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September 21-24, 2026
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Women in Energy Webinars

Creating Institutional Change and Change Agents/Leaders

Speakers:

  • Ann Rendahl, First Vice President, NARUC; Commissioner, Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, USA
  • Abigail Anthony, Commissioner, Rhode Island Public Utility Commission, USA

Recording:  NARUC – ICER Women in Energy Webinar: Creating Institutional Change and Change Agents/Leaders

Slides:  Creating Institutional Change and Change Agents/Leaders

Date: May 28, 2025


Networks for Growth: Circles of Influence, Mentoring Relationships

Speakers:

  • Michelle Fenton, Director, Organizational Development, El Paso Electric, USA
  • Alison Archer, Director, Standards & Assurance, MISO, USA

Recording: NARUC-ICER WIE: Networks for Growth, Circles of Influence, Mentoring Relationships

Slides: Networks for Growth: Circles of Influence, Mentoring Relationships

Date: April 23, 2025


Leading Teams with Emotional Intelligence and Managing for Success, Diversity & Leadership

Speakers:

  • Meghan Gilman, Commissioner, Colorado Public Utilities Commission, USA
  • Valerie Lemmie, Director of Exploratory Research, Kettering Foundation (former Commissioner, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio), USA

Recording: https://youtu.be/w78ERkgKDZw

Slides: https://pubs.naruc.org/pub/93D0085E-E46E-907A-66AD-0243277E074D

Date: Jan. 22, 2025


Personal and Organizational Resilience

Speakers:

  • Suzanne Keenan, Board Member, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), USA
  • Kelly Hanson, Chief Administrative Officer, NERC, USA

Recording: https://bit.ly/4ihDsar

Slides: https://bit.ly/3VrFAm3

Date: Dec. 4, 2024


Developing Resiliency in Your Career Path

Speakers:

  • Heidi Wushinske, Hearing Examiner, Philadelphia Gas Commission, USA
  • Jane V. Hale, Associate Professor at Slippery Rock University in the Department of Counseling and Development

Recording: https://bit.ly/3NUHxTM

Slides: https://bit.ly/3YUs4tk

Date: Nov. 6, 2024


Trailblazing Your Own Career: Communication, Advocacy and Self-Development

Speakers:

  • Sadzi Oliva, Vice President of Government Relations & Community, United Scrap Metal (former Commissioner, Illinois Commerce Commission), USA
  • Häly Laasme, Delaware Energy Assistance Director, USA

Respondent:

  • Shareen Swami, Sustainable Development Officer, Strategic Planning Office, Ministry of Finance, Strategic Planning, National Development and Statistics, Fiji

Recording: https://bit.ly/3ZIkNh1

Slides: https://bit.ly/4gBd1vn

Date: Sept. 25, 2024


Webinar on Introduction to ICER Women in Energy 2020 Mentoring Programme

Date: 10 March 2020

Speakers:

  • Ms Natalie McCoy – Head of International Affairs (ERSE, Portugal)
  • Ms Allison Jean – Chief Executive Officer (NURC, Saint Lucia)
  • Mr Gustavo Becerra – Norm Specialist (OSINERGMIN, Peru)

Moderator: Ms Beatriz Estrada – ICER Secretariat (OSINERGMIN, Peru)

Recording: Introduction to WIE 2020 Mentoring Programme


2019 Mentoring Programme Webinar

Date: 16 December 2019

Speakers:

  • Leah Jara (Kenya) and her mentor Andrea Lenauer (Austria)
  • Harriet (Zambia) and her mentor Clayton Blackman (Trinidad and Tobago)

Moderator: Ms. Kathleen Riviere, Executive Director of the Organisation of the Caribbean Utility Regulators (OOCUR)

Recording: Women in Energy E- Mentoring Programme 2019/2020


Introduction to ICER Women in Energy 2019 Mentoring Programme

Date: 26 March 2019

Speakers:

  • Ms Selusiwe Sibanda, Communications Assistant, ZERA
  • Ms Lorena Cordero, Attorney, Osinergmin
  • Mr Clayton Blackman, Commissioner, Regulated Industries Commission

Moderator: Ms Colette Honorable, Partner, Reed Smith, LLP USA, Mentor

Recording: Introduction to the ICER Women in Energy 2019 Mentoring Programme


Webinar on What we have learnt as mentors and mentees

Date: 26 November 2018

Speakers:

  • Chloe Haseltine, Policy at AER, Australia, Mentee
  • Colette Honorable, Partner, Reed Smith, LLP USA, Mentor

Moderator: Ms Diane X. Burman, Commissioner of the New York State Public Service Commission

Audio Recording: Webinar Women in Energy – WIE ICER


Webinar on Introduction to ICER Women in Energy 2018 Mentoring Programme

Date: 8 March 2018

Speakers:

  • Ms Diane X. Burman, Commissioner of the New York State Public Service Commission
  • Ms Kathleen Riviere-Smith, Executive Director of the Organisation of the Caribbean Utility Regulators (OOCUR)
  • Ms Monicah Kithuku, Kenyan Energy Regulatory Commission

