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

Ken Peters

Sr. VP & CNO,

Luminant – Comanche Peak

USA Board Chairman

Brad Berryman

Brad Berryman

Sr. VP & CNO,

Talen – Susquehanna

Grover Hettel

Grover Hettel

Chief Nuclear Officer

Energy Northwest – Columbia

USA Board Vice-Chairman

Pete Dietrich

Pete Dietrich

Sr. VP & CNO

DTE - Fermi

Shane Lies

Shane Lies

Sr. VP & CNO,

AEP – Cook

John Dent

John Dent

Chief Nuclear Officer

NPPD - Cooper

Kym Harshaw

Kym Harshaw

EVP & CNO

STPNOC – STP

Chris Church

Chris Church

Sr. VP & CNO

Xcel Energy – Prairie Island and Monticello

Our Site Representatives

Dan Emery

Dan Emery

Training Manager

AEP – Cook

Michelle Chowning

Michelle Chowning

Strategic Sourcing Specialist

NPPD- Cooper

Kelsa Hernandez

Kelsa Hernandez

Performance Improvement Manager

Xcel Energy - Prairie Island and Monticello

Doug Perry

Doug Perry

Manager - Nuclear Strategy

DTE - Fermi

Jeff Hull

Jeff Hull

Mgr Org Design

Luminant - Comanche Peak

AnnaMarie Siple

AnnaMarie Siple

Technical Advisor to CNO

Talen - Susquehanna

Linda Greenawalt

Linda Greenawalt

Supervisor Corporate Finance

STPNOC

Carl Golightly

Carl Golightly

Business Process Program Manager Organizational Effectiveness

Energy Northwest - Columbia

Usa Staff

John Christensen

John Christensen

President & CEO

Alec McGalliard

Alec McGalliard

Director – Fleet

Improvements &

Support

Jim Kitchens

Jim Kitchens

Director – Contracts,

Supplier Relations

and Corporate Events

Shari Bella

Shari Bella

Director - Procurement Systems

Tim Scoggins

Tim Scoggins

Manager – Valve Programs

Becky Cochran

Becky Cochran

Manager – Finance

Sarah Blaufuss

Sarah Blaufuss

Office Manager

Clint Carter

Clint Carter

Director - Fleet Modernization

John Tripoli

John Tripoli

Manager – Fleet Improvement

Our Board

Our Site Representatives

Usa Staff