Who We Are

The American Gas Association, founded in 1918, represents more than 200 local energy companies that deliver clean natural gas throughout the United States. There are more than 79 million residential, commercial and industrial natural gas customers in the U.S., of which 94 percent — more than 74 million customers — receive their gas from AGA members. Today, natural gas meets more than one-third of the United States’ energy needs.

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Careers at AGA

We want your energy!

It’s an exciting time to have a career in the natural gas industry, and AGA plays a crucial role in advocating for and supporting our natural gas utility members. Explore our current openings and join AGA in contributing to our nation’s energy and environmental goals.

More Than 200 Members Nationwide

AGA members support the safe, reliable, affordable and sustainable delivery of natural gas to millions of Americans.

Our Leadership

Advocating for Safety & Growth For The Industry

Board Of Directors

Chair

Officers

Chair – Sid McAnnally

President & CEO
ONE Gas, Inc.
(Tulsa, OK)

First Vice Chair – Blue Jenkins

President
Washington Gas
(Washington, DC)

Second Vice Chair – Michael Innocenzo

EVP & COO
Exelon Corporation
(Philadelphia, PA)

Immediate Past Chair – Lloyd Yates

President & CEO
NiSource, Inc.
(Merrillville, IN)

Directors

Kevin Akers

President & CEO
Atmos Energy Corporation
Dallas, TX

David P. Bauer

President & CEO
National Fuel Gas Company
(Williamsville, NY)

Tonya Berry

SVP, Transformation & Engineering
Consumers Energy Company (Jackson, MI)

Brian Bird

President & CEO
NorthWestern Energy
(Sioux Falls, SD) 

Dave Bonenberger

EVP & COO, Utilities
PPL Corporation
(Allentown, PA)

Kelcey A. Brown

President & CEO
MidAmerican Energy Company
(Des Moines, IA) 

Maryam Brown

President & CEO
Southern California Gas
(Los Angeles, CA)

Timothy P. Cawley

Chairman, President & CEO
Consolidated Edison, Inc.
(New York, NY)

Steven R. Cocchi

SVP & COO
South Jersey Industries
(Folsom, NJ)

Scott E. Doyle

President & CEO
Spire Inc.
(St. Louis, MO)

Linden Evans

President & CEO
Black Hills Corporation
(Rapid City, SD)

Robert Flexon

President & CEO
UGI Corporation
(Houston, TX)

Rudy Garza

President & CEO
CPS Energy
(San Antonio, TX)

Karen S. Haller

President & CEO
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.
(Las Vegas, NV)

Kim C. Hanemann

President & COO
Public Service Electric and Gas Company
(Newark, NJ)

Michele Harradence

EVP & President, Gas Distribution & Storage
Enbridge Gas
(North York, ON)

Jeffery A. Harrison

President & CEO
Citizens Energy Group
(Indianapolis, IN)

Mike Hooper

EVP & COO
WEC Energy Group
(Milwaukee, WI)

Jeffry M. Householder

President & CEO
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation
(Dover, DE)

Michael Huwar

President
Peoples, An Essential Utilities Company
(Pittsburgh, PA)

Todd Jacobs

EVP & COO
Summit Utilities, Inc.
(Little Rock, AR)

Jim Kerr

Chairman, President & CEO
Southern Company Gas
(Atlanta, GA)

Mary Kipp

President & CEO
Puget Sound Energy
(Seattle, WA)

Nicole A. Kivisto

President & CEO
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. (Bismarck, ND)

Michael Lamb

EVP, Chief Delivery Officer
Xcel Energy
(Minneapolis, MN)

Richard Leger

SVP, Natural Gas Business
CenterPoint Energy
(Houston, TX)

Sally Librera

President, New York
National Grid
(Brooklyn, NY)

Thomas Meissner

Chairman of the Board & CEO
Unitil Corporation
(Hampton, NH)

Paul W. Nester

President & CEO
RGC Resources, Inc.
(Roanoke, VA)

Jerry Norcia

Executive Chairman
DTE Energy
(Detroit, MI)

Justin Palfreyman

President & CEO
NW Natural & Holdings
(Portland, OR)

Tim Poché

CEO
Delta Utilities
(New Orleans, LA)

Shaun Randall

VP, Gas Distribution and Customer Solutions
Dominion Energy
(Cayce, SC)

Franklyn D. Reynolds

President & CEO
UIL Holdings AVANGRID, Inc.
(Orange, CT)

Heather Rosentrater

President & CEO
Avista Corporation
(Spokane, WA) 

Seth Shapiro

President & CEO
Philadelphia Gas Works
(Philadelphia, PA) 

Leonard P. Singh

Chairman & President
Ameren Corporation
(Collinsville, IL)

Sumeet Singh

CEO, PG&E (Utility Subsidiary) &
EVP, Energy Delivery
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
(Oakland, CA)

Brian Weisker

SVP & President, Natural Gas Business
Duke Energy Corp.
(Charlotte, NC)

Helen Wesley

President & CEO
TECO People’s Gas
(Tampa, FL)

Roderick West

CEO
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corporation
(New Orleans, LA)  

Stephen Westhoven

President & CEO
New Jersey Resources
(Wall, NJ)  

Advisory Directors

Lisa Barton

President & CEO
Alliant Energy
(Madison, WI) 

David Brast

President, U.S. Natural Gas Pipelines
TC Energy
(Houston, TX) 

Dave Coffin

Chief Commercial Officer
Orion Steel
(Chicago, IL)

Roger Dall’Antonia

President & CEO
FortisBC
(British Columbia, Canada) 

Stephanie Raymond

President & CEO
Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corporation
(Poughkeepsie, NY)

Jason Sharpe

COO
ATCO Energy Systems
(Calgary, AB)

David Slater

President & CEO
DT Midstream
(Detroit, MI)

AGA Leadership

Karen Harbert

President and CEO

Jim Steffes

Chief Operating Officer

Terri Oliva

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Amy Benbarka

Vice President, Talent Operations

Kimberly Denbow

Vice President, Security and Operations

Susan Forrester

Vice President, Advocacy and Outreach

Dan Lapato

Vice President, Planning

George Lowe

Vice President, Governmental Affairs and Public Policy

Andrew Lu

Vice President, Safety, Operations & Engineering

Richard Meyer

Vice President, Energy Markets, Analysis & Standards

Michael Murray

General Counsel

Nancy Moon

Vice President, Membership & Strategic Development

Jennifer O’Shea

Vice President, Communications

Mission & Vision

Our Mission

The American Gas Association (AGA) develops and advocates for informed, innovative, and durable policy that fulfills our nation’s energy needs, environmental aspirations and economic potential. Additionally, the AGA provides state-of-the-art solutions for AGA members to safely and securely deliver reliable and affordable natural gas and advanced fuels to homes and businesses across the nation.

Our Vision

Provide America with essential life-sustaining energy.

Testimonial

Natural gas companies reliably deliver for their customers even in the most challenging circumstances due to thorough preparation and a dependable and resilient delivery system. I am proud to be a part of this industry which helps ensure Americans have the energy when they need it most.

KAREN HARBERT, AGA President and CEO