NHA’s 2026 Board of Directors Candidates

Mark Benacquisto, United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC) Millwrights

Todd Briggeman, Black & Veatch

Maura Brueger, Seattle City Light

Heather Chalmers, GE Vernova

Mike Drain, Central Nebraska Power & Irrigation District

Len Greene, FirstLight Power

Sarah Kulpa, HDR

Stephanie Maggard, Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

Elizabeth McCormick, Troutman Pepper Locke

Megan Nesbitt, Andritz Hydro Corp.

It’s time for NHA Member organizations to vote for your association’s leadership. The primary contact of your organization is responsible for casting this vote.

Voting must be completed by December 5. Instructions about voting using the online voting platform are provided below.

Your organization will vote for 5 individuals to fill open board of directors’ seats for 2026. There are 10 candidates to choose from — watch videos of all 10 above.

HOW TO LOG-ON AND VOTE

Please follow these steps to log in to the platform and vote:

Step One: Accessing the Voting Portal

• Click HERE to access the voting platform.

Step Two: Logging In

• The default password was included in the initial email that primary contacts of NHA member organizations received on November 3rd.
• Please log in with your email address
• If you have trouble with this password, please contact Catherine Ryan at [email protected]. 
• NOTE: Your username & password are not related to any other NHA platform. It is completely separate.

Step THREE: Accessing the Voting Page (“My Judging Assignments”)

• As shown in the photo below, after you log in, click on “My Judging Assignments”, located on the left side dropdown menu, and it will take you to the voting page.

Step Four: Reviewing Candidates

• As shown in the photo below, you will select five of the ten candidates (please choose five nominees).
• Click the “View Candidate Profile” link to review each candidate profile.

Step Five: Voting for Candidates

• Click the button marked “Add to Top 5” to select a candidate. The word “ADDED” will appear. The candidate’s name will also appear in the top right-hand box.
• After you’ve made your selections, please click the “Finalize Ballot” button.

Thank you for taking part in this important process. You can log in HERE. If you have any trouble, please email Catherine at [email protected].

NHA extends our thanks to this year’s Nominating Committee: Pamala Sullivan, American Municipal Power, Inc. (AMP); Jillian Lawerence, Hull Street Energy, LLC; Heidi Wahto, Stantec; Carl Atkinson, Voith Hydro Inc.; and Chris Rousseau, WSB