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Organization Structure

Officers

The elected officers of PNWER include a President, two First Vice Presidents (one from the U.S. 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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Rep. Cindy Ryu
President
Washington
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Hon. Sandy Silver
​​Vice President
Yukon
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Rep. DeLena Johnson
Vice President
Alaska
Travis Keisig
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Vice President
Saskatchewan
Rep. Britt Raybould
Vice President
Idaho
Rick Glumac, MLA
Imm. Past President
British Columbia
PNWER Officer's Handbook

Executive Committee

President
Rep. Cindy Ryu
Washington

Vice President, Canada
Hon. Sandy Silver
Yukon

​Vice President, U.S.
DeLena Johnson
Alaska

Vice President, Canada
Travis Keisig
​Saskatchewan

Vice President, U.S.
Rep. Britt Raybould
Idaho

Immediate Past President
Rick Glumac, MLA
​British Columbia
State/Provincial Leads:
Sen. Cathy Giessel
Alaska

Shane Getson, MLA
Alberta


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

​​​Sen. Lew Frederick
Oregon

Sen. Mike Cuffe
Montana

Hon. Caitlin Cleveland

Northwest Territories

Travis Keisig, MLA
Saskatchewan
​
Rep. Cindy Ryu
Washington
​
Hon. Ranj Pillai, Premier
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, and 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
Sen. Cathy Giessel
Sen. Jesse Kiehl
Sen. Loki Tobin
Sen. Donny Olson (Alt)
Rep. DeLena Johnson 
Rep. Calvin Schrage
Rep. George Rauscher (Alt)
Rep. Carolyn Hall (Alt)
Rep. Robyn Burke (Arctic Caucus)
Rep. Bryce Edgmon (Arctic Caucus Alt)
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Alberta
Premier Danielle Smith
​
Chantelle de Jonge, MLA
​Shane Getson, MLA
Garth Rowswell, MLA
Justin Wright, MLA
​
British Columbia
Premier David Eby, K.C.
Rick Glumac, MLA
​
Brittny Anderson, MLA
​Steve Morissette, MLA
​​
Idaho 
Gov. Brad Little
Sen. Van Burtenshaw
Sen. Ron Taylor

Sen. Dave Lent (Alt)
Sen. Carrie Semmelroth (Alt)
Rep. Britt Raybould
Rep. Brooke Green 
Rep. Charlie Shepherd

Rep. Tony Wisniewski (Alt)

Montana
Gov. Greg Gianforte
Sen. John Brenden (Ret.)
Sen. Mike Cuffe
Rep. Katie Sullivan

Rep. Amy Regier
Rep. Valerie Moore (Alt)

Oregon
Gov. Tina Kotek
Sen. Lew Frederick
​Sen. David Brock Smith 

Sen. Deb Patterson (Alt)
Rep. Ken Helm
Northwest Territories
Premier R.J. Simpson
Hon. Caitlin Cleveland, MLA

​Saskatchewan 
Premier Scott Moe
Travis Keisig, MLA


Washington
Gov. Bob Furguson

Sen. Bob Hasegawa
Sen. Matt Boehnke
Sen. Lisa Wellman (Alt)
Rep. Cindy Ryu 
​
Rep. Mary Dye
Rep. Stephanie Barnard (Alt)
Rep. Brandy Donaghy (Alt)


Yukon
Premier Ranj Pillai
Hon. Sandy Silver 
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 U.S. 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
Matt Gill, Marathon Petroleum
Hans Neidig, ExxonMobil
Leila Kimbrell, AK RDC


Alberta
Dale Friesen, ATCO
Richard Gotfried, Alberta Counsel
​Daniel Jurijew, Capital Power

John Sproule, Institute of Health Economics
Nancy Toombs, Economic Developers of Alberta
Janice Tranberg, Alberta Cattle Feeders Association
Lisa A. Baiton, CAPP


​​British Columbia
Dave Cowen, The Butchart Gardens
​Hana Doubrava, Microsoft
Dallas Gislason, SIPP

Anita Huberman, Surrey Board of Trade
Stephanie Tan, Teck
Paul Nursey, Destination Greater Victoria
Carmen Ortega, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority
Barry Penner, Penner Pacific
Donna Spalding, CLIA

Colin Smith, Kitsault Consulting Associates
Tamara Vrooman, Vancouver Airport Authority
Solomon Wong, InterVistas
Idaho
Adrean Cavener, Regence Blue Shield
Ken Dey, J.R. Simplot
Luke Russell, Hecla Mining
Laurel Sayer, Perpetua Resources
Norm Semanko, Idaho Water Users Assn.
Dave Sherman, WSP

Montana
John Doran, Blue Cross Blue Shield
Lori Shaw, Northwestern Energy
Cory Fong, MDU Resources

​Northwest Territories
Darrell Beaulieu, Denendeh Investments

​Oregon 
Chloe Becker, PGE
Dan Kirschner, NWGA
Craig Smith, Food Northwest
​Diane Warner, Northwest Cement Council

Saskatchewan
Cam Baker, Nutrien
Stormy Holmes, APEGS
Jeff Hryhoriw, Cameco Corporation
Natashia Stinka, Canpotex

Washington 
Sally Andrews, CLIA
Pam Brady, BP
Fred Felleman, Port of Seattle
Johan Hellman, BNSF
Charles Knutson, Amazon
Colleen Kerr, Microsoft
Matt Miller, PSE
Jeff Morris, Schneider Electric
Melanie Roberts, PNNL
​Bob Sailer, PNWLG
Carol West, WPUDA

Yukon 
Stanley Noel, Dena Nezzidi Development Corporation

Regional Partners
Bill Larson, Pacific Northwest Building Resilience Coalition
Yvan Mossman, Mitsubishi Power
David Wilkins, Nelson Mullins
​Laura Dawson, Future Borders Coalition

Past Presidents

Richard Gotfried, MLA | AB | 2021-22

​Sen. Mike Cuffe | MT | 2019-2021

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

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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
Phone: (206) 443-7723 
Email: [email protected]
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