At the discretion of APPA's Board of Directors, DEED Board Members make advisory decisions on DEED grant and scholarship applications, oversees the governance of the program, and helps shape research and development within public power. DEED Board Members also help utility representatives within their region to refine their grant applications or offer other research and development-related guidance.

DEED Board of Directors

Board Chair
Jackie Pratt
General Manager, Stowe Electric Department
Stowe, Vermont

Region 1 (Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming)
vacant

Region 2 (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin)
Eric Miller
Manager of Engineering & Electric Distribution, Kaukauna Utilities
Kaukauna, Wisconsin

Region 3 (Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota)
Darrell Dunlap
Superintendent of Utilities, City of Fulton 
Fulton, Missouri

Region 4 (Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas)
Jennifer Rogers Smith
Assistant General Manager, Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority
Edmond, Oklahoma

Region 5 (Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia)
Darryl Strother
Operations Manager - Electric, City of Rocky Mount
Rocky Mount, North Carolina

Region 6 (Arizona, California, and Nevada)
vacant

Region 7 (Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee)
Jared Combs
Business Intelligence Analyst, CDE Lightband
Clarksville, Tennessee

Region 8 (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont)
Jackie Pratt
General Manager, Stowe Electric Department
Stowe, Vermont

Region 9 (Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington)
KC Fagen
Engineering Manager, Tillamook People's Utility District
Tillamook, Oregon

Region 10 (US Territories or all DEED members)
Steven Coley
Manager of Grid Research and Development, Tennessee Valley Authority
Knoxville, Tennessee

At-Large (All DEED members)
David Ketchen
Assistant General Manager, Littleton Electric Light and Water Departments
Littleton, Massachusetts

E&O Section Officers, 2025-2027

E&O Chair: Scott Tomashefsky, Regulatory Affairs Manager, Northern California Power Agency, California

E&O Vice Chair: Stacy Cantrell, Vice President Engineering, Huntsville Utilities