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Organization Structure

Officers

The elected officers of PNWER include a President, two First Vice Presidents (one from the US and one from Canada) and two second Vice Presidents (one from each country). Officers must be elected legislators, or an elected governor or premier, from participating jurisdictions at the time of their election and remain in office for their tenure as a PNWER Officer. A copy of the PNWER Officer Handbook discussing PNWER's organizational structure and delegate responsibilities can be found here.
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Sen. Mike Cuffe
President
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Richard Gotfried, MLA
Vice President
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Sen. Chuck Winder
Vice President
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Rick Glumac, MLA
Vice President
PNWER Officer's Handbook

Executive Committee

President
Sen. Mike Cuffe
Montana

Vice President, Canada
Richard Gotfried, MLA
Alberta

Vice President, U.S.
Sen. Chuck Winder
Idaho

Vice President, Canada
Rick Glumac, MLA
British Columbia
Immediate Past President
Larry Doke, MLA
Saskatchewan
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Past President

Sen. Arnie Roblan (ret.)
Oregon
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State/Provincial Leads:
Rep. Chris Tuck
Alaska

Rick Glumac, MLA
British Columbia
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Sen. Chuck Winder
Idaho
​
Sen. Mike Cuffe
Montana

Sen. Lew Frederick
Oregon

Caroline Wawzonek, MLA
Northwest Territories

Larry Doke, MLA
Saskatchewan
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Sen. Jim Honeyford
Washington

​Paolo Gallina, MLA
Yukon
Private Sector Representatives:

Canada Co-Chair
David Bennett
FortisBC

U.S. Co-Chair
Dan Kirschner
NW Gas Association


PNWER CEO
Matt Morrison

Delegate Council

The Delegate Council consists of four legislators (plus alternates) from each jurisdiction, as well as the governors / premiers (or a designated representative) from each of the states / provinces / territories. It is expected that in the states, each legislative caucus selects one of the four delegates and also may select alternates. In the provinces and territories, the government is encouraged to appoint delegates from both the government and opposition. The delegates from each jurisdiction are encouraged to hold meetings to discuss priority issues for the jurisdiction, as well as provide reports to their leadership on PNWER action items. The appointed delegates from each jurisdiction also should meet annually to select a lead delegate to serve on the PNWER executive committee. The lead delegate may also serve on the PNWER Foundation Board of Directors.

​The Delegate Council is responsible for coordinating the agendas from the public sectors of each jurisdiction, promoting participation in each working group, working with sponsors and promoting sponsorship, as well as ensuring that the PNWER organization continues to adhere to its original mission and regulations as outlined in PNWER’s rules and regulations.
Alaska
Gov. Mike Dunleavy
Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer
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Sen. Mia Costello
Sen. Jesse Kiehl
Sen. Donny Olson (Alt)
Sen. Bill Wielechowski (Alt)
Rep. Chris Tuck 
Rep. George Rauscher (Alt).

Alberta
Premier Jason Kenney
Richard Gotfried, MLA
Roger Reid, MLA
Garth Rowswell, MLA
R.J. Sigurdson, MLA
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British Columbia
Premier John Horgan
Rick Glumac, MLA
​
Dan Ashton, MLA
​
Idaho 
Gov. Brad Little
Sen. Michelle Stennett
Sen. Chuck Winder
Sen. Dan Johnson (Alt)
​​
Rep. Rick Youngblood (Alt) 

Montana
Gov. Greg Gianforte
John Brenden
Sen. Mike Cuffe
​
Sen. Keith Reiger
Sen. Jon Sesso (Alt)
Rep. Derek Skees

Oregon
Gov. Kate Brown
Arnie Roblan
Sen. Bill Hansell
​Rep. David Brock Smith
Northwest Territories
Premier Caroline Cochrane
Hon. Caroline Wawzonek, MLA

​Saskatchewan 
Premier Scott Moe
Hon. Dustin Duncan, MLA (Alt)
Hon. Lori Carr, MLA (Alt)​


Washington
Gov. Jay Inslee 

Sen. Bob Hasegawa
Sen. Jim Honeyford
Sen. Lisa Wellman (Alt)
Rep. Bruce Chandler 
Rep. Cindy Ryu 
Rep. Bob Sutherland (Alt)

Yukon
Premier Sandy Silver
Paolo Gallina, MLA
Hon. Ranj Pillai (Alt)
Bold = PNWER Officers /
State, Provincial and Territorial Leads

Private Sector Council

Every PNWER private sector member sits on the PSC; this includes business, the non-elective public sector, NGOs, local governments, and other non-profit organizations. Each jurisdiction selects one of their private sector members to serve as the chair of their private sector council, and the chair will then sit on the Executive Committee ex-officio. Each jurisdiction may develop its own private sector council to support the work of PNWER in their jurisdiction. In addition, from among the chairs of each jurisdiction, one is selected of the PSC from Canada, and one from the US to serve as PSC Co-Chairs.

