Leadership

Kimberly J. Harris is president and CEO of Washington-based Puget Sound Energy, the utility subsidiary of Puget Energy.

Her deep industry experience in energy resources and energy efficiency are integral to PSE’s ability to maintain great customer service, reasonable energy costs and thoughtful stewardship of the environment. In addition, her focus on emerging technologies and innovations in energy help ensure PSE is ready to meet customer needs now and in the future.

Prior to being named president of PSE in June 2010 and CEO in March 2011, Harris served as executive vice president and chief resource officer. In this role she was responsible for all of PSE’s energy resources and led the operation of the company’s wind power facilities, which are now the nation’s second-largest utility owned and operated wind resource.

In addition to her responsibilities with PSE, Harris serves on the Washington State Energy Strategy Advisory Committee. She is also a member of the board of directors of the American Red Cross of King and Kitsap counties. Harris is married with two children.

Daniel A. Doyle is senior vice president and chief financial officer of Puget Sound Energy and Puget Energy.

He joined the company in November 2011. Doyle is responsible for leading the company’s financial planning and analysis activities. In his role, he oversees finance, treasury, capital, financial investment and accounting.

He has more than 25 years of experience in the utility and electric transmission industry. Prior to joining PSE, Doyle was CEO of Wisconsin Sports Development Corp., in Madison, WI. From 2000-2009, he served as vice president, CFO and treasurer of American Transmission Company, which owns and operates the high-voltage electric transmission system in portions of Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota and Illinois. From 1992 -2000, Doyle held several executive positions with Alliant Energy Corp. the Madison-based public utility holding company of electric and natural gas utilities, where he served as vice president and chief accounting and financial planning officer. Earlier in his career he served as controller of Central Vermont Public Service Corp. and as a senior audit manager in the regulated industries division of Arthur Andersen in Chicago.

Doyle serves on the boards of the Wisconsin Sports Development Corp. and Met Investor Series Trust of Irvine, Calif.

Doyle earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Michigan State University, and a Master of Business Administration degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

He is married and has 5 children.

Donald Gaines is vice president, Finance and Treasurer for Washington-based Puget Energy and its utility subsidiary, Puget Sound Energy.

With nearly 30 years of experience in utility finance, Gaines is responsible for cash management, managing the capital structure, capital market activities and oversees financial forecasting, taxes, energy risk control, portfolio structuring and asset optimization, as well as the company’s budgeting processes.

As treasurer, Gaines has raised more than $7.5 billion of capital for PSE and Puget Energy. Gaines also serves as chairman of PSE’s qualified plans committee, the group that oversees approximately $1 billion in qualified retirement and employee investment plan assets. He also is a member of the company’s energy management committee, which approves and reviews power and gas hedging strategies. In his role as trustee and treasurer of the Puget Sound Energy Foundation, he oversees approximately $20 million of investments for the foundation.

Gaines joined the company in 1981. He was named to his current position in 2002.

An avid hiker, Gaines is a member of the board of trustees of the Washington’s National Park Fund, a non-profit organization that raises funds to support Mount Rainier National Park, North Cascades National Park and Olympic National Park. Gaines also serves as a member of the board of trustees and a member of the finance committee of the St. Thomas School, an independent private school headquartered in Medina, Wash.

Gaines earned a bachelor’s degree, cum laude, in business administration from the University of Puget Sound and a Master of Business Administration degree with honors from Pacific Lutheran University.

Booga K. Gilbertson is vice president, Operations Services for Puget Sound Energy.

Gilbertson is responsible for planning, engineering and project management across PSE’s generation and natural gas and electric operations.

Since joining the company in 1985, Gilbertson has held a broad range of engineering, operations, and management positions in planning, asset management, gas and electric design engineering, performance measurement, budgeting, project management, transmission and distribution construction and maintenance, 24-hour control center operations, labor relations and emergency response management. Gilbertson has also served as an engineer for Scott Paper in Everett, Wash.

In addition to her responsibilities at PSE, Gilbertson serves on the board of directors of the Western Energy Institute and the University of Washington Electrical Engineering Industry Consortium. She enjoys skiing, hiking, running, and gardening.

