Message-ID: <5822102.1075855429984.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 07:05:39 -0700 (PDT) From: nancy.bagot@enron.com To: janet.butler@enron.com, ray.alvarez@enron.com, martha.benner@enron.com, eric.benson@enron.com, lynn.blair@enron.com, jack.boatman@enron.com, rob.bradley@enron.com, theresa.branney@enron.com, lorna.brennan@enron.com, tom.briggs@enron.com, alan.comnes@enron.com, bill.cordes@enron.com, shelley.corman@enron.com, christi.culwell@enron.com, shonnie.daniel@enron.com, mary.darveaux@enron.com, rick.dietz@enron.com, dari.dornan@enron.com, john.dushinske@enron.com, sharon.farrell@enron.com, drew.fossum@enron.com, donna.fulton@enron.com, john.goodpasture@enron.com, pearce.hammond@enron.com, steven.harris@enron.com, joe.hartsoe@enron.com, glen.hass@enron.com, robert.hayes@enron.com, rod.hayslett@enron.com, bambi.heckerman@enron.com, theresa.hess@enron.com, robert.hill@enron.com, bradley.holmes@enron.com, staci.holtzman@enron.com, tamara.hopkins@enron.com, stanley.horton@enron.com, lee.huber@enron.com, martha.janousek@enron.com, steven.january@enron.com, j..kean@enron.com, robert.kilmer@enron.com, frazier.king@enron.com, steve.kirk@enron.com, tim.kissner@enron.com, laura.lantefield@enron.com, l..lawrence@enron.com, blair.lichtenwalter@enron.com, elizabeth.linnell@enron.com, michael.loeffler@enron.com, teb.lokey@enron.com, phil.lowry@enron.com, ruth.mann@enron.com, susan.mara@enron.com, donna.martens@enron.com, dorothy.mccoppin@enron.com, w..mcgowan@enron.com, kay.miller@enron.com, terri.miller@enron.com, sheila.nacey@enron.com, ets <.nelson@enron.com>, ray.neppl@enron.com, dave.neubauer@enron.com, eva.neufeld@enron.com, robert.neustaedter@enron.com, l..nicolay@enron.com, sarah.novosel@enron.com, ranelle.paladino@enron.com, maureen.palmer@enron.com, zelda.paschal@enron.com, geneva.patterson@enron.com, maria.pavlou@enron.com, keith.petersen@enron.com, janet.place@enron.com, j..porter@enron.com, dan.pribble@enron.com, tony.pryor@enron.com, colleen.raker@enron.com, randy.rice@enron.com, kathy.ringblom@enron.com, linda.robertson@enron.com, james.saunders@enron.com, lisa.sawyer@enron.com, donna.scott@enron.com, john.shafer@enron.com, richard.shapiro@enron.com, mike.smith@enron.com, louis.soldano@enron.com, lon.stanton@enron.com, d..steffes@enron.com, kathleen.sullivan@enron.com, jim.talcott@enron.com, gina.taylor@enron.com, denis.tu@enron.com, mike.van@enron.com, stephen.veatch@enron.com, donald.vignaroli@enron.com, jody.warner@enron.com, kimberly.watson@enron.com, kim.wilkie@enron.com, jane'.'wilson@enron.com, rob.wilson@enron.com, michele.winckowski@enron.com, james.wininger@enron.com, lisa.yoho@enron.com Subject: Wood announces Staff Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-From: Bagot, Nancy X-To: Butler, Janet , Alvarez, Ray , Benner, Martha , Benson, Eric , Blair, Lynn , Boatman, Jack , Bradley, Rob , Branney, Theresa , Brennan, Lorna , Briggs, Tom , Comnes, Alan , Cordes, Bill , Corman, Shelley , Culwell, Christi , Daniel, Shonnie , Darveaux, Mary , Dietz, Rick , Dornan, Dari , Dushinske, John , Farrell, Sharon , Fossum, Drew , Fulton, Donna , Goodpasture, John , Hammond, Pearce , Harris, Steven , Hartsoe, Joe , Hass, Glen , Hayes, Robert , Hayslett, Rod , Heckerman, Bambi , Hess, Theresa , Hill, Robert , Holmes, Bradley , Holtzman, Staci , Hopkins, Tamara , Horton, Stanley , Huber, Lee , Janousek, Martha , January, Steven , Kean, Steven J. , Kilmer III, Robert , King Jr., Frazier , Kirk, Steve , Kissner, Tim , Lantefield, Laura , Lawrence, Linda L. , Lichtenwalter, Blair , Linnell, Elizabeth , Loeffler, Michael , Lokey, Teb , Lowry, Phil , Mann, Ruth , Mara, Susan , Martens, Donna , McCoppin, Dorothy , McGowan, Mike W. , Miller, Mary Kay , Miller, Terri , Nacey, Sheila , Nelson, Kimberly (ETS) , Neppl, Ray , Neubauer, Dave , Neufeld, Eva , Neustaedter, Robert , Nicolay, Christi L. , Novosel, Sarah , Paladino, Ranelle , Palmer, Maureen , Paschal, Zelda , Patterson, Geneva , Pavlou, Maria , Petersen, Keith , Place, Janet , Porter, Gregory J. , Pribble, Dan , Pryor, Tony , Raker, Colleen , Rice, Randy , Ringblom, Kathy , Robertson, Linda , Saunders, James , Sawyer, Lisa , Scott, Donna , Shafer, John , Shapiro, Richard , Smith, Mike , Soldano, Louis , Stanton, Lon , Steffes, James D. , Sullivan, Kathleen , Talcott, Jim , Taylor, Gina , Tu, Denis , Van Norden, Mike , Veatch, Stephen , Vignaroli, Donald , Warner, Jody , Watson, Kimberly , Wilkie, Kim , 'Wilson, Jane' , Wilson, Rob , Winckowski, Michele , Wininger, James , Yoho, Lisa X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Steven_Kean_Jan2002\Kean, Steven J.