Moderator: Ms Una Shortall, Chair, ICER Women in Energy


Webinar on Vulnerable Customers

Date: 17 January 2018

Speakers:

  • Ms LuAnn Scherer, Director with the Office of Consumer Services at the New York Department of Public Service
  • Mr Abba Terab, Senior Manager for Rates and Tariff at the Nigerian Energy Regulatory Commission
  • Ms Kemi Kafanabo, Principal Financial Analyst for the Tanzanian Energy and Water Utilities Authority

Moderator: Ms. Larcus Pickett, Program Manager with the International Department at NARUC

Recording: Vulnerable Customers

Slide Deck (PDF): Vulnerable-Customers-Slideshow_17-Jan-18


Webinar on Introduction to the ICER Women in Energy 2017 Mentoring Programme

Date: 8 March 2017

Speakers:

  • Ms Natalie McCoy, ERSE, Portugal
  • Ms Katherine Bennett, NARUC, USA

Moderator: Ms Una Shortall, CEER, Belgium

Audio Recording: Introduction to the ICER Women in Energy 2017 Mentoring Programme


Webinar on Activating Demand Response

Date: 6 December 2016

Speakers:

  • Ms Helene Gassin, CRE, France
  • Mr Anthony Seipolt, AER, Australia
  • Ms Diane Munns, Environmental Defense Fund, USA

Moderator: Ms Denise Parrish, Wyoming Public Service Commission, USA


Webinar on What We Have Learned as Mentor and Mentee

Date: 7 July 2016

Speakers:

  • Ms Ranjini Nayager, ICRC, Australia
  • Ms Anh Tran, CEER, Belgium
  • Ms Annegret Groebel, BNetzA, Germany

Moderator: Ms Ivy Lyn, NARUC, USA

Audio recording: ICER WIE Webinar on What We Have Learned as Mentor and Mentee


Webinar on Social media and organisations

Date: 4 May 2016

Speakers:

  • Ms Carey Evenson, C+C, USA
  • Ms Regina Davis, NARUC, USA
  • Mr Sherif Zoheir, EgyptERA, Egypt

Moderator: Ms Denise Parrish, Wyoming Public Service Commission, USA

Audio recording: ICER WIE Webinar on Social Media and Organisation


Webinar for mentors and mentees in the E-mentoring Programme 2016

Date: 8 March 2016

Speakers:

  • Ms Jocelyn Fraser, Senior Adviser, Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (Canada) – Mentor
  • Ms Michelle Groves, CEO, AER (Australia) – Mentor
  • Ms Larcus Pickett, NARUC (USA) – Mentee
  • Ms Elaine Gallagher, CER (Ireland) – Mentee

Moderator: Mr Kenneth C. Hill, Commissioner, Tennessee Regulatory Authority (USA)

Audio recording: ICER WIE Webinar for mentors and mentees in the E-mentoring programme


Social Media Webinar – Personal Branding

Date: 26 October 2015

Panelists:

  • Ms Carey Evenson, C+C, USA
  • Mr Trevor Clendenin, Sun Social SEO, USA

Moderator: Ms Una Shortall, CEER-ICER Secretariat, Belgium

Podcast: ICER WIE webinar on 26 October 2015: Social Media – Personal Branding


Webinar on What we have learned as Mentor and Mentee

Date: 22 June 2015

Panelists:

  • Ms Michelle Groves (Mentor), AER, Australia
  • Ms Ivy Wheeler (Mentee), NARUC, USA
  • Ms Kerri Johanssen (Mentee), Iowa Utilities Board, USA

Moderator: Mr Matt Elam (Mentor), Idaho Public Utilities Commission, USA

Audio recording: ICER WIE webinar on 22 June 2015: What we have learned as Mentor and Mentee


Webinar on Green (Renewable Energy) Certificates: Lessons Learned

Date: 7 May 2015

Speakers:

  • Ms Anna Moule, OFGEM (UK)
  • Ms Karin Widegren, EI (Sweden)
  • Mr Norma de la Salud, CRE (Mexico)

Moderator: Ms Susana Cazorla, CRE (Mexico)

Audio recording: 07/05/2015 ICER WIE webinar Green (Renewable energy) Certificates – Lessons Learned


Webinar on Mentoring Relationships and Experiences

Date: 13 January 2015

Speakers:

  • Ms Una Shortall, Deputy Secretary General, Council of European Energy Regulators (Belgium)
  • Ms Karen Morton, Director, National Energy Board (Canada)
  • Mr Kenneth C. Hill, Commissioner, Tennessee Regulatory Authority (USA)

Moderator: Ms Lise Duquette, Director, Regie de l’Energie, Québec (Canada)

Audio recording: 13/01/2015 (ICER WIE 2015 Mentoring: Mentoring Relationships and Experiences)


Webinar on Being Assertive about Your Own Worth

Date: 2 December 2014

Speakers:

  • Mr James Bradford Ramsay, General Counsel for NARUC (USA)
  • Ms Cristina Cifuentes, Commissioner, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (Australia)

Moderator: Ms Michelle Groves, CEO, Australian Energy Regulator (Australia)

Audio recording: 02/12/2014 Being Assertive About Your Own Worth