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Common Ground Alliance Board of Directors 2012
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BOARD OFFICERS
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Diane McCarthy, Chair
Director, Telecommunications
CGA Board Member (January 2010-Present)
Diane McCarthy is Senior Vice President of
Verizon’s Network Field Operations, leading central office and
technical facility operations for Verizon’s wireline network,
along with special service and CPE field operations for Verizon’s
wholesale and enterprise customers worldwide including underground and
aerial cable systems within those markets. Prior to 2008, Ms. McCarthy
led domestic special services operations as Senior Vice President of
Customer Experience responsible for Verizon’s wholesale and
enterprise markets and brings over 25 years’ experience in
advocating the importance and managing the impact of commitment to
damage prevention from the customer perspective. She was recently
appointed 2009 Corporate Woman of the Year by Garden State Woman
magazine.
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Ron McClain, Vice Chair
Director, Oil
CGA Board Member (2009-Present)
Ron McClain currently serves as Vice
President, Engineering & Operations for Kinder Morgan Energy
Partners. Prior to this position, Ron served within Kinder Morgan
natural gas pipeline segments and has 35 years of experience within the
disciplines of communications, automation and control, compression and
product measurement. Recently, Ron created a training program within KM
called Right-Of-Way College, where damage prevention personnel from
across the country are trained to protect the public, employees and the
environment.
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John Komidar, Treasurer
Director, Insurance
CGA Board Member (2010-Present)
John Komidar is the head of Travelers
Construction and Oil & Gas Risk Control. His career has spanned the
breadth of construction safety and construction risk management. Mr.
Komidar is responsible for leading and managing a group of 120 Travelers
Construction/Oil & Gas risk control specialists throughout the
United States who focus their safety/risk management services on large
and small contractors by providing the construction and Oil & Gas
industries with customized products and tailored
services.
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Mike Stayton, Secretary
Director, Locator
CGA Board Member (2012)
Michael B. Stayton is President &
CEO of United States Infrastructure Corporation (USIC) and was a
founding shareholder of USIC which acquired SM&P Utility Resources,
Central Locating Services and Consolidated Utility Services to form the
largest utility contract locating firm in the United States. From
2002-2007, he served as Chief of Staff and Chief Operating Officer for
the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the largest humanitarian
agency in the world. Prior to his tenure at WFP, Stayton held positions
with NiSource from 1995-2000 including President of IWC industries;
President and CEO of SM&P Utility Resources; and Senior Vice
President of Energy USA Commercial Group.
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BOARD DIRECTORS
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Jim Barron, Past Chair
CGA Board Member (2001-2005, 2007-Present)
Jim Barron is President and Owner of Ronkin
Construction, an underground utility contractor in Joppa, Maryland. He
founded Ronkin Construction in 1978. Mr. Barron was an original member
of the Steering Committee of the “Common Ground Study” and
served as the CGA’s first Chairman. He has served 14 years on the
National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA) Board of Directors and
was a member of the NUCA Executive Board for 10 of those years.
Currently, Mr. Barron is chairing a Maryland Stakeholder group that is
reviewing Maryland Damage Prevention law.
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Kevin Cripps
Director, Excavator
CGA Board Member (2012-Present)
As Chief Operating Officer and member of the board of Distribution
Construction LLC, Kevin is responsible for overseeing
the construction operations of the company’s diverse disciplines
relating to natural gas pipeline distribution systems installation,
maintenance, and rehabilitation. As COO he will help the company continue to refine
best practices across all areas of the natural gas pipeline distribution
systems business while striving to promote Distribution Construction
primary objectives of customer satisfaction and the professional growth
of their employees. Since 1995, he has held a number
of key positions within the company including Vice President of
Safety Administration and the Operator Qualification (OQ) Training and
Evaluation Program. Kevin represents the company
through participation in industry-related organizations, associations,
and events. He has served as President of the North Carolina Utility
Contractors Association (NCUCA) and is a member of the board of the
National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA). He is also a
contributing member of the Southern Gas Association (SGA), American Gas
Association (AGA), and Midwest Energy Association
(MEA).
