Xcel Energy | Denver, CO – September 20th, 2017
Welcome, Safety & Introductions
Luke Litteken, Vice President,
Gas Operations, Xcel Energy
Lori Warner, Public Safety Coordinator,
Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy Public Safety Program Overview
Lori Warner, Public Safety Coordinator,
Xcel Energy
Promoting Awareness Among
Teachers & Students: Curriculum
design, delivery and strategies
Lori Warner,
Public Safety Coordinator, Xcel Energy
The Regulators Perspective on Public Safety
Kim West, PHMSA Operations Supervisor,
Western Region
Measuring Public Safety Program Effectiveness: Metrics, Scorecards & Quantitative Research
Daniel Gudleski, AEGIS Insurance
Darcy Newton, Strategic Services, Culver Company
Regional Case Study
John Kartus, Senior Claims Services Manager,
Xcel Energy
First Responder Perspective: Partnership &
Collaboration with Local Utility
Karen Riggenbach-Vaughn, Energy Emergencies
Hazardous Materials/Emergency Response
Chief Mark Quick,
Colorado Department of Public Safety
Karen Riggenbach-Vaughn,
Energy Emergencies
Gold Shovel Standard
Dave Mauerman, Executive Operations
for Gold Shovel Standard
Duke Energy | Cincinnati, OH – October 3, 2017
Welcome, Safety & Introductions
Susan Browning, Sr. Health &
Safety Specialist, Duke Energy
First Responder Perspective: Partnership
& Collaboration with Local Utility
Chief Mark Ober, Fire Chief Anderson Township
Energy Safe Kids
Tracey J. Bryant, Manager Damage Prevention
& Public Awareness, Vectron Energy Delivery
Duke Visor Card
Duke Energy
Third-Party Contractors: Damage Prevention
Metrics and the Gold Shovel Standard
Geoffrey S. Spickler, Membership Director,
Gold Shovel Standard
Consumer Energy | Jackson, MI – October 19, 2017
Consumers Energy Safety Program Overview
Chelsea Dodge, Public Safety & Emergency
Management, Consumers Energy
Promoting Awareness Among
Teachers and Students Roundtable
Michelle Stepek, Public Safety &
Emergency Management, Consumers Energy
Energy Safe Kids
Dave Chislea, Gas Operations Manager,
Michigan Public Service Commission
Measuring Public Safety Program
Effectiveness: Metrics, Scorecards
& Quantitative Research
AEGIS Insurance and Darcy Newton,
Strategic Services, Culver Company
Third-Party Contractors:
Damage Prevention
Erica Fink,
Public Safety, Xcel Energy
Regional Case Study
James Buttleman, Emergency Management,
Consumers Energy
Regional Case Study
James Buttleman, Emergency Management,
Consumers Energy
UGI Utilities | Bethlehem, PA – October 26, 2017
Welcome, Safety & Introductions
Eric Swartley, Sr. Manager,
Pipeline & Public Safety, UGI Utilities, Inc.
Hans Bell, Chief Operating Office,
UGI Utilities Inc.
UGI Utilities Public Safety
Program Overview
Janet Stochla, Public Safety Administrator II,
UGI Utilities Inc.
Promoting Awareness Among
Teachers & Students
Kelly Flowers, Senior Program Director,
National Energy Foundation
Ian Wright. Director of Business
Development, National Energy Foundation
Regulator’s Perspective on Public Safety
Paul Metro, Manager Gas Safety,
Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission
Measuring Public Safety Program
Effectiveness: Metrics, Scorecards
& Quantitative Research
Scot Macomber, Vice President Loss Control,
AEGIS Insurance
Darcy Newton, Strategic Services,
Culver Company
Damage Prevention Panel Discussion:
Utility, Contractor, and Gold Shovel
Standard Perspectives
Ralph Miller, Duke Energy
Regional Case Study
Lehigh Valley Regional Partnership
First Responder Panel Discussion:
Partnership & Collaboration with Local Utility
Allen Fowler, Sr. Pipeline Safety Administrator,
UGI Utilities Inc.
Chief Lee Lau bach, Fire Chief, City of Allentown
Pennsylvania One Call System
Bill Kiger, President & CEO
Why Consider Gold Shovel Standard?
Eric Swartley, Sr. Manager Pipeline &
Public Safety, UGI Utilities Inc.
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SCANA | Columbia, SC – February 7, 2018
(Originally scheduled for October 2017)
Welcome, Safety & Introductions
Thomas Flitter,
Public Awareness Program Manager,
SCANA and Executive Comments
First Responder Collaboration – PERI
Arthur O. Buff, P.E.,
CATS Program Manager, PHMSA, Southern Region
Dig Law Enforcement
Thomas Flitter,
Public Awareness Program Manager,
SCANA and Executive Comments
PHMSA’s Regulatory Perspective
on Public Safety
Arthur O. Buff, P.E.,
CATS Program Manager, PHMSA, Southern Region
Case Study: Digital Communications Plans,
Measuring Effectiveness
Carley Welsh,
Advertising Coordinator, SCANA