From The Desk of Ken Wilmot (Alltricity Network Executive Director)

🌟 Thank you for making the 2025 Spring Conference a success!

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who made the 2025 Alltricity Network Spring Conference in Dallas a standout event! From attendees and speakers to moderators, tabletop sponsors, the Alltricity Network Board of Directors, Education Committees, and the Alltricity Scholarship Foundation—your dedication made this event truly engaging, educational, and enjoyable. Over the course of 1.5 days, we built relationships, shared experiences, dove into educational sessions, and tackled tough questions in candid roundtable discussions. A few standout highlights included:

• Day 1 Keynote: Morris Morrison energized the room with purpose-driven leadership insights—and had everyone jumping (literally!).
• Senior Leadership Panel: Strategic perspectives from Michael Kotara (Zachry Group), David Rodriguez (El Paso Electric), Randa Stephenson (LCRA), and Manny Zeringue (Big Rivers Electric).
• Day 2 Keynote: Wylie Davidson inspired us with his message on safety legacy, trust, and leadership.
• 20+ breakout sessions spanning Generation, T&D, and Management topics.
• Pre-Conference Workshop: Tiffany Murtagh Sodeman (Salt River Project) led a powerful session on “Leading Through Change.”
• Countless networking moments—and yes, a little golf fun too! ⛳

🎉 Congratulations, 2025 Alltricity Network Emerging Leader Award recipients!

Alltricity Network proudly honored eight outstanding professionals with the 2025 Emerging Leader Award at this year’s Spring Conference. Learn more about each of these individuals and their remarkable contributions to the electric utility industry:

• Mohammad Amrollahi, Omaha Public Power District
• Luis Bonilla, Salt River Project
• Lyn England, POWER Engineers
• Wyatt Lauer, Burns & McDonnell
• Nicholas Lee, Nebraska Public Power District
• Marc Prasse, Sargent & Lundy
• Ben Prueter, Kiewit
• Erik Rios, Arizona Public Service
• Jeffrey Stephens, Xcel Energy

The Alltricity Network Emerging Leader Award recognizes individual members with 5 to 10 years of industry experience who have made significant contributions within their organizations and demonstrated strong leadership potential and outstanding service to the electric utility industry.

🏆 Alltricity Network is now accepting 2026 Emerging Leader Award nominations!

🗓️ Nomination deadline: January 30, 2026
📩 Submit a nomination!

Supervisors, mentors, or colleagues are encouraged to nominate a candidate from their organization—whether they manage others or are individual contributors—for the 2026 Emerging Leader Award.

📣 Registration is now open for the 2025 Alltricity Fall Convention!

📅 September 29 – October 1, 2025
📍 Loews Kansas City Hotel | Kansas City, MO
🏨 Book your discounted room in the Alltricity Network block
👉 Learn more & register now

Don’t miss Alltricity Network’s premier leadership event! We’re excited to welcome you and your electric utility leadership peers for high-impact conversations on today’s top utility challenges—set in a relaxed, engaging environment. What to Expect:

• Top-Tier Speakers: Hear from inspiring industry leaders tackling the biggest issues in electric utilities.
• High-Value Networking: Connect with CEOs, VPs, Directors, and top solutions providers.
• Unique Culture: Experience a collaborative, no-pressure atmosphere focused on real value.
• Plenty of Connection Time: Build relationships with colleagues and industry friends during receptions, the golf outing, quality meals, Alltricity Scholarship Foundation Auction, and more!

Additional exciting program details will be announced soon, and you can expect a solid lineup that will include keynotes, the popular CEO Panel, Alltricity Scholarship Foundation Auction and more. We look forward to seeing you there!

Alltricity Network: A resource for you

We’re here to support you and your organization with timely, relevant educational and networking opportunities. We encourage you to share our development opportunities with your peers, workgroups, and professional network! For the latest events, visit the Alltricity Network Events & Education Calendar on our website.

Our Education Committees—comprised of dedicated members—work hard to provide timely, relevant, and thoughtfully curated educational and networking opportunities. Have a topic or presentation idea for a conference or workshop?—feel free to contact us anytime!