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Tim Felt, Past Chair
CGA Board Member (2002-Present)
Tim Felt is the President and Chief Executive
Officer of Colonial Pipeline. Mr. Felt is an active industry leader
having served as past chairman and Executive Committee member of the
Association of Oil Pipe Lines (AOPL), past chairman of the
American’s Petroleum Institute’s (API) Pipeline Committee
and is a current member of the API Board of Directors. Prior to joining
Colonial, he was President and CEO of Tulsa-based Explorer Pipeline for
nine years. Mr. Felt served as Chairman of the CGA Board from
2008-2009.
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Robert Fronczak
Director, Railroad
CGA Board Member (2010-Present)
Robert Fronczak is currently Assistant Vice
President Environment and Hazardous Materials for the Association of
American Railroads (AAR). Prior to joining AAR, Mr. Fronczak worked for
HNTB, an architecture and engineering consulting firm. At AAR, his
responsibilities include the development and coordination of industry
policy related to risk management and environmental and hazardous
materials issues. Mr. Fronczak previously held positions with Milwaukee
Road Railroad and Radian Corporation.
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Dan King
Director, Gas Transmission
CGA Board Member (2013)
My King is currently Vice-President
of Engineering and Asset Reliability for TransCanada and TransCanada's
Chief Engineer. In this position Mr. King is responsible for ensuring
the reliability of TransCanada's physical operating assets. Mr. King has
more than 30 years of experience in the Pipeline industry designing,
building operating and maintaining natural gas and oil pipelines in
Canada, the US and overseas.
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Don Kopczynski
Director, Electric
CGA Board Member (2013)
Don Kopczynski
is vice president for Avista Corp. and vice president of operations for
Avista Utilities. He began his career with Avista in 1979 as an
electrical engineer. He has broad experience in utility and energy
operations, including areas of customer service, generation and
production resources, fuel cells and fiber optic
deployment. Kopczynski earned
a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the
University of Idaho. He earned a master’s degree in engineering
from Washington State University, a master’s degree in
organizational leadership from Gonzaga University and a Master of
Business Administration degree from Whitworth
University. Kopczynski is chairman of
the American Gas Association Operating Section and member of the
Transmission Expansion Planning Policy Committee of the Western Electric
Coordinating Council. He also serves on the Executive Advisory Board for
the Washington State University College of Engineering and
Architecture.
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Patti Lama
Director, At Large
CGA Board Member (2007-Present)
Patti Lama, Manager of Contract Construction
and Program Management at Portland General Electric, has 30 years of
diversified electrical utility experience. Ms. Lama has been involved in
the underground facility damage prevention arena for 15 years. She was
an active participant in the legislative committee that rewrote the dig
law in the state of Oregon and served on the Oregon Utility Notification
Center Board for nine years. Ms. Lama was a participant in the original
“Common Ground Study” and has been an active member since
CGA’s inception.
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Anthony McCain
Director, Gas Distribution
CGA Board Member (2012-Present)
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Ron McClain
Director, Oil
CGA Board Member (2009-Present)
Ron McClain currently serves as Vice
President, Engineering & Operations for Kinder Morgan Energy
Partners. Prior to this position, Ron served within Kinder Morgan
natural gas pipeline segments and has 35 years of experience within the
disciplines of communications, automation and control, compression and
product measurement. Recently, Ron created a training program within KM
called Right-Of-Way College, where damage prevention personnel from
across the country are trained to protect the public, employees and the
environment.
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Paul Metro
Director, State Regulator
CGA Board Member (2013)
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Jim Narva
Director, Emergency Services
CGA Board Member (2013)
Jim Narva is the Executive Director of the National Association of
State Fire Marshals where he is responsible for a number of programs,
including the Excellence in Pipeline Safety Program and the emergency
responder training program, Pipeline Emergencies. He is the former
Wyoming State Fire Marshal and has been involved in the fire service for
over 25 years in operations, prevention, and
management. He holds a BS from Eastern Oregon University and
is a graduate of the Harvard University Trade Union Program.
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Rick Pevarski
Director, One Call
CGA Board Member (2012-Present)
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Paul Preketes, Past Chair
Director, At Large
CGA Board Member (2001-Present)
Paul Preketes was a founding director of the
CGA representing the Gas stakeholder group from 2001 to 2007. During his
time on the Board, Paul has served as Chairman of the Board and
Treasurer. Paul currently serves as Chair of the Governance Committee.
