The Columbus PES chapter operates through the dedicated efforts of its volunteer officer team. If you’d like to assist, please contact us at any time. Whether it’s help planning a single event, providing website design, or becoming an official officer, any help is appreciated! Email cbus.pes.webmaster@gmail.com
2022-2023 IEEE PES Columbus Officers
Chair: Austin Gaunce (American Electric Power)
Vice-Chair: Daniel Chionuma (Burns & McDonnell)
Treasurer: Daniel Chionuma (Burns & McDonnell)
Secretary: Rajarshi (Raj) Roychowdhury (AES Ohio)
Advisor: Richard Smelker (American Electric Power)
Immediate Past Chair: Prakash Shrestha (American Electric Power)
Past IEEE Columbus PES Chapter Chairs:
2021-2022: Prakash Shrestha (AEP)
2019-2020: Xuan Wu (AEP)
2017-2018: Jerod Marker (AEP Transmission)
2016: Mike George (AEP Transmission)
2014-2015: Ryan Dolan (AEP Transmission)
2011-2013: Richard Smelker (AEP Transmission)
2009-2010: Howard Jones (AEP)
2006-2008: John Lauletta (Exacter)
2005: Marty Hohl (AEP)
2004: Bev Laios (AEP)
2002-2003: Ralph Hoffman
2001: John Burger (AEP)
1997-2000: Lynn Congos
1995-1997: Bill Kaufman
1993-1995: Jeff Fleeman (AEP)
1991-1993: Ben Mehraban (AEP)
1990-1991: Jim Schnegg
1989-1990: John Lauletta
1988-1989: J.R. Sanders
1987-1988: Michael Hajny
1986-1987: Ajit Kadakia
1985-1986: David Hartnagel
1984-1985: Tai Wong
1983-1984: Bill Mekolites
1982-1983: John Werner (AEP)
1981-1982: Robert Paulus
History:
The IEEE Columbus Power and Energy Society Chapter was formed March 16, 1968.
