SURFA Leadership

SURFA Officers 2024 - 2025

President
Geoffrey M. Rush, CRRA
OK Corporation Commission
(405) 521-6558
Geoffrey.Rush@occ.ok.gov

Vice President
Emily Sears, CRRA
Public Utility Commission of TX
(512) 936-7224
Emily.Sears@puc.texas.gov

Secretary/Treasurer
Rita Scuris, CFA
CT Public Utilities Regulatory Authority
(860) 794-6147 
Rita.Scuris@ct.gov

Board of Directors
Enrique Bacalao, CRRA
Bacalao Consulting Services
(608) 444-0851 
enrique@bacalaoconsultinveservices.com

Nik Banka
Roanoke Gas Company
(540) 777-3855
Nik_Banka@RoanokeGas.com

Barbara Chapman
Fitch Ratings
(646) 582-4886
barbara.chapman@fitchratings.com

Mark Cicchetti, CRRA - Ex Officio
FL Public Service Commission
(850) 508-4141
mcicchet@psc.state.fl.us

Jared Deason, CRRA
American Water
(850) 643-7326
Jared.Deason@amwater.com--

Edward Kaufman, CRRA
VA State Corporation Commission
(804) 371-9958
Edward.Kaufman@SCC.Virginia.gov

Mark Khouzam, CRRA
Southern California Edison
(626) 543-6529
Mark.Khouzam@sce.com

Richard A. Michelfelder, Ph.D.
Rutgers Univ. School of Business - Camden
(609) 214-0986
richmich@camden.rutgers.edu 

Liz Pardue, CRRA
American Gas Association
(202) 824-7214
lpardue@aga.org

Keith Ritchie
Ontario Energy Board
(416) 440-8124
keith.ritchie@oeb.ca

Rachel Schlensker, CRRA
PA Public Utilities Commission
(717) 783-5769
rschlenske@pa.gov

MT Consumer Counsel
(406) 444-9749
pschulz@mt.gov

Ryan Wobbrock, CRRA
Moody's Ratings
(212) 553-7104
Ryan.Wobbrock@moodys.com