On August 5, election ballots for Member Advisory Committee (MAC) Member Class Representatives were sent. The deadline to vote is Friday, September 5, at 3:15 p.m. Mountian. For inquiries, contact Brittany Huggins.

Click on the candidate names to see more information:

Class 1

• Ashley Donahoo, BPA
• Pablo Oñate, CAISO
• Stephanie Little, APS

Class 2 

• There were no vacancies in Class 2 and no election needed

Class 3

• Karen Demos, NextEra Energy, Inc.
• Tayana Dhaliwal, USACE

Class 4

• Fred Heutte, NW Energy Coalition

Class 5

• No nominations were received, and this seat will remain vacant until a future date. More information will be released in the coming months.

The Nominating Committee (NC) completed an extensive search and made a unanimous recommendation for the nomination of Deneen DeFiore to the vacant Board of Directors seat, for her extensive experience and knowledge in current cyber-security risks, capabilities, strategies, and policies. Ballots were sent August 5 and the deadline to cast your vote is Friday, September 5, at 3:15 p.m. Mountain. For more information on Ms. DeFiore see the Nominating Committee recommendation and her bio. For inquires, contact Brittany Huggins. 

WECC is seeking proposals from vendors qualified to provide full-service design and development of a cloud-based software platform to support the WREGIS program. Information about the project, including scope of work, deliverables, vendor qualifications, and timelines are provided in the RFP document.

Key Dates:
August 13, 2025—Expression of interest due
August 29, 2025—RFP responses due 5:00 p.m. MT
October 1, 2025—Award announced

The comment period on the recommended corporate structure and governance for WREGIS as a stand-alone entity is now open through August 29, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time. WECC invites stakeholders to comment on the recommendation. All submitted comments will be posted publicly on wecc.org and shared with WECC’s Board at its September meeting.