Gilbertson earned a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Washington and holds an MBA from City University.

Susan McLain is senior vice president, Delivery Operations for Puget Sound Energy.

McLain is responsible for the operation, routine construction and maintenance of PSE’s natural gas and electric delivery systems. This includes electric and gas first response to address customer issues such as power outages or reports of gas odors; new customer construction; electric and gas transmission and distribution infrastructure along with substation infrastructure; system controls and protection; vegetation management; leak surveying; contractor management; emergency response; quality control; electric and gas control centers and dispatch; and electric transmission contracts.

McLain joined PSE in 1988 and has held several positions in Human Resources, Operations, Customer Service, and Strategic Planning, including vice president Operations and vice president Corporate Performance. She served as manager of the transition team for the 1997 merger of Puget Power and Washington Natural Gas. Prior to joining PSE, McLain held positions for more than a decade in a variety of human resource positions at The Seattle Times, Tacoma Boatbuilding Company, and Sisters of Providence.

In addition to her responsibilities at PSE, McLain is active in several professional and community organizations. She serves on the ColumbiaGrid executive committee, is past chair and executive committee member for the operating section of the American Gas Association, is on Western Energy Institute’s operations electric steering committee, and is a member of the Bonneville Power Administration’s non-wires solution committee. McLain is also a board and executive committee member as well as vice president of Fundraising for the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust, and a member of the Washington State Parks centennial committee. She is a former vice president of the Northwest Gas Association, and a former advisory board member of Positioning Utility Executives for Change at the University of Idaho.

The Alaskan-born McLain has a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Washington.

Marla D. Mellies is senior vice president and chief administrative officer for Puget Sound Energy.

Mellies leads a shared services organization that includes the Corporate Services, Operations Services, Safety and Performance, and Human Resources departments. Corporate Services includes various shared services, such as facilities and real estate. Operations Services provides engineering, planning and project management across both the generation and the gas and electric transmission and distribution areas. Safety and Performance leads efforts in safety and process improvement, and delivers training and development to PSE employees.

Mellies serves as secretary to the PSE board’s compensation and leadership development committee and as vice chair of the qualified plans committee.

Prior to joining PSE in 2005, Mellies was general manager of Human Resources for Microsoft Corporation’s Server and Tools Business in Redmond, Wash. She also held human resources vice president positions with Lante Corporation in Chicago and 3Com Corporation in Skokie, Ill. Mellies started her career at Central Illinois Light Company in Peoria in the Maps and Records department and spent time in gas and electric construction. She later led the utility’s gas and electric apprenticeship programs and generation training programs.

Mellies serves on the boards of the Puget Sound Energy Foundation and Hopelink in Redmond. She is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management.

An Illinois native, Mellies has a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering from Bradley University in Peoria and a Master of Arts degree in labor and industrial relations from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

She is married and has two sons.

Steve R. Secrist is vice president, general counsel and chief ethics and compliance officer for Puget Sound Energy and its Washington-based parent company, Puget Energy.

With more than two decades of utility experience, Secrist is responsible for the corporate legal and environmental services departments. He is an advisor to the board of directors and senior management on areas including corporate and securities law, business transactions, litigation, environmental, compliance, labor and employment, real estate and general commercial law.

Secrist began his PSE career in 1989 when he joined PSE predecessor Washington Natural Gas as staff attorney. He was named PSE’s interim general counsel in October 2010 when the position became open. Prior to that, Secrist served as deputy general counsel and led several company departments, including rates and regulations and environmental policy and sustainability. Prior to joining PSE, he worked for Olson and Althauser, a Wash.-based law firm.

Secrist has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Washington and a juris doctor degree from the University of Puget Sound School of Law, now a part of Seattle University.

He is married with three sons.

Calvin "Cal" E. Shirley is vice president, Energy Efficiency Services for Puget Sound Energy.

Shirley leads PSE's award-winning and nationally-recognized Energy Efficiency Services division that includes customer energy efficiency programs for homes and businesses, marketing, community outreach and education, emerging technologies, customer renewables and the Green Power Program — all which serve the region's growing energy needs by helping customers conserve electricity and natural gas and support the development of renewable energy sources.

