Kaitlin Van Zee is the enforcement and registration director at Texas RE. She joined the company as an enforcement attorney in November 2016. Prior to joining Texas RE, Katie spent six years as an attorney in the Oversight and Enforcement Division of the Public Utility Commission of Texas where she litigated and negotiated administrative penalties for violations of the Public Utility Regulatory Act, ERCOT Protocols, and the Texas Water Code. In 2014, Katie served as an expert for the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners’ Energy Regulatory Partnership Program with Mexico where she advised regulators at the Energy Regulatory Commission as they established new regulatory and compliance procedures. Katie holds a bachelor of arts degree in history and international studies from the University of South Carolina and a JD from the University of Texas at Austin.

Brad Woods is a senior reliability engineer in Texas RE's Reliability Services department. Prior to joining Texas RE, Brad had 19 years of experience in the electric power industry with 12 years consisting of transmission planning. Brad holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Arkansas and is a licensed Professional Engineer.

Blair Giffin is the manager of O&P Compliance at Texas RE. He joined the company in 2022 as an operations and planning compliance engineer with over 18 years of electric industry experience, having worked for MISO, SPP, LCRA, and Nextera Energy. Blair holds a BSEE from Louisiana State University and is a NERC certified Reliability Coordinator.

John Zerwas, Jr. is the vice president of regulatory affairs for Sharyland Utilities, LLC, where he is responsible for overseeing the electric utility’s compliance with regulatory requirements and standards.  John began his career in the utility regulatory field at the Public Utility Commission of Texas, where he served as an attorney and as an advisor to two Commissioners.  He also served as an energy and environmental policy advisor to the Governor of Texas. Prior to joining Sharyland, John represented electric utilities and other market participants at a large law firm.  John graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University with a bachelor of arts in communication and obtained his law degree from The University of Tulsa College of Law. 

Eric Shaw is the NERC compliance manager and serves as the PCC at Sharyland Utilities, LLC, where he has a focus on continuous improvement and industry best practices. In this role, he works closely with subject matters experts that serve as the standards and requirements owners across various engineering, planning, and operations groups at Sharyland. Eric first joined a NERC compliance team at another large utility in 2015 where he held various positions and gained experience through numerous NERC engagements. Eric holds a bachelor of science in business management with more than 24 years of experience in the electric industry.

Sofia Weir is a physical security analyst at the Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center (E-ISAC), where she provides high-quality, timely, reliable analysis and context regarding physical security and industry trends; relevant threat actor behaviors; and serves as a subject matter expert on physical security risks facing the electric sector.

Prior to working at the E-ISAC, Sofia served as operations manager for a commercial construction firm. This work was followed by a year of service in the federal government during which she worked in facilities management at the National Agricultural Library (USDA) and the Supreme Court Building and Grounds (Architect of the Capitol). Sofia has a BS in mechanical engineering from the University of North Texas and a MS in energy policy and climate from Johns Hopkins University with a focus on the power sector and the impacts of policy decisions on energy security and grid reliability.

Lonnie J Ratliff is the director of compliance assurance and certification at NERC. He has been with NERC for 8 years and prior to that spent 4 years at SERC Reliability. He has over 20 years of information technology experience and is proficient with a wide variety of system and network security solutions. Mr. Ratliff is a Certified Systems Security Professional (CISSP), a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), and has held numerous other industry certifications.