Joan Dreskin has been with the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America as general counsel since March 1998.  She now serves as vice president of regulatory affairs and general counsel.  Prior to joining INGAA, Ms. Dreskin worked at Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in FERC’s Office of the General Counsel and also – from 1993 through August 1997 – as legal assistant to then-Commissioner Don Santa.

Ms. Dreskin received a bachelor’s degree from Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts.  She received a juris doctorate from Emory University School of Law.

Patricia W. Jagtiani is executive vice president of the Natural Gas Supply Association (NGSA). For over 20 years, Pat has held senior positions at NGSA where she manages strategic planning and policy development and oversees member-driven regulatory, climate and power market policies. Pat regularly participates at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC), the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and regional electric organizations to advocate for NGSA’s priorities and serves as NGSA’s member advocate.

Pat is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with degrees in political science and international studies.

Nancy Bagot is the senior vice president of the Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA), where she assists management and leads the association’s regulatory team, which develops and advocates for federal and state policy issues affecting the development and evolution of competitive wholesale power markets. Prior to joining EPSA, Ms. Bagot served as the Washington, D.C. government affairs manager for five major interstate natural gas pipelines. From 1990 – 1999, she worked in TransCanada Pipelines’ Washington, D.C. office as a regulatory representative and analyst.

Bagot has represented the interests of the energy industry before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and other federal entities, focusing on electricity markets, natural gas, and general policy. She has served as Chair and member of committees of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, as a member of the Keystone Dialogue on Natural Gas and Cleaner Power, and as a board member of the Interstate Pipeline Regulatory Committee. She is currently a non-attorney professional member of the Energy Bar Association. Bagot received a B.A. degree from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.