NEMA Staff Directory

National Electrical Manufacturers Association
1300 North 17th Street
Suite 900
Arlington, Virginia 22209
Phone: (703) 841-3200
Fax: (703) 841-5900

Office of the President

Debra Phillips, President and CEO
Aiysha Joseph, Executive Assistant

Office Services and Facilities

Mark Haga, Manager

Legal Affairs

Legal Counsel

Peter Tolsdorf, Chief Legal, Membership, and People Officer
Bezalel Stern, Associate General Counsel, and Member Relations Executive

Member Communications

William Green, Senior Manager, Digital Media
Jena Passut, Managing Editor, Digital Content
Rob Glass, Advertising Account Executive, The YGS Group

Member Services

Ashley Musselman, Director, Strategic Alliances and Events
Christine Shattuck, Manager, Member Relations

Finance and Administration Department

Sonia Vahedian, Chief Operating Officer

NEMA/BIS

Donald R. Leavens, PhD, Vice President and Chief Economist
Steve Wilcox, Director, Market Research
Laurie Soucy, Director, Statistical Operations
Zach Gilbert, Senior Economist
Ken Ayres, Manager, NEMA/BIS
Christina Ntova, Market Research Data Analyst

Public Affairs

Spencer Pederson, Vice President of Public Affairs
Madeleine Bugel, Senior Manager, International and Trade
Peter Ferrell, Manager, Connectivity and Data Policy
Stephen Gordon, Director, Government Relations
Todd Sims, Director, Government Relations
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International Trade

NEMA Mexico

Technical and Industry Affairs

Patrick Hughes, Vice President, Technical and Industry Affairs
Arlethia Johnson, Senior Administrative Assistant
Karen Sterba-Miller, Senior Manager, Operations Administration

Industry Directors

Daniel Abbate, Building Infrastructure
Fern Abrams, Industrial Products & Systems
Steve Griffith, Transportation Systems
Marc Neufcourt, Building Systems
Jonathan Stewart, Utility Products & Systems
Karen Willis, Lighting Systems

Program Managers

Paul Crampton
Brian Doherty
Michael Erbesfeld
Casey Granata
Mike Leibowitz
Brian Marchionini
Khaled Masri
Andrei Moldoveanu
Paul Orr
David Richmond
Zijun Tong

Technical Policies

Megan Hayes, Senior Technical Director
Marilyn Williams, Senior Administrative Assistant
Kierra Beliveau, Manager, Technical Services

Standards Development

Ann Brandstadter, Manager, Standards Publications and Marketing

Field Representatives

Bryan Holland, Southern Region
Jack Lyons, Northeast Region
Tim McClintock, Midwest Region
Mike Stone, West Coast Region

Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA)

Patrick Hope, Executive Director, MITA
Susan Bunning, Industry Director, Positron Emission Tomography
Holly Grosholz, Senior Manager, Government Relations
Laura Srebnik, Manager, Government Relations
Zack Hornberger, Senior Director, Cybersecurity & Imaging Informatics
Carolyn Hull, Manager, Global Regulatory Standards
Shayna Knazik, Senior Project Manager, DICOM
Peter Weems, Senior Director, Policy & Strategic Operations

Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI)

Brett Brenner, President
Brianne Deerwester, Communications Coordinator – Traditional and Social Media
Daniel Majano, Program and Digital Marketing Manager