Prior to joining PSE in 2002, Shirley was senior manager of Energy Services for Snohomish County Public Utility District, where he developed products and services while also leading conservation programs. Shirley also held senior management positions in the City of Seattle's Department of Housing and Human Services, King County's Community and Human Services and at Seattle City Light, where he led what was then a new approach using customer incentives to promote energy efficiency.

Shirley is a member of the board of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, a regional organization that aims to accelerate the market adoption of energy efficiency. He is also an advisory board member for Bellevue-based Executive Development Institute, which develops culturally diverse leaders. He writes a column on green energy issues for the Seattle-based Tabor 100 monthly newsletter.

Shirley is a graduate of the University of Washington, where he studied society and justice judicial administration and public affairs. He is a resident of Bellevue, Wash., and enjoys jazz, photography, art galleries, travel and clearing his head while on his Harley.

Andy Wappler is vice president, Corporate Affairs for Puget Sound Energy.

As head of Corporate Affairs, Wappler is responsible for PSE's ongoing efforts to enhance relationships with communities, government agencies and major customers, as well as the company's communications. He also is the chairman and president of the Puget Sound Energy Foundation.

Since joining PSE in 2008, Wappler has led communications and engaged community and customer dialogue on a variety of company initiatives, including energy efficiency, renewable energy development and energy policy.

A frequent speaker and master of ceremonies for local community events and charitable organizations, Wappler has been connecting with communities throughout Washington state for more than two decades. His background includes communications roles with the Washington Roundtable, The Boeing Company and The Fearey Group, as well as being a meteorologist and journalist for some of the region’s top television, newspaper and radio outlets. Wappler serves on the boards of the Cascade Land Conservancy, Bellevue Police Foundation and Woodland Park Zoo.

Certified by the American Meteorological Society, Wappler has a Master of Science degree in Journalism from the Medill School at Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Arts degree with Honors in English from the University of Washington.

He is married and has two children.

Paul M. Wiegand is senior vice president, Energy Operations for Puget Sound Energy.

Wiegand directs PSE’s natural gas supply, transportation and storage activities, energy-trading operation, energy-supply contracts and electric-generation operations, including wind, thermal and hydro.

Wiegand joined PSE in 1977 and has held a number of key management positions in the areas of Project Development, Corporate Planning, Performance Measurement, Energy Risk Management, Strategic Planning, Information Technology, Corporate Projects, Customer Services, Internal Auditing, budgeting, reorganization and merger negotiations and integration. Most recently, he was senior vice president, Power Generation.

He is a member of the Executive Council of the Washington State University School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Chairman of the Board of Junior Achievement of Washington, and serves on the boards of the Bellevue Boys and Girls Club, Central Washington Resource Energy Collaborative, the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce, and the Puget Sound Energy Foundation. He is also a team leader and consultant for the Community Accountability Board of the King County Juvenile Court, and treasurer of the Bellevue Parks Yes! and the Bellevue Quality Schools committees.

Wiegand has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Washington State University, is a Certified Public Accountant, a Certified Internal Auditor and completed the University of Washington Graduate School of Business Administration Management Program.

He is married and has two children.

Rudiger "Rudy" H. Wolf is vice president and chief information officer for Puget Sound Energy.

Named CIO in 2008, Wolf is responsible for leading PSE's information technology efforts. With more than 25 years of experience and a specialty in running large-scale delivery programs, Wolf is charged with identifying and enabling business process improvements for the utility.

Prior to joining PSE, Wolf was a client partner with Accenture, the global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company.

Wolf's experience includes asset management, system development, maintenance methodology and system implementation for companies such as BC Hydro, Illinois Power/Westech Information Systems, Pacific Telecom, Portland General Electric and the Bonneville Power Administration.

In addition to his responsibilities at PSE, Rudy serves on the board of the Bellevue College Foundation and is the former president of the Liahona Club, a volunteer organization that maintains three youth camps in the Sierra Nevada mountains.

Wolf has a bachelor's degree in economics and mathematics from the University of California and a master's degree in business administration from Brigham Young University.

He is married and has four children.