Tentative Agenda
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Complimentary Hotel Breakfast
8:00 a.m.
Golf Tournament and Lunch
The Club at Frisco Farms
Shotgun start at 8:00 a.m.
Lunch and two drink tickets
Evening on Your Own
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Complimentary Hotel Breakfast
7:30 a.m.
Member Registration Open
8:30 a.m.
General Session
Welcome and Convene
Invocation and Pledge
Environmental Policy, Regulatory & RUS Update
Angela Aikman, Vice President, Design Group Director, Environmental, Guernsey
Environmental Considerations During Storm Response & Disaster Recovery
Samuel Marquardt, Emergency Management Coordinator, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Roundtable Discussions
Battery Energy Storage: Environmental & Safety Considerations
Benjamin Locke, Vice President, DER & Microgrid, TRC Companies
PCB & Universal Waste Management: Storage, Disposal, and Pitfalls
Jessica Pennington, Director of Environmental Compliance, Emerald Transformer
Noon
Lunch on Your Own
1:15 p.m.
General Session
Welcome and Convene
Invocation and Pledge
Government Relations Update
Zach Stephenson, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Texas Electric Cooperatives
Wildfire Mitigation Strategies
Bruce Goss, System Operations Engineering Manager, United Cooperative Services
Theresa Seitler, Manager of Engineering Services, Upshur Rural EC
Moderator: Zach Stephenson, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Texas Electric Cooperatives
AI Applications for Utility Engineering
Nick Shumaker, Manager of Engineering, Oklahoma Electric Cooperative
3:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Exhibit Show and Welcome Reception
Evening on Your Own