\FERC X-Origin: Harris-S X-FileName: sharris1 (Non-Privileged).pst This release came out at FERC late last night. NEWS MEDIA CONTACT: FOR IMMEDIATE REL= EASE Hedley Burrell=09=09=09=09=09=09September 18, 2001 (202) 208-0680=20 =20 FERC CHAIRMAN WOOD NAMES PERSONAL STAFF Chairman Pat Wood, III of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission today na= med four top aides who will serve in his office and help him and his fellow= commissioners shape the direction of the Commission. "I am delighted to have found people of this caliber," Chairman Wood declar= ed. "I know that they will bring short- and long-term insights to our poli= cy making that will be invaluable as we tackle the challenging energy issue= s that face our country. With these outstanding individuals in place, we = are off to a good start and I am confident that this team will help us brin= g the benefits of fair and genuine competition to the nation's energy custo= mers." Named to the Chairman's staff were advisors Lawrence D. Crocker, III, Rober= t E. Gramlich, Alison Silverstein and Andrew K. Soto. Mr. Crocker has more than 11 years' experience in the regulatory arena, inc= luding major responsibilities in administrative law, utility regulation, an= d government operations. Since 1999, he had served as senior attorney-adv= isor for the Office of General Counsel of the Public Service Commission of = the District of Columbia. He served as managing attorney for the D.C. Comm= ission's electric industry restructuring program and represented the Commis= sion before federal agencies and in the courts. Concurrently, on a consul= ting basis, he served as hearing officer for the Council of the City of New= Orleans. He presided over the Council's gas deregulation proceedings, cu= stomer protection and utility mergers. He also served as presiding office= r in regulatory hearings and conducted pre-hearing conferences. Earlier, h= e was general counsel for the D.C. Public Schools and acting general counse= l for the D.C. Public Service Commission. In 1989 and 1990, he served as h= earing officer/staff attorney at the Massachusetts Department of Public Uti= lities. He is a graduate of Howard University School of Law and has a bach= elor of arts degree from Washington & Lee University. Mr. Gramlich served as market and policy analyst at FERC, PJM, and the PG&E= National Energy Group. He was Senior Economist in the PJM Market Monitor= ing Unit, where he monitored the competitiveness and efficiency of power ma= rkets. In the FERC Office of Economic Policy, he advised on market power, = market rules, and Regional Transmission Organization policies. He has als= o held positions at the California Public Utilities Commission, Lawrence Be= rkeley National Laboratory, and the World Resources Institute. He has a M= aster of Public Policy degree from the University of California at Berkeley= and a B.A. in economics from Colby College. Ms. Silverstein has experience in the central issues involved in energy ind= ustry operations and restructuring. She was advisor to Chairman Wood for = the past six years when he headed the Public Utility Commission of Texas an= d was active in the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioner= s. During this period, the Texas Commission presided over the transformat= ion of the state's electric industry into a sound competitive wholesale mar= ket as well as moving Texas' telecommunications industry to retail competit= ion. She advised the Chairman on most facets of wholesale and retail mar= ket design. From 1984 to 1994, she held a number of positions with Pacific= Gas & Electric Co. in San Francisco, including supervisor of information a= nd communications services and senior communication planner. She also se= rved as an operations research analyst with the U.S. Department of the Inte= rior in the 1970s. Ms. Silverstein holds a master of business administrati= on degree from Stanford University, an MSE in systems analysis and economic= s from The Johns Hopkins University and a bachelor of arts degree in econom= ics from The Johns Hopkins University.=09=09=09 Mr. Soto joined FERC in 1998 and had served as appellate litigation attorne= y in the Office of the Solicitor, representing the Commission in complex li= tigation before U.S. Courts of Appeals and other federal courts. He previ= ously had his own energy industry law practice in Portland, Oregon. Earlie= r, from 1994 to 1997, he was with Ball Janik, LLP in Portland. He was gen= eral counsel to Energy Services, Inc., on retainer from Ball Janik, for muc= h of 1997 and earlier was an associate representing power marketers and the= industrial customers of the Bonneville Power Administration. As an associ= ate with Newman & Holtzinger, P.C., in Washington, D.C., from 1989 to 1994,= he represented energy companies before FERC and other federal agencies and= courts. From 1987 to 1989, he served as a law clerk in the Office of Adm= inistrative Law Judges at the U.S. Department of Labor. He graduated from = Villanova University School of Law and has a bachelor of arts degree from F= ranklin & Marshall College. R-01-39 (30)