Region.

Perry joined PPM from PARenergy Inc., an electricity brokerage and consultancy based in Houston, Texas. As founder and president of PARenergy, Mr. Ruthven built a successful business representing diverse clients in the chemical, healthcare, commercial real estate, food service and logistics industries.

Perry-Ruthven

Jennifer Underwood

Treasurer

Jennifer Underwood is the Vice President of Operations, Energy Solutions at Mantis Innovation. With over twelve years in the energy industry, Jen brings a wealth of experience, playing a pivotal role in overseeing the day-to-day operations and spearheading transformative processes.

Her focus is fostering high-performing teams and cultivating a culture of collaboration and efficiency. Prior to joining Mantis Innovation, she served as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at APPI Energy.

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David Wiers

At-Large Board Member, E.M.P.

David C. Wiers has over 17 years of experience in creating and delivering innovative solutions in the energy industry. Mr. Wiers has participated in deregulated markets from their inception and has shared his expertise at numerous conferences and forums, advocating retail electricity and representing third-party aggregator, broker, and consultant (ABC) channels.

Wiers founded Satori Energy in 2006, which has now served over 50,000 accounts and has secured more than $140 Million in energy savings for its clients. In late 2011, Mr. Wiers assisted in the due diligence and purchase of Select Energy Partners (SEP).

Mr. Wiers has led the strategic vision of the firm as Satori has continued its pattern of targeted growth through the acquisitions of Public Utility Brokers (September 2014), GOBY LLC’s procurement business (December 2014), Velocity Energy Group (January 2015), EnergyNext, Inc. (April 2015), WTX Power (August 2015), and InSource Power (October 2015).

David Wiers

Paul Ward

At-Large Board Member, E.M.P.

Paul is an At-Large Board Member and has been involved with TEPA since its inception and continues to share his expertise to further the mission of TEPA. He served as the 2012 President of the organization, working primarily to increase the value of membership to the supplier community in TEPA.

Paul also previously served as Chair on the Discipline Committee (now Standards and Compliance) for three years to help enforce a code of conduct in the Texas market through elevating ethical standards of TEPA’s membership.

With a broad background and significant expertise in wholesale markets, he founded Scioto Energy in 2008 and – together with Susanne Buckley – uniquely positioned the company as a trusted resource for natural gas and electric supply. He later became a founding member of Energy Professionals of Ohio and eventually served as its chairman, overseeing the group’s initiatives to ensure competitive market practices and policies while bringing a unified voice to the broker community.

Over the last decade, Greg has helped lead Scioto Energy to the forefront of Ohio brokerage firms, building long-lasting client relationships with innovative product offerings, proprietary tools, first-class service, and extensive market knowledge.

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Lauren Bailey

At-Large Board Member

Lauren serves as the Director of Sales at Broker Online Exchange and has been a key player at BOX since its inception. Having held numerous roles in Account Management and Business Development, Lauren possesses exceptional talent in developing growth sales strategies, achieving financial targets, and building relationships.

Lauren Bailey

Christopher Gersch

At-Large Board Member

Christopher Gersch currently serves as the Co-Founder and President of Navigate Power. Christopher brings over 20 years of professional leadership experience and a dynamic understanding of energy markets to the clean energy industry. He began his career as a commodity trader at the Chicago Board of Trade and then utilized his expertise to form eleven businesses, including Verde Solutions, Navigate Power, RxSun, and Fresh Coast Solar.

As a philanthropist and an active member of his community, he is an executive board member for the Charles Tillman Cornerstone Foundation, a member of the Catholic Covenant Energies Advisory Board, and Director at Large for The Energy Professionals Association (TEPA).

Mr. Gersch is an adjunct professor at the University of Chicago, designing and teaching quantitative trading strategies and algorithmic system modeling. He often appears as an expert guest speaker for CNBC, Bloomberg, CNN, and Fox Business News. Mr. Gersch graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in Aerospace from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is a licensed multi-engine commercial pilot.

Chris Gersch

David Roylance

At-Large Board Member, E.M.P.

David has more than 30 years in the energy industry with a proven track record of delivering innovative solutions for competitive electricity and natural gas consumers across the North American and European restructured markets.

Most recently, David co-founded Prism Energy Solutions, an energy consultancy for commercial natural gas and electricity consumers. Prior to forming his own company, David was Senior Vice President for Reliant Energy, where since 2001 he led the commercial and industrial sales and marketing division before joining SaveOnEnergy in 2009.

Prior to joining Reliant in 1998, David rose through positions of increasing responsibility at Conoco Philips’ domestic and international units, ultimately served as a Director of Natural Gas Trading and Marketing.

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Greg Bechert

At-Large Board Member, E.M.P.

Greg Bechert, Managing Partner at Scioto Energy, is an industry veteran who has devoted his career to supporting deregulation and ensuring competitiveness in the Ohio energy markets.

His background in the industry began in 1995, marketing natural gas and electricity to the Midwest and Northeastern United States with Enron Capital and Trade Resources. In 2002, he joined Constellation NewEnergy, where he directed power sales efforts for the Great Lakes region, including Ohio, Michigan and Illinois.

With a broad background and significant expertise in wholesale markets, he founded Scioto Energy in 2008 and – together with Susanne Buckley – uniquely positioned the company as a trusted resource for natural gas and electric supply. He later became a founding member of Energy Professionals of Ohio and eventually served as its chairman, overseeing the group’s initiatives to ensure competitive market practices and policies while bringing a unified voice to the broker community.

Over the last decade, Greg has helped lead Scioto Energy to the forefront of Ohio brokerage firms, building long-lasting client relationships with innovative product offerings, proprietary tools, first-class service, and extensive market knowledge.

Greg Bechert

Steve Campbell

Vice President, E.M.P

As Vice President of Energy Solutions at Mantis Innovation, Steve Campbell is responsible for the overall growth strategy for this business division. Campbell previously held the role of President at Patriot Energy Group before the company transitioned the brand to Mantis Innovation.

Prior to that role, as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Patriot Energy Group, Campbell was responsible for the company’s finance and operations functions, with primary responsibility for the company’s finance and accounting, financial planning, treasury, back-office operations and facilities management. Campbell has over thirty years of experience as a finance executive in public and private software companies ranging from Raytheon, IBM Software Division, Genuity, Enterasys Networks, Juniper and Progress Software.

Steve Campbell