Mr. Preketes retired from Consumers Energy Company in January 2009 as
Senior Vice President of Energy Delivery after 36 years of service. He
was responsible for strategic planning, asset management, budgeting and
engineering for the utility’s Gas and Electric transmission and
distribution systems.
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John Robertson
Director, Engineering/Design
CGA Board Member (2011-Present)
John has more than 30 years of
experience and is recognized as a leader in the field of Subsurface
Utility Engineering (SUE). He is Vice President of SUE Services at
Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc. (JMT), a multi-disciplined
consulting firm providing a full range of engineering, architectural,
and related services throughout the United States. As part of
JMT’s continuing commitment to damage prevention, John often
speaks on topics such as “SUE, what is it and why you need
it” and “The Engineer’s/Designer’s role in
damage prevention”. John was an original member of the Common
Ground Study and served as the CGA’s first Director of
Engineering/Design.
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Candace Schnoor
Director, Equipment Manufacturing
CGA Board Member (November 2010-Present)
Candace Schnoor is the Director of Public
Affairs for the John Deere Construction & Forestry Division and John
Deere Power Systems. In this position, Ms. Schnoor works closely with
these divisions and her colleagues in John Deere Public Affairs
Worldwide to develop and pursue public policies important to John Deere,
its employees, dealers and customers. One such policy is excavation
safety. Most recently, Deere partnered with CGA to ring the closing bell
at the New York Stock Exchange on Aug. 20, 2010 and helped sponsor
“National 811 Day” on August 11, 2009 by partnering with
rental companies to distribute 811 materials.
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Mike Sullivan
Director, At Large
CGA Board Member (2011-Present)
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Massoud Tahamtani
Director, State Regulator
CGA Board Member (2007-Present)
Massoud Tahamtani has worked with the
Virginia State Corporation Commission since 1980. In his current
position as Director of the Division of Utility and Railroad Safety, he
administers the Commission’s Railroad Safety and Gas and Hazardous
Liquid Pipeline Safety Programs. Mr. Tahamtani is past Chair of the
National Association of Pipeline Safety Representatives (NAPSR),
represented the States on the Federal Government’s Damage
Prevention Quality Action Team and served on the Linking Team of the
original “Common Ground Study.”
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Noel Thompson
Director, Public Works
CGA Board Member (2011-Present)
Noel Thompson is an excavation safety
veteran, having managed the City of Louisville public rights-of-way
during his tenure as Executive Administrator of the City’s Public
Works Department He has worked as a consultant for several wastewater
utilities and a design-build engineering firm, and currently consults
for Thompson Resources, based in La Grange, KY. Thompson is Past
President of both the American Public Works Association and its Kentucky
Chapter. He served on Kentucky Underground Protection,
Incorporated’s (now known as KY 811) Board of Directors for 13
years, as its President for four terms and its Interim Executive
Director. He was active in Southeast One Call Systems (SOCS) and One
Call Systems International (OCSI). He is a past co-chair of CGA’s
Membership, Marketing and Communications Committee.
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Vic Weston, Past Chair
Director, Road Builder
CGA Board Member (2001-Present)
Vic Weston is the President and CEO of
Tri-State Boring, Inc. (1975-2010) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Mr. Weston
is an original member of the CGA Board of Directors and currently serves
as the Board Chairman. He previously held the positions of CGA Vice
Chair and Treasurer. Mr. Weston is also a long-time member of the
Associated General Contractors of America and former Treasurer of the
organization. In 2007, he was recognized as a member of the CGA Hall of
Fame.
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Jeff Wiese
PHMSA Liaison
CGA Board Member (2012-Present)
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Corey Willson
Director, At Large
CGA Board Member (2008-Present)
Corey Willson has over 20 years of experience
with the 3M Dynatel Locating and Marking business. During his time at
3M, Mr. Willson has held leadership positions in Manufacturing,
Marketing and Business Development. He led the 3M initiative for GPS
mapping in the locating field and was recently awarded a patent for a
GPS interface to a locating device. Mr. Willson has been a featured
speaker at numerous industry conferences and has conducted training
seminars in US, Asia Pacific, Latin America and Europe.
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Common Ground Alliance Staff 2010
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