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Board of Directors

The UTC Board of Directors and Chairs

Our Board of Directors is made up of members who volunteer their time to enhance the services UTC provides and are committed to delivering the best possible member benefit. All UTC Members are encouraged to participate in the committees and divisions of UTC. For information on each, please contact the staff liaison listed below the respective groups.

Current UTC Board Executive Committee Officers are:

CEO

Jimmy R. (Rusty) Williams

President and CEO – Ex Officio

  • rusty.williams@utc.org
  • 202.833.6817
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Steve Liegl

Chair UTC
Board – WEC
Energy Group
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Mike Unser

Vice Chair UTC Board –
Salt River Project
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Doug Barton

Secretary / Treasurer UTC
Board – Southern
Company
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Tony Suppa

Immediate Past-Chair UTC
Board – Public Service
Electric and Gas
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  • 2026 – 2027 BOARD MEMBERS
  • Corey Allen, AEP (Region 4 Chair)
  • Georgia Anton, Hawaiian Electric Company (UtiliSite Committee Chair)
  • Lee Ayers, Mid-Carolina Electric Cooperative, Inc. At-Large Director)
  • Doug Barton, Southern Company (Board Sec/Treas and Finance Committee)
  • Andreas Breuer, European UTC (European UTC and GAC Chair)
  • Mark Brown, Southern Company (Region 3 Chair)
  • Enoch Chales, Jr., CenterPoint Energy (At Large Director)
  • Dewey Day, Pacfic Gas & Electic company (At Large Director)
  • Gabriel Garcia, CPS Energy (Region 7 Chair/Utilities Broadband Committee (UBC) Chair)
  • Marloon Paula Gonzales, National Grid (Region 1 Chair)
  • Justin Hardy, Southern Company (Telemcon committe Chair)
  • Casey Harris, Southern Duke Energy (Knowledge And Learning Division Chair)
  • Holly Henderson, Southern Company (Public Policy Division (PPD) Chair)
  • Joe Henderson, WEC Energy Group (Region 5 Chair)
  • Sue Hoffman, Southern Company (Regional Division Chair)
  • Matt Holthe, Nebraska Public Power District (Audit Committe Chair)
  • Larry Lach, Nebraska Southern California Edison (At Large Director)
  • Steve Liegl, Nebraska WEC Energy Group (UTC Board Chair)
  • Tim Mackay, Hydro OneNetworks Inc. (At Large Director)
  • Kirt Mayson, NorthWestern Energy (At Large Director)
  • Kyle AcCormick, Lincoln Electric System (Region 6 Chair)
  • Shondel McPherson, PSEG(Region 2 Chair )
  • John Nachilly, Eversource Energy (IT-OT Committe Chair)
  • David Parkhurst, Grant County PUD (Region 9 Chair)
  • Travis Phifer, Try State G and T (Region 9 Chair)
  • Mark Ponton,Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (At-Large Director)
  • Robert Saddler, Lower Colorado River Authority (Membership Division Chair)
  • Matt Schnell, Nebraska Public Power District (Leadership Advisory Committee (LAC) Chair)
  • Jason Smith, Blue Ridge Energy (At Large Director)
  • Adam Spratt, Southern Co. (Sec, Risk, and Compliance Chair (SRCC))
  • Anthony Suppa, PSE&G (UTC BOD Immediate Past Chair and Nominating Committee)
  • Michael Tate, Great River Energy (Technical Division Chair)
  • Khai Tran, SMUD(Region 10 Chair)
  • Mike Unser, Salt River Project (UTC Board Vice Chair and Forward Planning Chair)
  • Gary Vondrasek, JEA (LAC Board Representative)
  • Dymitr Wajsman, UTC America Latina (UTC America Latina)
  • Sheila Wells, Nashville Electric Service, Ret., Leidos (Chair's Committe)
  • Paul Zawada, American Electric Power Co., Inc. (At Large Director)

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Steve Liegl

Board Officers

Steve Liegl is currently the Director Infrastructure and Operations for WEC Energy Group, consisting of seven regulated gas, electric, and renewable energy utilities.
WEC Energy Group was formed seven years ago through an acquisition of Integrys Energy Group by Wisconsin Energy. WEC Energy Group is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with major utility operations in Wisconsin, Upper and Lower Michigan, Minnesota, and the Chicago area.
At WEC Energy Group Steve is responsible for managing his group’s operating/maintenance budget, capital project budget, staffing, technical training, and outsourcing. Steve also has
responsibility for the strategic, tactical, and operational direction of multiple IT infrastructure and operations teams supporting IT infrastructure, exchange/messaging, service desk, client devices, software deployment, and IT asset management. Along with managing the IT teams, critical business relationships are required due to the unique systems within the various electric and gas utilities.
Since joining the organization ten years ago he has held three different positions ranging from the leader of the network operations group, manager voice/data communications infrastructure, and his current role.
Prior to joining the utility industry Steve spent 17 years in the cellular industry working for companies such as Verizon Wireless, AT&T, T-Mobile, and BellSouth. While at these organizations Steve held roles in both network operations as well as core network engineering.
Along with six years of active service in the United States Marine Corps, Steve currently holds a Doctorate of Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Wisconsin Lutheran College and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

Mike Unser

Board Officers

Mike Unser, BSEET, MBA – Mr. Unser has a Bachelor’s Degree in Electronic Engineering Technology and a Masters of Business Administration Degree in Management.  Mr. Unser has over 25 years’ experience in fiber optics including, engineering, permitting, construction, inspection, testing, acceptance and troubleshooting. Mr. Unser is responsible for the engineering and construction of fiber optic networks for SRP’s electrical and water networks as well as for SRP’s commercial fiber optic network.
In addition to working for SRP Mr. Unser has been involved with the UTC for over 10 years.  Most recently as the Telecom Committee Chairman.

Doug Barton

Board Officers

Tony Suppa

Board Officers

Anthony works as a Project Manager with Public Service Electric and Gas in Newark, New Jersey. Anthony is responsible for the management of wireless co-location on all electric transmission towers and distribution poles for PSEG. Anthony is a 1981 graduate of Newark College of Engineering ( NJIT ) and is a Licensed Professional Engineer in the state of New Jersey.