Job Title: 
Vice President, Technology Commercialization
Organization: 
Battelle Memorial Institute

Brett Bosley leads technology commercialization for Battelle’s Global Laboratory Operations.  He is responsible for expanding engagement between industry and the national laboratories managed or co-managed by Battelle for the U.S. Department of Energy, increasing the commercialization and deployment of innovation, and leveraging relationships with affiliated venture funds.  Brett also has management responsibility for Battelle’s Technology Partnership Practice, which provides technology-based economic development management consulting services around the world.

Previously, Brett held management positions in the chemical & life sciences industry, most recently as the Director of Operations for Siemens Molecular Imaging Biomarker Research.  He earlier served as the General Manager of fine-chemical maker Callery Chemical, and in financial or operational capacities at several life science ventures.  Brett also worked as a commercialization manager at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Brett served in the U.S. Marine Corps.  He holds an MBA in Finance from Carnegie Mellon University and a BS in Computer Science from National University.  He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Alliance for Sustainable Energy (which operates the National Renewable Energy Laboratory for DOE), the Battelle Ventures Advisory Board, and the Research Advisory Board of the University of Missouri at Columbia.  

Job Title: 
President & Chief Operating Officer
Organization: 
SWEPCO, American Electric Power

Venita McCellon-Allen is president and chief operating officer of Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO), serving approximately 439,000 customers in Louisiana, Arkansas, East Texas and in the Panhandle area of North Texas. She has authority for distribution operations and a wide range of customer and regulatory relationships. In addition, the position of president and chief operating officer or AEP Texas reports to her.   

Previously, she was executive vice president – AEP Utilities East, responsible for the distribution, customer service and financial performance of AEP’s utility operating companies in the states of Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.  From 2008 to 2009, she was executive vice president – AEP Utilities West, responsible for distribution and customer service operations in the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. From 2006 to 2008, she was president and chief operating officer of SWEPCO.  

From 2004 to 2006, she was senior vice president - Shared Services, responsible for human resources, information technology and telecommunications, procurement and supply chain services, corporate 

services and enterprise security.  Prior to that, she was senior vice president for human resources for Baylor Health Care System in Dallas, Texas. A 17-year veteran of Central and South West Corp., McCellon-Allen held leadership roles at CSW in operations, customer service, strategic planning and human resources. Her last position there was senior vice president for corporate development and customer service.  

McCellon-Allen was a leader on the Transition Management Team for the AEP-CSW merger, helping to drive the process of seeking savings, cultural change, staff selection and functional realignment.  

In 1983, she joined SWEPCO, then a CSW subsidiary, as a communications representative, and by 1994-95 she was SWEPCO’s Central Division manager in Texarkana, Texas. McCellon-Allen moved to Dallas in 1995 to become vice president-corporate services. She became senior vice president-corporate development in 1996 and senior vice president for both customer relations and corporate development in 1998.  

Joining Baylor Health Care System in September 2000, McCellon-Allen worked within the BHCS integrated health care delivery network that included 14,000 employees and about $3 billion in annual revenues.  

McCellon-Allen earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Texas A&M University. She is also a graduate of the University of Chicago’s Executive Development Program and the Young Managers Program at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business.  

Job Title: 
Principal
Organization: 
Decker Garman Sullivan

 

David Garman is currently a principal and managing partner in the consulting firm Decker Garman Sullivan and Associates, LLC, with a client base that includes Fortune 500 companies, national laboratories, universities, think tanks and “greentech” startups. 

At the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Garman served as the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy from 2001-2005, and then as the Under Secretary of Energy from 2005-2007.  He testified before Congress 47 times and was twice awarded the Secretary’s Gold Medal.  In addition, the National Academy of Public Administration credited Garman and his team for transforming the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy from a “troubled organization” to one that was “worthy of emulation.”  

Prior to his service in the Executive Branch, Garman served two United States Senators and two Senate Committees in a variety of professional staff capacities over the course of two decades.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy from Duke University, and a Master of Science in Environmental Sciences from the Johns Hopkins University. 

 

Job Title: 
Vice President, Business & Joint Ventures
Organization: 
Shell Oil Company

Not only is Stephanie Sterling a home grown talent in the Albertan oil and gas industry, she was a key component of the Athabasca Oil Sands Project start-up when she served as the Business Manager for its commissioning. Now Vice President, she heads up all of Shell’s Heavy Oil Business and Joint  Venture partnerships. Born and raised in Westlock, Alberta,  a small town north of Edmonton, she started with Shell straight out of university in 1989, at a time when oil was just $16 a barrel. Throughout her 22 years she’s worked in many technical and commercial positions across the company, playing a crucial role in Shell’s continued safe and responsible operations. Besides having a very successful career, Stephanie has an equally vibrant life outside of work. She sponsors a scholarship for girls in high school looking to pursue engineering and is also on the board of the MEOW foundation, a no kill Calgary cat shelter  that has helped over 14,000 cats in the  last 12 years. 

In memory of her brother, who was renowned for restoring antique tractors, Stephanie and her husband have began restoring antique family tractors. They recently completed their first project – fixing up her great grandfather’s tractor. Currently this restored 1948 John Deere is on display at the Canadian Tractor Museum in Stephanie’s home town of Westlock.

Job Title: 
Partner
Organization: 
KPMG

 

John Kunasek serves as the National Sector Leader for Energy, Natural Resources & Chemicals (“ENR”) at KPMG. KPMG’s U.S. ENR practice is a $600 million dollar practice with over 1 500 dedicated professionals $600 million dollar practice with over 1,500 dedicated professionals specializing in Audit, Tax and Advisory services.

 

John has spent over 25 years in the ENR industry. He has worked extensively with energy companies in many segments of the industry, including: oil & gas chemicals power energy marketing & trading including: oil & gas, chemicals, power, energy marketing & trading, midstream, and gas distribution.

Job Title: 
Senior Vice President, Government Affairs and Communications
Organization: 
BrightSource Energy

Joseph Desmond is Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Communications for BrightSource Energy. Desmond brings more than two decades of private and public energy sector experience to his role at BrightSource Energy, where he oversees communications, marketing, and government and regulatory affairs. Prior to joining BrightSource Energy, Desmond served as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing & Business Development Officer at Ice Energy, Inc. and Senior Vice President of External Affairs at NorthernStar Natural Gas. Desmond served in numerous executive roles under California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger including Deputy Secretary of Energy for the State Resources Agency, Chairman of the California Energy Commission and Undersecretary for Energy Affairs. Prior to public service, Desmond spent four years as President and Chief Executive Officer of Infotility, Inc. Previously, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Electronic Lighting, Inc., and Vice President of Parke Industries. He serves on the Board of Directors for the American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE). Desmond earned a B.S. in Marketing, Finance and Management from Northeastern University where he graduated magna cum laude.

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