David (D.J) Pleskac | Burns & McDonnell
David Pleskac (D.J.) is a member of Burns & McDonnell’s Transmission & Distribution (T&D) business development team and is responsible for client relations and strategic alliances with electric and gas utilities in the Western U.S. (including Alaska and Hawaii). D.J. has practical experience in a wide-range of utility and energy related areas including electric utility operations & maintenance, fleet management, public relations, human resources, apprenticeship training, transmission & distribution, substations, EPC, construction management, substation physical security, distributed generation, wind, solar, biomass, PEM fuel cells, hydro, nuclear, smart grid, SCADA, telecom, energy conservation, microgrids, and energy storage.
Steve Wright | Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County
Steve was named General Manager of Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County (Chelan PUD) by the Board of Commissioners in September 2013. He graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in public administration. Steve began his professional career at the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) in the energy conservation division in 1981. He held a number of positions within BPA, the last 12 years as Administrator/CEO. BPA provides roughly one-third the electricity and 70% of the high voltage transmission in the Pacific Northwest. At BPA he was in charge during the west coast energy crisis and the resulting financial recovery, completed a 10 year agreement for salmon restoration in the Columbia River basin, oversaw substantial increases in energy efficiency investments, new transmission to support wind power development and new 20-year power sales contract for all of BPA’s supply. As General Manager, Steve has led the development of a community based Strategic Plan finalized in April 2015. Steve is committed to an open dialogue with customers, employees, and the PUD’s many business partners about the priorities of the PUD and continuing to ensure low rates and reliable service consistent with a financially stable public power utility. In a 2016 survey, 93% of customers indicated they were satisfied or very satisfied with their Chelan PUD service.
John Stoll | Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County
As the managing director of customer utilities at Chelan County PUD, John is responsible for the distribution, water, wastewater, and customer service functions of the utility. John has held this position for over seven years and has worked in the utility industry for twenty years. John has had the opportunity to work on a wide variety of strategic issues within the utility on projects ranging from siting large infrastructure projects to developing rate proposals reflective of our evolving industry. In addition, John has implemented multiple technology projects and has championed the stakeholder engagement initiative within Chelan PUD. John has a Bachelor of Science degree from Central Washington University and is currently a Western Energy Institute board member as well as founding member of the Large Public Power Council Customer Service Executive Committee.
