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It is the City's intent that the City Light Advisory Committee serve as technical experts to provide expert industry-specific knowledge and nonpartisan advice to the Mayor, City Council, and City Light Superintendent. Committee Members William R. Alves’ career spanned more than 30 years in the public and private sector, primarily focusing on energy and utility issues. From 1998 until his retirement in 2006, he worked for the City of Seattle’s Legislative Department, advising City Councilmembers on a variety of utility-related issues. He holds a master’s degree in geography with an emphasis in regional economics and land-use planning from the University of Washington and a bachelor of science degree in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Carol Arnold, a lawyer with more than 25 years experience in electric energy and natural gas matters, is a retired partner with the law firm of Preston Gates & Ellis. She has represented clients in energy cases in the state and federal courts, the Washington State Utilities and Transportation Commission, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Carol previously served on the City Light Advisory Board. Robin Calhoun spent her entire professional career in the fields of energy and environmental consulting, primarily within and for the utility industry. Robin is considered an internationally recognized expert in energy efficiency and was instrumental in starting the Office of Conservation at Seattle City Light in 1977. During the remainder of her career, Robin worked for hundreds of clients assisting them in design, development, marketing and delivery of projects and programs targeting all sectors of the economy from low-income residential users, to major industrial, commercial and agricultural energy consumers. Ron Ernst, president and owner of Strategy Associates, is currently focused on developing an excursion railroad from Tacoma to Mount Rainier. His clients have ranged from the Seattle Mariners to a professional clown and Tacoma Utilities was a key client for many years. In his corporate life, he served as Vice President of Corporate Planning and Information Systems for Puget Sound Power and Light before it became Puget Sound Energy. Ernst holds a bachelor of science degree in Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master of business administration degree from the University of Washington. Tim Hogan has worked for over 25 years in the energy/utility sector, both as an attorney and as a senior manager. Currently an attorney with the Seattle law firm of Riddell Williams, his legal practice focuses on environmental issues; insurance recovery; and general utility matters, including energy policy, project development, rate regulation, energy supply, mergers and acquisitions; as well as business transactional work. Tim served as Vice President Legal for Washington Natural Gas Company and later as its Senior Vice President Energy Supply and its Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. After Washington Natural merged to form Puget Sound Energy, Hogan served as Puget Sound Energy’s Senior Vice President External Affairs, where he was responsible for governmental affairs, communications and rates and regulation. . Donald Wise, currently Chief Operating Officer at Metzler Realty Advisors, has served on the Seattle Chamber of Commerce's Energy Committee, and is a past President of Seattle's Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA). Wise led BOMA’s review of Seattle City Light’s downtown network rate structure, as well as BOMA’s local efforts to promote energy efficiency within commercial real estate properties during the region’s energy crisis. In addition, he helped formulate BOMA International’s national energy policy to respect “regional differences”" in developing and implementing federal energy policy. Wise previously served on the City Light Advisory Board, including one year as chair, and has financial and management expertise.
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