INSIDE SERC
MOLLY POOLE, ASSOCIATE LEGAL COUNSEL Molly Poole joined SERC as anAssociate Legal Counsel for the Legal team on Monday, April 22, 2019. Molly came to SERC fromThe Public Service Commission of West Virginia where she served as anAttorney. Previously, Molly was a Clerk for the Fredeking & Biser Law Offices.
SERC Board Meeting
The SERC Board of Directors held its 101st Board meeting in Tampa, Florida onApril 24, 2019. This meeting marked a major milestone in the transition of the FRCC Regional Entity into SERC. Many of the topics discussed, as well as the presentation themes and actions requested of the Board, support the efforts to ensure a smooth and seamless transition. In particular, the Board approved the addition of 26 new Florida entities to the SERC membership effective July 1, 2019, as well as the addition of three new Florida representatives to the Board Executive Committee. In addition to the approximate 50 Board directors and alternates in attendance, the SERC Board was pleased to welcome over a dozen entities from Florida as well as President and CEO of FRCC Stacy Dochoda and members of the FRCC leadership team. The Board also welcomed CEO of NERC Jim Robb, NERC Board Vice-Chair Janice Case, FERC Director of Office of Electric ReliabilityAndy Dodge, and NERC Vice President, Chief Technology Officer and Director of Information Technology Stan Hoptroff to the meeting. Board Chair Greg Ford welcomed guests to Tampa, and provided an update of recent discussions from the NERC Board and Members Representatives Committee meetings. Jason Blake delivered his President’s report, expressing his appreciation for all the efforts of the SERC and FRCC staff on the integration efforts. As this was Jason’s first meeting with the full Board, he also laid out his strategic vision for the direction of the organization and how we get there. Board Vice-Chair Todd Hillman presented an overview of SERC’s governance changes that are in progress. Todd explained that these changes will achieve several important things, the most significant of which are to transition the Board Executive Committee into the full Board, transition the full Board into a Members’ Committee, and incorporate at least three independent directors on the Board. The Board also discussed the draft 2020 Business Plan and Budget. While SERC will see a budget increase due to the integration of Florida, assessments are trending stable and should remain more consistent in the future. The Board approved the draft Business Plan and Budget without modification for submission to NERC. Other topics included the approval of several new Board Committee Chairs and members; an overview of the FRCC- SERC integration efforts; and a discussion on SERC’s continuous improvement efforts, of which the goal is to take the best practices from FRCC and SERC and create one exceptional process.
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