The purpose of the PSC is to provide a forum for the private sector to meet and discuss issues of concern and communicate these through the working groups and the Private Sector Council to the PNWER Executive Committee. Furthermore, each state, province, territory delegation is encouraged to hold meetings as needed in their own jurisdiction and promote business leadership within all aspects of PNWER.
Private Sector Representatives:
Canada Co-Chair
David Bennett
​Director, FortisBC

U.S. Co-Chair
Dan Kirschner
Executive Director, Northwest Gas Assoc.
Alaska 
Casey Sullivan, Marathon Petroleum
Hans Neidig, ExxonMobil

Alberta 
Amanda Affonso, Enbridge
Jim Donihee, CEPA
Riley Georgson, Transalta
Mike Simpson, Devon Energy
Scott Thon, AltaLink

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British Columbia
Colin Smith, APEGBC
David Bennett, FortisBC
Don Dalik, Fasken Martineau
Ken Davis, Quad-Lock
Marcia Smith, Teck
Glenn Wonders, AME BC
Emilie de Rosenroll, South Island Prosperity Partnership
Idaho
Ken Dey, J.R. Simplot
Patrick Kole, Idaho Potato Commission
Norm Semanko, Idaho Water Users Assn.
Bob Naeurbout, Idaho Dairymen's Assn.
John Revere, INL/Battelle
Jesse Ronnow, Zions Bank
Luke Russell, Hecla Mining
Jennifer Visser, Idaho Power

Montana
Mike Halligan, The Washington Companies
Diane Smith, American Rural
Claudia Rapkoch, Northwestern Energy

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Northwest Territories
Darrell Beaulieu, Denendeh Investments
Pawn Chugh, NWT BDIC


​Oregon 
Dan Kirschner, NWGA
Sunny Radcliffe, PGE
Kent Yu, Seft Consulting
Ken Nicholas, EQL Energy
Curt Abbott, Oregon PUD Association
Saskatchewan
Shawna L. Argue, APEGS
Scott Rudderham, Canpotex
Allan Migneault, AJM
Janice Tranberg, Saskcanola

Washington 
Bruce Agnew, Cascadia Center
Pam Brady, BP
Johan Hellman, BNSF
Nina Odell, PSE
DeLee Shoemaker, Microsoft
Megan Ouellette, Alaska Airlines
Ryan Eddy, PNNL
​Bob Sailer, PNWLG

Yukon 
Stanley Noel, Dena Nezzidi Development Corporation

Past Presidents

Larry Doke, MLA (Ret.) | SK | 2018-19

Sen. Arnie Roblan (Ret.) | OR | 2017-18

Dan Ashton, MLA | BC | 2016-17


Sen. Curt McKenzie (Ret.) | ID | 2015-16

Hon. David Ramsay (Ret.) |​ NT | 2014-15

Sen. Kevin Ranker (Ret.) | WA | 2013-14

​​Hon. Lyle Stewart, MLA | SK | 2012-13
Rep. Mike Schaufler (Ret.) | OR | 2011-12

Hon. Mel Knight, MLA (Ret.) | AB | 2010-11

Sen. Lesil McGuire (Ret.) | AK | 2009-10

​Hon. John van Dongen, MLA (Ret.) | BC | 2008-09


Rep. George Eskridge (Ret.) | ID | 2007-08 

​​Hon. Jim Kenyon, MLA (Ret.) | YK | 2006-07
Rep. Glenn Anderson (Ret.) | WA | 2005-06

Hon. Rob Renner, MLA (Ret) | AB | 2004-05

Sen. Fred Dyson (Ret.) | AK | 2003-04

Hon. Barry Penner, MLA (Ret.) | BC | 2002-03

Rep. Jeff Morris (Ret.) | WA | 2001-02

Statutes 

PNWER was created by statute in 1991 by the states of Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Montana and Washington and the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia.  The Yukon Territory was added in 1999, Saskatchewan was added in 2008 and the Northwest Territories was added in 2009. Below are several of the statutes and motions to create PNWER.
Washington State Statute
Idaho State Statute 
Montana State Statute
Oregon State Statute

Alberta
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Yukon
Northwest Territories
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