About Us
The Utilities Service Alliance (USA), Inc., was incorporated in 1996 in the State of Kansas as a 501(c) 12 Cooperative. USA is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of executives from the member utilities. Our mission is to provide a business platform for our members to collaborate in plant performance & economic benefit initiatives. By being a part of the Alliance, USA’s member utilities get the best of both worlds; fleet benefits while keeping the flexibility of their independent operator status. This gives members the ability to:
- Retain local control at each site while benefiting from economies of scale
- Have collective influence in the industry while still maintaining single nuclear site status
- Selectively choose projects and initiatives
- Share existing resources without transferring ownership
- Share the experiences, lessons learned, and benchmarking like a large fleet
OUR VISION
Together, we will be an independent fleet of safe, cost-effective, top-quartile operators.
OUR MISSION
To achieve and maintain consistent, cost-effective, top-quartile performance within the industry.
OUR VALUES
Integrity – Innovation – Honesty – Respect – Commitment – Accountability – Diversity
Working together to drive simple, cost-effective, excellence.
OUR STATEGIC OBJECTIVES
- Improve Operational Performance through facilitation of lessons learned, conduct of assessments, industry benchmarking, and best-practice sharing
- Improve Economic Performance through use of our Supply Chain Agreements, personnel sharing, and other cost-saving opportunities
- Facilitate common response to targeted and focused fleet performance gaps or issues as approved by the Board of Directors (BOD)
OUR CURRENT FOCUS
- Maximize value through use of our Supply Chain Agreements and processes
- Material Cost-Reduction savings opportunities
- Training Excellence
- Cyber-Security Implementation and Readiness
- Mid-Cycle Assessment and Nuclear Safety Culture Assessment facilitation and implementation
- Shared personnel, tools, and equipment
Our Board
Ken Peters
Sr. VP & CNO,
Vistra – Comanche Peak
USA Board Chairman
Brad Berryman
Sr. VP & CNO,
Talen – Susquehanna
Grover Hettel
Chief Nuclear Officer,
Energy Northwest – Columbia
USA Board Vice-Chairman
Pete Dietrich
Sr. VP & CNO,
DTE - Fermi
Shane Lies
Sr. VP & CNO,
AEP – Cook
John Dent
Chief Nuclear Officer,
NPPD - Cooper
Kym Harshaw
EVP & CNO,
STPNOC – STP
Chris Church
Sr. VP & CNO,
Xcel Energy – Prairie Island and Monticello
Our Site Representatives
Dan Emery
Training Manager
AEP – Cook
Michelle Chowning
Strategic Sourcing Specialist
NPPD- Cooper
Kelsa Hernandez
Performance Improvement Manager
Xcel Energy - Prairie Island and Monticello
Doug Perry
Manager - Nuclear Strategy
DTE - Fermi
Jeff Hull
Mgr Org Design
Vistra - Comanche Peak
AnnaMarie Siple
Technical Advisor to CNO
Talen - Susquehanna
Linda Greenawalt
Supervisor Corporate Finance
STPNOC
Carl Golightly
Business Process Program Manager Organizational Effectiveness
Energy Northwest - Columbia
Usa Staff
John Christensen
President & CEO
Alec McGalliard
Director – Fleet
Improvements &
Support
Jim Kitchens
Director – Contracts,
Supplier Relations
and Corporate Events
Shari Bella
Director - Procurement Systems
Tim Scoggins
Manager – Valve Programs
Becky Cochran
Manager – Finance
Sarah Blaufuss
Manager - Administration & Events
Clint Carter
Director - Fleet Modernization
John Tripoli
Manager – Fleet Improvement
Our Board
Ken Peters
Sr. VP & CNO,
Vistra – Comanche Peak
USA Board Chairman
Brad Berryman
Sr. VP & CNO,
Talen – Susquehanna
Grover Hettel
Chief Nuclear Officer,
Energy Northwest – Columbia
USA Board Vice-Chairman
Pete Dietrich
Sr. VP & CNO,
DTE - Fermi
Shane Lies
Sr. VP & CNO,
AEP – Cook
John Dent
Chief Nuclear Officer,
NPPD - Cooper
Kym Harshaw
EVP & CNO,
STPNOC – STP
Chris Church
Sr. VP & CNO,
Xcel Energy – Prairie Island and Monticello
Our Site Representatives
Dan Emery
Training Manager
AEP – Cook
Michelle Chowning
Strategic Sourcing Specialist
NPPD- Cooper
Kelsa Hernandez
Performance Improvement Manager
Xcel Energy - Prairie Island and Monticello
Doug Perry
Manager - Nuclear Strategy
DTE - Fermi
Jeff Hull
Mgr Org Design
Vistra - Comanche Peak
AnnaMarie Siple
Technical Advisor to CNO
Talen - Susquehanna
Linda Greenawalt
Supervisor Corporate Finance
STPNOC
Carl Golightly
Business Process Program Manager Organizational Effectiveness
Energy Northwest - Columbia
Usa Staff
John Christensen
President & CEO
Alec McGalliard
Director – Fleet
Improvements &
Support
Jim Kitchens
Director – Contracts,
Supplier Relations
and Corporate Events
Shari Bella
Director - Procurement Systems
Tim Scoggins
Manager – Valve Programs
Becky Cochran
Manager – Finance
Sarah Blaufuss
Manager - Administration & Events
Clint Carter
Director - Fleet Modernization
John Tripoli
Manager – Fleet Improvement